Codemill
Codemill AB is a Swedish public software company (Nasdaq First North: CDMIL) that builds cloud-native media asset management and supply chain software — Accurate.Video, Cantemo MAM, and Accurate Player SDK — for studios, broadcasters, and streaming platforms globally.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersUmeå, Sweden
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Codemill does
Codemill AB is a Swedish software company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Umeå, that builds cloud-native and hybrid-cloud media workflow software for the global media and entertainment industry. The company develops and commercializes three core products — Accurate.Video (a suite of browser-based media workflow applications for logging, QC, subtitle fixing, compliance, and media segmentation), Cantemo MAM (a hybrid-cloud media asset management system built on the Vidispine media backbone REST APIs), and the Accurate Player SDK (a frame-accurate HTML5 player framework) — alongside a Digital Services practice that delivers bespoke UX design and software development for media clients. Codemill acquired Cantemo AB in May 2021 and listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in June 2021 under the ticker CDMIL, raising 47.5 MSEK at a pre-IPO valuation of approximately 199 MSEK.
The company's customer base is concentrated in the media and entertainment vertical and includes major Hollywood studios (Paramount, Disney, Warner Brothers, ViacomCBS), public and commercial broadcasters (ITV, BBC, Sky, TF1, ProSiebenSat.1, SVT, PBS, NBCUniversal, Hearst Networks EMEA), and VOD/OTT streamers (Peacock, Discovery+, Amazon, Rakuten Viki, DAZN, Joyn). Cantemo and Accurate.Video underpin operational deployments at scale, including Sky's MediaMesh platform processing 2.7M+ assets annually and ITV's pipeline delivering 300+ hours of content to 30+ platforms per week. The company pursues an enterprise sales motion with direct field sales, a global reseller and systems integrator network (including AWS, Vidispine, Iconik, Ortana, Vionlabs, Embrace, and IPSB Technology), and recurring presence at IBC and NAB Show.
Codemill operates four offices (Umeå, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles) with approximately 40-45 employees. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions and licenses for Accurate.Video, Cantemo MAM, and Accurate Player SDK; professional services for implementation, UX design, and custom development; partner-led licensing via resellers and systems integrators; and ongoing SLA-backed service agreements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the company offers annual subscription and multi-year contract structures for both large enterprises and small/medium media companies. Integration with AWS Media2Cloud, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and third-party AI tools such as Vionlabs AINAR extends the platform's role inside broader media technology stacks, while the Launch Template Architecture enables partners to embed Accurate.Video into existing platforms without self-hosting.
Codemill firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Codemill
- Legal name
- Codemill AB
- Website
- https://codemill.se
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Codemill AB is a Swedish public software company (Nasdaq First North: CDMIL) that builds cloud-native media asset management and supply chain software — Accurate.Video, Cantemo MAM, and Accurate Player SDK — for studios, broadcasters, and streaming platforms globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Codemill industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Media Asset Management Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Media Asset Management (MAM) Platforms (MPAHAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Media Asset QC, Verification & Fixity (Checksums, Compliance) (MPAHAGAJ), Digital Asset Management (DAM) for Media/Creative (MPAHAGAB), Metadata Management & Cataloging (Taxonomy, Semantic Search, AI Tagging) (MPAHAGAG), Ingest, Indexing & Proxy/Mezzanine Generation (MPAHAGAH), Content Retrieval, Distribution & Reuse Workflows (Interoperability/APIs) (MPAHAGAK)
Keywords
Where Codemill is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Umeå
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Codemill business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- SaaS Products - Large Enterprises: Cloud-based software offered as license or subscription service for large media enterprises. Includes Accurate.Video, Cantemo MAM, and Accurate Player SDK.
- Professional Services - Large Enterprises: Consulting services for implementation, UX design, custom development, and integration work for large enterprise clients.
- Partner Strategy: Revenue from channel partners, resellers, and systems integration partners who deploy and resell Codemill products globally.
- SaaS SME: Software products for small and medium-sized media companies.
