EU releases complete list of players in contract to automatically transcribe and translate multilingual parliamentary debates in real time; two consortia and Microsoft Belgium awarded for phase one. Continue reading
RWS set to acquire UK rival SDL in 1.1-billion-dollar, all-share deal — which is set to transform the language industry. Deal expected to close in Q4 2020, subject to conditions. Continue reading
With earnings season for the first half of 2020 behind us, we take a look at how shares in listed language service providers performed year-to-date 2020. Continue reading
Slowed by the impact of the pandemic, TransPerfect’s revenues grew 4% to around USD 199m in Q2 2020 including acquisitions, and remained roughly flat on an organic basis. Continue reading
Japanese financial printer Takara acquired local language service provider Simul in Q1 2020 for USD 46m, as demand for IR and disclosure translation increases. Continue reading
SDL to launch SLATE, an automated translation platform built on SDL's Language Cloud Platform that combines SDL Machine Translation with SDL's in-house translators. Continue reading
Here’s what happened at some of the largest language service providers during months of lockdowns and disruptions. Continue reading
Starting May 2020, a revamped Slator Language Industry Job Index will provide an even more meaningful picture of the language industry job market. Continue reading
SDL exceeds forecast by posting 2019 revenues of GBP 376.3m. CEO explains how the company moved to remote work and details cost cuts as pandemic impact looms. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, fell by 3 points in April 2020. Continue reading
UK-listed LSP SDL released a trading update on its financial year to December 31, 2019, outlining plans to reduce sales and operations costs by GBP 8m. Continue reading
We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found. Continue reading
As global markets tumble in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, share performance in listed translation companies varies widely. Continue reading
Rundown on how the language industry’s five full-service Super Agencies fared in the Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index. Continue reading
The Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index ranks the world’s largest language service providers by revenue and features over 130 LSPs across the Leaders, Challengers, and Boutique categories. Continue reading
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