Arri, a privately owned company headquartered in Germany, operates as a subsidiary of Riedel Communications and holds Claypaky as a subsidiary. Founded in 1917, employing approximately 750 individuals, and reporting $326.2M in revenue as of 2024, it functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in content acquisition, designing and manufacturing a range of products including cameras, lenses, lamps, and lighting systems, as well as running rental operations across Europe to support major TV series and movie shoots.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1917

Headcount

743

Headquarters

Germany

Primary Segment

Content acquisition

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

4

News Summary:

On June 24, 2026, Arri introduced LUKA, an Unreal Engine plugin designed to integrate its lighting and camera tools into real-time virtual environments for tasks such as lighting, camera previs, LED wall preparation, and post handoff. This development follows the company's acquisition by the Riedel Group less than three months prior. Previously, on June 23, Arri set a new benchmark for live entertainment broadcasts at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, where Austria's host broadcaster ORF deployed 24 ALEXA 35 Live cameras to achieve a cinematic aesthetic. This initiative stems from ORF's determination to elevate the impact of the event, which Vienna hosted after Austria won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, as reported on June 19.

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Arri offers 9 products in the media tech industry. Arri's product portfolio comprises of media managed services, production and post production, broadcast professional services and content acquisition.
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Arri's revenues were less than $500M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Arri's revenue into 9 different product categories, the largest of which is studio lighting systems. For full access to Arri's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Arri's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Arri's customers include Al Mashhad, Star Channel and Nottingham Trent University. Arri has commercial and technical partners like Ortana Media Group and The Helm. Examples of Arri's suppliers include Rohde & Schwarz, ROE Visual and MASV.

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