What SETTE Postproduction does

SETTE Postproduction is a Montreal-based media postproduction firm founded in 1979 that provides localization, accessibility, digital distribution, and linear channel broadcasting services to broadcasters, TV channels, film producers, and distributors. Its service portfolio spans closed captioning, described video (audio description), live and pre-recorded translation, transcription, dubbing, subtitling for cinema, DCP mastering, metadata management, and end-to-end playout automation for linear TV channels. The company serves enterprise media clients across Canada, the United States, and Europe, with documented long-tenure relationships including CBC, Radio-Canada, Technicolor, VVS Films, AMI-télé (since 2014), Planète+ Canada (since 2002), and Trio Orange (nearly a decade).

The company's technical foundation combines a proprietary all-in-one content management platform, SETTE Media (launched 2020), with broadcast-grade infrastructure. SETTE Media offers virtual vault archiving on Sony optical discs (claimed up to 100-year data stability), content cataloguing, secure watermarked distribution portals, and collaboration tools. Underlying broadcast infrastructure includes Imagine Communications D-Series playout automation, Nexio Gen9 servers with N+M redundancy, Grass Valley Kaleido-X display systems, Dell/EMC Isilon 2-petabyte storage, 10 Gbps redundant networking, and TPN-certified security for content protection. DCP mastering uses EasyDCP Creator+ with SHA-1 integrity verification and KDM generation for theatrical delivery.

SETTE generates revenue primarily through professional services billed per project — localization, accessibility, and DCP distribution — supplemented by managed services for linear channel broadcasting and a recurring platform/SaaS component via SETTE Media. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with leads generated through website contact forms, demo requests, client testimonials, and referrals from long-standing media clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no parent company, no venture capital or private equity backing identified, and operates a single Montreal headquarters at 1500 av. Papineau.

Name

SETTE Postproduction

Legal name

SETTE

Website

https://sette.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SETTE Postproduction is a Montreal-based media postproduction firm serving broadcasters, producers, and distributors with localization (dubbing, subtitling, translation), media accessibility (closed captioning, described video), DCP cinema mastering, linear channel playout, and digital distribution, underpinned by its proprietary SETTE Media content management platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Postproduction Services

NAICS

Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Captioning/Subtitle Processing & Burn-in (Timed Text Conversion) (MPAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Translation & Transcreation Services (Script/Dialogue Adaptation) (MPAHAFAD), Standards Conversion & Restoration (Frame Rate, Deinterlacing, Upscale) (MPAHAHAG), Content Syndication, Distribution & Rights Management Platforms (BPAMAJAN)

Keywords

• Media postproduction services
• Closed captioning services
• Broadcast signal distribution
• DCP mastering distribution
• Content accessibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media Accessibility Services: Professional services revenue from closed captioning, described video (videodescription), transcription, and translation services for broadcasters, producers, and distributors. Delivered both live and pre-recorded.
2. Localization Services: Dubbing, translation and adaptation, subtitling for cinema, and DCP mastering services. Billed per project based on content type, language pairs, and format requirements.
3. Linear Channel Broadcasting and Signal Distribution: TV channel playout automation and signal distribution services for linear channels, potentially contracted on a recurring basis as an infrastructure service.
4. DCP Distribution and Cinema Mastering: Digital Cinema Package creation, delivery, and distribution services for movie theatres across North America and Europe, including remastering and KDM generation.
5. SETTE Media Platform (Content Management as a Service): SaaS-style content management, archiving, and digital distribution platform offered as a one-stop shop for producers, directors, distributors, and broadcasters. Revenue likely generated through platform subscription or per-project licensing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SETTE Postproduction provides media postproduction, broadcasting, and accessibility services for broadcasters, film distributors, and content creators. The company delivers closed captioning, described video, dubbing, subtitling, translation, transcription, DCP mastering for cinema distribution, and linear channel playout and signal distribution. It also operates the SETTE Media content management platform for digital content delivery to its clients.

