Cablecast, also known as Tightrope Media Systems, is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1997, it employs approximately 50 people and reported $4.6M in revenue as of 2023. It is classified as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in video processing and playout, developing web-centric broadcast automation and digital signage systems.
Tightrope Media Systems announced on April 15, 2026, its plans to showcase integrated workflows with Bitfocus and Elgato at the 2026 NAB Show, scheduled from April 19-22 in Las Vegas. The demonstration will highlight how software-driven control and accessible hardware solutions streamline live production for municipal media teams. This follows the company's April 8, 2026, announcement of Cablecast LiveBridge, a new cloud-based live streaming service designed to help municipal governments, PEG, and community teams reliably cover concurrent live events with reduced complexity. Cablecast LiveBridge is also slated for its debut at NAB 2026.
Cablecast offers 2 products in the media tech and pro AV industries. Cablecast's product portfolio comprises of conferencing and video processing and playout.
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Cablecast's revenues were less than $10M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Cablecast's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear playout. For full access to Cablecast's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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