La Compagnie des Indes

What La Compagnie des Indes does

La Compagnie des Indes is a French audiovisual production company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France. The company specializes in the captation (filming) and distribution of live performing arts — theater, dance, opera, music, circus, and equestrian spectacles — alongside documentary and short-program production. It maintains a catalog of over 700 films, including archival recordings from the Festival d'Avignon and award-recognized productions such as 'Les Chatouilles' (2 Césars 2019) and 'C'est pas facile d'être heureux quand on va mal' (2 Molières 2024).

The company operates an event-driven go-to-market motion, capturing performances at prestigious venues including the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais des Papes, La Carrière de Boulbon, La Comédie-Française, and Théâtre du Rond-Point. It holds strategic partnerships with the Festival d'Avignon and major French public broadcasters, with France Télévisions and Arte serving as primary distribution partners. Content is distributed through france.tv replay, arte.tv, Canal+, M6, Comédie+, CyranoTV, and Mezzo.tv, with additional direct-to-consumer VOD access via Vimeo On Demand.

Revenue derives from two streams: (1) broadcasting rights and licensing royalties from French and European broadcasters for captured performances, documentaries, and cultural programs; and (2) subscription/transactional revenue from a VOD catalog featuring the full 700+ film library. The company operates with a lean team of 13 employees under SAS corporate structure with €45,000 share capital, led by founder/president Gildas Le Roux. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is effectively set by distribution platforms rather than the producer.

Name

La Compagnie des Indes

Legal name

La Compagnie des Indes

Website

https://compagniedesindes.tv

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Compagnie des Indes is a French audiovisual production company that films and distributes live performing arts (theater, dance, opera, music, circus) and documentaries through major French broadcasters and a 700+ title VOD catalog.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Issy-les-Moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Broadcasting Rights and Distribution: The company produces audiovisual content (captations, documentaries, short programs) and licenses these works to broadcasters such as France Télévisions, Arte, Canal+, M6, and Comedy+. Content is distributed through VOD replay platforms.
2. VOD Catalog: The company operates a VOD (Video on Demand) catalog featuring over 700 films including theater performances, documentaries, and cultural programs available for streaming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Compagnie des Indes is a French audiovisual production company that films (captates) live performing arts — including theater, opera, dance, circus, and music — and distributes the content through major French and European broadcasters and its own VOD platform. The company also produces documentaries, short programs, fiction adaptations, and archival records of the Festival d'Avignon, maintaining a catalog of over 700 films available via licensing and streaming.

Product overview

La Compagnie des Indes operates as a unified audiovisual production and distribution company offering multiple interconnected services centered around a catalog of over 700 films. The core offerings include live performance captations (filming of theater, opera, dance, circus, and music spectacles), documentaries covering arts, history, and society, short programs and event recordings, Festival d'Avignon archives, fiction adaptations, and a VOD catalog. The company produces, films, and distributes works through major French broadcasters (France.tv, ARTE, Canal+) and maintains a VOD platform for direct audience access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Captations de Spectacles Vivants Filming and recording services for live performances including theater, opera, dance, circus, and music shows, captured and distributed across broadcast platforms. Targeted at performing arts institutions and theaters needing professional captation.
• Documentaires Documentary productions covering arts, history, society, adventure, cinema, and plastic arts. The company maintains a catalog of over 700 films in this category, distributed to broadcasters and VOD platforms.
• Catalogue VOD Video-on-demand streaming platform offering access to the company's catalog of over 700 recorded performances, documentaries, and cultural programs for individual viewers.
• Mémoires du Festival d'Avignon Archival recording series preserving Festival d'Avignon performances, documenting the history of the renowned theater festival at venues including the Cour d'Honneur du Palais des Papes and La Carrière de Boulbon.
• Programmes Courts - Événements Short programs and event recordings capturing cultural events, ceremonies, and special performances for broadcast distribution.
• Fictions Dramatic fiction productions including adaptations of literary works and theatrical plays for broadcast distribution on TV channels and streaming platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ films in catalog
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Festival d'AvignoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Compagnie des Indes maintains an ongoing partnership with the Festival d'Avignon to capture performances at prestigious venues including the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais des Papes and La Carrière de Boulbon. The company produces 'Mémoires du Festival d'Avignon' documenting festival productions.
• France TélévisionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor French public broadcaster and primary distribution partner for theater performances, documentaries, and cultural programming produced by the company. Content distributed through france.tv replay service.
• Arte FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench-German public broadcaster and co-producer of documentaries and cultural content, distributing through arte.tv platform.
• Theatre du Rond-PointcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis theater directed by Jean-Michel Ribes, for which the company has captured multiple productions including Kadoc and other contemporary works.
• La Comédie-FrançaisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious French national theater for which the company has filmed productions such as Un fil à la patte by Feydeau.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ciedesindes
• Instagraminstagram.com/lacompagniedesindes.tv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-compagnie-des-indes-tv

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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