What Radiosphere does

Radiosphere (RADiOSPHERE GmbH) is a German media intelligence and OSINT services company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dettingen unter Teck, Baden-Württemberg. The firm operates a modular platform led by its proprietary RS-Lynx cloud-based real-time monitoring product, which analyses Print, Online, Social, Radio & TV, Podcasts, and professional media worldwide and is paired with real-time dashboards and configurable KPIs. Around this core, Radiosphere offers RS-Link (a platform connector bridging DACH print/radio/TV providers such as PMG, Argus Data Insights, Landau Media, pressrelations, OnAir, and Factiva with Talkwalker's social/online monitoring), the RS-Link Injector for digitising scanned print media, RS-Archiver for Twitter/X compliance archiving, and an RS-OSINT portfolio reselling Fivecast ONYX, CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Suite, Osavul narrative intelligence, and munit.io Saga for government and security-critical customers.

Name

Radiosphere

Legal name

RADiOSPHERE GmbH

Website

https://radiosphere.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radiosphere is a German media intelligence and OSINT firm whose RS-Lynx platform monitors print, online, social, radio/TV and podcasts worldwide, serving government agencies, defense, critical infrastructure operators, and enterprise PR/risk teams via its Talkwalker partnership and reseller portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Intelligence and OSINT Software Platform

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Personalization, Recommendations & Search (MPAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Media intelligence services
• OSINT platform
• Narrative intelligence
• Media monitoring software
• Open source intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Dettingen Unter Teck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media Monitoring Subscription & Managed Services: Radiosphere provides comprehensive media monitoring services as a recurring subscription and managed service offering. Services cover Print, Online, Social, Radio & TV, Podcasts and professional media. The company combines its proprietary RS-Lynx platform with integrated third-party tools (Talkwalker) and its own RS-Link connector products.
2. RS-Link Platform Connector Licenses: RS-Link platform connector is offered in three tiers (BASIC, CORPORATE, ENTERPRISE) for connecting print media monitoring to Talkwalker. Can be purchased through Radiosphere or directly through Talkwalker. Self-Service PMG option allows users to self-select and license print articles.
3. RS-Link Injector Add-on: RS-Link Injector is an add-on module to RS-Link for importing scanned/photographed print documents into Talkwalker via cloud service.
4. RS-Archiver Twitter Archiving: RS-Archiver provides Twitter/X tweet and retweet archiving as a service. Technical implementation captures user accounts via Twitter API, embeds tweets in PDF, and delivers via FTP/SFTP or email.
5. OSAVUL Narrative Intelligence: AI-powered narrative intelligence solution targeting government, NATO, law enforcement and critical infrastructure organizations. Complementary intelligence layer to OSINT monitoring. Prices on request.
6. OSINT Platform Products: RS-OSINT product line includes RS-ONYX (Fivecast), CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Suite, and RS-Saga (munit.io) - OSINT tools for government and security-critical organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Radiosphere provides comprehensive media intelligence and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) services, anchored by its proprietary RS-Lynx cloud-based real-time monitoring platform that covers Print, Online, Social, Radio & TV, Podcasts and professional media worldwide. It supplements monitoring with partner-distributed OSINT products including AI-powered narrative intelligence (Osavul), dark web OSINT (CACI DarkBlue), and open-source intelligence tools (Fivecast ONYX, munit.io Saga), combined with connectors (RS-Link, RS-Link Injector) that integrate print and broadcast data into Talkwalker.

Product overview

Radiosphere is an OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) and Media Intelligence services provider offering a modular product portfolio centered around the RS-Lynx monitoring platform. The core RS-Lynx platform provides cloud-based real-time media monitoring across all media types. Supporting modules include RS-Link (platform connector to Talkwalker), RS-Link Injector (document digitization for print media), and RS-Archiver (Twitter archiving). The company also resells/distributes third-party OSINT products under the RS-OSINT brand: RS-Narrative Intelligence by Osavul (AI-powered narrative analysis), CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Suite (dark web intelligence), RS-ONYX by Fivecast, and RS-Saga by munit.io. The architecture combines Radiosphere's own monitoring technology with integration to Talkwalker and various media data providers for comprehensive 360-degree media intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RS-Lynx: Cloud-based real-time media monitoring platform
• RS-Lynx Risk Filter
• RS-Link
• RS-Link Injector
• RS-Archiver
• RS-Narrative Intelligence by Osavul
• CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Suite
• RS-ONYX by Fivecast

