Red Bee Media, formerly a BBC subsidiary, is a British managed media services provider specializing in video preparation and delivery solutions and operational optimization for media enterprises. Established in 2002, it was acquired by Creative Broadcast Services Holdings in 2005 and renamed Red Bee Media. In 2014, Ericsson acquired the company. Headquartered in the UK, Red Bee Media offers a wide range of services, including playout, OTT management, media management, distribution and MCR, access services, content discovery, live production, post-production, and creative services. With approximately 1270 employees, the company generates around $250 million in annual revenue.

2023 Revenue

Founded

2002

Headcount

1,270

Headquarters

UK

Primary Segment

Video processing and playout

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

96

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Red Bee Media will provide live subtitling, live signing, and live audio description for the first time during the Paralympic Games. The company will also provide an hour-long highlights show at 22:30. Red Bee Media will attend The Independent Show in Nashville, Tennessee, to discuss innovation and explore new partnerships. The company has collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to caption performances and make them accessible to a wider audience.

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Red Bee Media offers 9 products in the media tech industry. Red Bee Media's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services, video data and analytics, content supply chain, user experience and devices, video business systems, broadcast professional services, production and post production and video processing and playout.
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Red Bee Media's revenues were less than $500M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Red Bee Media's revenue into 13 different product categories, the largest of which is linear and FAST playout. 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, digital signage and professional display and pay TV services companies. Examples of Red Bee Media's customers include McDonald's, Sky Group and BBC. Red Bee Media has commercial and technical partners like Akamai, Lumen Technologies and Fastly. Examples of Red Bee Media's suppliers include Synamedia, Rohde & Schwarz and Net Insight.

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