XL8 Wins 2025 Hermes Award for Technical Achievement with EventCAT

Real-Time Translation and Interpretation: Breaking Language Barriers with AI-Powered Solutions

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San Jose, CA (April 9, 2025) – XL8 announced that EventCAT, the company's cutting-edge AI-powered live localization platform, has been awarded the 2025 Hermes Award for Technical Achievement in Localization. This prestigious award, presented by the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA), recognizes outstanding innovation in the localization industry. XL8 joins a prestigious list of 2025 winners which also includes TransPerfect for Best Voice Performance in Sympathy for the Dominique Collignon-Maurin in Sympathy for the Devil (Metropolitan), Deluxe for Best Dub Audio Mixing for Wicked: Part 1 (NBC Universal), and International Digital Centre (IDC) for Best Audio Description for a Feature for Maria (Netflix).

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The recognition highlights XL8’s exceptional contribution to the field of AI-driven real-time translation, transforming the way global audiences experience live content. EventCAT, which supports real-time multilingual translations and subtitles, is reshaping how content creators, broadcasters, and event organizers engage with their audiences, regardless of language barriers.

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EventCAT's innovative use of AI technologies, including speech-to-text (STT) and machine translation, enables seamless and instant translation of live events, broadcasts, and meetings. By providing real-time subtitles in up to 43 languages, the platform ensures that viewers from different linguistic backgrounds can experience content simultaneously and equally. Whether it’s for large-scale international conferences, live sports broadcasts, or educational forums, EventCAT makes live content more accessible, efficient, and inclusive, all while maintaining the high-quality standards expected in the industry.

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EventCAT stands out for its technical excellence in real-time localization, designed to meet the needs of live content creators who require low-latency, high-accuracy translations for complex broadcasts. Integrated with global streaming and conferencing platforms, it delivers real-time translated subtitles for both live events and virtual feeds. Built on XL8’s MediaCAT platform, EventCAT captures regional dialects and cultural nuances, ensuring translations are not only precise but also contextually accurate, making it an essential tool for content producers and broadcasters looking to reach diverse global audiences.

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EventCAT is a product with a strong social impact, particularly in breaking down language barriers globally. By facilitating real-time translations in multiple languages, EventCAT democratizes access to live content, making it more inclusive for audiences worldwide. This is especially significant for live news broadcasts, conferences, and events where real-time participation is key. The ability to offer multilingual support ensures that viewers from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds can engage with the content on equal terms, promoting global collaboration and understanding. Furthermore, the inclusion of captions makes content more accessible for people with hearing impairments, further supporting social inclusion.

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The technical prowess of EventCAT has already been proven in several high-profile events. Notably, XL8 powered real-time English-to-Spanish captioning for NextGen TV broadcasts in Cookeville, Tennessee, as part of a collaboration with Public Media Venture Group (PMVG). This groundbreaking initiative showcased the power of AI to deliver multilingual closed captions at a fraction of the cost of traditional human translation. In addition, EventCAT played a pivotal role at the SK AI Summit 2024 in Seoul, where it provided real-time multilingual subtitles for over 30,000 participants. The success of these projects highlights EventCAT’s ability to scale and adapt to diverse live environments, ensuring global accessibility and seamless communication across cultures.

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EventCAT is now available for use by organizations, broadcasters, and content creators looking to enhance their global reach. To learn more about EventCAT, request a demo, or discuss how it can be integrated into your next event or broadcast, please contact XL8’s sales team at contact@eventcat.com.

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About XL8

XL8 is a leader in AI-powered localization solutions, providing advanced tools for real-time translation and multilingual content delivery. With a focus on making content globally accessible, XL8’s technologies, including MediaCAT and EventCAT, are transforming the localization industry by providing efficient, scalable, and high-quality language solutions for businesses, content creators, and broadcasters worldwide.