Oh Boy Productions

What Oh Boy Productions does

Oh Boy Productions is a Vancouver, BC-based video production agency founded in 1998 by award-winning broadcaster Stuart McNish. The company operates from a custom-built downtown studio (Suite L-320, 560 Beatty Street) and offers three core service lines: traditional business video production (corporate videos, promotional content, interviews, animation); live event production spanning virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats (keynotes, panels, AGMs, conferences, workshops); and video podcast production with in-studio and remote guest recording capabilities. It produces content distributed via YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and broadcast television.

The company's business model is professional services-based with project-based, quote-driven pricing and no publicly disclosed rates. GTM combines direct enterprise sales (Contact us for a quote CTAs), event-driven motion (corporate events and conferences), and a community-led motion built around 20+ owned media properties. These include flagship shows Conversations That Matter, This is VANCOLOUR (airing Sundays at 7pm on CHEK/CHEK+), and Donnie and Dhali: The Team (multicasting Monday-Friday 10am-noon on CHEK TV with midnight-2am repeats), plus niche verticals such as Security Disruptors, High Agency, Menopause Chicks, and Don't Change Much.

The firm operates as a privately held, founder-owned entity (Oh Boy Productions Ltd., British Columbia) with a stated headcount of 1-10 and approximately 11 named production team members. Geographic reach is concentrated in British Columbia and Western Canada, with stated capacity to travel across Canada and internationally as needed. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent company relationships are disclosed, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

Oh Boy Productions

Legal name

Oh Boy Productions Ltd.

Website

https://ohboy.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oh Boy Productions is a Vancouver, BC video production agency founded in 1998 offering corporate video, live events (virtual/hybrid/in-person), and video podcast production, serving enterprise clients while producing 20+ original shows distributed via CHEK TV and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Video Production Services: Custom video production for businesses including promotional videos, event coverage, educational content, and brand storytelling. Project-based pricing through quotes.
2. Live Event Production: Virtual, hybrid, and in-person event production services including conferences, AGMs, workshops, panels, and keynote speaker events. Custom project-based pricing.
3. Podcast and Video Podcast Production: Video podcast production services including recording sessions, editing, and ongoing series production. Regular content delivery to YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast platforms.
4. Owned Media Properties/Content Licensing: Production of original shows distributed via CHEK TV broadcast and streaming platforms, including Donnie and Dhali: The Team, This is Vancolour, and Conversations That Matter

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oh Boy Productions is a Vancouver-based video production agency that provides custom business video production, live event production (virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats), and video podcast production services from its downtown studio or on client location. The company also creates and distributes an owned portfolio of original shows covering public affairs, sports, business, health, and culture via broadcast television and major podcast platforms.

Product overview

Oh Boy Productions is a video production agency founded in 1998, offering three interconnected service lines: Video Production (corporate videos, promotional content, interviews, and animation), Live Events (virtual, hybrid, and in-person event production), and Video Podcast Production Services (professional recording studio with in-studio and remote guest capabilities). The company also produces a portfolio of original shows including Conversations That Matter, This is VANCOLOUR, Donnie and Dhali: The Team, and numerous other podcasts spanning public affairs, sports, business, health, and entertainment genres. The core offering centers on their custom-built downtown Vancouver studio for live-events, in-person and remote video podcast interviews, and traditional business video production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Production Traditional business video production services including corporate videos, promotional content, interviews, and animated content produced at their downtown Vancouver studio or on-site at client locations. Services cover pitch videos, brand storytelling, educational content, and process documentation.
• Live Events Event production services spanning virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats including keynotes, panels, AGMs, conferences, and workshops delivered from their custom-built studio with live streaming infrastructure connecting speakers and attendees globally.
• Video Podcast Production Services Professional video podcast recording studio in downtown Vancouver that handles in-studio and remote guest recording, producing episodes, content, shorts and reels with customizable production levels from simple recording to heavily mixed and edited series.
• Conversations That Matter Live panelist discussions featuring award-winning broadcaster Stu McNish covering today's most relevant public interest issues that affect everyday lives.
• This is VANCOLOUR Cultural and political show hosted by Mo Amir featuring respectful conversations with the biggest newsmakers in BC, airing Sundays at 7:00PM on CHEK/CHEK+.
• Donnie and Dhali: The Team Sports talk show featuring veteran broadcasters Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal, formerly of TSN/The Team 1040 radio, broadcasting live from Oh Boy Productions on CHEK TV Monday-Friday 10am-noon and across multiple platforms.
• Conversations Live Public interest talk show covering topics that affect everyday lives.
• Careers That Matter Exploring career paths of show guests from schooling to present-day jobs in various industries.
• High Agency Podcast exploring strategies and mental models that help people shape their environment, overcome adversity, and achieve extraordinary goals.
• Linde Equity Fund Video Podcast Quarterly performance video podcast providing professionally produced updates for clients on their investment portfolio.
• Security Disruptors Podcast addressing complex and evolving threats to global economic, political, and global security.
• The Entrepreneurs Sit-down conversations with business builders and innovators about the risks they've taken to pursue their dreams.
• Carole Taylor's Journal Personal sit-down discussions, viewpoints, and commentary on societal issues featuring former CBC anchor Carole Taylor.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ years of continuous operation and growth in the video production industry

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CHEK TVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCHEK TV serves as the broadcast television partner for Donnie and Dhali: The Team show, multicasting live from 10 a.m. to noon Monday-Friday with daily repeats from midnight to 2 a.m. This is Vancolour also airs Sundays at 7:00PM on CHEK/CHEK+.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vidyard: Canadian video platform serving B2B marketing and sales teams with video creation and hosting tools; comparable in targeting corporate video use cases but operates as a SaaS platform rather than a services agency.
• Wistia: Video production software and services company helping B2B marketers create and host business video content; adjacent competitor in the corporate video production space, with a stronger technology/SaaS angle.
• Radical Media: Globally recognized production company producing commercials, branded content, documentaries, and live events for major brands; comparable in offering premium video and event production services, but at significantly larger scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Bold Content Video: Canadian video production agency specializing in corporate video, brand storytelling, and event content; comparable horizontal services offering and similarly focused on B2B professional services clients.
• Lower Street: Video and podcast production agency for B2B brands producing explainer videos, brand stories, and ongoing podcast series; comparable mix of corporate video production and podcast services for similar client types.
• Group Delphi: B2B event and experience agency producing virtual, hybrid, and in-person corporate events for enterprises; directly comparable to Oh Boy's live events service line for conferences, AGMs, and keynotes.
• Bridge Entertainment Labs: Vancouver video and broadcast production company producing television programming, branded content, and live event coverage; closely comparable in combining owned TV shows with corporate production services.
• Highway 101 Media: Vancouver-based video production agency offering corporate video, event coverage, and branded content for BC businesses; same horizontal B2B production services model and overlapping target customers in the Western Canada market.

Regional players

• Insight Productions: Major Canadian production company (Toronto) producing unscripted and scripted television; comparable in producing broadcast content for Canadian networks, though much larger and with broader scripted capabilities.
• Muse Entertainment: Canadian production and distribution company producing scripted and unscripted television content for broadcasters and streaming platforms; comparable Canadian production house serving broadcast partners, though larger and more scripted-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DonnieandDhali
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCc13JN0nsdFN_CuNYEQiERg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ohboyproductions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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