Electronic Theatre Controls, also known as ETC, is a privately owned company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1975, the company employs approximately 950 individuals and reported $160.0M in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a content acquisition provider, the company specializes in manufacturing lighting and rigging technology. Its products are utilized in a variety of small and large venues, including theatres, churches, restaurants, hotels, schools, television studios, casinos, theme parks, and opera houses.
On July 29, 2026, Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) returned to Edinburgh to support festival technicians during the city's busy festival season, which transforms the city into a major global center for live performance. Previously, on July 24, ETC announced its plan to exhibit at the PLASA Show at Olympia London from September 6-8, 2026, where it will showcase a range of its latest products on Stand B29. This followed an update on July 23 that Hog control technology supported Lighting Designer Jamie Fadden in creating the concert experience for "Weird Al" Yankovic’s BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour, a production that stages five shows weekly across various North American venues.
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Electronic Theatre Controls offers 2 products in the pro AV and media tech industries. Electronic Theatre Controls's product portfolio comprises of pro AV controls and infrastructure and content acquisition.
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Electronic Theatre Controls's revenues were less than $250M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Electronic Theatre Controls's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is studio lighting systems. For full access to Electronic Theatre Controls's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Electronic Theatre Controls's customers primarily consist of media managed services and live events companies. Examples of Electronic Theatre Controls's customers include Dutch National Opera & Ballet and Independent Television News.
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