How Big of a Deal Is ‘Whisper’ for ASR and Multilingual Transcription?
Open-source AI model Whisper uses multilingual, diverse datasets, and weak supervision to build an ASR system that can transcribe and translate.
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Ai-Media Turns EBITDA-Profitable as Acquisitions Pay Off
After years of losses, multilingual captioning provider, Ai-Media, turns EBITDA-profitable as 2021 acquisition of EEG drives revenue growth.
Ai-Media Closes Q1 FY23 With Positive Cash Flow
Multilingual captioning provider, Ai-Media, enters new fiscal year with increased revenue, renewed exclusive agreement with big tech, new partnerships.
After 70% Drop in Shares Since 2020 IPO, Ai-Media Bags Google Contract
Ai-Media inks three-year USD 3.5m contract to provide live captions and translation services to Google employees. Deal win provides welcome reprieve after steep share drop since IPO.
thebigword Owner Susquehanna Leads Speechmatics’ USD 62m Series B
Speech-to-text company Speechmatics raises USD 62m; declines “frothy” valuation; aims for GBP 100m in annual recurring revenues.
Slator Pro Guide: Finding Growth in Adjacent Services
Pro Guide for LSPs to identify growth opportunities in adjacent services. Profiles 15 adjacent services, analyzing barriers to entry, risks, and synergies.
Captioning and Translation Provider Ai-Media Grows 29% in First Half 2022
Captioning and translation provider Ai-Media grew 29% to AUD 29.6m in the first half of 2022, led by technology revenue shift, growth in North America, and Broadcast customers.
Captioning and Translation Provider Ai-Media Grows 25% in Q2 2022
Australia-based transcription, translation, and captioning provider Ai-Media reports revenues of AUD 14.7m (USD 10.5m) for the second quarter of 2022.
The Best and Worst Performing Listed Language Service Providers of 2021
While the overall language industry put in an exceptionally strong year, investors in listed LSPs and companies operating LSP units were handed a decidedly mixed bag in 2021.
Ai-Media Talks to Investors About Risks and Opportunities of Automated Captioning
Ai-Media presentation highlights the risks and opportunities in the automated captioning market, and discusses their sweet spot among broadcast and enterprise customers.
Translation and Captioning Provider Ai-Media Grows 35% in Q1 2022
Australia-based captioning, translation, and transcription provider Ai-Media grew 35% in the first quarter of 2022, as SaaS products drive deal wins and margins improvements.
Reader Polls: Will the Rise of DeepL Continue?
Viewing habits on into-English dubbed content, DeepL’s future growth, online conference trends, and thoughts on protecting civilian linguists in conflict situations.
A Year After IPO, Ai-Media Turns Profitable in Q4 2021
Australia-based transcription, translation, and captioning provider Ai-Media marks a year of public trading with ASX conference presentation on business highlights and drivers.
Ai-Media Files First Full-Year Results Post-IPO; Revenues Jump to USD 36m in 2021
Translation and access provider, Ai-Media, files first full-year financial results after ASX listing; FY21 revenues 87% higher than last year.
Ai-Media to Raise Capital, Buy Captioning & Subtitle Tech Firm EEG for USD 34m
Translation and captioning provider Ai-Media set to acquire captioning technology provider EEG for up to USD 34m; deal will turn company EBITDA positive.
Ai-Media Captions 7 Million Minutes in H1 FY 2021 on Zoom Boom
Australia-listed captioning, subtitling, and translation provider Ai-Media grew 21% in H1 FY21, as total minutes captioned topped 7 million and demand for Zoom captioning accelerated.
2020 Performance Ranking and Analysis of Listed Language Service Providers
2020 brought extreme pressure on businesses and listed language service providers (LSPs) were no exception. Which LSPs fared better in 2020 and which suffered most amid Covid-19?
Australia’s Ai-Media Acquires Two US-based Captioning and Access Providers
Australia-listed captioning, transcription, and translation provider Ai-Media acquires two US-based rivals, Caption IT and CaptionAccess, to strengthen presence in North America.
Shares in Language Service Provider Ai-Media Rise After IPO
Shares in translation, transcription, captioning, and subtitling provider Ai-Media open strong after Sydney IPO, boosting company’s market cap to nearly AUD 200m.
Loss-Making Ai-Media Roadshows for Australia IPO
With projected EBITDA loss of over AUD 10m in 2020, translation and captioning provider Ai-Media is well on its way to raising more than AUD 60m in Sydney IPO.
Australian LSP Ai-Media Targets USD 125m Market Cap in Sydney IPO
Australian language service provider Ai-Media has reportedly begun roadshowing with investors for an IPO scheduled mid-September 2020.
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