NEP

What NEP does

NEP (News Event People) is a Lille-based event and audiovisual communication consulting agency founded on March 28, 1988, originally as NEP TV, and rebranded in 2015 to reflect its broader service portfolio. The company provides a full-service event and audiovisual offering to B2B enterprises and public organizations in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France, including corporate conventions and congresses, seminars and incentive trips, corporate evenings and galas, public events, media training, audiovisual production (documentary, promotional, and artistic content), dynamic display communication (CAD), motion design, and a media platform service for client-operated channels. NEP's distinctive proposition is its journalist-led model: the agency positions professional journalists as facilitators for events and as editorial talent for audiovisual content, a capability inherited from and reinforced by its ownership within Groupe Rossel La Voix, a diversified northern France media conglomerate whose publications include La Voix du Nord.

NEP makes money through customized, project-based professional services engagements sold directly to enterprise and government clients. The company operates a horizontal B2B segment strategy targeting large enterprises, mid-market firms, and organizations with needs across convention organization, audience engagement, and content creation; pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are quote-based. The agency maintains a roster of named clients across banking (Banque Populaire du Nord, Natixis), telecommunications (Orange), energy (EDF, GRDF, RTE), agriculture (Advitam, Gamm Vert), government (Métropole Européenne de Lille, ARS Hauts-de-France), sports (Cofidis), and nonprofit sectors, suggesting distributed revenue across many accounts rather than anchor-client dependence.

NEP's core technology is conventional event production and audiovisual post-production capability, with no disclosed proprietary platform, API, or software product beyond the client-facing Plateforme Média channel. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees reported, is headquartered at 8 place du Général de Gaulle in Lille, and has no external funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no documented geographic expansion beyond its Hauts-de-France home market. Its principal sources of competitive insulation are its 35+ year operating history, its integration with the Rossel La Voix media ecosystem, and its journalist-facilitator model for live events.

Name

NEP

Legal name

NEP - News Event People

Website

https://neptv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NEP is a Lille-based event and audiovisual communication agency, founded in 1988 and owned by Groupe Rossel La Voix, providing corporate conventions, public events, media training, audiovisual production, and motion design to enterprises and public-sector clients in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management & Audiovisual Communication Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer & Public Shows (B2C) Organizers (THAHABAC), Staging, Scenic & Set Fabrication (Stages, Backdrops, Scenic Builds) (THAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Event management services
• Audiovisual production
• Corporate event consulting
• Convention organization
• Multimedia communication

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event organization and audiovisual services: B2B professional services providing event organization, audiovisual production, communication consulting, and multimedia services to corporate clients and organizations in the Hauts-de-France region.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NEP is an event and audiovisual communication agency that organizes and produces corporate events (conventions, congresses, seminars, corporate evenings, incentive trips, public events) and creates audiovisual content (documentary, promotional, artistic, motion design) for B2B clients. The agency delivers the full event lifecycle from creative concept and editorial moderation to technical production and post-production, supported by journalist-led moderation expertise from the Rossel La Voix media group.

