TransPerfect Acquires Blu Digital Group Following Acquisition of Technicolor Games (EXCLUSIVE)

Language and AI tech developer TransPerfect continues to expand with the acquisition of Blue Digital Group, a provider of digital media services, cloud-based workflow automation, quality control, and content distribution technology for the media and entertainment industry. The news follows TransPerfect’s recent acquisition of Technicolor Games, a deal that was reached shortly after parent Technicolor filed for bankruptcy. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

“Technicolor Games and Blu are critical additions to our gaming and media divisions,” says TransPerfect chief business officer Barnaby Wass. “And they are also important to all entertainment clients—given the convergence of these two industries.”

Technicolor Games is now a division of TransPerfect Gaming, while Blu Digital will operate as a division of TransPerfect Media, a provider of postproduction and localization services.

With the Blu Digital acquisition, TransPerfect expands its content management and delivery services. TransPerfect clients will have access to Blu Digital’s SaaS products and automation technologies, including BluConductor, BluQC, and BluSpot. Blu Digital’s clients will gain access to TransPerfect’s language services and GlobalLink platform, including GlobalLink Media for management of subtitling, dubbing, and other multilingual media requirements. 

Blu Digital CEO Paulette Pantoja will continue to lead her unit, while joining the senior leadership team of TransPerfect Media. “Our mission has always been to drive efficiency, automation, and innovation in media distribution,” she says. “With TransPerfect’s global reach and expertise in localization, we are now positioned to offer an even more powerful solution for the media and entertainment industry.”

Adds TransPerfect president Phil Shawe, “While we’re excited to combine Blu Digital’s distribution software with our broader suite of automation tools for film and TV—successful mergers are really about the people. TransPerfect welcomes all Blu Digital team members.”