ZOO Digital launches remote ADR services

REACH

8 March 2021

ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC

(The "Group" or the "Company")

ZOO Digital launches remote ADR services

ZOO Digital, the leading provider of end-to-end cloud-based localisation and media services to the global entertainment industry, today announces the launch of its remote Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) service to make ADR seamless and more cost-effective now and in a post-pandemic environment.

ADR is the process of re-recording original dialogue after the filming process to improve the audio quality or make changes to the originally scripted dialogue.

In recognition of the shift to remote and hybrid solutions, accelerated by global lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, ZOO Digital has created an ADR platform that facilitates recording sessions from either a studio or remote location by creating a 'virtual ADR stage'. This allows actors, directors, dialect coaches and others to work together in real-time as though they were in the same room. Third-party collaboration tools are not required which ensures the delivery of a seamless and secure ADR service.

ZOO Digital's new ADR service, which is underpinned by the same proven voice capture platform as its award-winning dubbing services, overcomes the widespread industry challenge of delivering the robust and seamless service that actors and directors need.

Demand for recording capacity is expected to increase significantly when new productions fully resume. ZOO Digital's virtual ADR stage will offer additional recording capacity to physical studios and will be crucial to helping keep production schedules on track.

Stuart Green, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"The launch of our dedicated remote ADR service is a clear demonstration of ZOO Digital's commitment to R&D and positions the business as a leading provider of end-to-end services to the entertainment industry in an expanding global market.

"Our team has built this new platform to deliver the most robust remote ADR service and support the rapidly changing requirements of our industry beyond the COVID-19 pandemic."

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About ZOO Digital Group plc:

ZOO Digital supports major Hollywood studios and streaming services to globalise their content and reach audiences everywhere, by providing world-leading, technology-enabled localisation and media services.

Founded in 2001, ZOO Digital operates from hubs in Los Angeles, London and Dubai, with a development and production centre in Sheffield, UK. The company is targeting $100m sales in the medium term.

The Group provides media services through its platforms that include: ZOOsubs, ZOOdubs, ZOOstudio. Its full-service proposition delivers the end-to-end services required to prepare both original and catalogue content for digital distribution; these services include dubbing, subtitling & captioning, metadata creation & localisation, artwork localisation and media processing. Alongside this offering, ZOO also provides its customers with management platforms and strategic solutions to support their own internal globalisation operations.

ZOO is a go-to service partner for media businesses looking to globalise their content across different territories, languages and distribution platforms. Using its innovative technology-enabled approach, ZOO helps its customers to reduce time to market, lower costs and deliver high quality products to their global audiences. The business has frameworks in place with all major Hollywood studios and streaming services. Its customers include Disney, NBCUniversal, HBO and ViacomCBS.

ZOO's competitive advantage arises from three interlinking factors - the leading role it has played in the digital transformation of its sector; the world class proprietary platforms that it develops to enable this transformation; and the global supply chain of thousands of freelancers, working collaboratively in ZOO's platforms, which delivers services that scale easily to meet demand. These factors combine to make ZOO uniquely geared to capitalise on new market opportunities in a fast-paced and constantly evolving industry.