# Language news, Sunday, 1 November 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-11-01/

## SAG-AFTRA animation deal makes AI dubbing into other languages need actor consent

Business. Writes per-performer consent for AI foreign-language dubbing into a ratified US union contract, from productions starting 1 July 2027. Follows the Japan Actors Union guidelines filed 17 Oct.

Source: Voice Over Herald, https://www.voiceoverherald.com/sag-aftra-ratifies-tv-animation-contracts-ai-replica-dubbing-consent/

## Valencia court lets university staff choose Spanish or Valencian

Policy. Spain's Valencian High Court annulled the University of Valencia's 2023 rule sending internal staff communications only in Valencian, in a firm 4-1 ruling notified 29 Oct. It sets a limit on co-official language policy at work but does not extend to students or the public.

Source: TSJCV (Poder Judicial), http://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/es/Poder-Judicial/Tribunales-Superiores-de-Justicia/TSJ-Comunidad-Valenciana/Oficina-de-Comunicacion/Archivo-de-notas-de-prensa/El-TSJCV-establece-que-la-Universidad-de-Valencia-debe-remitir-sus-comunicaciones-internas-en-la-lengua-cooficial-de-eleccion-de-su-personal