Via Storia

What Via Storia does

Via Storia is a full-service French audiovisual production company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Schiltigheim (near Strasbourg). The firm operates across three core verticals: brand content and corporate films, digital events and live streaming, and broadcast production means (studios, mobile units, nodal infrastructure). Its client base spans sports federations, broadcasters, large enterprises, public institutions, and NGOs across France, with marquee relationships including the Ligue Nationale de Handball (multi-year broadcast partnership through 2031), ARTE, Garmin, EUMETSAT, Crédit Agricole, Hartmann, and Columbia Sportswear.

The company's technical stack is built around owned production infrastructure: 4 TV studios/plateaus, 2 sound studios, 10 editing workstations, 4 mobile control rooms (cars régie), and a centralized NODAL facility enabling remote production from Strasbourg. Proprietary technology includes the VS Live streaming platform (branded landing pages, interactive features, attendee registration, analytics) and bespoke software developed specifically for LNH broadcast workflows, integrated with VOGO video refereeing and automated camera systems for remote-controlled stadium capture. The firm also produces the Cyber Café live show and the internationally distributed NAPO safety video series (47M+ views across 177 countries) under consortium partnership with 8 European safety organizations.

The business model is primarily professional services — project-based production contracts with quote-based pricing — supplemented by managed-services recurring revenue (LNH partnership through 2031, long-running France 2 bureau management since 1992) and studio rental (half-day and full-day bookings). Go-to-market is consultative direct sales through website inquiry and four regional antennas (Lyon, Paris, Dax, Aix-en-Provence), reinforced by content marketing via the company blog, Cyber Café thought-leadership series, and educational workshops at ISCOM. The company is privately held, with Jean-Michel Mangel serving as PDG, and reports no outside funding rounds or parent company involvement.

Name

Via Storia

Legal name

VIA STORIA

Website

https://viastoria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Via Storia is a French full-service audiovisual production company founded in 1978, headquartered in Schiltigheim, providing brand content, digital events, and broadcast production to sports federations, broadcasters, enterprises, and public institutions across France via owned studios and mobile units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiltigheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Audiovisual Production Services: Core revenue stream from professional audiovisual production including video production, event capture, live streaming, multicamera recording, and brand content creation. Services are project-based with quotes provided based on client requirements.
2. Studio Rental: Rental of production facilities including 4 TV studios/plateaus, 2 sound studios, makeup rooms, client lounges, and 10 editing workstations. Available for half-day or full-day bookings.
3. Mobile Production Units: Deployment of mobile production units (4 cars régie) with transmission capabilities for on-location events, sports broadcasts, and outdoor productions across France.
4. Streaming Platform Services: VS Live proprietary streaming platform providing white-label streaming solutions for client events with custom branding, interaction tools, and analytics.
5. Long-term Broadcast Partnerships: Multi-year broadcasting partnership with LNH covering production and distribution of professional handball matches across StarLigue and ProLigue, representing a significant recurring revenue stream through 2031.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Via Storia is a full-service audiovisual production company that delivers end-to-end video production services from concept and strategy through filming, post-production, and distribution. Its offering spans brand content and corporate films, digital events and live streaming, broadcast TV production, podcast production, studio rentals, and mobile production unit deployment, supported by proprietary technology including the VS Live streaming platform.

Product overview

Via Storia is a full-service audiovisual production company operating since 1978 from Schiltigheim (Strasbourg), France. Its offering spans three core business segments: Brand Content & Corporate Films (communication audiovisuelle), Digital Events (événements digitaux), and Production Means (moyens de production). The portfolio includes proprietary streaming platform VS Live, dedicated podcast and digital event studios (4 stages), 2 sound studios, 10 editing suites, a nodal production center, mobile control rooms (VS8), and bespoke software developed for the LNH. The company also produces its own media format, Cyber Café, and maintains 4 regional antennas (Lyon, Paris, Dax, Aix-en-Provence). Services are organized as integrated, end-to-end production covering strategy, filming, post-production, and distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VS Live
• HandballTV Production
• VS8 Mobile Control Room
• Podcast Studio Services
• Brand Content & Corporate Films
• Live Streaming & Digital Events

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,500+ handball matches produced in 5-year LNH partnership
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Strategic broadcast partnership for French professional handball (StarLigue and ProLigue). Via Storia provides complete production including 2 dedicated nodes, 4 mobile units, 6 commentator positions, and editing facilities. Partnership extended to 2031. Over 1,500 matches produced in 5 years with continuous innovation including VOGO video refereeing integration and proprietary software development.
• UCC Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion des Enterprises de la Communication par l'Image du Grand Est. Industry association for audiovisual companies in the Grand Est region. Via Storia is an active member participating in industry initiatives and the Cyber Café series.
• Initiatives DurablesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization promoting sustainable development practices. Via Storia participates in Forum DD (Durable Development) as part of commitment to environmental responsibility.
• Fourmi RougeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for interactive and innovative audiovisual projects. Co-produced 'Les Burgers Volants' interactive fiction with ARTE.
• BlueboatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunication and marketing strategy agency. Strategic partner for podcast production, referring clients to Via Storia for studio and production services while Blueboat handles strategy and content planning.
• Napo ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational consortium of 8 occupational safety organizations (AUVA, CIO PIB, DGUV, INAIL, INRS, SUVA, TNO, EU-OSHA). Via Storia writes and produces NAPO safety awareness films since 1998. Films used in 177 countries with 47M+ views.
• Dixit ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for complex international projects including EUMETSAT satellite launch coverage. Via Storia provides technical production capabilities.
• Agence King Kong (A2K)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCreative agency partner for video production projects. Collaboration on L'Ososphère concert capture with 10-camera setup.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• LiveU: Provider of bonded cellular live video transmission technology used for remote and on-location broadcast production — comparable in the remote/decentralized production value proposition Via Storia addresses with its NODAL infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Videlio: French audiovisual systems integrator and event production services company serving corporate, broadcast and cultural clients — closely comparable service portfolio in the French market.
• Presteigne Broadcast Hire: Broadcast equipment hire and live event production services company serving UK and international productions — comparable offering across equipment rental, OB operations and event production.
• AMP Visual TV: French mobile broadcast and event production company offering multicamera production, OB vans and live streaming for sports and corporate clients — directly comparable in service mix and French market focus.
• Megahertz Broadcast Systems: UK-based broadcast systems integrator and AV production company providing OB vans, studios and event production services — similar integrated offering in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• NEP Group: Global leader in broadcast services, outside broadcast facilities and live event production, including sports — comparable in mobile production and remote production workflows.
• Euro Media Group (EMG): Largest European provider of broadcast and live event production services, with OB vans, studios and crew across multiple countries — overlapping capability set at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Telegenic: UK-based broadcast services and outside broadcast production company serving sports and live events — directly comparable offering, primarily serving UK market rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@viastoria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/via-storia
• Xx.com/viastoria
• Facebookfacebook.com/viastoria

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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