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There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Topics are taken from the most recently published market research from Nimdzi Insights (and other sources) and will feature guest speakers from time to time.
The authors of Three Amigos and a Global Revolution, Agustín Da Fieno Delucchi, MSc , Alfredo de Almeida , and Jorge Russo dos Santos , trace localization’s journey from floppy disks to AI and make the case for what comes after translation. They will be launching the book and signing at hashtag#LocWorld56 Vancouver, starting October 19.
In 1949, French dubbing studios invented the "rythmo band." It's a strip of scrolling text that guides voice actors' lip-sync timing, not just their lines. In this episode, Margaux Christie, Product Manager at Voxdub, walks us through three parts. First, the history. Where the rythmo band came from, and how it spread across the French-speaking dubbing world (France, Belgium, Switzerland, francophone Africa, Quebec with a slightly different path) Second, dubbing today. The shift from hand-inked film to scrolling text in modern software. And how AI fits in, not to generate voices or replace actors, but to speed up the mechanical groundwork: transcription, draft translation, scene detection, audio cleanup. That frees up time for what still can't be automated, adapting the translation, personalizing the performance, getting lip-sync exactly right. Third, the next five years. As AI capabilities grow, does the core bottleneck, rhythm and lip-sync precision, stay a human craft, or start to shift?
There’s an AI consultant on every corner. But what does it actually take to turn AI experimentation into measurable business results? Join Tucker Johnson for Nimdzi LIVE! with Michelle McIntosh from Nimdzi Purple, Nimdzi’s AI consulting division, for a practical conversation about helping organizations move from trying tools to making AI work. We’ll explore where companies get stuck, how to choose worthwhile use cases, and what it takes to bring people along. We’ll also discuss how familiar challenges in localization—data, quality, workflows, and human judgment—can open the door to broader conversations about AI across the business. Whether you’re leading a localization team, running a language services company, or figuring out your organization’s next step with AI, bring your questions and join the conversation.
AI dubbing is often discussed in terms of how good the technology has become. But what happens when you actually put it into production? Drawing on two years of building and scaling AI dubbing at TED, this conversation with Cissy Yun will explore the less visible work behind the technology: how the role of linguists is evolving, how we define quality when models are constantly improving, and why the workflows, people, and feedback loops around AI may matter just as much as the models themselves. About Cissy: Tiannuo “Cissy” Yun is a Localization Manager at TED, where she leads multilingual content initiatives across subtitling, AI dubbing, and product localization. TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Through TED Talks and other programs, TED brings ideas from thinkers and creators around the world to global audiences across languages and platforms. About Nimdzi Live: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com so we can coordinate!
In this episode of Nimdzi Live, host Tucker Johnson is joined by Yulia, author of the 2026 Nimdzi Language Technology Radar Report, to explore what the latest research reveals about the rapidly evolving language technology market. Beyond mapping the technology landscape, Yulia shares what she observed while researching this year’s report, including where investment is flowing and which technologies are gaining momentum, to how providers are positioning themselves in an increasingly AI-driven market. About Yulia: Graduated from the University of Electronic Engineering as a software engineer. Since 2010, she has worked in localization, combining strategic, control, and marketing functions. Yulia’s experience in language services, together with the urge to popularize the localization industry itself helps her contribute to Nimdzi’s research and analysis. About Nimdzi Live: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live, or do you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com to coordinate!
As AI transforms the language industry, how can companies scale innovation while keeping human expertise at the heart of their business? Join Sean Hopwood, Founder of Day Translations, Inc., on Nimdzi Live for a conversation about leading a language company in the AI era. We’ll explore how technology is reshaping operations, client expectations, and leadership, and why the human element remains essential to sustainable growth. About Sean: is a polyglot entrepreneur, global language strategist, and Founder & CEO of Day Translations, which he launched in 2007 to break language barriers and simplify global communication. Fluent in multiple languages, Sean helps organizations expand internationally through accurate, culturally relevant, and scalable language solutions. His expertise spans translation, localization, interpreting, multilingual customer experience, and AI-human hybrid solutions. Through Day Translations, he supports businesses across legal, healthcare, government, immigration, and enterprise sectors worldwide with trusted multilingual services every day. About Nimdzi Live: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com to coordinate!
