Media Transport Solutions

What Media Transport Solutions does

Media Transport Solutions is a privately held U.S. firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, that delivers terrestrial video-over-IP transport solutions to broadcasters, content distribution networks, and network operators. The company provides three core services — consultancy, system design and implementation, and managed services — covering the full lifecycle from technology evaluation through carrier selection, circuit provisioning, deployment, configuration, documentation, training, and ongoing operational support. Its underlying technology platform is built around VideoFlow DVP (Digital Video Protection), which provides packet-loss recovery for video streams over IP networks without the bandwidth overhead of traditional Forward Error Correction in most deployments, with SMPTE 2022-1/2 FEC available as a user-activated option for interoperability with FEC-enabled transport streams.

The business operates on a professional services and managed services revenue model via direct, consultative sales engagement. Customers contact the firm by phone or email, requirements are evaluated against application needs and budgetary constraints, and solutions are recommended and deployed on a project basis. Go-to-market relies on content marketing through the company blog, a LinkedIn presence, and ongoing participation in industry standards bodies including SMPTE, VSF, SBE, IEEE, and the RIST Forum, which the firm leverages to ensure its offerings are standards-compliant and recognizable to broadcast engineering buyers. The company claims a global service footprint from its single Florida base and reports having served over 3,300 streams across various applications since inception.

The firm employs between 11 and 50 staff with President Paul Atwell identified as the principal executive, and is independently operated with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or acquisition history. No revenue figures, funding rounds, or financial disclosures are publicly available, and the most recent operational signals in the source material date to 2019–2020.

Name

Media Transport Solutions

Legal name

Media Transport Solutions

Website

https://mediatransportsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Media Transport Solutions is a privately held St. Petersburg, Florida firm that provides consultancy, system design, and managed services for video-over-IP transport to broadcasters and content distribution networks using VideoFlow DVP technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Video Transport Services

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHAKAD

Media Transport & Contribution (SRT/RIST, Satellite/IP, Fiber)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Broadcast & Playout Technology (Automation, Master Control)

SECONDARYMPAHAIAE

Streaming Transport Protocols & Low-Latency Delivery (HLS/DASH/CMAF, WebRTC, SRT)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Streaming Infrastructure & Delivery (CDN, Origin, Edge)

Keywords

• Video transport solutions
• Video-over-IP transport
• Studio-to-transmitter links
• Broadcast video delivery
• Managed video services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Professional consulting services providing insights on technology trends and future paths to increased efficiencies.
2. System Design and Implementation: Project services taking projects from concept through design to full implementation, including networking, carrier selection, circuit provisioning, deployment and acceptance, hardware and software configuration, documentation, training, and commissioning.
3. Managed Services: Full turnkey video delivery, distribution, monitoring, off-air confidence return streams, and ongoing operational support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Media Transport Solutions delivers terrestrial video-over-IP transport through three professional service lines: Consultancy (insights on technology trends), System Design (end-to-end project implementation including networking, carrier selection, circuit provisioning, deployment, and training), and Managed Services (turnkey video delivery, distribution, monitoring, and off-air confidence return streams). Underpinning the services is the proprietary VideoFlow DVP transport platform, which uses standards-based Forward Error Correction to provide reliable, low-bandwidth-overhead video transport for broadcasters and content distribution networks worldwide.

Product overview

Media Transport Solutions offers a portfolio of professional services complemented by its VideoFlow DVP (Distributed Video Platform) technology. The core offerings consist of Consultancy (technology trend insights), System Design (project implementation), and Managed Services (video delivery and monitoring), which together provide end-to-end video transport solutions from content acquisition to distribution. VideoFlow DVP serves as the underlying technology platform that enables reliable video-over-IP transport using standards-based FEC (SMPTE 2022-1/2). The company has been serving the industry since 2009 and currently manages over 3,300 streams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VideoFlow: Video-over-IP transport technology solution offered by Media Transport Solutions for video delivery applications.

