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RNS Number : 3798F  Zoo Digital Group PLC  30 October 2025

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30 October 2025

 

 

ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC

("ZOO", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

ZOO Digital publishes AI White Paper second edition

 

Presenting AI webinar for investors and sell-side analysts

 

ZOO Digital Group plc (AIM: ZOO), the tech-enabled localisation and digital
media services partner to the global entertainment industry, has today
published its second edition AI white paper, "Beyond the AI Revolution: The
Future of Media Localisation". Building on the findings of its 2024 report,
the new paper explores how next-generation technologies, shifting consumer
habits and new business models are reshaping the future of localisation. Key
findings include:

 

 ·             AI is best deployed as Artificial Assistance: AI delivers greatest value in
               media localisation when enhancing traditional practices rather than replacing
               them. New technologies are accelerating subtitling, dubbing and transcription,
               yet premium entertainment still depends on human creativity to ensure cultural
               authenticity, emotional impact and creative nuance.

 ·             Industry use cases are expanding: Applications of AI for media localisation,
               from transcription to machine translation, are already offering significant
               productivity benefits and enhancing the end product. However, fully automated
               subtitling and dubbing are only useful for lower-value user-generated content
               or factual and literal content without conversational dialogue. Other use
               cases such as synthetic voices and picture manipulation come with careful
               ethical considerations due to their use of personal data.

 ·             Innovation creates new opportunities: Workflow efficiencies are rapidly
               accelerating turnaround times, making it possible to localise new and growing
               forms of content more quickly. This is aligned with the strategy of streaming
               companies to expand into live and near-live content where localisation was not
               previously feasible in the required timeframes.

 ·             Ethics and regulations make responsible adoption essential: With the EU AI
               Act(1) now in force and SAG-AFTRA(2) securing consent-based protections for
               performers, transparency, consent and governance are essential to responsible
               AI adoption. The legal framework now emerging favours responsible vendors with
               strong ethical standards and robust governance processes.

 ·             Innovation supports growing market demand: The global language services
               industry is projected to reach $75.7 billion in 2025 (source: Nimdzi), with
               media localisation accounting for $5 billion (source: Slator). Studios,
               platforms and vendors are seeking faster, more scalable solutions that meet
               rising consumer demand while safeguarding creative integrity.

 

Stuart Green, CEO of ZOO Digital, said:

 

"Over the last year, AI in media localisation has moved beyond promise to a
practical reality. This is creating opportunity for companies with the
expertise to apply AI effectively to accelerate delivery without compromising
on quality or security.

 

"ZOO is well placed in our market as the only end-to-end vendor that I believe
combines a truly tech-first approach with the production expertise demanded by
our clients. Overseen by skilled linguists, this is dramatically reducing
time-to-market for content and unlocking new possibilities such as Fast Track,
our premium offering for localising live and near-live content on streaming
platforms.

 

"As the original pioneer in an industry becoming more dependent on technology,
the market is moving in ZOO's direction. Our technology background makes us
the natural partner for the media industry's future as we expand our share of
a structural growth market."

 

The full white paper is available for download at:
https://www.zoodigital.com/ai-white-paper
(https://www.zoodigital.com/ai-white-paper)

 

Investor and sell-side analyst webinar

 

The Company will host a webinar for investors and sell-side analysts at 3.00pm
GMT on Thursday, 6 November 2025. The event will discuss the findings of the
white paper and provide an update on ZOO's AI strategy, as follows:

 

·      Overview of white paper and ZOO's AI strategy - Stuart Green, CEO

·      The commercial perspective - Gordon Doran, President

·      ZOO's AI development - Chris Oakley, CTO

·      AI in action - Raul Aldana, VP Dubbing

·      Q&A

 

No price-sensitive information will be disclosed at the event. Participants
may register or submit questions in advance at the same link:
https://www.zoodigital.com/ai-white-paper
(https://www.zoodigital.com/ai-white-paper)

 

 

(1)  The EU AI Act is a comprehensive law passed by the European Union to
regulate artificial intelligence (AI) across the bloc, setting harmonised
rules for its development, deployment, and use. The Act entered into force on
August 1, 2024, with most provisions becoming applicable by August 2, 2026.

 

(2)  SAG-AFTRA is an American labour union that represents a wide range of
media professionals, including actors and singers, formed in 2012 by the
merger of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).

 

 

For further enquiries, please contact:

 

 ZOO Digital Group plc                                          +44 (0) 114 241 3700
 Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer
 Robert Pursell - Chief Financial Officer

 Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser and Broker)               +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
 Simon Bridges / Harry Gooden / Andrew Potts / George Grainger

 Vigo Consulting (Financial PR)                                 +44 (0)20 7390 0230
 Tim McCall / Rozi Morris / Joe Quinlan                         zoo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:zoo@vigoconsulting.com)

 

 

About ZOO Digital Group plc:

 

ZOO Digital partners with major Hollywood studios and streaming services to
tell their stories to audiences around the world.

 

The Group's localisation and digital media services allow customers to
globalise content across different territories, languages and distribution
platforms, extending its reach and profitability.

 

Deploying proprietary technology platforms and 12,000+ freelancers, ZOO offers
end-to-end dubbing, subtitling and captioning, metadata creation and
localisation, mastering, artwork creation and localisation, and media
processing.

 

ZOO has frameworks in place with all major Hollywood studios and streaming
services, helping them to capitalise on new opportunities in a fast-paced
industry. Customers include Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix and Paramount
Global.

 

Founded in 2001, the Group has a global presence with dedicated hubs in Los
Angeles, London, Dubai, Turkey, South Korea, India, Denmark, Spain, Italy and
Germany as well as a development and production centre in Sheffield, UK.

 

www.zoodigital.com (http://www.zoodigital.com)

 

 

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