NorDubb Studios

Name

NorDubb Studios

Legal name

Nordubb Studios AS

Website

https://nordubb.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Other Sound Recording Industries (512290)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHAFAB

Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Localization & Versioning (Subtitling, Dubbing, QC)

SECONDARYMPAAANAH

Multilingual Multimedia Localization (Subtitling, Dubbing, Voiceover)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Marketing Localization & Transcreation Services

SECONDARYMPAHAEAK

Voiceover Recording & Production (Narration, Promo, Commercial VO)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Audio Post-Production (Sound Design, Mixing, ADR)

Keywords

• Audio dubbing services
• Voiceover production
• Game localization
• Audio description services
• Translation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dubbing Services: Professional dubbing of movies and cartoon series, serving as the core revenue stream. The company performs most tasks pertaining to sound recording.
2. Voiceover and Commercial Production: Norwegian sound recording for VO projects and TV commercials, including complete commercials packages with music, effects, and basic graphics.
3. Game Localization: Game localizing services including translation and voice recording for video games.
4. Translation Services: Translation services into multiple languages using a diversified staff of freelance translators specialized in the company's business area.
5. Audio Description: Audio description services for visually impaired and blind target audiences, meeting accessibility requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

NorDubb Studios AS is a professional dubbing and audio production company operating 6 studios and a mixing suite in Oslo, Norway. It delivers Norwegian-language dubbing for movies and cartoon series, voiceover and commercial production for radio/TV/cinema, game localization with translation, multilingual translation services, and audio description for visually impaired audiences, leveraging a 300+ voice talent library.

Product overview

NorDubb Studios AS is a seasoned dubbing company offering a unified portfolio of audio production services centered around voice work. The company operates 6 studios and a mixing suite, providing five interconnected service lines: Dubbing (movies and cartoon series), Voiceover/Commercials (radio, TV, cinema), Game Localization (multi-language), Translation Services, and Audio Description. These services share common infrastructure (studios, voice talent archive of 300+ artists) and serve the Nordic region through partnerships with professional partners in multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dubbing Brothers: Dubbing Brothers is a European dubbing and audio post-production studio with facilities in multiple countries, specializing in film, series, and animation dubbing. Directly comparable to NorDubb as a multi-territory independent dubbing studio serving international content owners.
• SDI Media (now part of Iyuno): SDI Media was a major global dubbing and media localization company, now merged into Iyuno. As a former direct competitor to NorDubb, it illustrates the scale of international dubbing consolidation and the type of global vendor that competes for Nordic dubbing contracts.
• VSI Group: VSI is a London-based localization company specializing in dubbing, subtitling, and media access services including audio description. Closely aligned with NorDubb's full-service localization, audio description, and translation offerings for the media industry.
• Keywords Studios: Keywords Studios is a leading global provider of technical and creative services to the gaming industry, including game localization, voice recording, and translation. It directly overlaps with NorDubb's game localization service line and serves many of the same gaming customers.
• Bang Zoom! Studios: Bang Zoom! is a US-based dubbing and post-production studio specializing in animation, anime, and video game content. Comparable to NorDubb in its dubbing focus on cartoon series and games, though operating in the English-language market.
• Iyuno: Iyuno is the world's largest dubbing and localization services provider, offering dubbing, subtitling, and media localization across 100+ languages. It is the most direct global comparator to NorDubb's core dubbing and localization business, though at vastly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Lionbridge (now Lionbridge Games): Lionbridge is a major global language services provider with a dedicated games and media localization practice. Comparable to NorDubb at the translation and game localization layer, but as a much larger incumbent serving multiple verticals.
• TransPerfect: TransPerfect is one of the world's largest language services and translation companies, offering translation, interpretation, and media localization. It overlaps with NorDubb's translation and broader localization services but operates as a much larger generalist rather than a Norway-focused dubbing specialist.
• Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures Dubbing: Crunchyroll (owned by Sony) operates captive dubbing facilities for anime and animation content, with Nordic-language dubbing ambitions. A large, well-capitalized in-house dubbing operation that competes for the same cartoon/animation dubbing work NorDubb targets.

Emerging players

• ElevenLabs: ElevenLabs is an AI voice synthesis and dubbing platform offering automated, multilingual voice cloning and dubbing. It represents an emerging competitive pressure on traditional dubbing studios like NorDubb, particularly for commoditized VO and dubbing use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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