TPi Magazine

What TPi Magazine does

TPi Magazine is a UK-based trade publication founded in 1998 and headquartered in Stockport, covering the live event production industry. Its core offering is a bimonthly print and digital magazine delivering news, features, production profiles, interviews, and equipment coverage for touring artists, production companies, rental firms, manufacturers, and venues across audio, lighting, video, staging, and rigging sectors. The publication operates a multi-product portfolio including the TPi Awards annual industry recognition program, TPiMEA (a regional edition serving the Middle East and Africa market), TPi TV (video content platform), and GTL Sessions content aimed at tour managers and service providers.

The underlying platform combines a WordPress-based website for daily news and features, Issuu for digital edition hosting, and an extensive back-catalog archive spanning from at least 2016 to the present. Distribution spans the tpimagazine.com website, email newsletters, and social channels on Facebook, X, Instagram, and Pinterest. The 33-person editorial team produces multimedia coverage of major international tours and festivals.

TPi Magazine generates revenue through three primary streams: paid digital and print subscriptions, advertising and media partnerships with equipment manufacturers and service providers, and event revenue from the TPi Awards ceremony. GTM motion is subscription-recurring complemented by an advertising sales layer (with a 2026 Media Pack actively distributed). The business is privately held with no public ticker, no disclosed funding history, and no parent company affiliation identified in the available data.

Name

TPi Magazine

Legal name

TPi Magazine

Website

https://tpimagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TPi Magazine is a UK-based trade publication covering live event design, technology, and production. It serves touring artists, production companies, equipment manufacturers, and venues via a bimonthly print and digital magazine, regional editions, video, and an annual awards program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media / Live Event Industry Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science, Technology & Gaming Magazines (MPAJAEAL)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Trade publication
• Industry magazine
• Event technology coverage
• Professional media

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: TPi Magazine generates revenue through paid digital and print subscriptions offering industry news, event coverage, and production profiles covering live event technology and design.
2. Advertising and Media Partnerships: The publication monetizes its audience through advertising partnerships with manufacturers, distributors, rental companies, and service providers in the live event production industry, including equipment advertisements and sponsored content.
3. TPi Awards: Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in live event production, which likely generates revenue through event attendance, sponsorship, and industry recognition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TPi Magazine is a specialized trade publication covering live event design, technology, and production for professionals in the live events industry. The core offering includes bimonthly print and digital magazine editions featuring news, production profiles, technical equipment reviews, and industry interviews, complemented by video content (TPi TV), an annual awards program (TPi Awards), and a regional Middle East/Africa edition (TPiMEA). The publication is monetized through digital and print subscriptions, advertising partnerships with equipment manufacturers, and event-based revenue.

Product overview

TPi Magazine operates as a unified content publication platform serving the live event production industry. The core offering is TPi Magazine (print and digital), a specialized publication delivering news, features, interviews, production profiles, and event coverage. The product portfolio includes TPi Awards (an annual industry awards program), TPiMEA (a regional Middle East and Africa edition), and TPi TV (video content). Subscribers can access content through digital subscriptions that include industry news updates. The publication maintains an extensive issue archive spanning from 2016 to 2026, with bimonthly publication cycles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TPi Awards: Industry awards recognizing excellence in live event production
• TPiMEA
• TPi TV

Products and services

• TPi Magazine A specialized bimonthly trade publication covering live event design, technology, and production, featuring news, features, interviews, production profiles, technical equipment reviews, and industry coverage for professionals in the touring and live events sector.
• TPi Awards An annual awards program recognizing excellence in the live production industry across multiple categories. The awards ceremony serves as a key networking and industry recognition event.
• TPiMEA Magazine A regional edition of TPi Magazine focused on the Middle East and Africa live events market, providing localized industry coverage and aligned awards recognition.
• Digital Subscription Digital subscription service providing access to TPi Magazine digital editions, industry news updates, regional news, awards updates, and GTL Sessions content for tour managers and service providers.
• TPi TV Video content platform featuring interviews, product showcases, and industry coverage from TPi Magazine, available to readers and subscribers.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• TPiMEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership edition covering Middle East and Africa live event production industry. TPiMEA operates at tpimeamagazine.com as a dedicated regional platform serving the MEA market with localized industry coverage, similar editorial approach, and aligned awards recognition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Front of House Magazine: US-based trade publication focused on live sound, lighting, and production for touring and installed sound. Closely comparable editorial niche, advertiser base, and audience (production managers, FOH engineers, lighting designers) to TPi.
• Pro Sound News: Trade publication covering professional audio for live sound, touring, and installed markets. Significant overlap with TPi's audio coverage and shared audience of touring professionals and equipment manufacturers.
• Pollstar: Industry publication and data provider for the live touring and concerts business. Comparable audience and advertiser base to TPi, with broader event-listing and box-office data focus.
• Live Design International (Live Design): Trade publication covering entertainment lighting, sound, and projection design for concerts, theatre, and live events. Directly comparable audience and editorial scope to TPi, with associated industry events and awards.
• Lighting & Sound International (LSi): Long-running UK-based trade magazine covering entertainment lighting, sound, and staging technology. Direct competitor to TPi Magazine, serving the same live-event production professionals with overlapping editorial, advertising, and awards models.

Regional players

• Church Production Magazine: US-focused trade publication covering production technology for houses of worship. Comparable editorial model to TPi (production profiles, gear reviews) but addresses a different end-market vertical with overlapping vendor advertisers.

Emerging players

• Sound & Communications: Trade publication serving the commercial AV and installed-sound industry. Adjacent to TPi's live-event audience with overlap on audio/lighting technology coverage but oriented toward integration and installation rather than touring.
• AV Magazine: UK and EMEA trade title covering the professional AV industry. Adjacent to TPi in covering video, lighting, and staging technology for live events but with a stronger systems-installation orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Mix Magazine: Established pro-audio trade magazine covering recording, live sound, and broadcast. Overlaps with TPi's audio/FOH editorial scope but addresses a broader audio production audience including studio and post.

Others

• PSN (ProSound News) / Installation: Related pro-AV trade titles from the same publishing network as several TPi peers. Comparable in covering live and installed audio/visual technology with similar advertiser ecosystem but oriented toward a broader AV channel audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tpimagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/TPiMag
• Instagraminstagram.com/tpimagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tpimagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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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