EGEDA

What EGEDA does

EGEDA (Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales) is a Spanish non-profit collective rights management society founded in 1990 and headquartered in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid. It represents and defends the intellectual and patrimonial rights of audiovisual producers of feature films, short films, and television series across Iberoamerica, operating in 11 countries and maintaining offices in Los Angeles and Miami to serve Spanish-language producers in the United States. Membership is voluntary and free, and the organization extends statutory royalty collection, mutual recognition agreements with sister collectives, and affiliation with AGICOA.

Its core platform stack combines IP registration and identification (ISAN via ARIBSAN; digital registration through Safe Creative), anti-piracy enforcement (YouTube Content ID), content promotion and monetization (VeoPromo, VeoInternet, VeoClips), financial guarantees for producers (CREA SGR), alternative financing (SEGO Creative in partnership with SEGOFINANCE), and industry engagement through events including the PLATINO Awards and the PLATINO INDUSTRIA market.

EGEDA's business model is a collective rights administration model rather than a typical for-profit licensing model. Revenue is derived from fees retained against royalties collected and distributed on behalf of member producers, supplemented by revenue from complementary services (financial guarantees, crowdfunding, events, training). The member base consists of a fragmented long-tail of audiovisual producers, with no disclosed anchor customers, which structurally diversifies concentration risk but caps per-member monetization given the free-membership structure.

Name

EGEDA

Legal name

EGEDA Sociedad de servicios para los productores audiovisuales

Website

https://egeda.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EGEDA is a Spanish non-profit collective rights management society founded in 1990 that manages intellectual property rights for audiovisual producers across Iberoamerica, offering royalty collection, anti-piracy protection, content promotion platforms, financing support, and industry events including the PLATINO Awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Rights Management

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHALAO

Standards, Registries & Interoperability Services (EIDR/ISAN, CPE, DDEX)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Rights, Metadata & Content Supply Chain (Avails, Scheduling, DRM/Watermarking)

SECONDARYMPACABAK

Rights Management, Content ID & Anti-Piracy Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/User-Generated Video & Creator Platforms

Keywords

• Intellectual property management
• Audiovisual rights management
• Collective rights management
• Royalty collection services
• Anti-piracy protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Pozuelo De Alarcón

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Intellectual Property Rights Management and Collection: EGEDA collectively manages intellectual property rights for audiovisual producers, collecting remuneration for public communication and retransmission of works worldwide through international agreements. Revenue is generated by administering secondary rights that cannot be managed individually by producers, with collected royalties distributed to member producers.
2. SEGO Creative - Audiovisual Financing: Partnership with SEGOFINANCE to provide financing services for audiovisual projects, facilitating improved access to credit and financing conditions for producers through SEGO Creative platform.
3. CREA SGR - Financial Guarantees: CREA SGR, a financial entity created by EGEDA, provides guarantees to credit institutions to facilitate access to financing for audiovisual productions, improving negotiation conditions and reducing financing costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EGEDA is a collective intellectual property rights management entity for audiovisual producers, collectively managing and collecting royalties for the public communication and retransmission of audiovisual works worldwide through international reciprocal agreements. The organization provides digital promotion platforms (Veopromo, Veointernet, VeoClips), anti-piracy protection via YouTube Content ID, ISAN international identification codes through ARIBSAN, financing support via CREA SGR and SEGO Creative, and organizes industry awards and training programs including Premios PLATINO.

Product overview

EGEDA is a collective intellectual property rights management society for audiovisual producers, founded in 1990, offering a comprehensive suite of services organized into: (1) Rights Management Platform — the core product enabling worldwide collection of royalties for public communication and retransmission; (2) Digital Promotion Tools — including VeoPromo (online viewing promotion), VeoInternet (festival/award streaming), VeoClips (YouTube channel), and Content ID-based anti-piracy protection; (3) Identification & Registration — ISAN code registration via ARIBSAN and digital screenplay registration via Safe Creative; (4) Financing Support — through CREA SGR financial guarantees and SEGO Creative crowdfunding; (5) Awards & Industry Events — the PLATINO Awards, PLATINO INDUSTRIA marketplace, and José María Forqué Awards; (6) Education — PLATINO EDUCA platform for audiovisual literacy; (7) Training — PLATINO TRAINING programs including NEXT GEN labs and US market immersion programs; and (8) Publications — the annual Panorama Audiovisual Iberoamericano industry report.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intellectual Property Rights Management (Gestión de Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual) Collective intellectual property rights management service for audiovisual producers enabling them to manage and collect royalties for public communication and retransmission of their works worldwide through international reciprocal agreements.
• Anti-Piracy Protection (Content ID)

