okto Community TV

What okto Community TV does

Okto Community TV GmbH is a non-commercial community television station headquartered in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2005 and operated by the association 'Verein zur Gründung und zum Betrieb Offener Fernsehkanäle Wien'. It provides open-access television production and broadcasting to the public, allowing community members to create, submit, and air their own programming through a structured participation program (Mitmachen) supported by professional feedback and production assistance. The company's core platform pairs a regional cable/satellite broadcast channel (OKTO TV) with Oktothek, a self-hosted video-on-demand streaming service powered by JW Player, where all community-produced content is archived and made available on-demand.

The product surface extends beyond broadcasting to include the OKTO Media Academy (workshops and journalism training, including the Digitaljournalismus-Akademie), themed show series spanning music (Mulatschag, Austrozone), Latino cultural programming (Latino TV), and inclusive disability-focused content (NA (JA) GENAU, OKTO ZUM DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH), plus a weekly newsletter distributed via Brevo. The technical stack is conventional and consumer-grade: JW Player for video delivery, Google Analytics and Tag Manager for measurement, MyFonts and Google Fonts for typography, and YouTube embeds for selected clips. No public API, mobile app, or AI/ML capabilities are present.

The business model is non-commercial: no pricing is published, no advertising inventory was disclosed, and there is no venture or private equity backing. Revenue (to the extent any operating budget exists) is sourced from public funding administered by RTR (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH), Austria's broadcasting regulator. The company employs 101–250 people and serves a horizontal mix of audience segments in Vienna, including people with disabilities, the Latin American diaspora, young aspiring media makers, and the general Austrian community interested in non-mainstream cultural programming. Leadership comprises Florian Müller (COO and Communications) and founder Senad Hergic (Programmkoordination), with Julia Wippersberg chairing the operating association.

Name

okto Community TV

Legal name

Okto Community TV GmbH

Website

https://okto.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Okto Community TV GmbH is a Vienna-based, publicly-funded non-commercial community television station founded in 2005 that operates a regional broadcast channel and the Oktothek video-on-demand platform, enabling Viennese community members—including people with disabilities and the Latin American diaspora—to create, train for, and air their own programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational/Instructional Public Media Services (Schools, Distance Learning) (MPABADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH), Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment) (EDAGALAK), Open Multimedia OER (video, audio, podcasts, animations) (EDAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Community television broadcasting
• Video-on-demand streaming
• Media education training
• User-generated content platform
• Public broadcaster services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Okto Community TV operates a non-commercial community television broadcast channel and the Oktothek video-on-demand platform, both serving Vienna and Austria with programming produced by community contributors. It also runs the OKTO Media Academy, providing media production workshops and journalism training, and a Participation Program (Mitmachen) that lets community members submit TV concepts and receive professional feedback. All content and training access is provided free of charge to viewers and aspiring media makers.

Product overview

OKTO Community TV is an Austrian community television platform that operates as a single unified platform rather than a modular architecture. The core offering consists of the OKTO TV broadcast channel combined with the Oktothek, a video-on-demand library where community-produced content is stored and streamed. Additional services include media education through the Media Academy (workshops and training programs), a participation program allowing community members to create and submit their own TV content, and various themed show series (Sendereihen) covering topics like music, culture, and social issues. The platform is funded by RTR (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH) and operates as a non-profit community television service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oktothek: The video on-demand platform of OKTO where users can watch the latest videos from OKTO's community creators.
• OKTO ZUM DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH

Products and services

• OKTO TV Broadcast Channel

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Welle (DW): Germany's international public broadcaster producing multilingual news, documentaries, and educational programming, including the DW Akademie for media training. Comparable to OKTO's public-mission broadcasting combined with a media education/academy model.
• ARTE: Franco-German public cultural TV network offering documentaries, cultural programming, and educational content across Europe. Comparable as a European public broadcaster with strong educational and cultural positioning, although operating at a continental rather than local scale.
• ServusTV: Austrian private broadcaster offering general entertainment, culture, and documentary programming with strong regional identity. Comparable as a domestic broadcaster overlapping with OKTO's culture and music programming categories.
• Funk (ARD/ZDF youth content network): German public broadcaster joint-venture producing social-media-native content for younger audiences on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Comparable to OKTO in its emphasis on digital distribution and youth-targeted educational/community content, though at a much larger scale.
• ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk): Austria's national public broadcaster providing general-interest television, radio, and online content including educational programming. Comparable as the dominant public broadcasting incumbent against which OKTO's community niche is defined.

Direct peers

• Frankfurt TV (FRAPORT / ok50): Frankfurt-based open community TV station offering free public access to television production and broadcasting on cable. Functions as a near-identical operating model (open channel on cable) to OKTO in a comparable DACH city context.
• ALEX Berlin: Berlin's open community TV channel operated as a non-profit on the cable network, offering open-access TV production to citizens and hosting community-driven programming. Directly comparable as a German-speaking open/community TV peer in a DACH market.
• München TV (mux): Munich's regional/community TV channel available on cable, producing local programming and community content. A direct geographic and functional peer for OKTO's community broadcasting model in a major German-speaking city.

Regional players

• Tirol TV: Austrian regional TV broadcaster based in Tyrol offering regional news, culture, and community programming. Comparable as a fellow Austrian regional/community broadcaster but serving a different geographic market than Vienna.

Others

• Kabelkiosk / Community Media Network Europe: European federation and infrastructure supporting community media broadcasters across EU member states. Relevant as a peer network for funding access, regulatory advocacy, and best-practice exchange that supports OKTO's open-channel model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/oktotv
• Facebookfacebook.com/okto.tv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/okto-community-tv-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/oktotv
• TikToktiktok.com/@okto_tv
• Xx.com/oktotv

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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