Red Bee Media
Red Bee Media, also known as Red Bee, is a privately owned company headquartered in the UK and a subsidiary of Ericsson. Founded in 2002, it employs approximately 1,270 individuals and reported $182.7M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in media managed services, providing video preparation-delivery solutions and operational optimization for media enterprises. Initially established in 2002 as a BBC subsidiary, it was sold in 2005 to Creative Broadcast Services Holdings (owned by Macquarie Group) and subsequently acquired by Ericsson in 2014. Its portfolio includes a range of services such as Playout, OTT Management, Media Management, Distribution & MCR, Access Services, Content Discovery, Live Production, Post Production, and Creative Services.

2024 Revenue

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Founded

2002

Headcount

1,270

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Media managed services

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

108

News Summary:

Red Bee Media announced on March 9, 2026, the passing of Pam Masters, its first CEO and a pioneering leader instrumental in the company's formation. Previously, on January 15, 2026, Gabija Jonsson, the company's Head of Communication, discussed sustainability within the media broadcast industry, highlighting issues such as climate change, pollution, and dwindling natural resources. This followed a period in late 2025 when Red Bee Media's team, also led by Jonsson, attended various global industry events across Europe, including the DPP Leaders Briefing, SATIS, and SportsPro Media Summit. On December 12, 2025, Jonsson observed that the media broadcast and sports industries were undergoing rapid transformation, with the team focused on gathering intelligence regarding strategic priorities for the year ahead.

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Red Bee Media offers 11 products in the media tech industry. Red Bee Media's product portfolio comprises of video processing and playout, connectivity and distribution services, video business systems, content supply chain, media managed services and broadcast professional services.
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Red Bee Media's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Red Bee Media's revenue into 12 different product categories, the largest of which is playout and channel origination services. For full access to Red Bee Media's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Red Bee Media's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio, restaurants and telecoms companies. Examples of Red Bee Media's customers include BBC, McDonald's and Sky Group. Red Bee Media has commercial and technical partners like Fastly, Akamai and Lumen Technologies. Examples of Red Bee Media's suppliers include Synamedia, Net Insight and Rohde & Schwarz.

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