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
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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
memoQ, the leading provider of translation technology, has released memoQ version 8.5. The DeepL MT Plugin and the video preview for subtitling are among the high-notes in this new release. Continue reading
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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
Under the Revised 508 Standards, US federal government agencies are now required to comply with new rules on captioning, audio descriptions and other alternate texts for digital content made available on smartphones, cameras and other multifunction devices. Continue reading
Subscription video on demand (SVoD) provider, iflix, is rolling out its service across two dozen emerging markets. To date, iflix provides localized content in 16 languages and initiated full dubbing productions in three languages. Continue reading
The Translation Centre sees a sustained demand for translation from EU agencies and bodies in 2018. But to deliver three-quarters of a million translated pages per year, it relies on extensive outsourcing and technology. Machine translation not yet integrated into production. Continue reading
Social media platforms are joining Internet VOD players like Netflix to create original programs. This presents growth opportunities for media localizers. Neural MT will affect subtitling but not dubbing in the medium term. Size and adaptation are key for media localizers. 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
Translation and dubbing for Straight Outta Compton and Game of Thrones take the top spot at Spain’s annual ATRAE awards, while game localizer KiteTeam bags translation award for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Continue reading
Lingsoft prevails against three competitors as EUR 5m contract with Finland’s public-broadcasting company Yleisradio Oy (Yle) comes up for renewal. Yle’s Head of Translation says 50% of broadcaster’s program requires translation. Continue reading
Recovering from a loss in the previous financial year, UK-based subtitling and multimedia localization firm Zoo Digital posts annual financials, sees growth opportunities in proprietary content produced by online retailers Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and Hulu. Continue reading
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