Vimond Media Solution

What Vimond Media Solution does

Vimond Media Solutions AS, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, is a private OTT video platform company operating as a subsidiary of TV 2 Gruppen (owned by Scandinavian media conglomerate Egmont). Founded in 2011 after originating inside TV 2's pioneering 1998 streaming division, Vimond sells a cloud-native, browser-based, microservices- and serverless-built content management and distribution platform — Vimond VIA — to broadcasters, publishers, and content owners globally. The platform spans live streaming (VIA Live), monetization (VIA Monetise covering SVOD, AVOD, TVOD, freemium, pay-per-view), an integrated cross-device app builder (VIA App Builder), and APIs for content discovery, playback, sub-profiles, and geo-restriction rules, with technology differentiation around 99.999% measured uptime, VOD2Live and Live2VOD conversion capabilities, and integration with AWS CloudFront, AWS Media & Entertainment Competency tooling, plus SOC 2 Type II and ISAE 3000 Type II compliance.

Vimond sells through three commercial tiers — Vimond Essentials (standardized, up to 10,000 monthly subscribers), Vimond Essentials Plus (up to 100,000 with optional live), and Vimond Unlimited (fully modular enterprise) — with annual subscription pricing benchmarked against Norwegian CPI, plus usage-based overage fees for storage, transcoding, playout, and users, and professional services on a separate statement-of-work basis. The customer base spans Comcast, TV 2 Norway, Thomson Reuters, Foxtel Group (powering Kayo Sports, BINGE, and Flash), NHK Cosmomedia America, TV4, MTV Finland, plus mid-market wins including TV Vest, ABC Nyheter, TV BRA, Finansavisen, Zinzino, and Thrive360 across Norway, Sweden, Finland, Australia, and the United States. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise field sales led by regional VPs (EMEA, AMECS), supplemented by AWS Marketplace, industry events, an SI partner channel (Qvest, Spyrosoft), and front-end specialists (Accedo, Applicaster, Norigin). Strategic milestones in 2022-2024 include AWS Partner Network membership, AWS Foundation Technical Review, CloudFront Ready designation, and AWS Media & Entertainment Competency status.

Name

Vimond Media Solution

Legal name

Vimond Media Solutions AS

Website

https://vimond.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vimond Media Solutions provides a cloud-native, modular OTT video platform (Vimond VIA) to broadcasters, publishers, and content owners globally. Headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and part of TV 2 Gruppen/Egmont, it offers tiered SaaS subscriptions covering live streaming, VOD, monetization, and multi-device delivery for enterprise and mid-market media customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

OTT Video Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms (MPACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Billing, Payments & Subscription Management (MPAHAJAC), Subscriber Identity, Entitlements & Access (SSO, IAM, Paywall) (MPAHAJAB), Device & App Lifecycle Management (Build, QA, Release, A/B Testing) (MPAHAJAE)

Keywords

• OTT video platform
• Cloud video streaming
• Video content management
• Live streaming software
• Video monetization platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based SaaS model where customers pay recurring fees based on selected tier (Essentials, Essentials Plus, or Unlimited) with different capacity limits and feature sets. Fees are adjusted annually based on Norwegian CPI.
2. Professional Services: Professional consultancy services including implementation, customization, and technical integration delivered under separate statement of work with daily rates.
3. Overage Fees: Additional fees charged when customer usage exceeds agreed limits/thresholds for storage, transcoding, playout, or users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Vimond provides a modular, browser-based, cloud-native SaaS online video platform (Vimond VIA) for delivery of OTT live streams and video-on-demand. The platform handles end-to-end content lifecycle management including ingestion, metadata enrichment, curation, monetization (SVOD, AVOD, TVOD, freemium, pay-per-view), and multi-device distribution across web, mobile, and Smart TV. It is sold through tiered subscriptions (Essentials, Essentials Plus, Unlimited) plus professional services, targeted at broadcasters, media companies, publishers, and content owners globally.

