David Lee Archives

Investment & Funding • By Esther Bond On 8 Feb 2023

Iyuno Invests in Turkish Subtitling and Dubbing Company Ak’la Kara

Media localization giant, Iyuno, announces its strategic investment in Turkish subtitling and dubbing provider, Ak’la Kara International, to add capacity for Turkish dubbing.

Investment & Funding • By Esther Bond On 28 Jan 2022

Media Localizer Iyuno-SDI Valued at USD 1.2 Billion in IMM Investment

Media localization giant Iyuno-SDI valued at USD 1.2bn in the latest investment led by IMM, as the subtitling and dubbing leader continues to ride tailwinds in entertainment and streaming.

Features, SlatorCon • By Anna Wyndham On 31 May 2021

Streaming Boom Changes Buyer Perception of Subtitling, Dubbing

David Lee, CEO of media localization provider Iyuno-SDI, on expanding scale, scope, and capacity to thrive in the new era of global content distribution.

Industry News, SlatorCon • By Marion Marking On 19 May 2021

Business Is Booming: SlatorCon Remote May 2021 Highlights

SlatorCon Remote May 2021 covers upcoming supercycle of tech-enabled growth, lucrative data business, strategies around recruitment and e-commerce, and much more.

Investment & Funding • By Esther Bond On 9 Apr 2021

Iyuno-SDI Gets USD 160M Boost From SoftBank Only Weeks After Transformative Deal

Subtitling and dubbing provider Iyuno-SDI secures USD 160m from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, just weeks after completing transformative media localization acquisition.

Mergers & Acquisitions • By Esther Bond On 26 Mar 2021

David Lee Steps Into CEO Role as Iyuno Completes SDI Acquisition

Media localization provider Iyuno completes acquisition of closest rival, SDI, in mega-deal; rebrands as Iyuno-SDI, now largest pure-play media localizer globally.

People Moves • By Marion Marking On 8 Nov 2019

Fresh Off BTI Merger, IYUNO Media Group Hires Allan Dembry as CTO

New IYUNO CTO Allan Dembry outlines his plans; while CEO Shaun Gregory shares how they recruited Dembry and why he sees a future of fewer but bigger players in media localization.

Mergers & Acquisitions • By Esther Bond On 12 Sep 2019

IYUNO Media Group and BTI Studios Merge in Deal That Will Reshape Media Localization

IYUNO Media Group and BTI Studios combine forces to become (the new) IYUNO Media Group in a merger that will have a major impact on the media localization landscape.

Features • By Esther Bond On 3 Jan 2019

How Rapid Growth in 2018 Transformed Media Localization

Media entertainment is a high-growth industry characterised by more content, more language pairs and ever-shorter turn-around times. Find out what’s new in media localization and what’s been shaping the industry in 2018.

Investment & Funding • By Lance Ng On 10 Apr 2018

Super Investor SoftBank Bets USD 23.5m on Singapore Media Localizer IYUNO

SoftBank Ventures puts USD 23.5m into Singapore media localizer IYUNO Media Group.

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