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.
Netflix’s Hermes project was designed to help Netflix test, train and onboard the best translators around the globe but came to an abrupt close in March 2018. Here’s why.
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.
Smartcat gets USD 7m from storied VC firm Matrix Partners to further scale its translation management platform and freelance translator marketplace.
Facebook’s video-on-demand service, Facebook Watch, is now available to users worldwide, one year after it launched in the US, as the social media tech giant ramps up video content capabilities on the platform.
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.
Media localization provider Iyuno completes acquisition of closest rival, SDI, in mega-deal; rebrands as Iyuno-SDI, now largest pure-play media localizer globally.
UK-based localization provider ZOO Digital updates investors on full-year performance. Growth expected to exceed market expectations as tailwinds drive media localization demand.
UK-based media localization provider Iyuno Media Group set to acquire major rival, US-based SDI Media, in transformative deal for media localization landscape.
Here’s what happened at some of the largest language service providers during months of lockdowns and disruptions.
We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found.
A working group’s quality recommendations for subtitling television programs in Finland have been endorsed by professional organizations, language service providers, and TV channels.
Download the Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 60 language industry M&A and 15 start-up and tech funding rounds.
Listed front runners Rozetta and Appen deliver major share price gains as half of all listed language service providers fall short of S&P 500 benchmark performance.
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2019 commented on a wide range of issues. Here are our top picks.
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.
London-based provider of media localization and end-to-end content services TVT Media files for insolvency following the failure of Dutch subsidiary DMC, which it acquired in 2017.
Imagica Group sets out strategic plan for 2021 to offset declines in legacy business lines and address high cost base at subsidiary SDI Media.
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to stay afloat, signalling further shifts in the media localization landscape.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity trends across the global language industry, jumps 1.5 points in October 2019.
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