Pqm.Net

What Pqm.Net does

PQM.net Inc. is a Quebec-based, family-owned webcasting agency and SaaS provider founded in 1991 by Jacques Landry and now led by his four sons. The company delivers end-to-end virtual, hybrid, and in-studio event production alongside its proprietary StudioCast platform, an in-house webcasting system hosted exclusively in Canada and backed by Akamai's global CDN. StudioCast.Ai adds AI-powered real-time translation and automated subtitling, and StudioCast Creative (launched 2023) provides a self-service tier, extending the platform from full-service agency work into recurring SaaS revenue.

The business operates a sales-led, project-based model with customized multi-year quotes. Pricing varies by event duration, participant count, and interactive feature scope, and is anchored on enterprise and public-sector contracts. Customer logos span financial services (National Bank), provincial and municipal government (Hydro-Québec, Investissement Québec, Ville de Gatineau, DPCP), professional associations (FCCQ, CRHA, FMSQ), and education (Université de Sherbrooke), supported by a 30-person team executing roughly 400 projects per year. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales in Canada plus a network of production partners across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Recent operating moves include the May 2025 opening of a high-tech Montreal studio at the 1 Chabanel building, the 2025 acquisitions of Oxyde Média's production assets and Agence Webdiffusion (AWD), and the May 2026 ISO/IEC 27001 certification. With domestic data hosting, audited security posture, and a 25+ year operating history, PQM.net is positioned as a compliance-grade alternative for regulated Canadian buyers.

Name

Pqm.Net

Legal name

PQM.net Inc.

Website

https://pqm.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PQM.net is a Quebec-based, family-owned webcasting agency and SaaS provider delivering virtual, hybrid, and in-studio event production via its proprietary StudioCast platform, serving enterprise, government, and professional association clients across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimouski

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Webcasting Services: Full-service webcasting agency offering complete event production including planning, audiovisual production, technical support, and platform services. Pricing is customized based on event duration, participant count, interactive features, and additional services required.
2. StudioCast SaaS Platform Subscription: Webcasting platform subscription providing access to registration management, streaming infrastructure, analytics, and engagement tools. Customizable to brand image, suitable for webinars to conferences, live, pre-recorded, or on-demand.
3. StudioCast.Ai AI Features: AI-powered platform extending StudioCast capabilities with real-time simultaneous translation and automated captioning for high-stakes corporate, institutional, and public sector broadcasts.
4. Hybrid Event Production: Advanced technological solutions enabling seamless integration between physical and remote participants through multi-camera systems, interactive interfaces, and innovative networking technologies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PQM.net is a Canadian webcasting agency that delivers end-to-end virtual, hybrid, and in-studio event production powered by its proprietary StudioCast platform. The company provides planning, audiovisual production, technical support, and AI-enhanced streaming services (including real-time translation via StudioCast.Ai) to enterprise, government, and institutional clients across Canada and internationally. Services are sold via customized project-based quotes and supplemented by recurring SaaS subscriptions to the StudioCast platform.

Product overview

PQM.net offers a unified webcasting solution built around its proprietary StudioCast platform as the core product. The portfolio includes StudioCast (all-in-one webcasting platform for virtual, hybrid, and studio events), StudioCast.Ai (AI-powered extension for real-time simultaneous translation and automated subtitling), and StudioCast Creative (self-service module for autonomous broadcasting). The company provides end-to-end services including event planning, audiovisual production, and technical support. StudioCast.Ai extends the core platform with artificial intelligence for translation and accessibility features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StudioCast.ca: All-in-one webcasting platform designed for professional webcasts. Customizable to brand image, suitable for webinars, conferences, live, pre-recorded, or on-demand content. Features registration management, audience analytics, CRM integration, real-time translation, secured infrastructure, and full results access.
• StudioCast.Ai

