Editorial

Sport in the Era of "Glocalization"

Originally published in MediaKwest #68 and reproduced here with permission: the tension between globalization and localization is reshaping televised sport. Industry voices from Net Insight, TMT Insights, Agile TV and EVS weigh in — plus a closer look at how SyncWords powers live multilingual commentary, subtitling and dubbing for sport at global scale.

Jul 31, 2026

Captions for Instagram Videos

Beyond your typical image and video sharing in the form of posts, the platform lets users post a variety of content in the form of Stories, Reels and longer format IGTV videos that can be up to one hour in length.

Feb 1, 2025

How SyncWords - a New York Startup - is Disrupting Live Video Streaming with AI Captioning and Voice Translations

As a New York-based entrepreneur, I've always been passionate about building solutions that bridge communication gaps. And there’s no better place than New York to make it happen. This passion led me and my co-founders, Sam Cartsos and Alex Dubinsky, down the path of video streaming. We met in a loft office space in Long Island City and instantly clicked over our shared interest in technology, language and accessibility. We saw the power of video to educate, engage, and inform, but we also recognized a significant barrier in video streaming: language. The three co-founders hail from different countries and backgrounds - India, Greece and Ukraine - and therefore, solving the language barrier in live video streaming became a mission which was core to the company.

Jul 31, 2024

Why SyncWords CEO Ash Shah Thinks Live Video Streaming is Entering a Renaissance with AI

SyncWords isn’t about just adding subtitles and voice translations to live streaming, it’s about disruption. Today, I’m talking with Ash Shah, CEO of SyncWords. SyncWords is a platform that powers live video streams with accurate subtitles and dubs using AI. Traditional broadcasters are adopting FAST and streaming to survive, enabling them to reach a broader audience and adapt to consumer preferences for content. This transition necessitates re-engineering their infrastructures for agility in launching new delivery services.

Jul 22, 2024

Diving Into Syncwords’ Origins, AI and the Future

SyncWords Co-Founder Ashish Shah Interview With CopyTalk CEO Maree Moscatti

Apr 1, 2021

Should I Pre-record My Live Event with Captions or Just Show it Live with Captions?

Mar 17, 2021

Providing Technical Support for Virtual Events

Technical Support for Captioning and Translating Virtual Events: An Essential Service for the Quality Focused Customer

Feb 15, 2021

Your online events need live captions! Why, what are the benefits?

SyncWords live-captioning service allows you to make every spoken word in your event available to your audience in text format and easily integrate with various online event platforms like Zoom, ON24, Webex, Intrado, Pheedloop, and many others.

Dec 9, 2020

On-Screen Placement of Captions: use Artificial Intelligence and Powerful Caption Editing Software

Often overlooked, on-screen placement of captions is necessary to avoid obstructing important visual content on the screen such as faces, featured text, graphics and credits. Automating caption placement using Artificial Intelligence combined with powerful caption editor software can save captioning professionals significant time and effort from this labor-intensive task.

Aug 18, 2020

Is Machine Translation Good Enough to Translate Subtitles for Videos?

Read Gio's, our resident expert captionista, article on how to best incorporate machine translation in to your subtitling workflow and the possible pitfalls you may not be aware of.

Aug 6, 2020

3 Reasons Why OTT Providers Should Caption and Translate Live Content

OTT Providers that are hell-bent on growing their audience should seriously start captioning and then translating their content into languages for their target audiences.

Jul 22, 2020

Why Translate Your Live Meetings?

Translating online meetings is key to getting your message across to international audiences and grow your meeting attendance, especially these days as remote working has become the new normal.

Jul 17, 2020