Product overview

Vimond Media Solutions provides a cloud-native, modular video content management and streaming platform. The core product is Vimond VIA — a browser-based platform for ingesting, managing, curating, monetising, and delivering live and on-demand video across any device. The product portfolio is structured into three commercial tiers: Vimond Essentials (standardised, ready-to-use, up to 10,000 monthly subscribers), Vimond Essentials Plus (enhanced capacity up to 100,000 subscribers, with optional live streaming), and Vimond Unlimited (fully modular and customisable for enterprise scale). Key add-on modules include VIA Monetise (subscriptions, AVOD, TVOD, payment processing), VIA Live (live event management and real-time encoding), and VIA App Builder (cross-platform app development). These components work together as an integrated SaaS platform enabling broadcasters, publishers, and content owners to launch and operate professional streaming services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vimond VIA: Modular, browser-based online video content management platform for delivery of OTT live streams and VOD
• Vimond Essentials
• Vimond Unlimited
• VIA Monetise
• VIA Live

Products and services

• Vimond VIA

Quantifiable outcome

• 413 million monthly video play requests processed
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

AI capability7 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS serves as the backbone for the Vimond VIA platform. Platform is built native to AWS using serverless architecture. Vimond has achieved AWS CloudFront Ready designation and AWS Media & Entertainment Competency status. Vimond VIA is available in AWS Marketplace.
• QvestminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQvest is a global systems integrator focused on media, translating transformation into measurable business outcomes.
• SpyrosoftminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpyrosoft (formerly Better Software Group) delivers front-end solutions and system integrations for media and entertainment companies worldwide.
• Fonn GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonn Group invests in companies delivering production and journalistic tools for media and entertainment industry. Vimond integrates with Fonn Group companies Mimir and Labrador.
• Yield MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYield Media partners with Vimond to drive revenue for media organisations. Partnership combines Vimond's streaming technology with Yield Media's expertise in digital advertising and AdTech, ensuring digital growth and higher advertising returns for customers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Wowza Streaming Engine: Streaming infrastructure software used by broadcasters and developers for live and VOD delivery. Overlaps with Vimond's VIA Live and underlying media workflow capabilities.
• Kaltura: Publicly-traded video platform offering video CMS, OTT TV, and enterprise video products. Competes with Vimond in broadcaster and enterprise OTT use cases.
• Brightcove: Publicly-traded online video platform serving broadcasters, publishers, and enterprises with video CMS, monetization, and OTT delivery. Closest direct competitor to Vimond VIA at the enterprise tier.
• Panopto: Enterprise video platform focused on corporate communications, training, and knowledge management. Direct competitor in Vimond's corporate/enterprise segment for branded streaming experiences.
• JW Player (JWP): Long-standing online video platform and player provider serving broadcasters and digital publishers. Direct competitor for video publishing, ad-supported streaming, and OTT delivery.

Emerging players

• Bitmovin: Video encoding and player technology provider that integrates with Vimond via partnership but also competes at the encoder/player layer. Notable overlap in OTT workflow tooling.
• Mux: Developer-focused video infrastructure platform offering video APIs, player, and real-time analytics. Emerging competitor in the OTT infrastructure layer where Vimond competes.

Broad incumbents

• AWS Media Services: Hyperscaler OTT stack (MediaLive, MediaPackage, IVS, Elemental) running on the same AWS foundation Vimond uses. Both a critical infrastructure partner and a broad incumbent competitor for end-to-end OTT delivery.
• Akamai Media Solutions: Hyperscaler-grade CDN and media delivery provider (and Vimond integration partner) that increasingly bundles OTT delivery and video optimization. Broader incumbent that can encroach on the OVP layer.
• IBM watsonx Media (formerly IBM Watson Media): Enterprise video and streaming offering from IBM targeting corporate and media customers. Broad incumbent competing in the same enterprise OTT and video delivery segments as Vimond.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vimondmedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/VimondMedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vimond-media-solutions

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 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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