Slator’s inaugural comprehensive language industry market report. It examines total market size, the 10 main end-buyer industries, competitive landscape, productivity tech, NMT and much more. Continue reading
Is working for the public sector different for translators? Has machine translation boosted your productivity? And is remote simultaneous interpreting the future staple? Continue reading
Operational glitch and unfavorable base effect weigh on LanguageLine’s 2018 results, but owner projects 2019 growth to be significantly above 5%. Continue reading
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index. 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
As markets are trending sideways in 2018, a handful of language services and technology providers in media localization and language data managed to outperform the markets. Continue reading
SDL says first quarter 2018 in line with expectations, while US-based remote interpreter LanguageLine Solutions reports slowing revenue growth due to a weak dollar and a technical glitch. Continue reading
In its first full year under its new owner Teleperformance, remote interpreter LanguageLine posts another solid performance, growing revenues by 8.6% to USD 451M. Continue reading
Local language service providers push back against Alberta’s contracting of US-giant LanguageLine for remote video remote interpreting service for state’s courts. “We don’t know who is... Continue reading
LanguageLine contributes EUR 114m in sales and EUR 41 in pre-tax profit in 2016 since its acquisition in mid-September. Company relies almost completely on over-the-phone interpretation, which... Continue reading
What is my company worth? Consolidation among the thousands of language service providers is accelerating. Here is what owners have to know to maximize value as they look to sell their business. Continue reading
Mixed quarter for Lionbridge, as new wins from clients in regulated industries, manufacturing, and government are offset by a decline in enterprise IT. CEO sees new opportunities in... Continue reading
Swiss remote interpretation startup Interprefy raises second funding round in less than one year; sees its valuation increase from CHF 1.5m to CHF 4m (USD 4.1m). Startup faces pushback from some... Continue reading
Chairman of French Teleperformance Daniel Julien puts his money where his mouth is; buys Language Line for USD 1.5bn. CCO of thebigword not surprised at purchase price, while ATA president says... Continue reading
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