Propio Acquires Telelanguage as CEO Sees Remote Interpreting at ‘All-Time High’
Propio Language Services acquires interpreting specialist, Telelanguage. Propio CEO, Marco Assis, on state of US interpretation market and projected growth into 2023.
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LSP Leadership Changes and Interpreting Shake-Up Across the Globe
Chairman departures at RWS and Straker, use of translation devices in UK detention centers, new proposition in government and healthcare interpreting, EUR 42m contract in France.
US Health Agency Set to Mandate Machine Translation Post-Editing for ‘Critical Text’
Proposed rule to Affordable Care Act outlines how machine translation output may be used in healthcare settings, including review by qualified human translator. But how is “qualified” defined?
UpHealth Displaces Competitors to Win Interpreting Contracts, Appoints New CEO
In Q1 earnings call, UpHealth reports large contract wins, strong growth for remote interpreting solution. Digital healthcare company appoints new CEO.
US Healthcare Interpreting Specialist GLOBO Secures Growth Investment
On-demand language service provider, GLOBO, secures growth investment from VSS Capital Partners amid macro tailwinds in US healthcare interpreting.
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.
Reader Polls: Money’s Pouring In, Hiring’s Booming – But How Do You See Your Future?
We asked Slator readers to do some crystal ball gazing — 25 years from now — as well as their thoughts on the language industry investment and hiring boom, and more.
UpHealth Starts Reporting Financials for Video Remote Interpreting Provider Cloudbreak
UpHealth, the parent company of video remote interpreting provider Cloudbreak, releases quarterly results, with Cloubreak’s reporting segment accounting for 40% of revenues.
Finland Launches Supplier Search for USD 41m Interpreting Contract
Finnish cities launch a joint tender for onsite and remote interpreting services, seeking a maximum of two suppliers for the two-year contract worth up to EUR 35.6m (USD 41.1m).
Interpreting SaaS Startup Boostlingo Lands Investment From Mainsail Partners
Texas-based interpreting software provider, Boostlingo, secures investment from US-based PE firm Mainsail Partners. CEO says funds will go toward customer support, people, product.
Can a Monolingual Oral Exam Level the Playing Field for Certifying US Interpreters?
Bilingual oral exams are prohibitively expensive for most languages. The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters thinks its English-to-English exam is the answer.
Propio Secures Growth Equity From US Healthcare Investor
Language service provider Propio gets growth equity investment from healthcare investor, Triple Tree Capital Partners, for interpreting app development and hiring.
VRI Provider Cloudbreak SPACs Onto New York Stock Exchange
US-based video remote interpreting (VRI) provider Cloudbreak snapped up by investors and taken public via Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in USD 1.35bn deal.
Australia Launches Video Remote Interpreting Service
Increasing demand for translation and interpreting services in Australia leads to rollout of public video remote interpreting (VRI) service, but experts say translation services still “problematic.”
BIG Gets Bigger, Acquires US Healthcare Specialist ISI
Jeff Brink, CEO at BIG on how latest acquisition ISI Language Solutions squares neatly with BIG’s regulated-industry growth strategy; shares future M&A plans for the rest of 2020.
Google Injects USD 100 Million and Automated Translation Into Telehealth
Google Cloud AI will provide automated translation services, such as chatbots and live translated captioning in a multiyear partnership with US telehealth platform Amwell.
AMN Q2 2020: Stratus Outperforms as Minutes Billed Now Exceed Pre-Covid Levels
AMN says video remote interpreting minutes billed by acquired Stratus Video bounced back after initial Covid hit and now exceed pre-pandemic levels.
Why You Need a Local Office to Compete in These 9 Translation Markets
A short primer on nine translation and interpretation markets within the USD 24 billion global language industry where vendors need a local presence to compete.
AMN Healthcare to Buy Interpreting Provider Stratus Video for USD 475 Million
After merging with US rival InDemand Interpreting, Florida-based remote interpreting company Stratus Video agrees to sell to AMN Healthcare for USD 475m.
Why Parkland Memorial Hospital Insourced Interpreting and Invested in Dallas County
Language Services Director Meredith Stegall explains how moving Parkland Hospital’s multilingual call center and interpreting operations in-house saved millions and created local jobs.
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