- Service Agreements: Ongoing SLA-backed technical support and maintenance contracts.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | SaaS subscription for large enterprises |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Professional services |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Partner/reseller arrangements |
| Subscription | Annual | SaaS for SME |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
Codemill product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Codemill develops and sells Media Asset Management (MAM) software and content supply chain solutions for media and entertainment organizations. Its portfolio combines a media asset management system, an automated cloud-based video review and quality control platform, a video player SDK, and long-term archival tools that broadcasters, content owners, and post-production houses use to ingest, manage, transform, and deliver video at scale.
Product overview
Codemill offers a modular, cloud-native product portfolio for the Media and Entertainment industry. The core offerings consist of Accurate.Video (a suite of browser-based media workflow applications for content logging, QC, compliance, subtitle fixing, and media segmentation), Cantemo (a hybrid-cloud Media Asset Management system for managing assets, collections, metadata, and versions across storage platforms), Accurate Player SDK (a frame-accurate HTML5 player framework for building custom video platforms), and Digital Services (bespoke UX and software development to extend the product suite into custom workflows). The portfolio also includes Launch Template Architecture (LTA), which enables lightweight self-service integration of Accurate.Video from any existing backend. Products are designed to interoperate: Cantemo serves as the MAM backbone, with Accurate.Video and Accurate Player SDK providing workflow and playback capabilities, while Digital Services bridges gaps with custom development.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Accurate.Video: Cloud-native suite of media workflow applications including Validate, Edit, QC, Logging, and LTA (Launch Template Architecture) for broadcast and post-production media professionals. Streamlines content preparation through metadata-assisted workflows and automation of labour-intensive media operations.
- Cantemo
- Accurate Player SDK
- Digital Services
Products and services
- Accurate.Video
- Cantemo MAM
- Accurate Player SDK
- Digital Services
- LTA (Long Term Archive)
Quantifiable outcome
- 2.7 million assets processed annually on Sky's MediaMesh platform
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Codemill
Customer profileNamed customers28 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Codemill technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration9 records
AI capability9 records
Feature6 records
Codemill partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- HiscalecoreStrategic partnership to integrate Hiscale's FLICS transcoding service with Codemill's Cantemo MAM and Accurate.Video applications, creating a live-ingest-and-logging solution for broadcasters. Targets sports broadcasters and live event producers.
- Sky GroupcoreTechnology provider for Sky's MediaMesh platform - a unified cloud platform centralizing content quality control, enrichment, conversion, and distribution across Europe's largest media company. Processes 2.7M+ assets annually.
- IPSB TechnologycoreKuala Lumpur-based media systems integrator and managed services provider. Partnered with Codemill to deliver hybrid cloud MAM system for Media Prima Berhad in Malaysia.
- Cantemo ABcoreAcquired by Codemill in 2021. Developer of media asset management software. Transaction aligned with Codemill's focus on media workflows and IPO plans.
- SDVIcoreTechnology partner in Sky's MediaMesh platform development
- TelestreamcoreTechnology partner in Sky's MediaMesh platform development
- TMT InsightscoreTechnology partner in Sky's MediaMesh platform development
- VionlabscoreIntegration of Accurate.Video with AINAR AI solution for comprehensive video content analysis, metadata generation, and smart ad-break placement optimization.
- Ortana Media GroupcoreIntegration of Accurate.Video with Cubix Yunify and Halo asset management, orchestration, and automation platforms. Both cloud-native platforms with browser-based workflows.
- Iconik (Backlight)coreAccurate.Video integrated with iconik Media Asset Management SaaS platform for professional media workflows with time-based metadata.
- EmbracecoreIntegration with Embrace Pulse-IT workflow orchestration engine for media supply chain technical operations teams to prepare content for broadcast, SVOD, AVOD, FAST channels and social media.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)corePrimary cloud platform partner for hosting Codemill products and customer deployments. AWS Media2Cloud reference architecture used by clients like UKTV.
- VidispinecoreCantemo uses Vidispine media backbone REST APIs. Deep integration partnership for media asset management capabilities.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Codemill competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Avid Technology: Avid is the established incumbent in media production and asset management (MediaCentral, Pro Tools, Media Composer). It competes broadly with Codemill's content supply chain play, especially for major broadcasters and Hollywood studios, but its installed base is largely file/on-prem — a position Codemill targets to displace with cloud-native workflows.
