Company
Date Published
Author
Ricardo Herreros-Symons
Word count
1446
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Red Bee Media is a company that provides media services to broadcasters and content owners, including supply, enrichment, and show services such as subtitles, closed captions, audio description, and sign language translation. They work with Speechmatics' speech recognition technology to deliver high-quality accessibility for streaming services and the broadcast television industry. The partnership has enabled Red Bee Media to provide over 200 hours of live captioning a month for BT Sport, making it one of the most accessible sporting channels in the world. With advancements in automatic speech recognition, Red Bee Media is improving their automated captioning solution product to increase efficiency and accessibility across a wider range of content. They are also exploring future use cases such as music and quizzes, where speech recognition can be particularly challenging. The goal is to strike a balance between automation and human expertise to provide the best possible experience for audiences with sensory impairments.