Cinegy

What Cinegy does

Cinegy develops software-defined television platforms for broadcasters, media production companies, government agencies, and enterprises. Founded with pilots in 2001 and commercial products in 2002, the Munich-headquartered Cinegy GmbH (serving EMEA and Asia) and the Washington-DC-based Cinegy LLC (serving the Americas) deliver a database-driven, IP-based workflow stack covering digital asset management, video ingest, software encoding, broadcast automation, playout, production tools, and archive storage. The platform was designed from inception to run on commodity IT hardware and IP infrastructure in place of proprietary broadcast equipment, with resolution- and storage-agnostic scalability and open-standards interoperability (AAF, IMX, DV, MXF, XML, SMPTE ST-2110).

The product line is modular and spans the full broadcast chain: Cinegy Air for multi-channel playout and broadcast automation, Cinegy Archive (enterprise MAM on SQL with HSM integration), Cinegy Desktop and Cloud Desktop plus browser-based Cinegy Workspace for collaborative editing and remote production, Cinegy Capture for multi-channel ingest, Cinegy Convert for transcoding and batch processing, Cinegy Multiviewer for monitoring, Cinegy Route for IP stream management, Cinegy Encode for SDI/HDMI/ST-2110 to IP conversion, Cinegize for remote workstation graphics, Cinegy Player, plus news-specific packages (Cinegy News, Prompter, Title). The proprietary Daniel2 GPU-accelerated codec is positioned as the company's performance anchor – claimed to decode up to 1100 frames per second at 8K and 20x faster than Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHR – and is offered as a product, an SDK, and an OEM/QuickTime/AVI codec license integrable with Adobe, Avid, Vizrt, and others. Bundled suites (Jet Pack, Air Pack, News Pack, Air Infinity) and a cloud deployment option (Cinegy as a Service on AWS and Microsoft Azure) round out the offering.

Cinegy monetizes through perpetual software licenses (per-module pricing disclosed from $1,279 for Cinegy Encode up to $21,059 for Cinegy Archive), annual subscriptions (Jet Pack at €1,995/year, Cinegy Air from $3,509, Cinegy Desktop at $3,199), cloud subscriptions (Cinegy as a Service), OEM/royalty licensing of the Daniel2 codec to broadcast and consumer video manufacturers, and partner-led professional services. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a global channel partner network (ROCKET in Canada, DNK Corp in Russia, Trams Ltd in the UK, plus APAC partners in Thailand, Indonesia, India, New Zealand, and Fiji), co-marketing with NVIDIA, AWS, Microsoft, Adobe, AMD, Intel, and Blackmagic Design, and marketplace listings on AWS and Azure. The company remains privately held under co-founder/CTO Jan Weigner and Managing Director Daniella Weigner, with no public listing, no disclosed institutional funding rounds, and no disclosed M&A activity in the input data.

Name

Cinegy

Legal name

Cinegy GmbH

Website

https://home.cinegy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cinegy develops and licenses software-defined television platforms – including ingest, MAM, playout, broadcast automation, and the Daniel2 GPU codec – serving broadcasters, media producers, governments, and enterprises via direct sales, channel partners, and cloud marketplaces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Graphics, Branding & Character Generation (CG) (MPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Broadcast software
• Media asset management
• Playout automation
• IP video infrastructure
• GPU video codec

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): One-time perpetual license purchase for Cinegy software products. Customers purchase licenses upfront and own the software indefinitely. Includes one year of updates.
2. Annual Subscriptions: Annual subscription model (e.g., Jet Pack at €1,995/year) keeping software up to date with new features at all times. Subscription-based users can expand licenses easily.
3. Cloud Services (Cinegy as a Service): Hardware-free cloud deployment on cloud-based virtual machines. Enables rapid deployment, scalability, and cost-efficiency for large-scale live events and virtualized workflows.
4. Technology Licensing (OEM): Licensing of core technologies including the Daniel2 codec to broadcast and consumer video software/hardware manufacturers for use in their product offerings.
5. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and support services provided through channel partners and direct engagement. Includes technical training programs and certification for partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cinegy develops and sells a software-defined television platform that replaces proprietary broadcast hardware with modular software running on standard IT infrastructure or in the cloud. The platform unifies media asset management, video ingest, encoding (via the proprietary Daniel2 GPU codec), broadcast automation, multi-channel playout, news production, IP signal routing, transcoding, monitoring, and archive into a single database-driven workflow used by broadcasters, production companies, OTT operators, government agencies, and corporate enterprises.

