What Raw TV does

Raw TV Ltd is a London-based, multi-award winning independent film and television production company that creates documentary series, true-crime features, docuseries, unscripted reality formats, scripted feature films, and audio podcasts for global broadcasters and streaming platforms. Its portfolio includes flagship titles such as The Tinder Swindler (Netflix), the Gold Rush franchise and its spinoffs (Discovery Channel, including White Water, Parker's Trail, and Dave Turin's Lost Mine), Three Identical Strangers, Don't F**k With Cats, American Nightmare, Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy (CNN), In Vogue: The 90s (Disney+/Hulu), and American Animals (co-produced with Film4), as well as audio work such as Cursed for Audible Originals. The company's core technology is traditional film and television production craft rather than proprietary platforms; its competitive edge rests on creative talent, editorial track record, and sustained access to subjects and on-screen personalities.

The firm operates a B2B go-to-market, pitching concepts directly to network and platform commissioners and producing content under contract. Its primary customer segment is major Western broadcasters and streamers — Netflix, Discovery, Disney+/Hulu, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, CNN, Sky, Film4, and Audible — generating revenue through production fees, content licensing, and occasional profit participation. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-buyer; there is no consumer-facing app or platform, no API, no disclosed SDK, and no direct-to-consumer monetisation layer. The company does not sell or license its own technology and has no published patents or trademarks.

Ownership is private and undisclosed, with no parent company, no institutional funding rounds, and no public listing. Headcount sits in the 101-250 band, with creative leadership anchored by CEO Joely Fether, founder Dimitri Doganis, and director/creative lead Bart Layton. Recent structural signals include the planned departure of long-tenured Creative Director Liesel Evans and a co-development partnership with Studio Lambert on the reality series Surviving Paradise, indicating modest organisational evolution rather than transformative change.

Name

Raw TV

Legal name

Raw TV Ltd

Website

https://raw.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Raw TV is a London-based independent production company creating documentaries, true-crime features, docuseries, reality franchises, and podcasts for major global streamers and broadcasters including Netflix, Discovery, Disney+, BBC, ITV, and CNN.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

True Crime Documentaries (MPADADAN), Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC), Reality & Factual Entertainment (Unscripted) (MPADADAO), Historical, Biographical & Archival Documentaries (MPADADAE)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• True crime content
• Unscripted television
• Reality series production
• Television commissioning

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Television Documentary Production: Raw TV produces documentary and factual content for broadcasters and streaming platforms, generating revenue through production fees, licensing deals, and potentially profit participation arrangements with commissioners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raw TV is a London-based film and television production company that develops, produces, and licenses premium documentary, docuseries, true-crime, reality, and scripted content for major global broadcasters and streaming platforms. The company operates a project-based production model, pitching concepts to commissioners at networks such as Netflix, Discovery, Disney+, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and CNN, and delivering finished programming under commission contracts. Its portfolio spans flagship series including The Tinder Swindler, Gold Rush, IN VOGUE: THE 90s, Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy, Three Identical Strangers, Don't F**k With Cats, American Nightmare, American Animals, and the Trainwreck anthology.

Product overview

Raw TV is a multi-award winning film and television production company based in London that creates documentary series, true-crime features, docuseries, reality shows, podcasts, and feature films. The company produces content across multiple genres including crime, lifestyle, travel/food, science, and historical documentaries. Their portfolio includes flagship productions like The Tinder Swindler (Netflix), Gold Rush franchise (Discovery), IN VOGUE: THE 90s (Disney+), Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy (CNN), and Three Identical Strangers. Raw TV operates across unscripted reality formats, scripted feature films, and audio podcasts, distributing their content through major streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime), broadcast networks (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Discovery, CNN), and emerging on platforms like Audible for podcasts. The company also produces anthologies (Trainwreck series) and investigative docuseries covering topics from crime to fashion history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Crash

Quantifiable outcome

• The Tinder Swindler became a hit documentary on Netflix
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Studio LambertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaw TV jointly created 'Surviving Paradise' reality competition series with Studio Lambert. This represents a collaborative production partnership for this specific project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Studio Lambert: UK-based indie production company with a comparable documentary and unscripted slate, including co-productions with Raw TV (e.g., Surviving Paradise). Closest direct peer in size, geography, and commissioner mix (Netflix, Channel 4, BBC).
• Pulse Films: London-based indie producer of documentaries, feature films, and music content, with a comparable blue-chip streamer and broadcaster client base. Direct competitor for documentary commissions from Netflix, Amazon, and BBC.
• Lion Television: UK factual and documentary indie with a similar scale and broadcaster-focused slate, including work for BBC, Channel 4, ITV, and National Geographic. Directly comparable in size and genre focus.
• Optomen Television: London-based factual and documentary producer with comparable clientele across UK broadcasters and US cable networks. A direct peer in the UK indie factual production segment.
• World Productions: UK-based indie known for drama and documentary, with a comparable mix of BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 commissions. Similar scale and customer overlap in the UK factual market.

Broad incumbents

• Working Title Films: Larger UK-based production company spanning film and TV, including documentaries. Operates broadly in the same commissioned-content space but is significantly larger and more focused on feature film.
• Endemol Shine Group: Global production and format giant with a deep factual and reality slate including MasterChef and Big Brother. Operates in the same unscripted/documentary space but at vastly greater scale and with owned format IP.
• All3Media: UK-headquartered global production group with dozens of indie labels producing documentary, factual, and reality content. Comparable genre footprint but operates as a holding company for many smaller indies.
• Fremantle: Global content producer and distributor with a substantial documentary and unscripted slate sold to major streamers and broadcasters. Comparable customer base and genre mix at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Blumhouse Television: US production company with a true crime and documentary streaming slate (including for Netflix and Amazon). Direct overlap in true crime commissions and the same commissioning platforms, though primarily US-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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