Make Fresh Productions

What Make Fresh Productions does

Make Fresh Productions is a Los Angeles-based, privately held television and digital content production company co-founded by Steve Lange and Roland Woerner. The company produces original programming spanning science and innovation (TechKnow, VOA/TEK, ScrippsTech), arts and culture (The SoCal Scene for Spectrum News 1), documentary series (Earth Focus for KCET), social-justice content (Injustice for TYT Network), live event specials (TYT on Fusion), and corporate/nonprofit video (IBM, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Make-A-Wish Foundation). Its core technology stacks are conventional broadcast production capabilities, including multi-camera workflows, Tricaster live production, and Emmy-recognized drone cinematography, rather than proprietary software platforms.

The company operates on a professional-services revenue model, earning production fees for commissioned content delivered to networks, streaming platforms, and corporate clients. Distribution is indirect, occurring through commissioning clients such as Al Jazeera America, Voice of America, Spectrum News 1, KCET, TYT Network, and 21st Century Fox, with TechKnow reaching 300 million global households via Al Jazeera. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales conducted directly by the two co-founders via email and phone (gmail addresses and personal mobile numbers are listed on the company website), with the portfolio website serving as the primary marketing channel. No app, API, SDK, patents, or trademarks are disclosed.

The team is small, with only four named principals: co-founders Steve Lange and Roland Woerner, Creative Director Jeffrey McHale, and Director of Photography Austin Harris. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no mergers or acquisitions. Award credibility includes multiple Emmys, National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (2022, 2024), Southern California Journalism Awards (2021), and a 2019 Tribeca Film Festival premiere.

Name

Make Fresh Productions

Legal name

Make Fresh Productions Inc.

Website

https://makefreshproductions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Make Fresh Productions is a Los Angeles-based, privately held television and digital content production company that produces original series, documentaries, and corporate video for broadcast networks, cable outlets, and corporate clients. Its work spans science, arts, culture, and social-justice programming, delivered by a four-person creative team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Production Companies (Live-Action) (MPAAAMAA), Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Television production services
• Documentary series production
• Multi-platform content creation
• Broadcast production company
• Corporate video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Content Production: Produces television series, documentaries, and digital content commissioned by networks, streaming platforms, and corporate clients. Revenue derived from production fees for creating original programming across broadcast, cable, and digital outlets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Make Fresh Productions is a multi-platform television and digital content production company that creates original commissioned programming across genres including science and innovation series, documentary series, lifestyle programming, and live event productions. The company produces content on behalf of broadcast and cable networks (Al Jazeera America, Voice of America, Spectrum News 1, TYT Network, KCET) as well as corporate clients (IBM, USC Keck School of Medicine), delivering finished content for broadcast, cable, and digital distribution.

Product overview

Make Fresh Productions is a multi-platform television and digital content production company that creates original programming across multiple genres. The portfolio includes science and technology shows (TechKnow, VOA/TEK, ScrippsTech), entertainment and lifestyle programming (The SoCal Scene), documentary series (Earth Focus, INJUSTICE), and live event productions (TYT on Fusion). These productions are created for broadcast, streaming, and digital distribution across networks including Al Jazeera America, Voice of America, Spectrum News 1, TYT Network, KCET, IBM, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TechKnow Science and innovation series produced for Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English, exploring how scientific and technological discoveries are changing lives, featuring young tech-savvy contributors. Ran for 75 episodes and was distributed to 300 million global homes.
• The SoCal Scene Arts, culture, food, music, and entertainment show produced for Spectrum News 1 in Southern California, featuring profiles, cultural explorations, and local stories. Emmy-nominated program.
• VOA/TEK Science and innovation show produced for Voice of America covering topics including energy innovations, coronavirus research, bionic prosthetics, and marine technology for international audiences.
• ScrippsTech Science and technology series traveling to meet innovators confronting the world's most vexing problems with high-tech solutions, medical breakthroughs, and innovative discoveries.
• Earth Focus Documentary series produced for KCET Public Television focusing on global environmental adaptation and climate-related topics.
• INJUSTICE 6-part episodic series produced for TYT Network examining unjust incarcerations in the United States.
• TYT on Fusion 12 one-hour live specials produced for TYT Network from universities around the country, featuring live audience participation, panelists, and special guests with multi-camera and Tricaster broadcast production.
• Medicine's Cutting Edge Content series produced in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, telling stories from the front line of medicine and research.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 million global household reach through Al Jazeera distribution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Al Jazeera AmericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-created and produced 'TechKnow' science show seen in 300 million global homes. AJAM produced 75 episodes over multiple seasons. Primary distribution partner for science and innovation content.
• Voice of AmericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduces VOA/TEK, a science and innovation show for Voice of America government broadcasting network.
• Spectrum News Channel OnecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduces 'The SoCal Scene' - the ultimate insider's guide to arts, culture, food, music, and entertainment in Southern California.
• KCET Public TelevisioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduced Earth Focus series on global adaptation for KCET Public Television in Southern California.
• TYT NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduced 'Injustice' 6-part episodic series on unjust incarcerations and 12 'TYT on Fusion' one-hour specials live from universities.
• ScrippsTechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduces ScrippsTech science and technology show traveling to meet innovators confronting world's most vexing problems.
• The Keck School of Medicine of USCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeams up with USC to tell stories from the front line of medicine and research through 'Medicine's Cutting Edge' series.
• IBMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduced exclusive video content for IBM corporate client.
• Fusion Cable NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered with Fusion Cable Network for content production including TYT on Fusion specials.
• 21st Century FoxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJeffrey McHale edited 'Phenoms' soccer documentary series for 21st Century Fox.
• Make-A-Wish FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced exclusive video content for Make-A-Wish Foundation nonprofit organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Partizan: Global independent production and commercial production company producing commercials, music videos, documentaries, and branded content. Comparable in multi-format capability (commercials, docs, music videos) and Jeffrey McHale is listed as a past collaborator.
• World of Wonder: Boutique unscripted production company known for RuPaul's Drag Race. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized production studio producing high-volume reality/unscripted content for networks and streaming; Jeffrey McHale is also listed as a past collaborator.
• Magical Elves: Boutique unscripted production company behind Top Chef, Nailed It!, and other premium reality series. Closely comparable as an independent production house selling unscripted series to major networks and streamers.
• Sharp Entertainment: Independent unscripted production company producing premium factual and reality programming for networks and streamers (e.g., 90 Day Fiancé, Food Network content). Comparable as a similarly-sized boutique supplying unscripted series to broadcast and cable networks.
• Zero Point Zero Production: Independent production company known for documentary and unscripted content including Anthony Bourdain's shows. Comparable as a similarly-sized boutique producing premium documentary/factual series for major outlets.
• Radical Media: Independent production company producing commercials, documentaries, feature films, and branded content. Comparable in multi-format production capabilities spanning commercial, documentary, and corporate work.
• Digital Kitchen: Boutique creative production studio producing commercials, branded content, and digital video. Comparable as a multi-platform commercial/content studio; Jeffrey McHale is listed as a past collaborator.
• Cineflix Media: Independent production and distribution company producing factual, unscripted, and drama content for global broadcasters. Comparable as an indie supplier of factual/documentary programming to international networks.

Broad incumbents

• Fremantle: One of the largest global content producers (American Idol, X Factor, Got Talent). Relevant broad incumbent in the same production space, though operates at vastly larger scale with broader format portfolio.
• Endemol Shine North America: Major global unscripted production group (Big Brother, MasterChef, Deal or No Deal). Broad incumbent producing large-scale unscripted content for the same broadcast and streaming clients Make Fresh targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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