Market Research Report on the Voice Over Industry Now Published

The voice over and language services industry is expected to grow to $11.7 billion in 2009, reports David Ciccarelli, CEO of Voices. What kind of a future does 2009 hold in store for voice overs and the language services industry?

The outlook for the industry is quite a bright one indeed according to the 2009 Report released by the experts at Voices, revealing that $10.9 billion was spent in 2008 on language services and voice recording, an industry that is expected to grow by 7.5% to $11.7 billion in 2009. Voices is an online workplace that connects buyers with sellers of voice over and audio recording services.

 

Market Driven by Mobile Technologies

Alongside rising sales for MP3 players, mobile phones and gaming consoles, the demand for voice acting in new media digital content such as podcasts, audiobooks, and videogames has naturally increased as a result, becoming even more relevant to everyday consumers as the applications soar in popularity and reach new market demographics.

 

Rise of the Voice Acting Group

In addition to voice overs being more sought after, the number of people seeking careers in voice acting is also growing, as documented in a 1200% increase noted over 5 months in a Facebook.com group dedicated to professional voice actors called The Voice Acting Hub, confirming a steady climb regarding the breadth of people around the world who are either practicing the craft or entering the field.

To access your copy of this annual report, visit or call Voices toll-free at 1-888-359-3472 to speak with an Account Executive: https://www.voices.com

 

About Voices

Voices is the online marketplace where businesses connect with voice actors and voice over talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies, marketing executives, casting directors and voice talent agencies rely on Voices to easily search for and hire language service providers such as translators, narrators and professional voice over talents with the assistance of their award-winning web service. Organizations that have worked with Voices include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader’s Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM and thousands more.