Taste Media Group

What Taste Media Group does

Taste Media Group (TMG) is a Chicago-headquartered, founder-owned video production company operating since 2010. The firm delivers three integrated service lines: video production (its core offering since founding), motion graphics and animation, and livestreaming/hybrid event production (added in 2016). Its production technology stack consists of professional video production equipment, editing and motion graphics software, and livestreaming infrastructure, without any disclosed proprietary platform, API, or software product. The team comprises 8 named professionals covering executive producing, cinematography, editing, motion design, 3D animation, and technical direction, with several members holding prior tenures at Focus Features, AMC Networks, WTTW, WCIU-TV, and Tribune Company.

TMG's revenue model is project-based professional services billed against scope (concept ideation, field production, post-production, motion design, livestream production) on a quote-driven basis; no pricing tiers, rate cards, or recurring revenue structures are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and founder-driven, with direct outreach through the company website, phone (312.523.5408), and email ([email protected]), supplemented by a creative-agency channel where TMG serves as production subcontractor. Customer segments are horizontal, with named logos spanning non-profits (Boys and Girls Clubs of America, JCUA, Adler Planetarium, Hubbard Street Dance), enterprise/corporate (Life Fitness, Becker's Healthcare, SCIFIT, Snak-King, Purpose Built, Daily Meal/Tribune), broadcast (WTTW's Check, Please!, WCIU-TV), and historical logos from early years (Groupon, Madison Square Garden, Craftsman/Stanley Black & Decker).

The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and founder-owned, with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, M&A activity, parent company, or subsidiaries. Its sole office is in Chicago, although it claims worldwide project delivery. The founder has also separately built Velocity Video, a community program teaching video production to youth ages 8-18, which functions as a brand-awareness and talent-pipeline initiative but is not a revenue-generating line. Operating status is active with no public pricing, no certifications, no patents, and no formal awards disclosed.

Name

Taste Media Group

Legal name

Taste Media Group

Website

https://tastemediagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taste Media Group is a Chicago-based, founder-owned video production company offering video production, motion graphics, and livestreaming services to corporate, non-profit, broadcast, and startup clients across the U.S. and internationally since 2010.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Project-based video production services for direct clients and creative agencies. Revenue is generated through custom video production projects with pricing based on project scope, duration, and production requirements.
2. Motion Graphics and Animation Services: Motion design and animation services, either as standalone projects or as components integrated into video productions. Billed as part of overall project work.
3. Livestreaming and Hybrid Event Services: Livestreaming production services since 2016, offered on location, fully remote, or hybrid. Includes project management, graphic design, and consultation alongside live production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Taste Media Group is a Chicago-based full-service video production and digital strategy company that produces videos end-to-end — concept ideation, field production, post-production, and delivery — for corporate, non-profit, broadcast, professional association, celebrity, and startup clients. Offerings span three integrated service lines: Video Production (the core offering since 2010), Motion Graphics and Animation, and Livestreaming/Hybrid Event Production (offered since 2016). Services are delivered to direct clients and through creative agency partnerships, with the team managing projects worldwide.

Product overview

Taste Media Group is a full-service video production and digital strategy company offering three integrated service lines: Video Production (core offering since 2010), Motion Graphics (design and animation), and Livestreaming (since 2016). These services work together to deliver comprehensive video communication solutions for corporate, non-profit, broadcast, and startup clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Production Full-service video production for corporate, non-profit, broadcast, professional association, celebrity, and startup clients, delivered since 2010 to both direct clients and creative agencies. Engagements span concept ideation, field production, and post-production across commercials, brand storytelling, event coverage, training, and broadcast-style content.
• Motion Graphics Design and animation services that combine 'motion' design with animation to create communication tools, delivered either as standalone motion videos or as integrated elements within larger video productions.
• Livestreaming Livestream production services offered on location, fully remote, or in hybrid formats, with project management, graphic design, and best-practices consultation included for livestream and hybrid events.

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Motion Array: Motion Array is a content/asset marketplace and SaaS platform for video creators, offering templates, music, and production tools. It is thematically adjacent — accelerating video production workflows — rather than a direct competitor, but represents the tooling ecosystem reshaping TMG's cost structure.

Direct peers

• Casual Films: Casual Films is a global video production agency producing corporate, brand, and event video content for enterprise clients. It maps closely to TMG's video production + livestreaming/event coverage model and similarly targets in-house marketing teams and creative agencies as buyers.
• Bluecadet: Bluecadet is a Philadelphia-based digital experience and video production agency that blends storytelling, motion, and interactive content for cultural and enterprise clients. It is comparable to TMG in its integration of video and motion for museums, non-profits, and brand clients.
• Optimist: Optimist is a Chicago-based creative agency producing video, motion, and digital content for global brands and cultural institutions. Its Chicago footprint and full-service video/motion offering make it a close geographic and category peer to Taste Media Group.
• Epipheo: Epipheo produces animated explainer and brand-story videos for enterprises and high-growth companies. It directly mirrors TMG's motion graphics service and overlaps significantly in SMB/startup and corporate client segments.
• Demo Duck: Demo Duck is a boutique video production and animation studio specializing in explainer videos and animated content for brands. It is comparable to TMG's motion graphics line and its corporate/brand customer focus.
• Lemonlight: Lemonlight is a full-service video production company offering end-to-end content creation — concept, production, and post — for brands and agencies. It is directly comparable to Taste Media Group in service mix (video, motion, hybrid content) and in serving a similar SMB-to-enterprise marketing buyer.

Regional players

• Barkley: Barkley is an independent, Kansas City-based full-service creative agency with strong video, motion, and content production capabilities. It is comparable to TMG in scope of services and agency-style client work, but primarily serves a Midwestern U.S. client base.

Broad incumbents

• WPP: WPP is one of the world's largest advertising holding companies, with extensive in-house video production, content, and event capabilities across its agency brands (e.g., Ogilvy, VMLY&R, GroupM). It represents the broad-incumbent ceiling against which TMG's boutique offering must compete for enterprise video budgets.
• Publicis Groupe: Publicis is a global advertising and communications holding company with production, content, and event capabilities embedded in multiple agency networks (Leo Burnett, Digitas, etc.). It competes with TMG indirectly when enterprise clients consolidate production into holding-company rosters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taste-media-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/tastemediagroup/?hl=en
• Xx.com/TMG_Chi
• Facebookfacebook.com/tmgchicago

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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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