Quantifiable outcome

• International rights management coverage through reciprocal agreements with foreign management entities

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SEGOFINANCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEGOFINANCE and EGEDA collaborate through SEGO Creative, a financing platform for audiovisual projects. The partnership has financed over 2 million euros and 14 major projects, reaching 40,000+ private investors through the platform.
• CREA SGRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREA SGR is a financial entity created by EGEDA that provides guarantees to credit institutions to facilitate access to financing for audiovisual productions, improving negotiation conditions and reducing costs.
• FIPCA (Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA is a member of FIPCA and co-organizes the PLATINO Awards and industry publications like the Panorama Audiovisual Iberoamericano with this federation of Iberoamerican producers.
• AGICOA (Association for International Collective Management of Works and Audiovisual Recordings)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA is a member of AGICOA, enabling international collective management of audiovisual works and reciprocal representation agreements with foreign entities worldwide.
• MPA (Motion Picture Association)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA maintains a strategic alliance for Iberoamerica with the MPA, supporting rights management and industry collaboration in the region.
• IFTA (International Federation of Film Trade Associations)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA maintains agreements with IFTA for industry collaboration and rights management.
• UNWTO (World Tourism Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA is an affiliate member of UNWTO, collaborating on tourism, culture, and education initiatives. Recognized with the Excellence UNWTO Affiliate Members Awards 2020.
• MEDIA Desk EspañamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA is a Founding Patron of MEDIA Desk España, supporting European media industry initiatives.
• Universidad NebrijaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA and Universidad Nebrija created the Cátedra de Cine, Mujer y Educación (CIMUED) to promote women's presence in the Spanish and Latin American audiovisual industry.
• ARIBSAN (Agencia Iberoamericana para el Registro ISAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARIBSAN is an agency created by EGEDA for managing ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number) registration in Latin America, enabling international identification of audiovisual works.
• Local EGEDA Entities (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Panamá, Perú, Uruguay)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA has collaborated with national producers to create collective management entities in multiple Iberoamerican countries for managing audiovisual producers' intellectual property rights.
• EGEDA US Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGEDA operates US offices in Los Angeles and Miami through EGEDA US Inc., supporting Iberoamerican audiovisual industry development and Spanish cinema promotion in the United States.
• Festival Organizations (LALIFF, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Festival de Guadalajara, Festival de Huelva, Festival de Lima, Festival Pantalla Pinamar)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEGEDA sponsors multiple international film festivals in Latin America and the US to support and promote Iberoamerican audiovisual content.
• XcaretcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerXcaret hosts the PLATINO Awards ceremony as PLATINO Xcareet, providing the venue for the major Iberoamerican film and television awards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AISGE (Artistas Intérpretes, Sociedad de Gestión de España): Spanish collective management society for performers (actors, directors, dancers) in audiovisual works. AISGE operates in the same Spanish regulatory environment as EGEDA but on the performer rather than producer side of rights administration.
• DAMA (Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales): Spanish collective rights management entity specifically for audiovisual authors (screenwriters and directors). DAMA is the closest functional peer to EGEDA within Spain, working on the same producer side of audiovisual rights management.
• AGICOA: Geneva-based international association coordinating collective management of audiovisual rights across collecting societies worldwide. AGICOA is both a functional peer and an EGEDA partner via reciprocal representation agreements.
• SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores): Spain's largest collective rights management society, covering musical, literary, audiovisual, and dramatic authors. SGAE is the most direct Spanish analog to EGEDA, operating under the same regulated framework and serving overlapping but distinct rights holder categories.
• FERA (Federation of European Screen Directors): European federation representing film and TV directors' societies across 35+ countries. FERA parallels EGEDA's role as a continental-level rights and advocacy body for audiovisual creators, though focused on directors rather than producers.

Regional players

• BECS (British Equity Collecting Society): UK collective rights management body for performers in film, television, and recorded media. BECS is a regional peer operating in the same collective rights model as EGEDA but covering performers rather than producers in the British market.
• GWFF (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten): German collective management organization for film and television producers, serving the same function as EGEDA but in Germany. GWFF is the clearest regional counterpart in a major non-Iberoamerican audiovisual market.

Broad incumbents

• MPA (Motion Picture Association): Global trade association representing the major US studios across film, TV, and streaming. MPA is a strategic partner of EGEDA in Iberoamerica and a much larger, broader-incumbent player whose members overlap with EGEDA's producer base.

Peers

• CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers):

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/veoclips
• Facebookfacebook.com/platinotraining.egeda
• Instagraminstagram.com/platinotraining
• Xx.com/egeda_comunica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/egeda-us-inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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