Live Subtitling (BSKYB)

IMS’s Live Subtitling Department was created in the second half of 1999. This in-house unit was set up at BSkyB’s headquarters in Isleworth, West London, producing 20 hours of real-time subtitling a week on Sky’s sports channels in its first year. In 2002, operations were extended to include Sky News, and the unit now delivers over 200 hours of live subtitling each week, working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We’re always looking for new ways to improve our services, and IMS is at the forefront of the latest technology and production methods. One of our newest innovations is a speech-recognition system to handle live subtitling for Sky. Also, because of our level of integration with Sky’s operations we can be extremely responsive to their needs, and ensure the quality of our product.