Product overview

SETTE Postproduction operates as a media postproduction and broadcasting company offering a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offerings include: (1) SETTE Media - an all-in-one content management platform launched in 2020 that serves as the central hub for content management, virtual vault archiving, collaboration, and digital distribution; (2) Linear Channel Broadcasting and Signal Distribution - using automation systems and redundant infrastructure; (3) Localization Services - including dubbing, translation, subtitling, DCP mastering using EasyDCP Creator+; and (4) Media Accessibility Services - closed captioning, described video (audio description), transcription, and metadata management. These services work together to help producers, distributors, and broadcasters manage, localize, make accessible, and distribute content globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SETTE Média: A one-stop content management platform for archiving and distributing content worldwide, featuring a virtual vault for centralizing and archiving all content related to a title.

Products and services

• Closed Captioning Closed captioning services for live and pre-recorded broadcast content, including live captioning for linear channels and post-production captioning for recorded programs.
• Described Video Audio description services that narrate visual elements of television programs and films for blind and partially sighted audiences.
• DCP Mastering and Distribution Digital Cinema Package mastering services using EasyDCP Creator+ and Sony optical disc mastering for cinema distribution to theatrical exhibitors.
• SETTE Media Platform Proprietary cloud-based content management platform that allows clients to upload, manage, and distribute digital content including video, audio, and accessibility files.
• Linear Channel Broadcasting Linear channel playout and broadcast signal distribution using Imagine Communications D-Series automation for television channels.
• Localization Services Dubbing, subtitling, and translation services for adapting content across languages and markets.
• Transcription Services Transcription services for media content, supporting captioning and accessibility workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term archiving up to 100 years on Sony optical discs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deluxe: Large diversified post-production, localization, and content distribution vendor serving Hollywood studios and global streamers. Overlaps with SETTE across localization, DCP distribution, and digital delivery, but at materially greater scale and broader service breadth.

Direct peers

• Dubbing Brothers: International dubbing and audiovisual localization studio with operations in Europe, North America, and Asia. Directly comparable to SETTE's dubbing and subtitling localization services and a credible competitor for French-language international content contracts.
• Iyuno: Global leader in media localization (formerly SDI Media) providing dubbing, subtitling, closed captioning, and accessibility services to studios, streamers, and broadcasters. Directly comparable to SETTE in the localization-and-accessibility service offering, but operating at vastly greater international scale.
• VSI (Voice & Script International): London-based media localization group offering dubbing, subtitling, captioning, and access services across 50+ languages. Closely comparable to SETTE's accessibility and localization practice, with longer-established international reach that SETTE's platform hopes to emulate.
• 3Play Media: US-based captioning, transcription, audio description, and localization provider with a tech-forward SaaS-style delivery model. Highly comparable to SETTE's media accessibility practice and increasingly a competitor as accessibility compliance scales across digital video.
• ZOO Digital Group: UK-listed media localization and distribution specialist offering dubbing, subtitling, and digital content delivery with cloud-native workflows. Directly comparable to SETTE's localization-plus-distribution model, and represents a likely competitor as SETTE expands internationally via SETTE Media.
• Ai-Media: Specialized captioning, transcription, and live accessibility services provider serving broadcasters, streaming platforms, and enterprise customers. Direct competitor in the accessibility niche where SETTE claims 15+ years of described video expertise.
• Independent Media Services (IMS): US-based dubbing and localization service provider serving broadcasters, studios, and streaming platforms with multilingual content adaptation. Directly comparable to SETTE's dubbing/localization practice and a relevant competitor in the North American French-language segment.

Emerging players

• Caption Access: Smaller US-based accessibility-services firm providing closed captioning, subtitling, and audio description. Closely comparable to SETTE's described-video and closed-captioning specialty and competing for similar Tier-2 broadcaster and OTT customers.

Regional players

• Berliner Synchron: German dubbing and post-production studio primarily serving European-language content. Comparable to SETTE on dubbing capability and broadcast-grade infrastructure, but operating in a different European-language market with limited direct head-to-head competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Settepostproduction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sette-inc-/about

Compliance1 record

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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