Product overview

NEP (News Event People) is an event and audiovisual communication agency based in Lille, France, operating since 1988 as part of the Rossel La Voix media group. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a modular platform, providing a comprehensive portfolio of event management and audiovisual services including: Convention/Congress organization with professional journalist-led interactivity, Corporate Evening events, Seminar/Incentive programs, Event Marketing, Audiovisual Production (documentary, promotional, and artistic content), Public Events, Dynamic Display Communication (CAD), Motion Design, and Media Platform services. The agency's approach emphasizes creative concept development combined with editorial expertise, positioning itself as a 'Créateur de différence' (Difference Creator) delivering customized solutions rather than standardized offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Média Training (Media Training) Professional media training services teaching participants to master public speaking, understand press and media mechanisms, voice control, expression, body language, and audience engagement. Targeted at corporate executives and organizational spokespeople.
• Convention / Congrès (Convention / Congress) Organization and animation services for seminars, conventions, conferences, colloquia, and information meetings, featuring professional journalists to facilitate real expression and interactivity. Targeted at enterprises, associations, and institutions hosting multi-stakeholder gatherings.
• Séminaire / Incentive (Seminar / Incentive) Seminar and incentive event organization services for corporate teams, including venue selection, participative animation, and team-building programs. Targeted at corporate HR, communications, and management teams.
• Soirée d'Entreprise (Corporate Evening Event) Corporate evening event organization including venue selection, participative animation, and convivial event experiences such as cocktail dinners and galas. Targeted at enterprises hosting client or employee celebrations.
• Marketing Événementiel (Event Marketing) Event marketing services to promote brands and engage target audiences through experiential events. Targeted at brand and marketing teams seeking audience engagement campaigns.
• Production Audiovisuelle (Audiovisual Production) Audiovisual production including promotional, documentary, and artistic content creation with capabilities in casting, writing, filming, and post-production editing. Targeted at corporate, institutional, and media clients needing video content.
• Événement Grand Public (Public Event) Public event organization for large-scale audiences, managing conception, development, animation, and exploitation. Targeted at public institutions, municipalities, and large organizations hosting mass-attendance events.
• Affichage Dynamique / CAD (Dynamic Display) Dynamic audiovisual communication (CAD) - a media format combining television, radio, display, CD-Rom, and interactive kiosks to reach audiences in motion at strategic moments, influencing purchasing decisions. Targeted at brands and retailers deploying in-venue media.
• Motion Design
• Plateforme Média (Media Platform) Media channel creation platform enabling clients to build and manage their own media content. Targeted at organizations seeking to develop proprietary media channels.

Named customers20 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Sky NZcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 February 2026Sky NZ renewed exclusive broadcast agreement for the New Zealand Open through 2028, partnering with NEP for production services across 90+ global territories. This partnership enables international coverage of golf tournament events.
• Groupe Rossel La VoixflagshipOthersNEP is the event and audiovisual agency of the Rossel La Voix group, a major media group in northern France. The agency operates within this media ecosystem and coordinates events for group publications including La Voix du Nord newspaper.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hopscotch: Hopscotch is a French communications group with strong event and experiential offerings for corporate clients. It competes for the same B2B enterprise event mandates as NEP and shares a similar agency-style full-service model.
• Auditoire: Auditoire is a Paris-based audiovisual and event agency specializing in corporate events, conventions and brand experiences. It is a close direct peer to NEP in combining event organization with high-end AV production for B2B clients.
• Ubi Bene: Ubi Bene is a French event and communications agency offering corporate events, conventions and digital content. It competes with NEP for similar enterprise and institutional event budgets, particularly for seminar, convention and incentive work.
• Mazarine: Mazarine is a French creative agency combining content production, audiovisual storytelling and brand experiences. It is comparable to NEP in pairing event/concept work with high-end AV and motion design capabilities for premium brands.

Others

• Viparis: Viparis operates major convention and exhibition venues in the Paris region and offers event organization services. It is comparable to NEP as an event/conference ecosystem participant, but its core is venue operation rather than agency-style event production.

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: GL Events is one of France's largest integrated event-services groups operating venues, exhibitions and event production globally. It is comparable to NEP as a French-headquartered PCO/exhibition operator, but at vastly larger scale across MICE infrastructure.
• Publicis Events: Publicis Events is the events/experiential offering within Publicis Groupe. It targets the same enterprise clients as NEP for large-scale events and brand experiences, but as part of a global advertising network with vastly greater resources.
• Havas Events: Havas Events is the events arm of Havas, one of the world's largest advertising holding groups. It competes with NEP for corporate event and communication mandates but at a global, multi-discipline scale well beyond a regional French boutique.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/neptv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXxGwueyO-SobdwGHDaQnkQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/NEP/301569149875520

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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