Kartoon Studios Strikes First Deal With AI Dubbing Platform
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Kartoon Studios has struck its first deal with an AI dubbing platform. The Stan Lee brand owner has tied with Israeli outfit Deepdub on the partnership, which comes as AI dubbing becomes a more established part of the landscape.
The deal will see localized content from the Kartoon Channe!, an international FAST network, dubbed into Castilian Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic and Italian.
Deepdub uses emotion-based text-to-speech technology to rapidly dub content while trying to stay true to the emotional intent and cultural nuances of the original, it says.
Demand for AI dubbing has grown rapidly of late. Deepdub says it saw a 120% increase in titles in Q1 2024 versus the same period in 2023, following its decision to diversify its portfolio to also include FAST channels, reality TV and other content.
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