Products and services

• Consultancy Professional consulting service that provides insights on technology trends and future paths to increased efficiencies for organizations needing video transport solutions. Targeted at broadcasters, TV stations, content distributors, and live event producers evaluating video-over-IP deployments.
• System Design End-to-end system design service that takes projects from concept through design and full implementation, including networking requirements, carrier selection and contract evaluation, circuit provisioning, deployment and acceptance, hardware and software configuration, documentation, training, and commissioning. Targeted at broadcasters, content distribution networks, and organizations deploying new video transport infrastructure.
• Managed Services Full turnkey video delivery, distribution, monitoring, off-air confidence return streams, and ongoing operational support for organizations that need outsourced video transport operations. Targeted at broadcasters, TV stations, content distribution networks, and live event producers requiring managed video delivery.
• VideoFlow DVP (Distributed Video Platform) Video-over-IP transport platform leveraging Digital Video Protection (DVP) technology and standards-based SMPTE 2022-1/2 Forward Error Correction to deliver reliable, protected video transport over IP networks with lower bandwidth overhead than traditional FEC approaches. Deployed for broadcasters, content distributors, and live event producers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3300+ streams successfully served across various applications

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Video Services Forum (VSF)coreOthersVSF is an industry forum dedicated to interoperability and standards in the video transport industry. Media Transport Solutions staff actively participate in VSF activities, and the company incorporates VSF-developed standards and practices into its solutions.
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)coreOthersSMPTE develops standards for the motion picture and television industry. Media Transport Solutions engineers participate in SMPTE activities and incorporate SMPTE standards (such as SMPTE 2022-1/2) into their video transport solutions.
• Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE)supportingOthersSBE is the national organization for broadcast engineers. Media Transport Solutions staff participate in SBE events and activities related to broadcast engineering practices.
• IEEEsupportingOthersIEEE is a global technical professional organization for the advancement of technology. Media Transport Solutions staff engage with IEEE standards activities relevant to video transport.
• OpenHeadEnd / RIST ForumsupportingTechnology or IntegrationRIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport) Forum develops open standards for reliable video transport over IP. Media Transport Solutions supports RIST-based solutions and incorporates these standards into their video transport offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• VidOvation: Smaller US-based systems integrator and reseller of video-over-IP contribution and distribution gear, with a similar system design and integration model to MTS. Comparable as a niche video-over-IP systems specialist serving broadcast and AV customers.

Direct peers

• Nevion (Sony): Provides broadcast media network infrastructure, IP contribution, and managed broadcast network services, now part of Sony. Comparable focus on broadcast-grade IP media transport, contribution, and managed services for station groups and content distributors.
• Zixi: Provides software-defined video delivery platform over IP networks with bonded transport and quality monitoring. Comparable as a software-centric IP video transport and managed-delivery specialist.
• VITEC (Vitec Group): Provides video encoders, decoders, and IPTV/streaming contribution solutions for broadcast and government/military markets. Comparable technology stack and customer set in IP video contribution and distribution.
• Artel Video Systems: Supplies IP- and fiber-based media transport, switching, and delivery solutions for broadcasters and content distributors. Directly comparable focused offering in video-over-IP transport and contribution.
• Net Insight: Swedish vendor of media network solutions for contribution, distribution, and live event production over IP. Directly comparable as a specialist IP video transport vendor serving broadcasters and event producers.
• Haivision (including previously VideoPropulsion / Visionary Solutions / Telos Alliance video): Provider of video networking, contribution, and distribution solutions over IP, including encoders, decoders, and managed video networks for broadcasters and live event producers. Closely comparable product and customer overlap with MTS.
• TAG Video Systems: Provides IP-based multi-viewer, monitoring, and probing tools for live broadcast production and distribution over IP. Comparable as a specialist in IP video transport and quality assurance workflows used by MTS's broadcaster customers.
• VideoFlow: Developer of VideoFlow DVP digital video protection technology that Media Transport Solutions deploys and integrates. Directly comparable as the upstream technology supplier and IP video transport specialist serving broadcasters and content distribution networks.

Broad incumbents

• Imagine Communications: Large established broadcast technology vendor spanning playout, routing, ad tech, and IP transport. Broader incumbent serving similar broadcast customers but with a much larger portfolio than MTS's specialist transport focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mediatransportsolutions/?viewAsMember=true

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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