Gould 2.0: Joshua Gould Named New Group CEO at thebigword
thebigword’s new CEO Joshua Gould talks about the competition, linguists, VC’s renewed interest in the language industry, and Brexit’s potential impact on operations. Continue reading
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Debonair Languages Goes Bankrupt, Linguists ‘Left in Limbo’
UK interpreting provider Debonair Languages has gone into administration and ceased trading, leaving its freelance linguists “in limbo” with unpaid invoices. Continue reading
UK Defense Ministry Publishes GBP 45.2m Translation and Interpreting Tender
UK Defense Ministry issues GBP 45.2m tender for translation and interpreting services at home and overseas military missions. Continue reading
UK Gives Heads Up on USD 100m Translation and Interpreting Contract
UK’s ESPO announces a fresh public sector contract worth up to USD 100m for translation and interpreting services as previous framework contract nears expiry. Continue reading
Court Throws Out Appeal by thebigword’s Rival to Not Pay Up
Language Empire ordered to pay four times the normal cost to thebigword for abusing the court’s processes. Language Empire appeals decision. Continue reading
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Slator 2019 Language Industry Market Report
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
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index. Continue reading
UK ATC Builds Lobbying Efforts Ahead of March Brexit
UK language industry representatives step up lobbying efforts, aiming to mitigate potential impact of Brexit, which threatens to disrupt UK LSPs' access to qualified linguists in-country. Continue reading
Language Industry Top Quotes of 2018
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2018 commented on a wide range of issues - here are our top picks. Continue reading
The Language Industry’s Biggest Hires of 2018
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
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Slator 2019 Neural Machine Translation Report—Deploying NMT in Operations
Through five case studies and nearly 30 commentaries from the buy (enterprise, government, and more)- and sell-side (LSPs), this report shines a light on the sentiment of industry practitioners... Continue reading
Slator Jobs Index Reaches New High in December 2018
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, reached a new high of 104.02 in December... Continue reading
thebigword closes in on USD 100m as Revenues Jump 28%
thebigword posts full-year 2018 revenues of nearly USD 100m and EBITDA of USD 5.9m, as growth is boosted by Ministry of Justice contract and defense business. Company launches new video remote... Continue reading
thebigword Rival Fined GBP 250k for ‘Cybersquatting’
Court orders UK language service provider Language Empire to pay damages for diverting significant sales away from its rival, thebigword, via copycat websites. Continue reading
Capita TI Reports Earnings for First Full Year Post MoJ Exit
UK-based Capita Translation and Interpreting posted revenues of GBP 16.6m and an operating profit of GBP 1.55m for 2017. CEO forecasts double digit EBITDA margins in 2018. Continue reading
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