Intinor
Intinor is a Swedish, founder-owned broadcast video-over-IP hardware and software vendor founded in 2003, selling the Direkt encoder/decoder/router platform with its proprietary Bifrost transport protocol to broadcasters, sports producers, esports leagues, and houses of worship worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersUmeå, Sweden
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Intinor does
Intinor is a privately held Swedish company founded in 2003 by Roland Axelsson in Umeå that designs and manufactures the Direkt series, a hardware and software platform for encoding, decoding, and routing broadcast-quality live video over IP networks. The platform is built around Bifrost Reliable Transport, a proprietary UDP-based protocol with forward error correction and automatic repeat request that supports network bonding across fixed internet, 4G/5G cellular, and KA-SAT satellite, delivering sub-500ms glass-to-glass latency without cloud fees. The product line comprises Direkt link encoders (Rack, Mobile, Backpack variants), Direkt receiver decoders, and Direkt router IP gateways, all managed centrally through IDM (Intinor Direkt Management) and exposed via an open REST API for custom integrations.
The company targets broadcast and television stations, esports leagues, sports production companies, news organizations, and houses of worship across Europe, Asia (India, China, Southeast Asia), Africa, and North America. Named enterprise customers include SVT, ESL, Eurovision Services, Lagardère Sports, Plazamedia, ORF/remotion, Longines Global Champions Tour, Golfzon, and sonnenklar.TV. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales, software licenses and firmware upgrades (HEVC, NDI, RIST, 4K60p, storage, redundancy options), tiered SLA packages (Silver, Gold, Platinum), and professional services for custom API-based workflows. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with a regional reseller network (Zest Technologies in the UK, Ideal Systems in Southeast Asia, Tru-Fi Electronics in Africa, Rahul Commerce in India, US Broadcast in the US) and heavy presence at industry trade shows (IBC, NAB, Broadcast Asia, MPTS, Mediatech Africa).
Intinor is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, and operates with a small team (1-10 employees by firmographic count) while shipping frequent firmware updates and a roadmap that includes SMPTE ST 2110 input/output (2026), DVB-compliant HEVC muxing, and 10-bit HDR HLG pipelines. Recent strategic emphasis is on geographic expansion into Southeast Asia and Africa, AI-enhanced HEVC encoding via Visionular, and protocol interoperability with NDI Advanced, SRT, RIST, and ST 2110 to position Direkt as a bridge between public-internet contribution and uncompressed IP production facilities.
Intinor firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Intinor
- Legal name
- Intinor
- Website
- https://intinor.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Intinor is a Swedish, founder-owned broadcast video-over-IP hardware and software vendor founded in 2003, selling the Direkt encoder/decoder/router platform with its proprietary Bifrost transport protocol to broadcasters, sports producers, esports leagues, and houses of worship worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Intinor industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Broadcast Video Contribution Equipment
- NAICS
- Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)
- SIC
- Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Origin & Media Storage Services (MPAHAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Hardware Encoders & Transcoders (Appliances, FPGA/ASIC) (MPAHAHAB), Video Player Delivery & Playback Optimization (ABR, QoE) (MPAHAIAD)
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Where Intinor is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Umeå
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Intinor business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Hardware product sales: Sale of physical hardware products including Direkt link encoders (Rack, Mobile, Backpack models), Direkt receivers, Direkt routers, and accessories (Heimdall modems, Dektec cards, SRT, RIST options, NDI options, etc.). Hardware is sold through channel partners and direct sales with various configuration options and add-on features. One-time capital expenditure model with hardware warranty (12-60 months depending on SLA tier).
- Software licenses and firmware upgrades: Software features delivered as firmware upgrades and optional licenses (e.g., HEVC encoding, additional software encoders, NDI options, RIST, SMPTE 2022-7, 4K60p, internal storage RAID, redundant AC power). Features can be remotely activated. Subscription or one-time license model.
- Support and SLA packages: Tiered support packages (Silver, Gold, Platinum) providing email/phone support, software upgrades, hardware warranty extensions, version migration support, training hours, and temporary hardware replacement. Platinum includes 24/7 weekend phone support and 60-month hardware warranty. Revenue from ongoing SLA contracts.
- Professional services and customization: Custom workflow development, API-based application development (e.g., custom web interfaces for stream management), and integration services. Open API enables customer-specific GUI development, automation, and scheduling applications.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels10 records
Intinor product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Intinor develops and sells the Direkt series, an integrated hardware and software platform for encoding, decoding, and routing high-quality live video over IP networks. Products include Direkt link encoders (rack, mobile, backpack), Direkt receivers, and Direkt routers, all managed through the IDM (Intinor Direkt Management) web platform. The platform supports broadcast, remote production, newsgathering, sports, and esports workflows using proprietary Bifrost Reliable Transport plus open standards (SRT, RIST, RTP, RTMP, NDI).
