Shares in ZOO Digital Tumble as Strikes in Hollywood Lead to Significant EBITDA Loss
ZOO Digital forewarns a “significant EBITDA loss” in upcoming H1 results, triggering a drop in share value, as Hollywood strikes take their toll.
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Introducing CaptionHub Analytics: Transforming Multilingual Subtitling Workflows With Data
CaptionHub Analytics gives household brands the ability to transform their media subtitling workflows
Slator Pro Guide: Subtitling and Captioning
34-page Slator Pro Guide: Subtitling and Captioning shows buyers and LSPs how to leverage captions and subtitles for video content to grow viewership and improve engagement.
Plot Twist: Hollywood Strikes May Boost Demand for (Some) Localization
Streaming giant Netflix bets on films and TV series produced outside the US to keep American audiences engaged; viewing hours of non-English series jumped 30% in seven weeks.
Introducing CaptionHub Automation: Fully Automated Subtitle Creation, at Scale
CaptionHub, the market leading subtitling software platform, has recently launched its exciting Automation suite of tools.
Media Localizer Dotsub Shuts Down, Blames ‘Liquidity Situation’
Media localization company Dotsub has ceased operations. Founder Michael Smolen apologizes on the website for not communicating and cites “current liquidity situation.”
Zapier Integrates OpenAI’s ‘Disruptive’ Transcription and Translation Whisper API
Zapier now allows users to transcribe and translate audio from 98 languages into English text. Developers experiment with song lyric extraction and subtitle creation.
Will Amazon’s New Distribution Unit Drive Prime Video Localization Demand?
To compete with other streaming services, Amazon has announced it will license its library of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV show episodes to foreign TV networks and other platforms.
ZOO Digital Taps Investors for Japan Acquisition, Gives Full-Year Revenue Guidance
UK-based media localization company ZOO Digital raises GBP 12.5m (USD 15.5m) in a share placing to finance its planned acquisition of a Japanese subtitling and dubbing provider.
Key Takeaways from the University of Surrey’s Convergence Conference
Academics, technologists, and business leaders convene at the University of Surrey to address the many ways in which humans and machines are collaborating in language services.
Disney Investigates Movie Subtitle Translation Leak, Wants Reddit to Identify Culprit
Someone allegedly leaked the Portuguese subtitles to “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” weeks before the movie’s release. Disney is trying to find out who is responsible.
Why Everyone Is Using Subtitles Now with David Orrego-Carmona
University of Warwick’s David Orrego-Carmona on his research in subtitling and machine translation and the impact of short-form content and ChatGPT on academia.
‘ChatGPT Is Not a Threat,’ Ai-Media CEO Tells Investors
Ai-Media’s H1 FY23 revenues remain flat while gross profit is up by 13% and automated captioning minutes increase 105%.
ZOO Digital Adds USD 20m in Market Cap After Signing Major Hollywood Studio Deal
Shares in ZOO Digital rally as media localizer signs a new contract with major Hollywood studio for subtitling and dubbing services and use of its cloud platform.
How Nine Source Languages Played a Central Role in Netflix’s “1899”
In what may be called a first of its kind, Netflix’s 1899 brought together nine source languages and the global expertise needed to distribute the one-season series in 58 countries.
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