MediaVoice

What MediaVoice does

MediaVoice is a privately held, founder-owned audio production company established in 1993 by David Bannerman and headquartered in Newport, Nova Scotia, Canada. The company operates a full-service voice-over studio staffed by a roster of professional Canadian voice artists and delivers professional human voice recordings for e-learning courses, medical training, IVR telephony prompts, web videos, podcasts, radio and TV commercials, audiobooks, and corporate communications. MediaVoice serves clients primarily across Atlantic Canada with international language capabilities spanning over 20 languages, including rare Indigenous Mi'kmaw service — a positioning the company actively markets as 'live human voices only, no AI voices or AI digital processes.'

Beyond voice work, MediaVoice designs, manufactures, and installs its proprietary Canadian-made MS1 Series Low Power FM (LPFM) transmitters for houses of worship, sports venues, drive-in theaters, schools, special events, and drive-thru messaging systems. The flagship transmitter first installed in 1993 is documented to still be operational 32 years later, supporting a 30+ year product durability claim that differentiates the hardware business from cheap imports. The company also runs an FM consulting division providing CRTC FM Radio license application writing (with a 100% approval rate since 2003), broadcast studio design, equipment integration, and specialized local market on-air content analysis; creative writing services are supplied through a partnership with award-winning writer Gary Caven.

Revenue is generated across four streams: project-based voice-over work (most delivered in under 12 hours, over 90% within 32 hours), hourly-billed FM consulting, flat-fee CRTC licensing on risk-shared terms (60% at submission, 40% on approval), and LPFM transmitter hardware sales and installation. Go-to-market is direct, primarily via email ([email protected]) and word-of-mouth referrals; the company explicitly does not maintain presence on X (Twitter) or Facebook and rejects telemarketing. MediaVoice has no external funding, no institutional investors, and no parent company, operating as a bootstrapped lifestyle business under single-founder ownership.

Name

MediaVoice

Legal name

MediaVoice

Website

https://mediavoice.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MediaVoice is a founder-owned Atlantic Canada audio production company providing professional human voice-over services, proprietary LPFM transmitter hardware, FM radio consulting, and CRTC license writing across 20+ languages since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Production Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Other Sound Recording Industries (51229)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Voiceover Recording & Production (Narration, Promo, Commercial VO) (MPAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Voice over services
• Low power FM transmitters
• FM radio consulting
• Audio production services
• CRTC license applications

Headquarters

HQ city

New Port Conner

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Voice-Over Services: Professional voice-over recording for various platforms including e-learning, web videos, IVR systems, animations, podcasts, radio/TV commercials, and more. Projects are typically one-time engagements with fast turnaround (under 12 hours for most projects).
2. FM Consulting Services: Hourly-billed consulting for project management, studio design, broadcast equipment selection, LPFM design, radio station content analysis, and CRTC license application writing. First consultation hour is free. CRTC licensing has a flat writing fee with payment terms: 60% at submission, 40% upon approval.
3. LPFM Transmitter Sales and Installation: Sales and installation of Canadian-made Low Power FM transmitters for houses of worship, special events, sports venues, schools, drive-ins, and businesses. Includes equipment sales and integration services.
4. International Language Services: Translation and voice-over services in over 20 international languages including Arabic, French (Canadian/Acadian/International), Korean, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and more.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MediaVoice is a full-service audio production company providing professional voice-over recordings using exclusively live human voices, Canadian-made Low Power FM (LPFM) transmitters, FM radio consulting including CRTC license application writing, studio installation and broadcast technical services, and creative writing for radio campaigns. The company serves Atlantic Canada with international language capabilities across 20+ languages, and operates a studio mornings to midnight, 5-6 days a week, with most voice projects completed in under 12 hours.

