tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post5959463666790257146..comments2024-02-01T14:20:58.570-05:00Comments on Beyond Niamey: Same-language subtitling for African languages?Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-42483976285365807402015-10-14T08:15:33.972-04:002015-10-14T08:15:33.972-04:00Michael, Thank you for reaching out to let us know...Michael, Thank you for reaching out to let us know of this important SLS initiative. I appreciate your taking the time to talk with you about it and hope to have a new blog posting about this subject in October or early November.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-67310305423126808982015-10-01T07:04:58.814-04:002015-10-01T07:04:58.814-04:00This is Michael Novak of One Plus Two Media, Inc. ...This is Michael Novak of One Plus Two Media, Inc. (www.oneplustwomedia.com).<br />We have implemented an automated Same Language Subtitle solution specifically in Swahili, Hausa, and Shone so far. We have also just launched our operation in Africa with our base in Accra, Ghana. We hope that our next language will be Twi for Ghana.<br /><br />We are active in Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon and elsewhere.<Michael Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216801840516634380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-43002488004241752172015-05-06T08:53:41.312-04:002015-05-06T08:53:41.312-04:00You're welcome Brij, and thank you for the com...You're welcome Brij, and thank you for the comment. I remember visiting the home of some Nigerien friends in Niamey, when their children were watching cartoons in French. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it occurred that they had no opportunity to watch similar entertainment in Zarma (their first language) or Hausa (also spoken in the neighborhood). Adding an SLS option to such Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275678707103038011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335861.post-73241895013139093712015-05-01T14:53:05.394-04:002015-05-01T14:53:05.394-04:00Thanks Don Osborn for drawing my attention to this...Thanks Don Osborn for drawing my attention to this post.<br /><br />SLS on music-videos in African languages, especially on mainstream TV, is an obvious extension of our work in India.<br /><br />For children, who like to watch cartoons, we produced animates stories with SLS in 30+ languages, including Swahili (through virtual collaboration):<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/results?Brij Kotharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274456589995888742noreply@blogger.com