MoonCity

What MoonCity does

MoonCity Transcripts is a privately held US transcription services firm founded in 2013 by Chaney Moon and Marc Olivier, specializing in transcription for television production, reality television, final scripting for reality and scripted content, and science and history programming. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City with a sales presence in Los Angeles, and operates with a small core staff supplemented by a distributed network of remote, US-based transcribers required to have at least two years of TV production experience. MoonCity serves two primary verticals — TV production companies and TV networks — and has expanded selectively into film post-production for distributors and broadcasters.

MoonCity's core product suite includes Standard TV Production Transcripts (starting at $1.50/minute), As Broadcast deliverables for network distribution (starting at $95 per project with annotations and snap-ins), Internal Cut transcripts (Radio Cut, Rough Cut, Fine Cut, Locked Cut), CCSL/CCDL/Dialogue Lists for film (starting at $16/min), and Show Builds. The underlying technology is a web-based custom client portal that consolidates project uploads, file management, and transcript delivery, with free TXT file output compatible with ScriptSync and AVID editing systems. All transcripts undergo a second-pass manager review under a stated 99% accuracy guarantee with free corrections.

MoonCity's business model is fully transaction-based, with per-minute pricing that scales by speaker count and required turnaround time (72-hour, 48-hour, or 24-hour rush), plus project-based fees for ABS deliverables and quote-based pricing for film work. The go-to-market combines a self-serve website intake form with direct enterprise sales to production companies, anchored by preferred-vendor status with Discovery Network. The company is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding, and invoices on NET15 terms (extendable to NET30).

Name

MoonCity

Legal name

MoonCity Transcripts

Website

https://mooncityscripts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MoonCity Transcripts is a US-based, bootstrapped transcription firm founded in 2013 that provides specialized TV production, As Broadcast, and film post-production transcription services to production companies and TV networks, anchored by Discovery Network preferred-vendor status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

TV Production Transcription Services

NAICS

Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Territory & Language Rights (International, Dubbing/Subtitling) (MPADALAH)

Keywords

• TV production transcription
• Broadcast transcript services
• Film dialogue lists
• Closed caption scripts
• Reality TV transcripts

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. TV Production Transcription Services: Per-minute transcription services priced based on speaker count and turnaround time. Standard 72-hour turnaround starts at $1.50/min for single speaker. Rush services (24-48 hour) command premium pricing up to $3.35/min. Revenue is transaction-based, driven by project volume and urgency.
2. As Broadcast (ABS) Deliverables: Network-ready transcript deliverables starting at $95 per project, including annotations up to 100 footnotes and snap-ins. Premium service for network broadcast requirements.
3. Film Post-Production Transcription: CCSL (Closed Caption Subtitle List) and CCDL services starting at $16/min for feature film deliverables. Custom quote-based pricing for complex projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MoonCity provides per-minute, timecoded transcription services purpose-built for U.S. television production, including standard TV production transcripts, As Broadcast (ABS) deliverables for network distribution, internal cut transcripts (Radio/Rough/Fine/Locked), show builds, and CCSL/CCDL/Dialogue Lists for feature film post-production. Services are priced by speaker count and turnaround tier, executed by U.S.-based native-English transcribers with second-pass manager review, and delivered through a custom client web portal.

Product overview

MoonCity offers a suite of transcription services specifically designed for TV production and film post-production. The core offering consists of Standard Transcription (TV Production) as the foundational service, complemented by specialized deliverable formats including As Broadcast Deliverables (ABS) for network distribution, Internal Cut Transcripts for production stages, CCSL/CCDL/Dialogue Lists for film post-production, and Show Builds. All services share a common infrastructure including a Custom Client Portal for project management, and are supported by US-based transcribers with second-pass manager review. Pricing varies by speaker count, turnaround time, and transcript format complexity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard TV Production Transcription Core per-minute transcription service for TV production (reality, scripted, science, history), with detailed headers, timecodes at every answer start plus 30-second intervals, verbatim interviewee dialogue minus filler words, paraphrased producer questions, research and standardization of proper names, and second-pass manager review. Priced from $1.50/min for single-speaker 72-hour turnaround.
• As Broadcast Deliverables (ABS) Network-ready As Broadcast transcript deliverables for TV networks, including annotations up to 100 footnotes and snap-ins. Produced for almost every major network, with Discovery Network preferred-vendor status. Starting at $95 per project.
• Internal Cut Transcripts Customized transcripts for various production stages (Radio Cut, Rough Cut, Fine Cut, Locked Cut), with format and turnaround tailored to client specifications. Starting at $2.16/min.
• CCSL / CCDL / Dialogue Lists Feature film post-production transcripts including Closed Caption Subtitle Lists (CCSL), Closed Caption Dialogue Lists (CCDL), and dialogue lists for feature film deliverables to distributors and broadcasters. Starting at $16/min, quote-based for complex projects.
• Show Builds Customized transcript formatting and turnaround services for show production builds, with format and turnaround tailored to specific client needs. Starting at $2.16/min.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% accuracy rate with free corrections if not satisfied
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Discovery NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMoonCity operates as a Discovery Network preferred vendor, producing As Broadcast deliverable transcripts for Discovery productions. This preferred vendor status indicates a strategic, ongoing relationship where MoonCity is a recognized, approved vendor for the network's transcription needs. The company helped hundreds of production companies complete projects for Discovery at competitive rates.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rev: Rev is a large-scale transcription and captioning marketplace offering per-minute human and AI transcription services. It directly competes with MoonCity on general per-minute transcription pricing and enterprise transcription services, including for media clients.
• TranscribeMe: TranscribeMe provides human and hybrid transcription services across multiple industries. While broader in vertical mix, its per-minute model and accuracy-tiered pricing are directly comparable to MoonCity's core offering.
• SpeedScriber: SpeedScriber offers AI-assisted transcription built specifically for video production workflows including Avid and Premiere integrations. It competes with MoonCity on production-grade transcripts with editing-tool integration.
• CaptionMax: CaptionMax provides closed captioning, subtitling, and transcription services specifically for broadcast television, film, and streaming. It competes head-to-head with MoonCity on network-ready deliverables and caption/subtitle list outputs.
• GoTranscript: GoTranscript offers per-minute human transcription and captioning services globally. It competes with MoonCity on per-minute pricing for production and corporate audio transcription.
• Verbit: Verbit offers AI-assisted transcription and captioning for media, legal, and education verticals. It is comparable to MoonCity in delivering captioning and transcription services to broadcast and production clients, often at larger enterprise scale.
• 3Play Media: 3Play Media specializes in video transcription, closed captioning, and audio description for broadcast and digital video. It overlaps with MoonCity's ABS, CCSL, and CCDL deliverables for TV and film post-production.

Emerging players

• Otter.ai: Otter.ai provides AI meeting and conversation transcription primarily for enterprise meetings. While not focused on TV/film production, its AI-first model and falling price points pressure the broader transcription services market that MoonCity operates in.
• Trint: Trint provides an AI transcription platform with collaborative editing features for journalists and production teams. It overlaps with MoonCity on timecoded transcripts and editing workflow integration, though its go-to-market is software subscription rather than per-minute service.
• Sonix: Sonix offers automated transcription with editor-friendly tooling for media and content teams. It targets similar production and content workflows as MoonCity with a software-led approach rather than human-vendor service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MoonCityScripts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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