Planetcast
Planetcast, also known as Planetcast Media Services, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Established in 1996, the company operates as a tier 2 media tech buyer and employs approximately 1,160 individuals. It reported $61.6M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in media managed services, specifically providing uplinking and downlinking services for the broadcasting and satellite communication industries. Its offerings include teleporting, content management, pre and postproduction, and distribution for multi-platform/multi-devices. Additionally, Planetcast provides satellite-based telecom services and facilitates mobile connectivity via DSNG vans.

2024 Revenue

Subscribe

Founded

1996

Headcount

1,160

Headquarters

India

Primary Segment

Media managed services

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

25

News Summary:

On June 22, 2026, Planetcast Media Services appointed Kaushal Nanavati as Senior Vice President for Sales & Business Development (Domestic) to strengthen its leadership team and expand its footprint in India’s media and content services landscape. Nanavati brings over 25 years of experience across TV, digital, and content sectors. Previously, on May 30, 2026, Planetcast won the "Sports Broadcasting – Singapore" category at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards. This award recognized its Cloud.X Turbo deployment for beIN Asia Pacific, which transformed live sports delivery across 12 APAC markets through a hybrid-remote broadcast hub, supporting over 40 simultaneous live events with 99.99% uptime. The deployment also featured an IP-first architecture, streamlining workflows and reducing operational complexity for beIN Asia Pacific’s broadcast operations.

Similar Companies

Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's profile
Planetcast offers 9 products in the media tech industry. Planetcast's product portfolio comprises of video processing and playout, media managed services, connectivity and distribution services, content supply chain, video business systems and broadcast professional services.
Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's products in full detail
Planetcast's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Planetcast's revenue into 8 different product categories, the largest of which is playout and channel origination services. For full access to Planetcast's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's revenue in full detail
Jun
22nd
2026
01:00
May
30th
2026
01:00
May
30th
2026
01:00
May
25th
2026
06:52
May
22nd
2026
10:50
May
21st
2026
08:58
May
20th
2026
01:00
Apr
22nd
2026
08:10
Apr
22nd
2026
02:54
Apr
21st
2026
18:30
Apr
21st
2026
11:14
Apr
20th
2026
18:30
Planetcast's customers primarily consist of entertainment Providers, technology, Information and Internet and broadcast Media Production and Distribution companies. Examples of Planetcast's customers include Times Internet, Warner Bros. Discovery and Prasar Bharati. Planetcast has commercial and technical partners like Wurl, BeIN Media Group and Appear. Planetcast has suppliers like Venera Technologies.

Example Customers

Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's profile

Example Suppliers

Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's profile

Example Partners

Subscribe for full access to Planetcast's profile

Analyst insight reports

The battle for consumer experience
Understanding personalisation and recommendation
What we learnt from NAB and what it means for IBC
Making money from sports streaming
Subscribe to access all analyst insight reports