Watch Your Language

What does it take for streaming services to overcome the 1-inch barrier of subtitles? Get lost in these stories about translation.

workplace drama Racing Against Rivals and Robots on the Translation Assembly Line Rakuten Viki’s army of volunteers just want to subtitle some K-drama in peace. By Jennifer Zhan
localized listings Every Language Everywhere All at Once Audiences love foreign TV and film. So do streamers. There’s just one little challenge. By Rafael Motamayor
sub standards Two Bilingual Comedians Try to Decipher Their Own Subtitles Some jokes survive a translation. Others become “surprise eggs.” By Hershal Pandya

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