Hong Kong’s HeterMedia Acquires Majority of Boutique LSP Into23
Hong Kong-based financial printing company HeterMedia announces it will acquire a 51% stake in boutique language service provider (LSP) Into23, aims to diversify its portfolio.
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Born After 2016: Meet 8 New Entrants to the Language Industry
Meet 8 of the newest companies in the language services market — inspired by everything from passion projects to going after emerging economies.
SlatorCon 2018—Your Definitive Guide And Key Takeaways
SlatorCon tour took in four global cities across three continents in 2018 and featured a grand total of 35 speakers representing the full breadth of the language industry from startups, language technology and language service providers to the buy side, finance and academia.
Reader Polls: In-House Translators, Asia, Post-Editing, 2019 Outlook
The readers have spoken on topics ranging from governments supporting linguist training and education, post-editing machine translation, current demand for Asian languages, and the 2019 outlook
Inside Asia’s Growing Language Industry at SlatorMeet Hong Kong 2018
The drivers of growth in Asia’s language industry came into focus as Slator hosted its inaugural SlatorMeet in Hong Kong on October 11th, 2018.
Smartcat Raises USD 7 Million in Series A Funding from Matrix Partners
Smartcat gets USD 7m from storied VC firm Matrix Partners to further scale its translation management platform and freelance translator marketplace.
TransPerfect Buys TranslateNow as Sales Surge 21% in First 5 Months
TransPerfect buys San Francisco-based TranslateNow in first acquisition since legal battle ended. Sales up 21% to USD 275m in first five months of 2018 as execs who had left in protest over Lionbridge bid begin to return.
Language Industry Hires at SDI Media, Wieners+Wieners, Anzu Global, and Into23
SDI Media has a new Executive Vice President for Europe, while Wieners+Wieners welcomes a new Head of Customer Sales. Senior managers join Anzu Global and Into23.
2017 Language Industry Quotes of the Year
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2017 commented on a wide range of issues - here are our top picks.
India Gives Phone Manufacturers Until Early 2018 to Support 22 Official Languages
India postpones the compliance deadline for providing local language support for mobile phones to February 1, 2018. While it remains a technical issue for now, it is expected to usher an increased demand for content in local languages.
SDL’s Former Asia EVP Launches New Language Service Provider
SDL’s Former Asia EVP, Richard Delanty, teams up with two SDL India veterans to launch Hong Kong-based language service provider Into23. Delanty explains how fast he plans to break-even, why he selected smartCAT, and why he thinks big LSPs don’t get Asia.
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