SDI Media

SDI Media Group, Inc. is a major provider of subtitling, translation, and language dubbing services to the entertainment industry. The headquarters are located in the Westchester district of Los Angeles, California with other offices and facilities located in 37 countries around the world. The company employs more than 1,000 employees worldwide and utilizes a network of more than 4,000 freelance translators.
History.
In 1990, the Swedish media company Modern Times Group acquired the majority shareholding in Svensk Text (SDI Media). SDI Media was sold by MTG to Warburg Pincus for US$60 million in 2004. In 2007 it was acquired by Elevation Partners, a private equity firm, mainly investing in media and entertainment companies. In 2008, SDI Media Group acquired Visiontext, a competitor in the subtitling industry, from Ascent Media.
On February 21, 2015, Japanese media parent company Imagica Robot Holdings partnered with Sumitomo Corporation and the Cool Japan Fund to acquire SDI Media.
On January 22, 2021, the localization media company Iyuno Media Group announced they had reached a deal with Imagica Group to acquired 100% of SDI Media.
Branches.
SDI Media Norway AS is one of SDI Media Group's Nordic branches. It is located in Oslo, the capital of Norway. The company is commissioned to dub material for film distributors and TV channels. The company used to be known as Sun Studio Norge.