What CueScript does

CueScript Limited is a private teleprompting solutions provider founded in 2014 by broadcast industry veterans Michael Accardi, Brian Larter, and Peter Carey. Headquartered in Epsom, UK, with a US office in Stratford, CT, the company designs and manufactures professional teleprompter hardware (monitor ranges from 10.4" to 24", hoods, mounting plates, accessories) and software (CueiT platform in Premier, Production, and News editions) for broadcasters, sports networks, news operations, corporate enterprises, educational institutions, and event producers. CueScript was the first company to deliver a complete IP-based prompting solution supporting SMPTE 2110, shipping IP-enabled CSMV2 monitors since 2016 with formal launch in 2019.

The company's technology stack centers on the CueiT software platform (Windows/macOS with native Apple Silicon support), the CueB hardware hub with SFP+ SMPTE 2110 connectivity, and the proprietary CueTALK Ethernet protocol enabling cloud and remote workflows. CueScript holds patent-pending IP around SMPTE 2110 prompting and PTZ camera mounting, maintains registered brands (CueiT, CueTALK, CueLock, SayiT), and integrates deeply with Ross Video's Inception NRCS, MOS-compliant newsroom systems (ENPS, iNEWS), and Sony FR7 PTZ cameras. The product portfolio spans CSMV2 IP-enabled monitors, EMC and CSF mid-market monitors, talent monitors, the CSOG openGear card, CueVue IP rendering engines, CueTALK Cloud, SayiT speech-synchronized scrolling, and the CueMe/CuePad mobile apps.

CueScript operates a hybrid business model: hardware sales through a global dealer/distributor network (UK, US, Mexico, DACH, Switzerland, Middle East, Turkey, APAC) supplemented by direct enterprise sales in the UK and US, plus professional services via worldwide teleprompter hire with operators. Software is sold via perpetual CueiT licenses (Premier/Production/News) with subscription add-ons for CueMe and CuePad apps, plus optional extended warranty (5-year total). The firm reports 51-100 employees, has no disclosed external funding, and continues to win major industry awards (NAB Product of the Year 2025, TV Tech Best of Show 2025) while serving enterprise customers including YES Network, TF1 News, MSNBC, ABC News, ABC Australia, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Name

CueScript

Legal name

CueScript Limited

Website

https://cuescript.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CueScript is a private UK-founded teleprompter hardware and software provider serving broadcasters, sports networks, news operations, educational institutions, and event producers worldwide through direct sales and a global dealer network. It pioneered the industry's first complete SMPTE 2110 IP-based prompting solution and offers CueiT software across Premier, Production, and News tiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stratford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Teleprompter Hardware Sales: CueScript sells complete teleprompter packages including monitors (CSM, CSMV2, EMC, CSF ranges from 10.4" to 24"), hoods (molded and collapsible), mounting plates, and accessories. The company also offers talent monitors (TM22, TM24) as add-on products. Hardware is sold through dealers globally and directly by sales teams in UK and US.
2. Software Licensing: CueiT software is sold in three tiers: CueiT Premier (dongle-based license), CueiT Production (license on CueB device), and CueiT News (license on CueB device with MOS upgrade). Mac versions available as add-on licenses. The CueB license is transportable across computers and registered for 365 days.
3. Equipment Hire / Rental: CueScript offers short-term teleprompter hire covering Live TV, corporate shoots, award ceremonies, and concerts. The company provides equipment, technicians, and operators. Hire services are available worldwide, with packages at varying involvement levels from equipment-only to full managed services.
4. Accessories and Add-ons: Accessories include CueNumber tally lights, Time Display, Counterbalance Weights, OnTime NTP reader, scroll controls (Desktop, Foot, Wireless variants), and replacement glass. Mobile apps like CueMe and CuePad offer additional license-based revenue.
5. Extended Warranty: A 2-year warranty extension (bringing total to 5 years) can be purchased as an add-on to the standard 3-year warranty on all CueScript products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CueScript designs, manufactures, and sells professional teleprompting hardware (IP-enabled monitors, hoods, mounting plates, talent monitors, scroll controls, and accessories) and proprietary software (the CueiT prompting platform with Premier, Production, and News editions) for broadcast, news, sports, corporate, and education markets. The company offers the industry's first complete IP-based prompting solution with SMPTE 2110 support, complemented by short-term equipment hire services worldwide.

Product overview

CueScript offers a comprehensive teleprompting solution ecosystem consisting of both software and hardware products. The software portfolio centers around CueiT prompting software available in three tiers (Premier for education/corporate, Production for studio/entertainment, and News for newsroom NRCS integration). Supporting software includes SayiT for automatic speech synchronization, CueMe mobile app for script preview, CuePad iOS teleprompting app, CueVue rendering engine, and CueTALK Cloud for remote connectivity. The hardware portfolio includes IP-enabled CSMV2 prompter monitors (22", 19", 17"), CSM prompter monitors (now EOL, replaced by CSMV2), EMC monitors for mid-market use (17", 15"), and talent monitors (24", 22"). Accessories include teleprompter hoods (molded and collapsible in various sizes), Mount Purple mounting plates (large, medium, small, extra-large, and Perfect Balance Plate), PTZ mounting solutions for Sony FR7 and standard PTZ cameras, speech prompter stands, robotic stands, and control devices (desktop, foot, and wireless hand/foot scroll controls). The company also offers prompter hire services for events and productions worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CueiT: CueScript's proprietary teleprompter software platform, available in Premier, Production, and News editions, supporting Windows and macOS.
• CueTALK
• CueMe
• CuePad
• CueVue
• SayiT

