ZOO Digital's cloud localization platform targets day-and-date release bottlenecks

Day-and-date global releases require localized assets across dozens of languages ready simultaneously, compressing timelines that traditionally span weeks or months. ZOO's automated version control — which flags video and audio changes between preliminary and final versions across all affected workflows — targets the most labor-intensive bottleneck in the localization pipeline. The platform's project management layer that monitors vendor progress across the entire supply chain signals where localization orchestration is heading. Watch whether ZOO's approach gains adoption as more streaming services push for tighter simultaneous global release windows.

ZOO Digital reported FY25 revenue of $49.6 million, a 22% increase year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA returning to profit at $1.1 million, per the company's annual report published August 2025. The company was named Netflix Preferred Fulfilment Partner of the Year for the Americas in October 2024 and became a Preferred Fulfilment Vendor for Amazon Prime Video in February 2025, achieving a 100% on-time delivery rate and a 0.22% redelivery rate. Clients include Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, NBCUniversal, and Lionsgate, with two major customers contributing 61% and 7% of revenue respectively.

During FY25, ZOO launched its Fast Track service, an ultrafast localization offering targeting live and near-live content such as sports and topical shows. In June 2025, the company completed its first 24-hour turnaround dubbing assignments for a major streaming service, covering eight weekly episodes of a new TV show in multiple languages — an achievement ZOO's board believes is unprecedented in the industry. The company operates a "follow-the-sun" model across hubs in the USA, UK, India, and Korea, enabling subtitles in a few hours and dubbed soundtracks within 24 hours.

Per Slator, the media localisation market is estimated at $5.0 billion, with film and streaming accounting for $1.7 billion of that spend. ZOO's retained sales rate reached 98.4% in FY25, up from 92.3% in FY24. However, FY26 Q1 revenue declined 18% year-over-year due to reduced dubbing demand, though service lines excluding dubbing posted three consecutive quarters of revenue growth.

The broader industry shift underpins demand for accelerated localization. Streaming's share of TV viewing surpassed broadcast and cable combined as of May 2025, per Nielsen. The migration of live and near-live events to streaming — including Amazon's Thursday Night Football, Netflix's NFL Christmas games, and Netflix's November 2024 boxing match — is generating demand for multi-language localization on turnaround times previously unseen in the industry.