Audiovisual translation (AVT) has always relied on technology to achieve its communicative aims and to help make audiovisual media accessible to all. The present symposium aims to investigate the evolution and possibilities of one particular interface between AVT and technology: speech recognition software and its applications in AVT. Although the focus will be on live subtitling for television, the symposium will also review related developments such as speech-to-text and text-to-speech applications in the media.