Open Broadcast Systems, a privately owned company headquartered in the UK, was founded in 2012 and employs approximately 10 individuals. The company reported $500,000 in revenue as of 2025 and operates as a tier 3 media tech buyer. It specializes in video processing and playout, designing, manufacturing, and deploying broadcast technology to assist clients in delivering high quality video content over IP.
On April 15, 2026, Open Broadcast Systems reported that BBC World Service selected its decoders for IP Television distribution, highlighting their high-quality, low-latency, and small form factor design for flexible, reliable, and cost-effective global deployment to rebroadcast partners. This followed an April 14, 2026, announcement that specified the IP decoders support SRT, RIST, and Zixi protocols for television distribution to global partners. On the same day, Robert Webber, senior distribution manager for BBC International Services, stated that the BBC required the capability "to deliver reliable IP video to BBC World Service partners in various locations across the world." Earlier on April 14, 2026, reports also confirmed that OBS's network of local partners installed the small form factor, low-latency IP decoders in several regions. The initial selection of Open Broadcast Systems' decoders for IP television distribution was announced on April 13, 2026.
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Open Broadcast Systems offers 2 products in the media tech and telecoms tech industries. Open Broadcast Systems's product portfolio comprises of enterprise and telecoms software and video processing and playout.
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Open Broadcast Systems's revenues were less than $1M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Open Broadcast Systems's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is contribution encoding. For full access to Open Broadcast Systems's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Open Broadcast Systems's customers primarily consist of media and TV services, broadcast television and radio and content rights companies. Examples of Open Broadcast Systems's customers include BBC, DAZN Group and IMG. Open Broadcast Systems has commercial and technical partners like Webbing, MSTV and Zixi.
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