Product overview
Intinor offers the Direkt series, a unified platform for high-quality video contribution over the internet. The product portfolio centers on the Direkt link (video encoder), Direkt receiver (video decoder), and Direkt router (IP video gateway), all managed through IDM (Intinor Direkt Management). The Direkt link encodes video from cameras/mixers into compressed streams supporting multiple protocols (SRT, RIST, RTMP, TCP, UDP, RTP, Bifrost). The Direkt receiver decodes incoming IP streams back to SDI output. The Direkt router acts as a protocol converter and stream aggregator/re-distributor. IDM provides centralized remote management, monitoring, and troubleshooting across all units. Accessories include Heimdall (cellular modems) and Bifrost Reliable Transport (proprietary bonding protocol). The platform is designed for remote production, newsgathering, sports contribution, esports, and house of worship broadcasting.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Direkt series: Product line including Direkt link (encoders), Direkt receiver (decoders), and Direkt router for video transport over IP networks
- Direkt link
- Direkt receiver
- Direkt router
- IDM – Intinor Direkt Management
- Bifrost Reliable Transport
Products and services
- Direkt link Video encoder for compressing and broadcasting high-quality live video over IP networks. Supports H.264/AVC and HEVC (H.265) compression, cellular bonding (2-8 modems), WiFi, adaptive bitrate, and multiple simultaneous destinations via SRT, RIST, RTMP, RTP, Bifrost, TCP, UDP. Available in Rack, Mobile, Backpack, Compact, and NDI Rack variants with SDI and HDMI inputs. Designed for broadcast, news, sports, and esports live video contribution.
- Direkt receiver Hardware video decoder with H.264/HEVC decoding and up to 12x SDI outputs. Supports SRT, RIST, SMPTE 2022-7 redundancy, adaptive bitrate, network debonding, and Bifrost Reliable Transport. Managed remotely via IDM. Designed for broadcast stations and production facilities that need to receive IP video streams and output to SDI.
- Direkt router IP video gateway that receives, analyzes, re-packages, and redistributes IP streams without adding video delay. Supports up to 40 IP stream inputs, HLS-pull, RTMP-in, NDI inputs, up to 12x SDI/NDI outputs, software transcoding, video mixing with graphics, multiview, RTMP-out, and open REST API. Available in Rack, Studio, Rack+, and Lite models. Functions as a protocol converter and stream aggregator for broadcast workflows.
- IDM - Intinor Direkt Management Browser-based centralized management platform for all Direkt units. Provides real-time monitoring, remote configuration, troubleshooting, enhanced statistical dashboards, customizable smart alerts (email/SMS), and mobile-friendly interface. Built on open REST API enabling custom integrations and workflow-specific applications. Designed for broadcast operators managing fleets of Intinor encoders, decoders, and routers.
- Heimdall Cellular modem accessory available with 2, 4, or 8x built-in 4G/5G modems. Companion product for Direkt link rack encoder enabling reliable network bonding over LTE/5G and KA-SAT satellite connections. Designed for broadcasters needing robust mobile internet connectivity for live video contribution from remote locations.
Quantifiable outcome
- 50% bandwidth reduction while maintaining professional broadcast quality when using Visionular Aurora5 HEVC vs H.264/AVC
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Intinor
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Intinor technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability2 records
Feature16 records
Intinor partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Tru-Fi ElectronicsminorRegional reseller for Africa. Intinor exhibiting at Mediatech Africa 2026 with Tru-Fi at Hall 1-A32, introducing Intinor to the African market for the first time.
- Ideal SystemscoreAuthorized reseller covering Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Ideal Systems integrates Intinor's video contribution, backhaul, and streaming technologies into its broadcast and professional AV solutions. Partnership built on shared commitment to NDI technology, with Ideal Systems as a leading regional NDI systems integrator and Intinor having supported NDI since 2019. First announced February 2026.
- Zest TechnologiescoreUK partner for MPTS (Media Production & Technology Show). Long-standing collaboration where Zest Technologies represents Intinor at UK trade events and provides local sales and support. Partnership renewed annually at MPTS.
- VisionularcoreTechnology partnership integrating Visionular's AI-powered Aurora5 HEVC codec into Intinor's Direkt link and Direkt router platforms. Visionular's advanced AI/ML encoding algorithms deliver broadcast-quality at 50% lower bandwidth than H.264. The integration was seamless, delivering same encoding latency as H.264 while achieving higher quality at lower bitrates. Validated in challenging environments including the Iditarod race.
