Synamedia

Synamedia operates as an enterprise video software and services provider focused on pay-TV and streaming ecosystems. It creates value by enabling customers to process, secure, distribute and monetise premium video across broadcast and IP/OTT workflows, including migration to cloud infrastructures. Its portfolio spans cloud video platforms, conditional access and client security, forensic watermarking, cloud-native TV experiences and IP-based contribution/distribution gateways.

Revenue is generated from a mix of recurring software licences and SaaS subscriptions, consumption-based cloud services, and managed service contracts where Synamedia operates parts of the video network on behalf of clients. Additional value comes from professional services, integration, and ongoing support tied to long-term operator and broadcaster relationships, often priced relative to device counts, active channels, or usage volumes.

Synamedia is a UK-headquartered video software vendor formed from Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business after its acquisition by private equity firm Permira in 2018. The company provides cloud-based and on-premise software for processing, securing, distributing and monetising pay-TV and streaming video, along with anti-piracy and forensic watermarking solutions.

Its customers are pay-TV operators, telecom operators, broadcasters, direct-to-consumer streaming services, studios and content owners. Synamedia generates revenue through software and SaaS subscriptions, usage-based cloud services, managed services, traditional software and security licensing, and associated professional services and integration work for large video service deployments.