Product overview

Cinegy provides an integrated software-defined television platform consisting of multiple modules covering the complete broadcast and media production workflow. The core portfolio includes Cinegy Air for multi-channel playout and broadcast automation; Cinegy Archive for enterprise media asset management; Cinegy Desktop and Cloud Desktop for collaborative editing and production workflows; Cinegy News for live news production; Cinegy Capture for multi-channel real-time ingest; Cinegy Convert for server-based transcoding and batch processing; Cinegy Multiviewer for signal monitoring; Cinegy Route for IP stream management; Cinegy Encode for SDI-to-IP conversion; Cinegize for remote graphics workstations; Cinegy Player for broadcast-quality playback; and Daniel2, the world's fastest GPU-accelerated video codec for 4K/8K workflows. Additional add-ons include Cinegy Title for CG and branding, and Cinegy Prompter for teleprompting. The platform is offered through bundled product suites (Air Infinity, Air Pack, News Pack, Jet Pack), cloud deployment options (Cinegy as a Service, Azure, AWS Marketplace), and as individual modules. All solutions emphasize software-defined approaches using standard IT hardware and IP-based infrastructure rather than proprietary broadcast equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Daniel2: World's fastest video codec utilizing GPU compute power for accelerated content creation, image processing, and production workflows. Supports up to 8K resolution.
• Cinegy Air
• Cinegy Archive
• Cinegy Desktop / Cloud Desktop
• Cinegy as a Service
• Cinegy Workspace
• Cinegy Capture
• Cinegy Convert
• Cinegy Multiviewer
• Cinegy Route
• Cinegy Encode
• Cinegize
• Cinegy Player
• Cinegy News
• Cinegy Title
• Cinegy Prompter
• Jet Pack

