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 September 10, 2026, Electronic Theatre Controls announced the sale of ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries, its wholly-owned Polish subsidiary. Previously, on September 9, Germany's new cultural center, the FaustForum in Staufen im Breisgau, chose an ETC Prodigy P2 rigging system to support its diverse program of concerts, theatre, dance, film screenings, and festivals. The €20 million FaustForum had opened in April following four years of planning and construction. Earlier, on September 4, ETC expanded its Middle East and India sales team with the appointment of Richard Burton as field project co-ordinator, who will support customers and projects and strengthen ETC's presence throughout the region.
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Electronic Theatre Controls offers 2 products in the media tech and pro AV industries. Electronic Theatre Controls's product portfolio comprises of content acquisition and pro AV controls and infrastructure.
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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 Independent Television News and Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
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