In this episode of Nimdzi LIVE, Carrie Livermore Fischer joins us to explore how organizations are moving automated workflows from concept to practice. The conversation will look at how teams identify the right processes to automate, integrate automation into existing operations, and balance efficiency with quality and human oversight. We’ll also discuss the challenges organizations encounter during implementation and the lessons they are learning as automated workflows become part of everyday business. About Carrie: She is an experienced localization leader with more than 30 years in developing and managing global content programs across software, e-commerce, legal, marketing, operations, publications, and customer care. She specializes in building localization programs quickly, managing competing priorities, and delivering products and services across more than 45 international markets. She also promotes internationalization and localization best practices throughout organizations and has experience managing domestic and international payment methods. Beyond her professional work, Carrie is a published author, mentor, advocate for underrepresented groups, and long-time volunteer with Women in Localization and other nonprofit organizations. About Nimdzi Live: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com to coordinate!
We’ll be discussing how AI is changing the future of content localization, dubbing, and multilingual distribution, and what it really takes to scale video content across global markets without losing quality, authenticity, or speed. Jay Lohman will share his thoughts on where the industry is heading, the biggest gaps in current solutions, and why he believes the next wave of growth will come from helping creators, brands, and enterprises turn one piece of content into many market-ready versions. About Jay: Jason Lohman is the founder and CEO of VSL Global, an AI localization platform helping creators, agencies, and enterprises scale content across languages with dubbing, voice, and lip-sync technology. With more than 18 years in audio branding, content, and marketing, Jason has built and scaled businesses internationally and is now focused on reshaping how video reaches global audiences in the AI era. About Voice Sonic Labs: is an AI-powered localization platform built for modern content teams that want to move faster, expand further, and maintain quality at scale. By combining multilingual dubbing, voice, and lip-sync technology, VSL helps turn one piece of content into market-ready assets for audiences around the world. About Nimdzi Live: There is a shadow industry driving the growth of ALL global brands: Localization. Let’s talk globalization, localization, translation, interpretation, language, and culture, with an emphasis on how it affects your business, whether you have a scrappy start-up or are working in a top global brand. Would you like to be a guest on Nimdzi Live? Or you know somebody who should? Email live@nimdzi.com or reach out to info@nimdzi.com to coordinate!
AI interpreting is growing fast, especially in high-stakes sectors like healthcare. But the industry still uses machine translation metrics to assess interpreting accuracy that weren’t designed for real-time interpreting. Most evaluations rely on demos or single scores that don’t reflect real conversations. In this episode, Bryan Forrester, CEO of Boostlingo, will unpack why current quality measurement methods fall short and how Boostlingo’s new AI Accuracy Study uses real medical audio, expert human references, and multiple established benchmarks to give a more realistic picture of performance across conditions that include background noise, interruptions, and disfluencies. Bryan will share lessons from this study and discuss Boostlingo’s vision for next-generation quality standards that use AI itself to measure interpreting quality more reliably and efficiently. The goal? Clearer, practical ways for buyers and practitioners to evaluate AI interpreting, blend human and machine capabilities responsibly, and raise the bar for what “accurate” really means in real-world use.
In this session, we will explore how we evaluated the translation quality of Google’s Gemma model using the MQM framework and a human-in-the-loop review process. The case study walks through how LLM-generated translations were assessed using structured error typology, how linguistic quality was benchmarked, and how AI-enhanced workflows can combine automated generation with professional post-editing and evaluation. We’ll discuss: How MQM works in real-world AI evaluation What kinds of errors LLMs produce across languages Where AI performs well — and where it still struggles How to design scalable human-in-the-loop evaluation workflows What this means for localization vendors and enterprise buyers The session is based on a real case study conducted by Alconost’s MT evaluation team using our MQM evaluation tool. Full case: https://alconost.mt/mqm-tool/case-studies/translategemma/
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