3Play Media

3Play Media provides captioning, dubbing, subtitling, and audio description solutions that combine AI with expert human review. The platform optimizes video accessibility and localization by automating budget, quality assurance, and efficiency. It supports workflows for industries including media & entertainment, education, and corporate through customizable AI outputs, predicted accuracy scores, and automated upgrades to human review. Files ingest via API, integrations, FTP, cloud storage, links, or direct upload. The platform handles unlimited users and projects with multiple permissions and integrates with over 40 platforms.

How It Works:

Users upload their media files to the 3Play Media platform (or integrate via APIs). Files go through an automated speech-to-text system, with optional expert linguists reviewing results to ensure high accuracy and compliance with standards like ADA, WCAG, CVAA, etc. Turnaround time and quality levels can be customized per project.

Company Background:

• Founded: 2007 (expanded and strengthened through acquisition of Captionmax in 2022)
• Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Industries: Accessibility tech, media services, localization, and content compliance

 Typical Use Cases:

• Universities ensuring ADA accommodations for lectures and student content 
• Media companies delivering localized and captioned content for global audiences 
•  Corporations enhancing accessibility of internal training videos 
•  Live events and broadcasts needing real-time captioning support