Three UK-based language service providers — thebigword, translate plus, and Capita TI — finally filed 2019 financials in September and October 2020, with mixed results. Continue reading
UK-based LSP thebigword posts revenues of USD 107m for the 12 months to May 31, 2019; profits fall on increased technology spend and machine translation investment. Continue reading
thebigword’s new CEO Joshua Gould talks about the competition, linguists, VC’s renewed interest in the language industry, and Brexit’s potential impact on operations. Continue reading
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2018 commented on a wide range of issues - here are our top picks. Continue reading
The industry was abuzz with leadership changes. Two language industry CEOs stepped down after more than two decades at the helm, and a number of large companies announced key management... Continue reading
thebigword posts full-year 2018 revenues of nearly USD 100m and EBITDA of USD 5.9m, as growth is boosted by Ministry of Justice contract and defense business. Company launches new video remote... Continue reading
Court orders UK language service provider Language Empire to pay damages for diverting significant sales away from its rival, thebigword, via copycat websites. Continue reading
Language industry veteran Garry Levitt is appointed to the role of Chief Revenue Officer at UK-headquartered language service provider thebigword. Continue reading
UK-based language service provider thebigword hits double-digit growth two years running after winning MOJ contract, and appoints industry outsider Nihat Arkan as new CEO. Former CEO Larry Gould... Continue reading
One of the senior representatives of the English judicial system wades into the machine translation debate by predicting AI will replace interpreters in the courtroom. Continue reading
UK language service provider thebigword manages to make the MoJ contract profitable. Both revenue and profits jumped; CEO confident 2018 will see another substantial rise in revenue and is... Continue reading
The giant court interpretation contract from the UK’s Ministry of Justice has for the first time reached 98% fulfillment from its new vendor, thebigword. With a 5% decrease in service requests,... Continue reading
Global language service provider thebigword has been chosen by Chinese tech giant Huawei to help deliver smart, wearable technology to a global audience. Continue reading
UK-based language service provider thebigword took a 10% revenue hit in the year ending May 2016. CEO Larry Gould tells Slator the Crown Commercial Service and Ministry of Justice contracts will... Continue reading
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