BTI Studios has acquired LaBibi and Multimedia Network, two Italian dubbing studios based in Rome, as the company continues its acquisition strategy of establishing a presence in all of the major dubbing markets. Continue reading
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Through five case studies and nearly 30 commentaries from the buy (enterprise, government, and more)- and sell-side (LSPs), this report shines a light on the sentiment of industry practitioners towards current-state NMT technology. Continue reading
Media localizer BTI Studios steps up pace of acquisitions, buys German dubbing studio Berliner Synchron in bid to boost presence in a market with a long history of dubbing. Continue reading
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Half-year revenues at Media localizer ZOO Digital up 17% driven by adoption of cloud-based dubbing and a sales mix shift to localization. Earnings declined due to heavy investment in order to capture future market share. Continue reading
Media localizer BTI Studios acquires its long-time Dutch dubbing partner Creative Sounds in response to increased demand for Dutch dubbing and client preference for “owned and operated” studios. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
We are going to have to attract and retain amazing talent to future proof the language industry’s workforce. Quora’s Lupe Gervas on how to take risks in hiring for localization teams able to cater to the next 1 billion users. Continue reading
Mark Howorth, CEO of the largest media localizer globally, SDI Media, lifts the lid on a booming media localization industry and discusses the turbulence caused by Netflix, talent shortage, increasing procurement visibility and more. Continue reading
Professor Laura Burian, the new dean of the Middlebury Institute’s Graduate School of Translation, Interpretation, and Language Education, says her priority is to adapt the curriculum to prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving language and technology market. Continue reading
ZOO Digital was in the right place at the right time when the streaming revolution hit. CEO Stuart Green addressed participants at SlatorCon London in May 2018 and explained how media localization has fundamentally changed and how he plans to take the company forward. Continue reading
Acquisition activity picks up in the new year as more announcements create ever bigger LSPs. The Danish government tries their hand at aggregating public sector translation demand, and Microsoft claims “human parity” in machine translation. Continue reading
Netflix closes Hermes, its online subtitling and translation test and indexing system, and says it has ‘reached its capacity for each one of the language tests’. Continue reading
Download Slator’s 2017 Buy-Side Report. Structured along industry verticals and featuring 30 buyers in a short profile, the report is a compilation of Slator buyer articles and features information such as buyer name, translation volume and spend, technology, sourcing approach, and other key insights. Continue reading
With the growing global appetite for video, audiovisual translation becomes a billion-dollar opportunity for the language services industry if it plays its cards right. But first, it must deal with a few challenges, including the global need for talent. Continue reading
Continued international expansion drives Netflix’s third-quarter revenue and subscriber growth, which in turn creates more demand for video localization, including subtitling, dubbing, and closed captioning. Continue reading
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