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3play Media

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Company Research Report: 3Play Media



Company Overview



  • Name: 3Play Media

  • Mission: 3Play Media is committed to making web video widely accessible, leveraging technology and human expertise to deliver high-quality video accessibility services at a fair cost and unlimited scale.

  • Founded: 2008

  • Founders: Established by four MIT graduate students, including Chris Antunes and Josh Miller, who serve as Co-CEOs.

  • Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA

  • Number of Employees: No information is available.

  • Revenue: No information is available.

  • Known For: 3Play Media is renowned for providing closed captioning, transcription, and audio description services to enhance video accessibility.


Key People



  • Chris Antunes: Co-founder and Co-CEO, with a background in entrepreneurship from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and prior experience at Cornerstone Research.

  • Josh Miller: Co-founder and Co-CEO, formerly a management consultant at Mercator Partners, and holds a dual concentration in organizational behavior and business economics from Brown University.


Products



  • Captioning: Transform audio content into text captions to ensure accessibility and compliance.

  • Live Captioning: Provides real-time captioning services for live events and broadcasts.

  • Subtitles: Translates spoken content into different languages with synchronized subtitles.

  • AI Dubbing: Utilizes artificial intelligence to dub spoken content into different languages.

  • Audio Description: Offers narrations for video content, describing visual elements for the visually impaired.


Key Features


  • Integrations: Supports over 40 integrations with video players, platforms, and lecture capture systems for seamless workflow automation.

  • Accuracy: Guarantees a 99% accuracy rate through a combination of AI and human processing.

  • Customization: Allows extensive customization and personalization based on customer needs and brand standards.


Recent Developments



  • Acquisition: In February 2022, 3Play Media acquired Captionmax, expanding their services to include National Captioning Canada and enhancing their presence in Canada.

  • Olympic Partnership: Collaborated with NBC Sports to provide advanced captioning services for the 2024 Paris Olympics, utilizing a combination of ASR and human editing to ensure high accuracy and timely delivery.

  • Recognition: Several team members were recognized among the Top 100 Professionals in Content Localization by the EGA.

  • New Workflow: Implemented a streamlined content processing workflow with NBC Sports, allowing for the timely production of captioned highlights during major sporting events like the Olympics.


Additional Information



  • Diversity and Inclusion: 3Play Media emphasizes accessibility, aiming to make digital content inclusive for all abilities. They integrate diversity into their corporate culture and focus on broad access.

  • Awards: Received the Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award in 2013 and was named among the Best Places to Work by the Boston Business Journal in 2020.

  • Technology: Holds 14 patents related to innovations in captioning, audio description, and transcription processes, reflecting a strong commitment to technological efficiency and cost-effectiveness.


This report provides a detailed overview of 3Play Media's objectives, products, recent achievements, and strategic direction, capturing the company's role as a leading provider of media accessibility services.