Storytailors

What Storytailors does

Storytailors, operated by Global Production Center Ltd (UK private limited company, Company No. 11528256), is a B2B professional services firm that provides international video and film production support across 150+ countries. The London-headquartered company (with a secondary office in Bucharest) maintains a vetted global network of more than 800 English-speaking media professionals plus, via its Nippon Production subsidiary, over 50 Japanese-speaking professionals — covering line production, crew and kit hire, film permits, location scouting, and logistics for foreign shoots. Its proprietary asset is the relationship and coordination layer rather than software: no AI, API, or platform features are disclosed, and the offering is delivered as project-based engagements managed by in-house International Producers who act as liaison between client creative teams and local fixers.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees quoted on a per-project basis (no public rate card or standardized pricing model is disclosed). The customer base is enterprise-led and spans five categories: broadcast television and documentary (Netflix, BBC, Discovery, ITV, Al Jazeera), branded content and commercials (Oracle, Hyundai via Wired UK, DHL via Maverick, Amazon Prime via Untold LA), sports productions (FIFA for World Cup 2026, Liverpool FC), NGOs (UNICEF via Academy Films), and adjacent sub-brands such as Nippon Production serving NHK, Fuji TV, and TBS Japan. Channel mix is direct, with leads originating from website inquiry, content marketing (case studies, regional filming webinars), and producer-driven referral networks; no third-party distribution, marketplace listing, or self-service booking platform is offered. Ownership is private with no disclosed venture or private-equity backing, registered as Storytailors trademark and compliant with UK GDPR / EU GDPR under ICO registration C1924442.

Name

Storytailors

Legal name

Global Production Center Ltd

Website

https://storytailors.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Storytailors is a UK-based B2B production services firm providing end-to-end international video production support — crew hire, permits, scouting, logistics — through a vetted network of over 800 media professionals across 150+ countries for broadcasters, streamers, brands, and sports rights-holders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Support Services

NAICS

Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199), Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action Production Management & Line Producing (MPADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Production & Talent Services (Casting, Crew, Production Management) (MPAAAMAF)

Keywords

• Video production support
• Line production services
• Film crew hire
• Fixer services
• Location scouting permits

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production Support Services: Project-based fees for production support services including crew hire, equipment rental, location scouting, permits, logistics, and on-ground coordination across 150+ countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Storytailors provides international video production support services for clients filming in 150+ countries. Its deliverables include crew and equipment hire, line production, location scouting, film permits acquisition, logistics coordination, and pre- and post-production services, delivered through a curated network of vetted local fixers and videographers managed by in-house International Producers. Offerings are project-based and custom-quoted per shoot.

Product overview

Storytailors is a global video production support company operating as a one-stop-shop for international film and video production. The core offering consists of production support services including Commercial Video Production, Documentary Video Production, Music Video Production, Pre-Production Services, Post-Production Services, Local Videographers, Line Production Company, Crew & Kit Hire, Production Management, Film Permits, Local Scouting, and Logistics. These services are delivered through a network spanning 150+ countries, providing international crews and production companies with local access, permits, fixers, and logistical support. The company also operates Nippon Production as a Japanese-language sub-brand serving Japanese filmmakers shooting abroad.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nippon Production: Japanese language service by Storytailors catering to media producers and filmmakers shooting abroad, offering media production assistance and coordination

Products and services

• Commercial Video Production Full-service commercial video production for brands, agencies, and businesses covering corporate videos, branded content, and advertising campaigns filmed internationally.
• Documentary Video Production Documentary film production services supporting long-form storytelling projects for broadcast, streaming, and theatrical release, including international shoot coordination.
• Music Video Production Music video production support including location scouting, crew coordination, and post-production services for music artists and labels shooting internationally.
• Pre-Production Services Planning and preparatory services including location scouting, permits acquisition, crew hiring, and production scheduling prior to principal photography.
• Post-Production Services Editing, color grading, sound design, and finishing services after principal photography, including translation and localization of interviews and content.
• Local Videographers On-the-ground videography professionals in 150+ countries who provide local production support for international shoots.
• Line Production Company On-the-ground production management coordinating local crews, equipment, logistics, and permits for international productions.
• Crew and Kit Hire Arrangement of local film crews and equipment rental for productions filming internationally.
• Production Management Project management services coordinating international productions including budgeting, scheduling, and risk assessment.
• Film Permits Acquisition and management of filming permits and local government approvals required for shoots at various international locations.
• Local Scouting Location scouting services identifying and securing filming locations that match creative requirements across the global network.
• Logistics Travel coordination, transportation, accommodation arrangements, and supply chain management for international film productions.
• Nippon Production Japanese-language production assistance and coordination sub-brand providing Japanese filmmakers and producers with media production services across 100+ countries, supported by 50+ Japanese speakers and 800+ English-speaking media professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production support for content on major streaming platforms including Netflix, BBC, Discovery, Amazon, ITV, Al Jazeera

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nippon ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNippon Production is a subsidiary of Storytailors that offers media production assistance and coordination to Japanese filmmakers and producers shooting abroad. They leverage Storytailors' global network while providing Japanese-language services. Nippon's clients include NHK, Fuji TV, and TBS Japan. Together they cover over 100 countries with over 50 Japanese speakers and over 800 English speakers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ProductionHUB: ProductionHUB is a long-standing US directory and booking platform connecting film, TV, and commercial productions with freelance crew, equipment vendors, and service companies. It overlaps directly with Storytailors' role as a production support marketplace for international shoots.
• Genero: Genero is a global creative production platform that matches brands and agencies with a worldwide network of filmmakers, editors, and production talent. Like Storytailors, it wraps a vetted international creator/crew network around brand and commercial production needs.
• Crews Control: Crews Control is a US-headquartered company that provides a global network of vetted freelance videographers and cinematographers for corporate, broadcast, and commercial shoots. Like Storytailors, it acts as an intermediary connecting clients to local crew, with a comparable per-project professional services model.

Broad incumbents

• Fremantle: Fremantle is a major international content production and distribution group operating across 25+ countries. Comparable to Storytailors as a global production powerhouse, though it also creates and owns content rather than solely providing line production support to third parties.
• Banijay: Banijay is the world's largest independent content producer with global production operations across numerous territories. It is broadly comparable as a large incumbent operating international production infrastructure, though it produces content rather than acting purely as a service partner.
• ITV Studios: ITV Studios is the international production arm of ITV with a global scripted and unscripted production footprint. As a major customer of Storytailors, it represents a comparable large incumbent that operates its own international production infrastructure.
• Hogarth Worldwide: Hogarth is WPP's global production services network supporting agencies and brands across markets with creative production, localization, and adaptation. It is broadly comparable as an enterprise production services provider with global geographic coverage, though specialized in agency/brand content rather than broadcast/documentary line production.

Emerging players

• Tongal: Tongal is a crowdsourced content production platform that connects brands with a network of freelance filmmakers for commercials and branded video. While focused more on crowdsourced creative contests than end-to-end shoot logistics, it competes for the same brand production services wallet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/storytailors.tv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/storytailorstv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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