IQ Studios, London

What IQ Studios, London does

IQ Studios is a privately held, founder-owned broadcast production facility founded in 2009 and headquartered at 4 Millbank, Westminster, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. The company operates a 750 sq. ft. soundproofed multi-camera studio with 4K broadcast capability, a dedicated 1Gbps point-to-point fibre line with LiveU bonded cellular backup, plus dedicated green screen, podcast, and film studios. From this single central London location, IQ Studios delivers seven integrated services: TV studio hire, green screen, podcast recording, film studio hire, live streaming, full-service video production, and event filming with outside broadcast. The technical stack centres on professional broadcast equipment (Yamaha digital audio mixing, multi-camera HD/4K acquisition, vision mixing, broadcast microphones, SRT/NDI, RTMP) and supports remote guest integration via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Riverside, Cleanfeed, and Skype TX, with live streaming to YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Vimeo, Zoom, Teams, and custom RTMP endpoints. Revenue is generated through quote-based, pay-as-you-go studio hire and professional services engagements booked directly via phone, email, or website forms. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with event-driven production, targeting broadcasters (BBC, Sky, ITV, CNN, Bloomberg), global brands (Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Disney, Burberry, LVMH), government departments (UK Parliament, United Nations, US Government, NATO), pharma (Novartis, Pfizer, GSK), and select podcasters and independent creators. The company markets itself primarily through its own website and organic social channels, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership. Pricing is custom per booking; financial details including revenue, headcount, and contract values are not publicly disclosed.

Name

IQ Studios, London

Legal name

IQ Studios

Website

https://iqstudios.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IQ Studios is a Westminster-based broadcast production facility operating since 2009 from a soundproofed multi-camera studio opposite the Houses of Parliament. It delivers seven integrated services — TV studio hire, green screen, podcast, film, live streaming, video production, and outside broadcast — to broadcasters, government departments, and global brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Studio Campus / Production Facility Operators (MPADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Production Switching & Routing (Vision Mixers, Routers) (MPAHAKAE), Production Office Space & Support Facilities (MPADAIAD), Camera, Grip & Lighting Equipment Rental (MPADAFAB)

Keywords

• TV studio hire
• Video production services
• Live streaming services
• Broadcast production studio
• Podcast recording studio

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Studio Hire: Hourly or day-rate hire of TV studio, green screen studio, podcast studio, and film studio facilities. Includes core infrastructure and broadcast environment.
2. Production Services: Full-service video production from scripting through post-production, including filming, editing, motion graphics, and sound design.
3. Live Streaming Services: Multi-camera live broadcasts via dedicated fibre or bonded cellular to YouTube, LinkedIn, Zoom, or custom platforms.
4. Event Filming & Outside Broadcast: Multi-camera event coverage, ENG and OB crews, live streaming, and same-day social edits for conferences, launches, and political broadcasts.
5. Podcast Recording: Video and audio podcast recording with remote guest support, engineer management, and file delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IQ Studios is a Westminster-based broadcast production facility offering seven specialist services under one roof at 4 Millbank: TV Studio Hire (broadcast-grade multi-camera studio), Green Screen Studio (pre-lit chroma key), Podcast Studio (multi-camera video and audio), Film Studio (flexible layouts), Live Streaming (1Gbps fibre with bonded cellular backup), Video Production (script-to-screen with post-production), and Event Filming & Outside Broadcast (on-location multi-camera coverage across London and the UK). Services are delivered with a broadcast-experienced crew, 4K-capable equipment, and direct enterprise sales to broadcasters, corporates, and government departments.

Product overview

IQ Studios offers a portfolio of seven specialist media production services from a single Westminster location at 4 Millbank. The core offering is TV Studio Hire — a broadcast-grade, soundproofed 750 sq. ft. multi-camera facility — supplemented by dedicated Green Screen, Podcast, and Film Studios for different production formats. These studio services connect to Live Streaming capabilities (1Gbps dedicated fibre, multi-platform simultaneous output) and full Video Production (script-to-screen, in-house post-production). Event Filming & Outside Broadcast extends the offering on-location across London and the UK, incorporating AI-enhanced editing workflows. Clients can engage individual studio hire services or bundle them as an end-to-end production partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TV Studio Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% renewable electricity powering every shoot
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LiveUcoreTechnology or IntegrationLiveU bonded cellular technology is used as a secondary backup connection for live streaming, providing resilience for mission-critical broadcasts in case of primary fibre line failure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Farm Group: The Farm Group is a UK post-production and broadcast services company with facilities in London. Comparable as a direct peer offering picture and sound post-production, broadcast graphics, and technical services to broadcasters, production companies, and global brands.
• Riverside Studios: Riverside Studios is a TV and film production facility in Hammersmith, West London, with broadcast-grade studios, edit suites, and event spaces. Comparable as a London-based multi-format studio operator serving broadcasters, production companies, and corporate clients with similar facility-hire and production-services offerings.
• Pinewood Studios: Pinewood Group operates Pinewood and Shepperton Studios, the UK's flagship film and television production facilities. Comparable as a UK studio campus operator offering soundstages, technical infrastructure, and crew support for film, TV, and high-end productions. Both businesses monetise via facility hire and production services for premium clients.
• 3 Mills Studios: 3 Mills Studios is a London-based film and television production facility in East London operated within the broader creative-industries campus. Comparable as a direct peer offering soundstage hire, production services, and technical infrastructure to film, TV, and content clients in the London market.
• Elstree Studios: Elstree Studios is a historic UK film and television studio complex in Borehamwood. It is comparable as a UK film/TV studio facility operator serving major productions with soundstage hire, technical crews, and production services — overlapping directly with IQ Studios' film and TV studio hire offering.
• Sunset Studios (Hudson Pacific / Blackstone): Sunset Studios operates large-scale film and television studio campuses in Los Angeles and the UK (Broxbourne, Reading). Comparable as a multi-format studio campus operator offering soundstage hire, broadcast infrastructure, and production services to streamers, broadcasters, and global brands.
• Dock10: Dock10 is a UK broadcast facility operator based at MediaCity, Salford, offering TV studio hire, post-production, and live broadcasting services. Comparable as a broadcast-focused studio operator with HD/4K multi-camera facilities, full production services, and a roster of broadcaster clients including BBC and ITV.
• Evolutions Studios: Evolutions is a UK-based broadcast and production services company specialising in TV studio hire, outside broadcast, and post-production. Comparable as a direct peer offering multi-camera broadcast studios, event filming, and live streaming services to enterprise and broadcaster clients.

Broad incumbents

• BBC Studios: BBC Studios is the production and distribution arm of the BBC, operating extensive in-house studios at Broadcasting House, Elstree, and other locations. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities — though vertical-integrated, it competes with IQ for broadcast and corporate production work and is also a significant customer.
• Sky Studios Elstree: Sky Studios operates broadcaster-owned production facilities including Sky Studios Elstree. It is comparable as a large incumbent that competes for premium UK production work via owned infrastructure, while also being a customer/partner category for IQ Studios. Both serve high-end TV/film production clients with broadcast-grade capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iq-studios-london

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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