SDI Media Archives

Features, SlatorCon • By Anna Wyndham On 31 May 2021

Streaming Boom Changes Buyer Perception of Subtitling, Dubbing

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.

Demand Drivers • By Seyma Albarino On 12 Apr 2021

Apple’s Job Openings for ‘Creative Producers’ May Hint at Plans for Machine Dubbing

Voice producers fluent in a range of languages will work with synthetic speech to improve Siri — but Apple could be setting the stage for broader use cases, such as dubbing.

Financial Results • By Esther Bond On 26 Jan 2021

Media Localizer ZOO Digital Guides for Better-than-Expected FY 2021 Results

UK-based localization provider ZOO Digital updates investors on full-year performance. Growth expected to exceed market expectations as tailwinds drive media localization demand.

Mergers & Acquisitions • By Esther Bond On 22 Jan 2021

Iyuno to Acquire Rival SDI in Major Consolidation of Media Localization

UK-based media localization provider Iyuno Media Group set to acquire major rival, US-based SDI Media, in transformative deal for media localization landscape.

Industry News • By Esther Bond On 18 Nov 2020

Media Localizers Launch Entertainment Globalization Association

60 media localization companies have united to form the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA), a collaborative forum for the media localization sector.

Sponsored Content • By OOONA On 28 Oct 2020

How Media Localizers and Digital Content Producers Scale on OOONA

OOONA supplies localization providers with a secure, browser-based management system that includes all the tools needed to meet client demands and grow the business.

Financial Results • By Esther Bond On 19 Aug 2020

Media Localization Disrupted: SDI CEO on Hollywood’s Cautious Restart

SDI Media CEO Mark Howorth discusses four-month halt in Hollywood production; says it could take another four months to fill media localization supply chain.

Industry News • By Marion Marking On 20 Mar 2020

Language Service Providers Respond to Coronavirus Lockdowns

We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found.

Industry News • By Seyma Albarino On 13 Mar 2020

The State of the Language Industry as Coronavirus Goes Global

How has the rapid spread of coronavirus affected the language industry? And what are stakeholders doing to prepare for what lies ahead?

Language Service Provider Index • By Slator On 25 Feb 2020

The Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index

The Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index ranks the world’s largest language service providers by revenue and features over 130 LSPs across the Leaders, Challengers, and Boutique categories.

Features • By Seyma Albarino On 3 Feb 2020

Reader Polls: Linguist Strike, Scams, Freelancers vs. Employees, Preferred Social Network

Preferred social networks for industry insights? Increase in translator scams? Industry reliance on freelancing versus in-house employment? Support for Dutch linguists on strike?

Industry News • By Seyma Albarino On 15 Jan 2020

California’s Translators and Interpreters Scramble to Contain Damage Caused by AB5

After gig economy law AB5 entered into force, California-based translators and interpreters explore options ranging from leaving the state to incorporating as work from clients dries up.

Financial Results, Subscriber Content • By Esther Bond On 9 Jan 2020

Ranking and Analysis: 2019 Full-Year Performance of Listed Language Service Providers

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.

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Financial Results, Subscriber Content • By Esther Bond On 1 Nov 2019