Products and services

• RS-Lynx Cloud-based real-time media monitoring platform that provides comprehensive monitoring of all relevant media and postings worldwide across Print, Online, Social, Radio & TV, Podcasts and professional media, with variable configurable KPIs and realtime dashboards.
• RS-Link Platform connector that integrates print media monitoring data from providers (PMG, Argus Data Insights, Landau Media, pressrelations, OnAir Radio/TV DACH, Factiva) into Talkwalker's monitoring platform via XML feeds, enabling unified dashboards combining professional media, online and social media analysis with KPIs like circulation, reach and AVE.
• RS-Link Injector Document injection tool that captures scanned or photographed print documents via smartphone or scanner, converts them to PDF, and imports directly into Talkwalker via RS-Link.
• RS-Archiver Twitter/X archiving module that captures tweets and retweets via the Twitter API, embeds them in PDF documents in original Twitter layout, and enables compliance archiving for legal, regulatory and research purposes; deliverables provided via FTP/SFTP or email with XML metadata.
• RS-Narrative Intelligence by Osavul AI-powered narrative intelligence solution that analyzes discourse, narratives, disinformation and propaganda structures and condenses mass data from hard-to-reach platforms (TikTok, Telegram, VKontakte) into actionable situation pictures for analysts and decision-makers, targeting government, NATO, law enforcement, defense industry and critical infrastructure organizations.
• CACI DarkBlue Intelligence Suite SaaS-based OSINT and dark web intelligence platform for securely researching, analyzing and evaluating information from the open web, deep web and dark web; includes the DarkPursuit browser-based SaaS, the CluesAI generative AI assistant, and DarkBlue Data Feeds via API.
• RS-ONYX by Fivecast OSINT solution for open-source intelligence gathering and analysis, offered in partnership with Fivecast for government and security-critical organizations.
• RS-Saga by munit.io OSINT solution offered in partnership with munit.io for open-source intelligence capabilities through the RS-OSINT product line.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of millions of sources analyzed daily with AI-assisted technology
• +3 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability12 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OsavulcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025Osavul (LLC MIA TECHNOLOGIES, Kyiv, Ukraine) partnered with Radiosphere in December 2025 to offer RS-Narrative Intelligence, an AI-powered narrative intelligence solution. Osavul provides technology for detecting narratives, disinformation, propaganda structures, and influence operations. Products include OSAVUL Nebula, Janus, and Echo.
• SPELL Platform (DFKI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Radiosphere has been an associated partner of the SPELL platform since May 2022. SPELL is a research alliance based at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) focused on efficient management of crisis situations based on semantic data. Radiosphere contributes its monitoring and analytics capabilities to this research initiative.
• TalkwalkercoreTechnology or IntegrationTalkwalker is an Official Partner of Radiosphere. RS-Link is the platform connector that integrates print media monitoring from providers like PMG, Argus Data Insights, Landau Media, pressrelations into Talkwalker. Radiosphere also offers whitepaper and training resources for Talkwalker. RS-Link can also be purchased directly through Talkwalker. Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is in place.
• FivecastcoreTechnology or IntegrationFivecast is a partner of Radiosphere, providing the RS-ONYX OSINT platform through Radiosphere's RS-OSINT product line. Fivecast is based in Adelaide, SA, Australia and specializes in open source intelligence for government and security organizations.
• CACIcoreTechnology or IntegrationCACI International Inc. partnered with Radiosphere to offer the DarkBlue Intelligence Suite (DBIS) through Radiosphere's RS-OSINT product line. DarkBlue is a SaaS-based OSINT and dark web intelligence platform for government, intelligence, and law enforcement organizations. Includes DarkPursuit browser, CluesAI generative AI assistant, and DarkBlue Data Feeds.
• artec technologies AGcoreTechnology or Integrationartec technologies AG (Germany) supplies the XENTAURIX Media and Broadcast Logger technology used by Radiosphere for Radio/TV monitoring. XENTAURIX processes all leading broadcast and webcasting standards and formats for crisis monitoring scenarios where internet access is restricted.
• DHBW (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorOthersDHBW is an educational partnership with Radiosphere, as shown by the company's logo in the Education Partnerships section of the website. Supports talent development and industry-academia collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Talkwalker: Luxembourg-based enterprise consumer intelligence and social listening platform, Radiosphere's Official Partner and core integration backend for RS-Link. Operates broadly in media monitoring across social, online and broadcast, overlapping with Radiosphere's media intelligence scope but at significantly larger scale.
• CACI International: US defense prime and IT services company whose DarkBlue Intelligence Suite is distributed through Radiosphere. Directly comparable OSINT and dark web intelligence capabilities for government, intelligence and law enforcement clients at substantially larger scale.
• Meltwater: Global media monitoring and consumer intelligence incumbent offering PR analytics, social listening and editorial monitoring. Comparable to Radiosphere's core 360° media monitoring scope but serves a far broader enterprise/customer base across multiple verticals.
• Cision: US-headquartered PR and media monitoring incumbent with PR Newswire, Cision Insights and corporate communications analytics. Comparable to Radiosphere's corporate communications/PR customer segment using similar media monitoring methodologies at much greater scale.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Data and analytics platform providing media monitoring, news analytics and risk intelligence to government, legal and corporate customers. Comparable to Radiosphere's RS-Lynx offering for corporate compliance, reputation and enterprise risk monitoring use cases.

Direct peers

• Dataminr: US-headquartered AI platform that detects real-time events and high-impact signals from public data streams for corporate security, defense and government clients. Closely comparable to Radiosphere's RS-Lynx for real-time OSINT and risk monitoring, with a heavier enterprise/government orientation.
• Recorded Future: Massachusetts-based OSINT intelligence platform serving national security, government and enterprise clients with threat intelligence from open, deep and dark web sources. Directly comparable to Radiosphere's RS-OSINT portfolio (CACI DarkBlue, Fivecast ONYX) targeting the same security buyer.
• Osavul: Belgium/Ukraine-based AI narrative intelligence provider that detects disinformation, propaganda structures and coordinated inauthentic behavior across hard-to-reach platforms. Directly comparable to Radiosphere's 'RS-Narrative Intelligence by Osavul' offering, with overlap in core technology and customer base.
• Fivecast: Australia-based OSINT platform provider whose ONYX product is resold by Radiosphere as RS-ONYX for government and security organizations. Comparable open-source intelligence capabilities targeting the same government/security buyer with overlapping product features.

Regional players

• eMedia Monitor: Vienna, Austria-based broadcast monitoring specialist described by Radiosphere as 'market leader' in terrestrial broadcasting channel coverage. Directly comparable to Radiosphere's radio/TV monitoring capabilities (XENTAURIX-based), primarily serving European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RADIOSPHERE_DE
• Facebookfacebook.com/radiosphere.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/radiosphere-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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