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Author: Sarah Robbins

Pavi, the new Avatar, stares wide-eyed with her twin Nisha reflected in her eyes, a frame from the Avatar: Seven Havens trailer. Image: Paramount+
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Avatar: Seven Havens Hands the Avatar to a Newcomer. Saheli Khan’s First Screen Role Is Now Four Books Long

Published October 10, 2026 Sarah Robbins animation voice acting, Avatar: Seven Havens, Dee Bradley Baker, New York Comic Con, Paramount+, Saheli Khan

Avatar: Seven Havens premiered on Paramount+ with newcomer Saheli Khan as Pavi and was renewed through Book 4 the same day at New York Comic Con.

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Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago in battered armour in Gears of War: E-Day. Image: Xbox Game Studios
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Gears of War: E-Day Has No Russian Voices. A Fan-Made AI Dub Got There Before Launch Day

Published October 6, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI dubbing, AI Voices, GamesVoice, Gears of War, Gears of War: E-Day, Russian dubbing, video game localization

E-Day launches with voices in 11 languages but only subtitles in Russian. A fan project’s AI dub filled the gap first, and players are split.

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Official screenshot from Order of the Sinking Star: a top-down view of a moonlit town square with pink tiled paving where the game's heroes stand among gardens and stone buildings. Image: Thekla, Inc. and Arc Games
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Jonathan Blow’s Order of the Sinking Star Names Its Voice Cast. Only Two Languages Get to Hear It

Published October 2, 2026 Sarah Robbins Anjali Bhimani, dubbing, Emily O'Brien, Jonathan Blow, Liam O'Brien, localization, Order of the Sinking Star, video game voice acting, voice cast

Emily O’Brien, Liam O’Brien and Anjali Bhimani lead Jonathan Blow’s new puzzle game. Full voice comes in only English and Simplified Chinese.

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Peppino Mazzullo in 1961, in a tweed jacket, leaning over a miniature bed where the Topo Gigio puppet lies under the covers beside a small candle. Image: Radiocorriere, 1961, public domain
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Peppino Mazzullo, the Voice of Topo Gigio for 45 Years, Dies at 100

Published October 1, 2026 Sarah Robbins Ed Sullivan, Italy, Maria Perego, obituary, Peppino Mazzullo, puppetry, Topo Gigio, voice actors

The Italian actor who voiced Topo Gigio from 1961 to 2006 died at home near Messina. He invented the mouse’s catchphrase and never called himself a dubber.

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Studio C at Salami Studios in North Hollywood: a red-carpeted cast-record room with a ring of microphones on stands, music stands and chairs, and windows into the control room. Image: Salami Studios
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Salami Studios Is Closing After 30 Years. Voice Actors Are Saying Goodbye to the Room Where Their Careers Began

Published September 29, 2026October 5, 2026 Sarah Robbins anime dubbing, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Maile Flanagan, North Hollywood, Salami Studios, studio closure, voice actors

North Hollywood’s Salami Studios, home to Avatar, Jackie Chan Adventures and Edgerunners sessions, is closing. Voice actors react to the news.

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Dots, a Rainbow and a Lissajous: How Australia’s TV Networks Got Their Logos and Their Voices

Published September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Sarah Robbins ABC TV, Australian television, John Deeks, logos, Network 10, Nine Network, promo voice, SBS, Seven Network, station announcers

Nine’s dots, Seven’s rainbow, Ten’s circle, the ABC’s Lissajous and SBS’s globe, plus the announcers who were the voice of each network.

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An empty telenovela set on a Mexico City studio floor, a lit living-room set surrounded by studio lights and a camera on a pedestal
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Mexico Now Requires Written Consent to Clone a Voice. ViX Is Already Dubbing With AI

Published September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI dubbing, dubbing law, Mexico, TelevisaUnivision, ViX, voice cloning

Two Mexican laws now require written consent to clone a performer’s voice and human actors for every dub. Weeks later, ViX said it dubs telenovelas with AI.

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Voice Over Articles 

Have Online Casting Platforms Changed the Voiceover Industry for Better or Worse?

Published July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Sarah Robbins Casting Platforms, online casting, Voiceover Careers

The Debate Over Accessibility, Competition, and Opportunity Continues to Divide Industry Opinion Few developments have transformed the voiceover industry as

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Industry Insights Voice Over Articles 

Why Audiobook Narration Is Creating New Opportunities for Voice Actors

Published June 11, 2026October 5, 2026 Sarah Robbins audiobooks, industry insights, voice acting

For years, audiobook narration occupied a relatively small corner of the voice-over industry. Commercial advertising attracted much of the attention,

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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Launches Thursday With Two Named Casts. Liam O’Brien Is Back as Isaac After 20 Years
Entertainment Featured Articles 

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Launches Thursday With Two Named Casts. Liam O’Brien Is Back as Isaac After 20 Years

October 14, 2026 Marcus Delgado Comments Off on Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Launches Thursday With Two Named Casts. Liam O’Brien Is Back as Isaac After 20 Years

Konami names ten English and nine Japanese voices for Belmont’s Curse. McTavish and Reynoso return, and so does O’Brien as Isaac.

Avatar: Seven Havens’ Gay Couple Is ‘Not a Huge Deal,’ Says Jae’s Voice. Iroh’s Second Voice Answered a Critic Online
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Avatar: Seven Havens’ Gay Couple Is ‘Not a Huge Deal,’ Says Jae’s Voice. Iroh’s Second Voice Answered a Critic Online

October 14, 2026 Theo Lindgren Comments Off on Avatar: Seven Havens’ Gay Couple Is ‘Not a Huge Deal,’ Says Jae’s Voice. Iroh’s Second Voice Answered a Critic Online
The Spanish Voice of Batman Says a US Platform Cloned Him. To File a Complaint, It Asked for More of His Voice
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The Spanish Voice of Batman Says a US Platform Cloned Him. To File a Complaint, It Asked for More of His Voice

October 13, 2026 Hana Mori Comments Off on The Spanish Voice of Batman Says a US Platform Cloned Him. To File a Complaint, It Asked for More of His Voice
A Veteran Philippine Voice Actor Lost a Big Brand Job to AI. Her Daughter Said Her Schedule Just Freed Up
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A Veteran Philippine Voice Actor Lost a Big Brand Job to AI. Her Daughter Said Her Schedule Just Freed Up

October 13, 2026 Leah Brannigan Comments Off on A Veteran Philippine Voice Actor Lost a Big Brand Job to AI. Her Daughter Said Her Schedule Just Freed Up

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