Planetcast, also known as Planetcast Media Services, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Founded in 1996, with approximately 1,160 employees, the company reported $61.6M in revenue as of 2024 and functions as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media managed services, acting as an India-based media technology service provider for the broadcasting and satellite communication industries. Planetcast offers uplinking and downlinking services, teleporting, content management, pre and postproduction, and distribution for multi-platform/multi-devices, along with satellite-based telecom services and mobile connectivity via DSNG vans.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

1,160

Headquarters

India

Primary Segment

Media managed services

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

25

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Planetcast expanded its hybrid broadcast portfolio at the NAB Show in Las Vegas through April 22, 2026, emphasizing greater flexibility, tighter integration, and more efficient workflows across playout, IP distribution, content management, OTT delivery, and monetization. Earlier on April 22, Planetcast unveiled its new hybrid broadcast solution, enhancing CloudX ReCaster and advanced scheduling solutions to power flexible end-to-end operations for broadcasters and content owners, supporting over 450 channels and 1.3 billion viewers worldwide. This initiative evolves its integrated portfolio, including MediaHQ, Contido, CloudX ReCaster, and BATS, into a unified end-to-end operating framework. On April 21, Planetcast showcased updates to its technology portfolio at NAB Show 2026, focusing on IP-based live sports workflows, expanded channel operations, and hybrid cloud automation, noting its support for approximately 1.3 billion viewers across more than 50 media brands. This followed its April 20 debut of key advancements in its integrated technology portfolio for large-scale media operations, including expanded IP-based live sports workflows and efficiencies through hybrid cloud and automation. Previously, on March 27, Planetcast announced its intention to present its latest hybrid IP and AI-powered innovations at NAB 2026 to help content owners drive new revenue opportunities and streamline operations.

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Planetcast offers 9 products in the media tech industry. Planetcast's product portfolio comprises of video business systems, media managed services, broadcast professional services, content supply chain, connectivity and distribution services and video processing and playout.
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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.
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Planetcast's customers primarily consist of technology, Information and Internet, media and TV services and entertainment Providers companies. Examples of Planetcast's customers include Prasar Bharati, Times Internet and Warner Bros. Discovery. Planetcast has commercial and technical partners like Appear, BeIN Media Group and Wurl. Planetcast has suppliers like Venera Technologies.

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