Slator launches the 2018 Slator Language Service Provider Index (LSPI). The index comprises the largest language service providers worldwide with aggregate 2017 revenue of USD 4.7 billion derived from services such as translation, localization, language technology, interpretation, subtitling, dubbing, and related services. Continue reading
A dozen Danish government agencies related to the judicial sector issue a massive collective tender for language services. The entire contract will be awarded to a single vendor in order to “achieve cost savings and economies of scale”. Continue reading
UK language service provider thebigword manages to make the MoJ contract profitable. Both revenue and profits jumped; CEO confident 2018 will see another substantial rise in revenue and is looking to raise funds and make acquisitions. Continue reading
BTI Studios welcomes a new VP for Dubbing while thebigword appoints a business development director to handle defense and security. Delingua Language Services and Nimdzi hire senior managers. Continue reading
thebigword is opening a new office in Boston as part of a project to provide better language services to businesses and organizations across the region. Continue reading
After Capita TI posts 2016 results, General Manager Antonio Tejada discusses the financial impact of leaving the UK Ministry of Justice contract in 2016, and how new business and acquisitions are playing out for 2017 and beyond. Continue reading
The giant court interpretation contract from the UK’s Ministry of Justice has for the first time reached 98% fulfillment from its new vendor, thebigword. With a 5% decrease in service requests, thebigword managed to slightly push its previous quarter’s 97% fulfillment rate to the required 98% in Q2 2017. Continue reading
New sales directors join thebigword and Omniscien Technologies while Localex Translation and Literra welcome an international marketing manager and a training and development specialist, respectively. Continue reading
Why Language Empire thought it could get away with launching a business under the name “Big Word Translation” remains unclear. The company was now ordered by a judge to cease operating under the trademarked name and may have to pay punitive damages to the real thebigword. Continue reading
Global language service provider thebigword has been chosen by Chinese tech giant Huawei to help deliver smart, wearable technology to a global audience. Continue reading
Provider of translation and interpreting services thebigword has been awarded a major contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. The large five-year framework contract means thebigword linguists will provide troops language support using a mix of local Afghan and US staff. Continue reading
UK-based language service provider thebigword took a 10% revenue hit in the year ending May 2016. CEO Larry Gould tells Slator the Crown Commercial Service and Ministry of Justice contracts will boost sales by 35% this year. Continue reading
UK’s NHS announces 14 winners of yet another major nationwide language services framework contract. Contract runs two years with Capita TI, LanguageLine, thebigword, and ONCALL Interpreters among the successful bidders. Continue reading
Baidu Chief Scientist says they pioneered neural machine translation. A few months into its MoJ contract, the thebigword already responds to bad press. Keywords Studios acquires Spanish game localizer. And TransPerfect preps for Supreme Court. Continue reading
From newly formed ULG to MotaWord, Cloudwords, thebigword, and RWS’s CTi unit, 2016 has seen its fair share of senior appointments in the language industry. Here is a roundup of last year’s most important new hires. Continue reading
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