Products and services

• StudioCast Platform Proprietary all-in-one webcasting platform designed for professional virtual, hybrid, and in-studio events. Supports live streaming, pre-recorded content, and on-demand viewing with customizable branding, registration management, automated invitations and reminders, audience engagement tools, real-time analytics, and CRM integration. Hosted exclusively in Canada.
• StudioCast.Ai AI-powered SaaS platform extension built on StudioCast, offering real-time simultaneous translation and automated subtitling to make webcasts accessible to global audiences. Processes audio and text via natural language processing for live events.
• StudioCast Creative Self-service module allowing speakers and users to independently design, organize, and broadcast their webcasting projects without requiring direct PQM.net production support.
• Virtual Event Production Services Full-service virtual event production including planning, audiovisual production, platform hosting, and technical support for online-only events. Includes Q&A sessions, real-time polling, dynamically shared PowerPoint presentations, and interactive chat.
• Hybrid Event Production Services Combined virtual and in-person event production services with seamless integration between physical and remote participants using multi-camera systems, interactive interfaces, and innovative networking technologies.
• Studio Event Production Services In-studio webcasting production at PQM.net's professional studios in Rimouski and Montreal, equipped with high-tech broadcasting technology, cinematic lighting, and professional audiovisual systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 408,000+ hours of live and deferred webcasting delivered on StudioCast
• +4 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

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Agence Webdiffusion (AWD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025Acquisition of Agence Webdiffusion (AWD), a Montreal-based company founded in 2013. This acquisition consolidated PQM.net's presence in Montreal and strengthened their national position as a leader in premium webcasting production.
• AkamaicoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2004Partnership with Akamai, the world's largest content delivery network, providing access to over 137,000 servers deployed in nearly 1,900 networks across 87 countries. This enables stable simultaneous connections for unlimited participants worldwide.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ON24: ON24 is a leading webcasting and virtual events platform serving enterprises with webinars, virtual conferences, and engagement analytics. It directly competes with PQM.net's StudioCast platform in the same B2B webcasting category, with overlap on AI features, CRM integration, and enterprise customers.
• Hopin: Hopin is an all-in-one virtual and hybrid events platform offering event hosting, networking, and streaming capabilities. Comparable to PQM.net's hybrid event production and StudioCast platform, targeting similar enterprise and association customers running online conferences.
• Bizzabo: Bizzabo provides an enterprise event experience platform covering in-person, hybrid, and virtual events with registration, engagement, and analytics. Directly comparable to PQM.net's hybrid event services and StudioCast SaaS offering for mid-market and enterprise event organizers.

Broad incumbents

• Cvent: Cvent is a large enterprise event management platform offering registration, venue sourcing, and virtual/hybrid event technology. Overlaps with PQM.net in virtual event production but operates at much broader scale across the full event management lifecycle.
• Zoom Events: Zoom Events extends Zoom's video conferencing platform into multi-session virtual events with ticketing, sponsorships, and networking. A broad incumbent competing with PQM.net's StudioCast for hybrid/virtual events, particularly among enterprise customers already standardized on Zoom.
• Webex Events (formerly Socio): Webex Events, part of Cisco, provides virtual, hybrid, and in-person event technology with registration, live streaming, and attendee engagement. Comparable to PQM.net's hybrid event services and targets similar enterprise customers, particularly in regulated industries.
• Vimeo (Livestream): Vimeo offers a live streaming and events platform with over-the-top video delivery, branding, and analytics. Overlaps with PQM.net's webcasting infrastructure and streaming services, especially for premium professional and enterprise broadcast use cases.

Emerging players

• Notified: Notified provides event technology and PR/comms-focused event streaming and webinar tools for corporate communications and investor relations. Comparable to PQM.net's regulated-industry and corporate communications webcasting use cases, with overlap on enterprise-grade reliability and analytics.
• Crowdcast: Crowdcast is a live streaming and webinar platform focused on creators, educators, and community builders with interactive Q&A and registration. A more emerging/SMB-focused peer whose self-service approach parallels PQM.net's StudioCast Creative offering.
• Demio: Demio is a webinar platform built for marketers with automated workflows, registration, and analytics. Comparable to the self-service tier of PQM.net's StudioCast and StudioCast Creative, targeting similar SMB and professional service customers.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/explore/locations/1028801466/pqmnet/?hl=fr

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 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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