Air TV

What Air TV does

Air TV is a privately held UK independent production company founded in 2015 that produces factual television and digital series. Its established programming includes titles such as 'Bangers & Cash', alongside references to 'Yorkshire Air 999' and 'Warplane Workshop', positioning the company within the factual documentary genre with a particular focus on aviation and vehicle-related storytelling.

In February 2026, Air TV launched 'First Landings', a digital-first content series documenting trainee pilots performing their first solo aircraft landings at Leeds East Airport. The series was produced over five months in collaboration with The Yorkshire Aviation Academy, using bespoke miniature camera rigs custom-engineered for mounting inside aircraft. The company has stated plans for weekly video releases and live streaming capabilities, marking a strategic shift from purely traditional broadcast distribution toward digital and streaming channels.

The company's revenue model centers on content production and licensing deals with broadcasters and digital platforms, with potential advertising revenue from owned digital distribution. Operations are concentrated in Yorkshire, UK. The company is privately held with no disclosed ownership structure, no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed headcount, and no disclosed financial metrics. Its competitive position rests on brand recognition from established programming, proprietary in-aircraft camera technology, and exclusive access arrangements with aviation training partners.

Name

Air TV

Website

https://airtv.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Air TV is a privately held UK independent production company founded in 2015 that produces factual television and digital series focused on aviation and vehicle documentaries, including 'Bangers & Cash' and the digital-first series 'First Landings', distributed via broadcast licensing and streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Digital Documentary Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Reality & Factual Entertainment (Unscripted) (MPADADAO)

Keywords

• Documentary television production
• Aviation documentary series
• Digital video content
• Streaming content production
• Factual TV production

Headquarters

HQ city

Church Fenton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TV/Streaming Content Production and Licensing: Air TV operates as an independent production company creating content for broadcast and digital platforms. Revenue is generated through content production deals, licensing agreements with broadcasters and streaming platforms, and potentially advertising revenue from digital content distribution.

Core offering

Air TV is an independent production company that creates factual television series and digital-first documentary content centred on aviation themes, including Bangers & Cash, Yorkshire Air 999, Warplane Workshop, and the newer First Landings series. Content is produced for broadcast and streaming platforms using bespoke in-aircraft camera technology, with a digital-first strategy involving weekly video releases and live streaming.

Product overview

Air TV is an independent production company offering television and digital video content. Their portfolio includes the established TV series 'Bangers & Cash' and the newer digital-first series 'First Landings,' which represents their expansion into streaming video content with weekly releases and live streaming capabilities. The company films at various locations including Leeds East Airport using specialized camera equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bangers & Cash

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Yorkshire Aviation AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026The Yorkshire Aviation Academy is a core strategic partner for Air TV's 'First Landings' documentary series. The partnership provides exclusive access to trainee pilots and flight training facilities at Leeds East Airport for documentary filming. This collaboration enables the unique in-aircraft camera footage of first solo landings, representing a content development initiative with the aviation academy.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lion Television: Independent factual producer behind 'Come Dine with Me' and other staples. Same indie scale and unscripted/reality format focus as Air TV, targeting identical UK and international commissioners.
• Raw TV: UK indie ('Making a Murderer', 'The Tinder Swindler'). Comparable as a small, format-led factual company that scaled globally via Netflix deals, illustrating the upside trajectory available to a peer like Air TV.
• Studio Lambert: British factual/reality producer ('Gogglebox', 'Race Across the World'). Direct peer to Air TV in scale, business model (format creation for broadcasters/platforms) and factual-versus-niche positioning.
• North One Television: UK indie producing factual entertainment including 'The Chase' and 'Eating with My Ex'. Comparable to Air TV as a London-based indie selling unscripted formats into the same UK commissioning market.
• Dragonfly Film and Television: Bauer Media-owned factual producer ('Ambulance', '24 Hours in A&E'). Directly comparable peer: a UK indie specialising in observational/documentary formats for the major public-service broadcasters.
• Windfall Films: UK factual specialist known for engineering-led documentary formats ('How It's Made', 'Impossible Engineering'). Closely comparable to Air TV's aviation/training format given both build specialist factual franchises around technical processes.
• Love Productions: UK independent factual-entertainment producer behind 'The Great British Bake Off'. Comparable to Air TV as a similarly sized indie focused on distinctive unscripted formats, competing for the same UK broadcaster commissions.

Broad incumbents

• BBC Studios: The BBC's commercial production arm producing factual and entertainment content at scale. Broad incumbent in the same commissioning ecosystem, competing for talent and slots that smaller indies like Air TV rely upon.
• ITV Studios: Major UK/global producer of factual and entertainment programming. Operates as a broad incumbent whose unscripted slates crowd the same broadcaster schedules Air TV targets.

Regional players

• Discovery UK: UK arm of the global factual broadcaster commissioning aviation-themed content (e.g. 'Air Crash Investigation'). Relevant regional platform counterpart; Air TV's aviation format directly fits Discovery's programming vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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