Out There Productions

What Out There Productions does

Out There Productions Inc. is a privately held, founder-led film and television production company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, operating under the name Out There Productions. Founded approximately two decades ago, the company provides turnkey in-house production and post-production services including shooting, casting, full project management, digital strategy and social media execution, Avid and Adobe editing, audio and music composition, graphic design and visual effects, and WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility compliance. Its equipment base spans 4K and aerial drone cameras with multi-camera support (dollies, jibs, cranes, car mounts) and two Avid editing facilities.

The company produces scripted and unscripted content spanning comedies, dramas, documentaries, factual programming, and web series, with a named catalog that includes "Out There with Melissa DiMarco," "The Beat Goes On," "Clueless Cooking," "Totally Disorganized Woman," "On The Edge," "Pet Perspective," "Confessions of a Go-To-Girl," "Dreamseekers," "An Evening with Oliver Stone," and "Out There Star Wars: Jedi Challenges." Content is licensed to broadcasters including Rogers Media, Citytv, Corus Entertainment, FOXtv, OUTtv, E!, and Biography. The founder and Executive Producer, Melissa DiMarco, leads the firm and was honoured with the Waterfront Award for Outstanding Woman in Film & Television and Digital Arts; the company itself has won the U.S. International Film and Video Festival's Outstanding Achievement in Creative Excellence Award with Banff Rockie Award and Canadian Comedy Award nominations.

Revenue is generated through three streams: professional services fees for production and post-production work delivered to enterprise clients; content licensing to broadcasters; and, since 2023, digital advertising inventory sold through a partnership with Cine Starz Cinemas to B2B/B2C brands reaching audiences across Ontario and Quebec. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Headcount is 11-50 employees; there are no funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors identified in the available source material.

Name

Out There Productions

Legal name

Out There Productions Inc.

Website

https://outthereproductions.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Out There Productions Inc. is a Toronto-based, founder-led film and television production company offering turnkey in-house shooting, post-production, and digital strategy services to broadcasters and brands, with content distributed on Rogers Media, Citytv, Corus, FOXtv, OUTtv, E!, and Biography.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Scripted TV Series Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC), Live-Action Short-Form Production (Short Films, Web Series) (MPADABAE), Post-Production Facilities & Stage Services (Edit Suites, Screening Rooms) (MPAHAAAJ), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Television production
• Post-production services
• Video content creation
• Cinema advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Film & Television Production Services: Production of scripted and unscripted content including comedies, dramas, documentaries, and web series for worldwide audiences on leading broadcasters
2. Broadcast Content Licensing: Licensing of produced content to broadcasters including Rogers Media, Citytv, Corus Entertainment, FOXtv, OUTtv, E!, and Biography
3. Digital Advertising Inventory: Since 2023, selling digital advertising through Cine Starz Cinemas partnerships, offering brand visibility and momentum through movie theatre advertising with competitive pricing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Out There Productions is an in-house film and television production house that delivers turnkey production and post-production services. It offers project management, shooting, casting, digital strategy, editing, graphic design, animation, and accessibility-compliant finishing for scripted, unscripted, comedy, drama, documentary, and web series content distributed to broadcasters.

Product overview

Out There Productions Inc. is a film and television production company offering turnkey production and post-production services for over 20 years. The company operates as a single unified production services business rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its portfolio encompasses: (1) Production Services including shooting, talent/casting, project management, and digital strategy; (2) Post-Production Services including Avid and Adobe editing, audio, graphics, animation, and accessibility compliance; (3) Named television and digital shows including 'Out There with Melissa DiMarco', 'The Beat Goes On', 'Clueless Cooking', 'Totally Disorganized Woman', 'On The Edge', 'Pet Perspective', 'Dreamseekers', 'Confessions of a Go-To-Girl', 'Out There Star Wars: Jedi Challenges', and 'An Evening with Oliver Stone'; and (4) Digital Advertising through a Cine Starz Cinemas partnership. The company creates content across genres including scripted, unscripted, comedy, drama, documentaries, and web series for broadcasters including Rogers Media, Citytv, Corus Entertainment, FOXtv, OUTtv, E!, and Biography.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film & Television Production Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 83% direct organic traffic with high-intent users
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cine Starz CinemascoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Since 2023, Out There Productions has partnered with Cine Starz Cinemas, one of Canada's leading movie theatre chains, to help B2B/B2C brands reach customers through cinema advertising. This partnership enables the company to offer digital advertising inventory with strong metrics including 83%+ direct organic traffic and 65.51% engagement rate.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WildBrain: Large Canadian (Halifax/Toronto) content producer, distributor, and licensor with a much broader kids/family portfolio and global media platform — operates in the same production-for-broadcast model but at materially greater scale than Out There Productions.
• Lionsgate: Major global studio producing and distributing film, television, and digital content for premium platforms — operates in the same film/TV production space as a much larger incumbent with broader distribution capabilities.

Emerging players

• National CineMedia: U.S. cinema advertising network selling in-theatre and digital ad inventory to brands — comparable as an adjacent business in the cinema advertising vertical that Out There Productions is expanding into via the Cine Starz partnership.

Direct peers

• Blue Ant Media: Toronto-headquartered independent media company that produces and distributes content across multiple genres for Canadian and international audiences, with owned broadcast and streaming channels — directly comparable in business model, geography, and content mix to Out There Productions.
• Breakthrough Entertainment: Toronto-based production and distribution company producing scripted, unscripted, documentary, and kids content for Canadian and global broadcasters, making it a close analogue in scale, capabilities, and customer set.
• Cream Productions: Toronto-based production company producing premium documentary, factual, and entertainment content for broadcasters and streamers globally — directly comparable in production-services model and international distribution.
• Proper Television: Toronto-headquartered independent production company producing unscripted, scripted, and digital content for major Canadian and international broadcasters — comparable in genre mix and customer roster.
• marblemedia: Toronto-based production and distribution company creating scripted, factual, and kids/family content for broadcasters and streaming platforms — directly comparable in size, content verticals, and Toronto production ecosystem.
• Shaftesbury: Toronto-based award-winning producer of scripted series, unscripted, and digital content (e.g., Murdoch Mysteries, The Listener) for Canadian and international broadcasters — directly comparable in production-services model and broadcaster relationships.
• Cineflix Media: Montreal-based independent production and worldwide distribution business producing scripted, unscripted, and factual programming — directly comparable as a Canadian content producer-distributor serving similar broadcaster and streaming customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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