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How Dubbing Actors Are Paid in Europe: Four Systems
Industry Insights10 min read

How Dubbing Actors Are Paid in Europe: Four Systems

Italy pays by the riga, France by the ligne, Madrid by the take, Germany by the Take. The rates, the agreements behind them and what each unit means.

#dubbing#voice over rates#localisation
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AI Voice Training Opt-Out: What the Law Now Requires
Industry Insights10 min read

AI Voice Training Opt-Out: What the Law Now Requires

AI training on your voice is allowed in the EU unless you opt out — machine-readably. What § 44b, the LAION rulings and the AI Act actually require.

#ai voice#voice over law#ai training
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AI Narration on Audiobook Platforms: The 2026 Rules
Industry Insights8 min read

AI Narration on Audiobook Platforms: The 2026 Rules

ACX bans it, Spotify labels it, Kobo wants it in the metadata. What every major audiobook platform requires when the narration is AI-generated.

#ai voice#audiobooks#voice over law
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AI Voice Disclosure Rules: A Platform-by-Platform Guide
Industry Insights8 min read

AI Voice Disclosure Rules: A Platform-by-Platform Guide

Where you must label an AI voice in 2026: the YouTube, TikTok, Meta, Audible and Spotify rules, checked against the EU AI Act baseline and its code.

#ai voice#compliance#voice over law
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AI Voice Licensing Rates: What Platforms Actually Pay
Industry Insights8 min read

AI Voice Licensing Rates: What Platforms Actually Pay

ElevenLabs paid out $22M. European associations set €5,000 as a minimum fee. What AI voice platforms and rate cards actually publish, compared.

#ai voices#voice over rates#licensing
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Is Audio Description Legally Required? EU and UK Rules
Industry Insights9 min read

Is Audio Description Legally Required? EU and UK Rules

No single EU law makes audio description mandatory. What the Accessibility Act, the AVMSD, WCAG and Ofcom each actually require, with sources.

#audio description#accessibility#voice over law
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EU AI Act Article 50: What Voice Work Must Disclose
Industry Insights6 min read

EU AI Act Article 50: What Voice Work Must Disclose

Article 50 of the EU AI Act has applied since 2 August 2026. What synthetic voice must disclose, who carries the duty, and what marking counts.

#ai voice#voice over law#compliance
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Netflix and German Dubbing: The AI Consent Dispute
Industry Insights10 min read

Netflix and German Dubbing: The AI Consent Dispute

German voice actors have refused Netflix work since February 2026 over an AI training clause. What the contract says and where the dispute stands.

#ai voice#dubbing#voice cloning
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Who Owns Your Voice? Voice Rights Law, Country by Country
Industry Insights11 min read

Who Owns Your Voice? Voice Rights Law, Country by Country

What the law actually protects when a voice is cloned: Germany, Denmark, the US, the UK and the EU compared, with a primary source for every claim.

#voice rights#ai voices#voice cloning
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