Products and services

• CueiT Software Operator and production-friendly teleprompter software with three versions: CueiT Premier (education, middle market, corporate), CueiT Production (studio, light entertainment, live productions), and CueiT News (news/MOS NRCS integration). Supports Windows and macOS with native Apple Silicon support.
• CueB Device Hub device that activates CueiT software and enables prompt output. Features CueTALK via USB or Ethernet, SFP+ SMPTE 2110 connectivity, and built-in video distribution amplifier with 2x Analogue/Composite and 2x HD-SDI outputs. License resides on device, making it transportable across computers.
• CSOG openGear CueB

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly reduces shoot time
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Broadcast & Production Services (BPS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based distributor agreement effective October 8, 2014. BPS assumed distribution rights for all CueScript products in the United Kingdom, providing local sales, support, and installation services.
• Excelencia en Comunicaciones y TecnologíacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexico City-based exclusive distributor agreement effective July 8, 2014. Excelencia serves as CueScript's exclusive distributor in Mexico.
• Camera Support Granderath (CaSu)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman distributor agreement effective June 3, 2015. CaSu distributes CueScript products in Germany and Austria.
• AVC-Systems AGregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distributor agreement effective May 18, 2015. AVC-Systems AG designated as CueScript's distributor in Switzerland.
• Alphatron Broadcast SystemsregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMiddle East distributor agreement effective March 24, 2015. Alphatron Broadcast Systems serves as distributor and dealer of CueScript products in the Middle East (MEA), based in Dubai Media City.
• Mavi Grup IletisimregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish distributor agreement effective October 27, 2014. Mavi Grup Iletisim assumes distribution rights for all CueScript products in Turkey.
• Ross VideocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for MOS/NRCS connectivity. CueiT software integrates with Ross Video's Inception NRCS and other newsroom systems. SportsNet New York (SNY) operates Ross robotic camera systems with CueScript prompters. NESN chose Ross Video with CueScript for major production upgrade.
• TechtelregionalTechnology or IntegrationTechtel partnered with CueScript for system integrations including ABC Australia nationwide installation (2017) and at BroadcastAsia 2014 exhibition in Singapore.
• Miller Camera Support, LLCregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMiller Camera Support showcased CueScript products at the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) 2014 event in Austin, Texas.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Autoscript (Vitec Group): Autoscript is the long-established market leader in broadcast teleprompting and CueScript's principal direct competitor. Owned by Vitec Group (a publicly-traded broadcast equipment conglomerate), Autoscript shares many of the same customers (broadcast networks, sports leagues, news operations) and offers a comparable product range of teleprompter monitors, software, and accessories. The companies compete head-to-head in studio prompting installations.
• Prompter People: Prompter People is a US-based teleprompter manufacturer and retailer offering a broad range of teleprompter systems for broadcasters, corporate, education, and house of worship markets. They serve a more price-sensitive segment than CueScript with both professional and entry-level products, making them a partial direct competitor particularly in the corporate and education verticals.
• ikan Corporation: ikan is a broadcast and production equipment manufacturer offering teleprompter systems alongside camera support, lighting, and monitors. They compete with CueScript particularly in mid-market broadcast, corporate video, and education segments with a focus on integrated bundles at lower price points.
• Listec (LiteGear/Listec Prompters): Listec Prompters manufactures professional teleprompter systems for broadcast studios, corporate, and education applications. They offer both on-camera and presidential prompters and are a long-standing competitor to CueScript in the North American market with comparable studio prompting products.
• Teleprompter.net: Teleprompter.net provides teleprompter equipment and software solutions serving broadcast, corporate, and government markets. They are a direct competitor in the prompting hardware space with comparable product offerings for studio and field prompting applications.
• Telmax (formerly Telescript): Telmax is a US-based teleprompter equipment and services provider offering rental, sales, and installation of broadcast prompting systems. They compete with CueScript particularly in the US rental/hire segment and in enterprise broadcast sales.

Broad incumbents

• Datavideo: Datavideo is a broad broadcast and AV equipment manufacturer offering mobile video studios, switchers, recorders, and prompting systems. While not exclusively focused on prompting, their teleprompter line competes with CueScript in the prosumer and mid-market segments, particularly in education, corporate, and house of worship verticals.
• Ross Video: Ross Video is a major broadcast equipment manufacturer whose newsroom and production control systems integrate with CueScript prompting via the Inception NRCS integration. They are a key technology partner (multiple joint customer wins including SNY and NESN) and a partial adjacent competitor through their broader studio production portfolio.
• Vinten (Vitec Group): Vinten, a sibling brand of CueScript's competitor Autoscript under Vitec Group, manufactures camera support systems (pedestals, robotic heads, tripods) used in broadcast studios alongside prompting equipment. They share the same parent company and customer base as Autoscript, making them a relevant adjacent incumbent in the studio equipment ecosystem.

Emerging players

• PresenterTek (Telestepper): PresenterTek manufactures the Telestepper robotic teleprompter stands (rise and fall robotic stands) that are compatible with CueScript monitors through a partnership. While not a direct competitor, they represent a complementary emerging player in the speech prompter and presentation equipment space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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