- US BroadcastminorPartnership for US market expansion announced at NAB Show 2024. US Broadcast serves as partner for Intinor product sales and support in the United States.
- Rahul CommercecoreDistributor in India with established presence at Broadcast India trade shows. Provides local sales, demonstration, and support for Indian market.
- Eurovision ServicescoreCollaboration to develop redundant SRT-based workflows using open standards. Eurovision Services, a major international broadcaster, partnered with Intinor to enable reliable video transport over public internet using redundant streaming paths. The workflow developed in collaboration uses redundant SRT combined with SMPTE 2022-7 for seamless protection switching.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Intinor competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Imagine Communications: Major broadcast vendor with IP networking, routing, and processing products (e.g., Selenio Network Processor). Broader incumbent competing in IP video contribution and routing.
- Evertz Microsystems: Large broadcast infrastructure vendor with IP routers, gateways, and processing products overlapping the Direkt router. A broader incumbent with wider portfolio but competing in the same IP video transport category.
- Harmonic: Established broadcast and video infrastructure vendor with contribution, encoding, and distribution solutions. Larger incumbent with overlap at tier-1 broadcasters but broader OTT/cloud portfolio.
Direct peers
- TAG Video Systems: IP-based multiviewer and probing/monitoring vendor for live broadcast production. Comparable adjacent technology in IP video workflows for broadcast operations.
- Net Insight: Swedish-headquartered peer offering IP media transport for live broadcast contribution and distribution. Directly comparable to Intinor given shared geography, similar target customers (broadcasters, sports), and overlapping product category of IP video transport.
- Appear TV: Norwegian vendor of broadcast contribution and distribution equipment (X-platform, XC-platform). Competes head-to-head with Intinor in live video encoding, decoding, and processing for tier-1 broadcasters.
- Matrox Video: Offers broadcast-grade H.264/HEVC encoders/decoders (e.g., Monarch, ConvertIP) for IP video contribution and streaming. Direct comparable in encoder/decoder product category targeting broadcast and live production.
- Haivision: Direct competitor providing video contribution, encoding, and bonded cellular transport (SRT originators) for broadcast and live events. Closest direct comparable to Intinor's Direkt platform with overlapping broadcast and sports customer bases.
- VITEC (Vitec Group): Provider of HEVC/H.264 encoding and decoding appliances for broadcast, sports, and enterprise. Comparable to Intinor's Direkt encoders/decoders with overlapping IPTV and contribution use cases.
Emerging players
- Dektec (ModuleTek): Provider of PC-based video adapters and OEM modules for contribution encoding. Intinor lists Dektec cards as accessories, and the firms address overlapping broadcast contribution needs.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Intinor leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Intinor funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Intinor M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Intinor
What does Intinor do?
Intinor develops and sells the Direkt series, an integrated hardware and software platform for encoding, decoding, and routing high-quality live video over IP networks. Products include Direkt link encoders (rack, mobile, backpack), Direkt receivers, and Direkt routers, all managed through the IDM (Intinor Direkt Management) web platform. The platform supports broadcast, remote production, newsgathering, sports, and esports workflows using proprietary Bifrost Reliable Transport plus open standards (SRT, RIST, RTP, RTMP, NDI).
Is Intinor a public or private company?
Intinor is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Intinor founded?
Intinor was founded in 2003. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Intinor based?
Intinor is headquartered in Umeå, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Intinor make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware product sales are the primary driver. The others are software licenses and firmware upgrades, support and SLA packages and professional services and customization.
Who are Intinor's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Imagine Communications, Evertz Microsystems and Harmonic. Direct peers are TAG Video Systems, Net Insight, Appear TV, Matrox Video, Haivision and VITEC (Vitec Group). Dektec (ModuleTek) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Intinor have an API?
Yes. Open REST API enabling customers to develop custom integrations and automate workflows. Built on Intinor's open REST API, customers have the power to develop custom integrations, ensuring seamless compatibility with existing workflows and third-party systems. Available for API Scheduling & automation, allowing automation and scheduling of IP-streams for international contribution & distribution, GFX-insertions, and more. Customers can create their own application-workflow specific GUI. The entire web interface is built on the API, enabling full functionality for customized applications. Developer documentation is at github.com/intinor.
What industry is Intinor in?
Intinor's product category is Broadcast Video Contribution Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAHAIAB, Origin & Media Storage Services, with a secondary code of MPAHAHAB, Hardware Encoders & Transcoders (Appliances, FPGA/ASIC). Its NAICS code is 5162 and its SIC code is 3663.