Planetcast, also known as Planetcast Media Services, is a privately owned company headquartered in India. Founded in 1996, the company employs approximately 1160 individuals and reported $61.6M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media managed services, providing uplinking and downlinking services for the broadcasting and satellite communication industries. Planetcast offers teleporting, content management, pre and postproduction, 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

News Summary:

On September 16, 2026, Planetcast acquired BroadStream Solutions, a provider of integrated playout, captioning, subtitling, and broadcast workflow software. This deal establishes a dedicated product arm within the media services company, with BroadStream forming the foundation of Planetcast’s newly created Products Division and bringing its OASYS Integrated Playout platform and a wider portfolio covering playout time delay, captioning, subtitling, and accessibility workflows. This acquisition was also announced on September 14, September 12, and September 11, with details emphasizing the addition of integrated playout, captioning, subtitling, and broadcast workflow products to Planetcast’s media technology portfolio, and the combination of BroadStream’s software with Planetcast’s global media services and content distribution infrastructure. Earlier, on September 10, 2026, Planetcast announced it would showcase four AI and automation tools at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam from September 11-14, designed to help media companies create, operate, deliver, and monetize content.

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Planetcast offers 9 products in the media tech industry. Planetcast's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services, video processing and playout, media managed services, broadcast professional services, video business systems and content supply chain.
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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 entertainment Providers, technology, Information and Internet and broadcast Media Production and Distribution 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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