Products and services

• Cinegy Air Multi-channel playout server and broadcast automation software that runs many channels with flexibly configurable features in a single unit; deployable on local hardware, virtual machines, or cloud instances. Starting from $3,509.
• Cinegy Title Integrated add-on for Cinegy Air providing software-based real-time character generation (CG) and branding, including crawling text and complex animations with dynamic content. Listed as a separate purchasable product. Starting from $2,999.
• Cinegy Archive Enterprise archive and workflow solution serving as the secure hub to control and share media asset metadata throughout an enterprise, with abstracted virtual storage, load balancing, storage classes, migration, HSM integration, and granular access rights. Starting from $21,059.
• Cinegy Desktop & Cloud Desktop Feature-rich client applications to access the Cinegy Archive MAM, providing a collaborative experience for hundreds or thousands of simultaneous users performing ingest, logging, editing, and versioning locally or via the Internet. Starting from $3,199.
• Cinegy News All-in-one software package for professional live news production on commodity hardware at an affordable price; can be up and running in hours rather than weeks. Subscription pricing.
• Cinegy Prompter Broadcast teleprompting software running on any commodity or tablet Windows-based PC, compatible with standard teleprompter hardware devices. Starting from $1,399.
• Cinegy Capture Professional multi-channel, multi-format real-time ingest solution that records content streams and simultaneously generates all versions needed for archive, editing, and remote working. Starting from $3,848.
• Cinegy Convert Server-based transcoding and batch processing service functioning like a network print server for repetitive export and conversion tasks, available in standalone and Archive-integrated variants. Starting from $2,569.
• Cinegy Multiviewer Flexible multiviewer solution used by international and local broadcasters, media & entertainment companies, production houses, government, hospitality and enterprise customers to monitor streams from remote locations, satellite feeds, live cameras, playout devices and other local or remote sources. Starting from $2,129. NAB Show 2019 Product of the Year; InfoComm 2024 AvTechnology Winner.
• Cinegy Route Essential building block for IP-based infrastructures providing a centralized directory for securing high volumes of programming streams, with virtual destination objects replacing traditional SDI routing and adding realtime processing options. Starting from $2,569. ISE 2025 Best of Show Award.
• Cinegy Encode Real-time software IP encoder bridging SDI to IP migration; converts SD, HD, UHD or 8K SDI, HDMI, or ST-2110 streams into broadcast-quality, SMPTE-compliant IP streams or vice versa, with user-definable quality settings. Starting from $1,279.
• Cinegize Remote workstation graphics solution enabling high-resolution, encrypted, full-framerate remote control of PCs or workstations via LAN, WiFi, or Internet, with latency less than 16 ms in LAN environments and generally less than 100 ms over Internet, and support up to 8K resolution.
• Daniel2 Codec GPU-based video codec designed for acquisition, production, and playout, claiming up to 1,100 fps decode at 8K resolution and 20x faster performance than Apple ProRes or AVID DNxHR; available as AVI and QuickTime codecs and an SDK for developers integrating with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, AVID MediaComposer, and Vizrt.
• Cinegy Workspace Browser-based client for Cinegy Archive providing cross-platform support (Windows and Mac OS), requiring no dedicated application installation and enabling remote collaboration with real-time changes visible to all users.
• Jet Pack Suite of five software-defined television tools (Air Pro, Capture Pro, Multiviewer, Live, and Convert) designed to help users start broadcasting new channels quickly at an affordable price; priced at €4,995 including one year of updates, or €1,995 annual subscription.
• Cinegy as a Service Hardware-free deployment option enabling users to run software-defined television on cloud-based virtual machines; commercialized through AWS Marketplace (with 7-day free trial for Cinegy Air) and Microsoft Azure (Cinegy Air Cloud Pack) for rapid, scalable, cost-efficient cloud playout and workflow.
• NVIDIA H.264 Interlace Encoding Enables high-efficiency H.264 interlace broadcast encoding on modern NVIDIA GPUs (including Ada Lovelace generation), expanding Cinegy's GPU-accelerated codec capability for broadcasters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Channels can be launched in seconds vs traditional 6-month deployment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ROCKETcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Toronto-based integrated solutions provider specializing in media and entertainment technology. Strategic partnership to strengthen Cinegy's presence across the Canadian market, leveraging ROCKET's deep industry expertise and established customer relationships to deliver innovative broadcast solutions.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for GPU acceleration. Cinegy's Daniel2 codec and video processing solutions leverage NVIDIA GPU technology for high-performance encoding and decoding workflows.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationCinegy Air Cloud Pack available on Microsoft Azure marketplace, enabling customers to deploy software-defined television on Azure cloud infrastructure.
• AWS MarketplacecoreTechnology or IntegrationCinegy Air available on AWS Marketplace with free trial, allowing customers to deploy and run Cinegy playout software in AWS cloud environment.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationCinegy software integrates with Adobe editing software including Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. Enables seamless workflow between Cinegy archive and Adobe creative tools.
• DNK CorpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinegy's partner in Russia successfully completed installation at TNV including creation of 4-camera studio and transition to tapeless workflow. Project won TKT Magazine award.
• SMPTEminorOthersMember of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers - industry standards organization.
• IABMminorOthersMember of International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers - industry trade association.
• NABminorOthersMember of National Association of Broadcasters - major US broadcasting industry organization.
• ImmersiaTV ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 research project. Cinegy provides production tools and experience for handling disparate video streams in immersive TV production chain. Consortium includes VRT (Belgium), Polish Supercomputing Centre, Lightbox (Portugal), and VideoStitch (France).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harmonic: Harmonic provides VOS media processing, cloud playout and IP distribution - directly competing with Cinegy Encode, Cinegy Convert and Cinegy as a Service for OTT/cloud playout workloads at broadcasters like MEGOGO and CANAL+ Polska.
• Vizrt Group: Vizrt provides broadcast graphics, playout, MAM and newsroom software for live production - directly overlapping Cinegy Air (playout/automation) and Cinegy Title (CG/branding). It is the most analogous end-to-end software-defined broadcast competitor and Daniel2 is explicitly integrated into Vizrt workflows.
• Grass Valley: Grass Valley's AMPP and iTX playout/automation platforms compete directly with Cinegy Air for multi-channel broadcast workflows, with AMPP being a comparable cloud-native, software-defined broadcast proposition targeting the same broadcasters and OB customers.
• TVU Networks: TVU's cloud-based production, playout and IP routing solutions compete with Cinegy Air/Route in cloud playout and remote production use cases, especially for live news, sports and OTT streaming customers.
• Avid Technology: Avid's MediaCentral | Production and iNEWS provide MAM, news production and playout software that competes directly with Cinegy Archive, Cinegy News and Cinegy Desktop; AVID DNxHR is also one of Daniel2's named performance benchmarks. Lakeland PBS replacing Avid FastBreak with Cinegy illustrates head-to-head displacement.
• Imagine Communications: Imagine Communications offers playout automation (Versio), MAM and IP routing (Selenio) - directly competitive with Cinegy Air, Cinegy Route and Cinegy Archive for broadcasters migrating from SDI to ST-2110/IP.
• Evertz: Evertz's OvertureRT and Mediator playout/automation and IP routing products target the same broadcast-engineering buyers as Cinegy Air, Cinegy Encode and Cinegy Route, particularly for ST-2110 facilities at Tier-1 broadcasters.
• Pebble Beach Systems: Pebble's Marina and Dolphin playout/automation platforms compete with Cinegy Air in mid-market broadcast automation, with comparable channel-count scalability and integrated graphics workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects are deeply integrated with Cinegy Archive/Desktop (via Daniel2 SDK) but Adobe's broader Creative Cloud + Frame.io + Adobe Express stack competes for adjacent production and review workflows among the same media customers.

Emerging players

• Blackmagic Design: Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve editing/colour platform, Videohub routers and ATEM switchers overlap with Cinegy Desktop and Cinegy Route for hybrid SDI/IP workflows; Blackmagic is an integration partner but also an emerging competitor in lower-end broadcast stacks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cinegyTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/CinegyGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cinegy-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/cinegy_gmbh
• Xx.com/cinegy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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