CAMB.AI, a start-up building a global content localisation infrastructure driven by AI-powered multilingual translation, has announced the opening of its new APAC office. Former DAZN Japan President Takashi Nakamura has been appointed as President APAC, leading the company’s expansion into the region from Tokyo.

The APAC expansion marks a key step in CAMB.AI’s mission to make sports, entertainment and other content accessible to all (i.e., not just English-speakers the Internet was initially built for), using its content localisation technology.

With CAMB.AI’s speech-to-speech translation capabilities, available in more than 150 languages, content creators in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and more can use immersive AI dubbing to expand beyond borders with their popular anime, manga, K-dramas, sinetron and more. Content can now be globalized at scale and in cost-effective ways, engaging new audiences while preserving the authenticity of its storytelling.

To lead this strategic expansion, CAMB.AI has appointed Nakamura who is well-known for his leadership at DAZN Japan, where he served as the sports channel’s president and managing director, and for his extensive network within the Japanese sports industry. He also has an expansive resume featuring leadership roles in Japan as well as the US.

“APAC represents a major opportunity and priority for us, with the breadth and depth of its content industry, from sports to entertainment,” said Akshat Prakash, co-founder & CTO of CAMB.AI. “We’re thrilled to welcome Takashi Nakamura to lead our efforts in the region.  His expansive industry expertise and pioneering work with DAZN Japan makes him uniquely capable of driving our mission forward, particularly in the area of multilingual real-time translation in sports. His connections and insights are expected to play a significant role in promoting the adoption of CAMB.AI’s technology both domestically and internationally.”

With the opening of the new Japan office, CAMB.AI has operations in the US, Canada, APAC, Europe, the Middle East and India.

CAMB.AI’s advanced real-time voice translation technology preserves the speaker’s original tone and intonation while simultaneously translating into multiple languages and accents. The company initially focused on the technically-challenging realm of live sports broadcasting as its primary use case, in order to showcase its limitless capabilities. This localizstion technology has an array of uses, from real-time translation for live events, to dubbing of VoD and social media content to subtitles and audio descriptions for accessibility purposes.

Under Nakamura’s leadership, CAMB.AI plans to actively build partnerships and expand real-world use cases within the APAC region. This includes a deal with Dentsu to support the overseas expansion of Japanese content, starting with a radio show featuring Shinnosuke Tachibana talking about Japanese culture, translated into English and Chinese, with plans to use its global network to distribute overseas content translated into Japanese.

“I am honoured to join the CAMB.AI team in its mission to globalise content through localisation, including real-time translation of sports and live entertainment,” said Nakamura.  “Asian markets have consistently been at the forefront of content creation and tech innovation, making it the perfect place for CAMB.AI to expand and grow within the global market.”

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