- Adobe (Frame.io / Premiere Pro): Adobe's Frame.io and Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects) provide collaborative review, asset management, and post-production workflows that overlap with Accurate.Player SDK, Accurate.Video, and Cantemo's curated review use cases. Cantemo 6 ships dedicated panels for Premiere and Final Cut precisely because Adobe is a workflow adjacency.
- Evertz Microsystems: Evertz provides end-to-end broadcast infrastructure including playout, routing, and integrated media asset management (e.g., OvertureRT, Mediator). It is a broader incumbent than Codemill but competes for the same broadcast supply-chain consolidation RFPs where MAM, QC, and workflow orchestration converge.
Emerging players
- Limecraft: Limecraft offers cloud-based production management and rough-cut / logging tools serving broadcasters and production houses. It overlaps with Accurate.Video's logging, rough-cut, and collaboration capabilities, addressing a similar SMB-to-mid-market media cohort in Europe.
Direct peers
- Tedial: Tedial provides MAM, business intelligence, and media logistics platforms specifically targeting broadcasters and sports media. Like Codemill, it competes for media supply chain transformation RFPs and emphasizes cloud-native, multi-platform content delivery — a direct adjacence in the same niche.
- Vidispine: Vidispine provides a media backbone API platform for asset management and orchestration — it is literally the media backbone under Cantemo and a separate commercial offering to broadcasters. It competes with the same IT decision-maker and overlaps in metadata management, ingest, and interop capabilities.
- Ortana Media Group: Ortana's Cubix and Halo products orchestrate media asset management, automation, and processing pipelines. Accurate.Video integrates with Ortana, and the two compete for orchestration and processing-layer RFPs inside broadcaster supply chains, especially where cloud-native orchestration is a requirement.
- Dalet: Dalet is a long-established media asset management and broadcast workflow software vendor serving global broadcasters, sports organizations, and content producers. It competes head-on with Cantemo MAM for system-of-record MAM deals and with Accurate.Video for content preparation, QC, and distribution workflows — the same RFPs Codemill wins.
- Telestream: Telestream specializes in video transcoding, QC, and media processing infrastructure used by broadcasters and post-production houses. It is a co-tenant with Codemill on Sky's MediaMesh platform and competes directly on file-based ingest, QC, and proxy-generation workflows where Accurate.Video plays.
- Iconik (Backlight): Iconik is a cloud-native SaaS MAM platform that integrates with Accurate.Video and competes in the same SMB-and-enterprise media collaboration category. It overlaps with Cantemo MAM on storage-agnostic asset management and with Accurate.Video on rush logging, segmentation, and review — making it a direct technology peer.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Codemill social profiles
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Codemill leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Codemill subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Codemill funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors2 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Codemill M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Codemill
What does Codemill do?
Codemill develops and sells Media Asset Management (MAM) software and content supply chain solutions for media and entertainment organizations. Its portfolio combines a media asset management system, an automated cloud-based video review and quality control platform, a video player SDK, and long-term archival tools that broadcasters, content owners, and post-production houses use to ingest, manage, transform, and deliver video at scale.
Is Codemill a public or private company?
Codemill is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Codemill founded?
Codemill was founded in 2008. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Codemill based?
Codemill is headquartered in Umeå, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Codemill make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. SaaS Products - Large Enterprises are the primary driver. The others are professional Services - Large Enterprises, partner Strategy, saaS SME and service Agreements.
Who are Codemill's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Avid Technology, Adobe (Frame.io / Premiere Pro) and Evertz Microsystems. Limecraft is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Tedial, Vidispine, Ortana Media Group, Dalet, Telestream and Iconik (Backlight).
Does Codemill have an API?
Yes. Cantemo uses Vidispine media backbone REST APIs. Cantemo is built on Vidispine and supports customer or partner managed infrastructure (physical servers, VMs, private/public cloud, or hybrid). The platform provides REST APIs and is designed for flexible workflows with open-ended customisation. Developer documentation is at doc.cantemo.com/latest.
What industry is Codemill in?
Codemill's product category is Media Asset Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAHAGAA, Media Asset Management (MAM) Platforms, with a secondary code of MPAHAGAJ, Media Asset QC, Verification & Fixity (Checksums, Compliance). Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.