Product overview

MediaVoice is a full-service audio production company providing human voice-over services and audio technical solutions across Atlantic Canada. The core offerings consist of Voice Overs & Narrations (professional voicing for e-learning, IVR, web videos, radio, podcasts, and more), Audio Editing & Production, and Low Power FM (LPFM) Transmitter solutions (including the MS1 Series). These are supported by FM Consulting & License Application Services for CRTC licensing, Audio Technical Services for studio design and equipment installation, Creative Writing for radio campaigns, and International Language Voice Overs spanning over 20 languages including Mi'kmaw. The company explicitly uses only live human voices—no AI voices or digital processes. The product portfolio operates as a service-based model rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voice Overs and Narrations Professional voice-over recording services for e-learning, medical training, tutorials, audiobooks, e-textbooks, IVR telephony prompts, web and video audio, radio creative scripts, YouTube content, imaging, infomercials, feature interviews, podcasts, and audio production. Uses exclusively live human voices with fast turnaround.
• Low Power FM (LPFM) Transmitters World-class Canadian-made Low Power FM transmitters under the MS1 Series, designed for Houses of Worship, special events, sports venues, business applications, schools, movie drive-ins, local entertainment, and drive-thru messaging. Built to last 30+ years with proper maintenance.
• FM Consulting and FM Radio Info Sessions Comprehensive FM radio consulting including project management, studio design and layout, broadcast equipment selection and integration, special radio projects, on-air content monitor analysis, and CRTC FM Radio License Application writing. Includes info sessions for prospective radio station operators.
• Audio Technical Services Broadcast technical services providing studio installation, audio infrastructure for broadcast, sports, outdoor fields, media boxes, online studio design, equipment sales and integration. Specializes in troubleshooting studio systems, outdoor sport fields, in-store PA systems, arena, school, and church audio systems.
• International Language Voice Overs Professional voice-over services in over 20 international languages including Korean, German, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese-Mandarin, Cantonese, Swahili, French (Canadian, Acadian, International), Urdu, Somali, Russian, Punjabi, Nepali, Tigrinya, Arabic dialects, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Hindi, and Indigenous Mi'kmaw.
• Creative Writing Services Script writing, editing, and proof-reading services for radio commercials and audio campaigns, supplied through partnership with creative writer Gary Caven. Includes sample copy and campaign ads, licensed music beds, and sound design elements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ of voice-over projects completed in under 32 hours
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• Gary CavenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning creative writer providing progressive and innovative audio campaigns for clients marketing on FM & LPFM Radio, TV, and Print. MediaVoice sends clients sample copy and Gary creates sample campaign ads. Also supplies licensed music beds and sound design elements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BW Broadcast: UK-based manufacturer of FM transmitters including low-power and community broadcast models. Comparable as a competitor in the LPFM transmitter niche MediaVoice targets, particularly for community and house-of worship broadcasting.
• Audible (Amazon): Largest audiobook and spoken-word platform, commissioning professional narrators for educational, training, and audiobook content. Comparable as a buyer and producer of human narration at massive scale, partially overlapping MediaVoice's audiobook and e-textbook narration use cases.
• Crown Broadcast (V-Force / VRC series): Established manufacturer of low-power FM and radio broadcast transmitters. Comparable as a hardware peer in MediaVoice's LPFM transmitter business, though serving a broader commercial and international broadcast market.

Emerging players

• Fiverr: Mass-market freelance marketplace with a large voice-over category. Comparable as a channel where buyers source voice talent, though quality and curation standards differ materially from MediaVoice's studio-service model.

Direct peers

• Voices.com: Large online voice-over marketplace connecting clients with professional voice talent worldwide. Direct competitor in the same core offering (professional voice-over services) but operates at vastly greater scale via a digital platform model rather than a single studio.
• Voice123: Online voice-over marketplace and talent platform offering narration in multiple languages. Directly comparable as a marketplace for voice-over buyers and professional talent, competing for the same e-learning, IVR, commercial, and corporate narration projects MediaVoice serves.
• Bunny Studio: Subscription-based voice-over service platform offering scalable human narration across languages. Directly comparable in service offering (human voice-overs, multilingual) but addresses a different buyer segment through subscription rather than quote-based studio service.

Regional players

• Revolution Pictures / Regional Canadian Audio Post Houses: Regional Canadian post-production and audio service studios serving broadcasters and corporate clients. Comparable as regional Canadian voice-over and audio production peers competing for the same local e-learning, broadcast, and corporate markets.

Others

• Atlantic Canada's Atlantic Voice Talent Network: Loose network of Atlantic Canadian voice artists and small studios. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a single firm; relevant because MediaVoice competes with and recruits from this talent pool for its roster.
• ISED Spectrum Management (Industry Canada): Canadian federal department governing radio spectrum and broadcast equipment approvals. Not a peer but a critical relationship: MediaVoice explicitly works with ISED's Spectrum Management Division on CRTC licensing and transmitter approvals — the regulatory backbone of its LPFM business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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