NLV Productions

What NLV Productions does

NLV Productions is a Philadelphia-based sports video production company that films high school and youth athletes at tournaments and showcases nationwide, then edits the footage into highlight reels and live-streamed broadcasts for the college athletic recruiting market. Its core products are a Standard Highlight Reel priced at $250 and a Premier Highlight Reel at $400, with the Premier tier differentiated by Vision Assist graphics, scoreboard integration, player trackers, and animated overlays, plus an Athlete Profile Page add-on. The technology stack relies on HD camera capture at event sites and the YouTube Data API v3 with Google OAuth2 authentication to deliver live streams and on-demand video directly to consumers through YouTube-hosted channels.

The business is operated by Next Level Video LLC on a direct-to-consumer, event-driven go-to-market model: production crews appear at youth tournaments across lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, and other sports, capture games on demand, and sell highlight reel packages to athletes and families either at the event or through the company website. There are no disclosed subscription tiers, enterprise contracts, or institutional buyers; every transaction is a discrete video deliverable purchased by an individual athlete or parent. Operating footprint is nationwide, with event coverage listings extending through 2025-2026.

The company is privately held at small scale, with a stated 1-10 employee headcount and no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or revenue figures. Terms of Service and a Privacy Policy were updated in October 2024, consistent with a maturing consumer data-handling posture. The unit economics center on per-event crew deployment versus per-reel pricing of $250-$400, with event volume and Premier-tier mix as the principal levers on revenue.

Name

NLV Productions

Legal name

Next Level Video LLC

Website

https://nlvproductions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NLV Productions (Next Level Video LLC) is a Philadelphia-based sports video production company that films youth and high school athletes at tournaments nationwide, editing footage into $250-$400 highlight reels and live streams used for college athletic recruiting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Highlights, Clips & VOD Libraries (MPAKAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live Sports Pay-Per-View (PPV) & Event Streaming (MPAKAOAE)

Keywords

• Sports video production
• Highlight reel editing
• Youth sports filming
• Athlete recruiting content
• Live event streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Highlight Reel Packages: Two tiers of highlight reel editing services: Standard ($250) and Premier ($400), with discounted rates ($125/$200) when ordered with event film. Includes features like play indexing, spot shadows, profile pages, music, and Vision Assist graphics.
2. Game Film Sales: Individual game footage purchased by athletes for building a library of game film used in the recruiting process. Games filmed from elevated perspective.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

NLV Productions (Next Level Video) provides HD game filming at youth sports tournaments and showcases nationwide, then produces professionally edited highlight reels designed for the college athletic recruiting process. The company captures game footage at hundreds of events annually across sports such as lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer, and offers live streaming of events via YouTube integration. Core deliverables include individual game footage and two tiers of highlight reel packages (Standard and Premier) that athletes can send directly to college coaches.

Product overview

NLV Productions (Next Level Video) is a sports video production company specializing in providing HD game film to high school athletes for use in the college recruiting process. The company operates a platform-plus-services model centered on two highlight reel tiers (Standard at $250 and Premier at $400), supported by underlying game footage captured at hundreds of events annually nationwide. The core offering combines event filming services with athlete profile pages and highlight reel production, enabling student athletes to compile game film and distribute professional highlight reels to college coaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standard Highlight Reel Entry-level highlight reel editing package priced at $250 ($125 when bundled with event film). Delivers a professionally edited recruiting video with up to 15 plays, spot shadows, music, free profile page, and a text-only intro page, completed within 7-10 business days. Designed for high school athletes building recruiting materials.
• Premier Highlight Reel Premium highlight reel editing package priced at $400 ($200 when bundled with event film). Builds on the Standard tier with up to 20 plays, Vision Assist Graphic, player-tracking, a text-and-action-photo intro page, and one round of play re-arrangements, delivered in 7-10 business days. Targeted at high school athletes seeking a more polished recruiting video.
• Game Film/Footage Individual HD game footage purchased by athletes for building a library of game film used in the college recruiting process. Filming is conducted from an elevated perspective at tournaments and showcases nationwide.
• Live Event Streaming Live streaming service for youth sports tournaments and showcases, delivered through YouTube using Google OAuth2 integration. Allows families and coaches to watch events in real time and supports NLV's managed Live Stream content offering.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Google/YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationNLV uses YouTube API Services to fetch live stream details and manage live stream content. The application uses Google's OAuth2 protocol ensuring secure data transmission. NLV's use of YouTube API Services adheres to Google's Privacy Policy and YouTube Terms of Service.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hudl: The dominant youth and amateur sports video platform providing team film sharing, highlight creation, and recruiting tools. Directly comparable to NLV as the leading end-to-end substitute for highlight reels and game footage in the college recruiting workflow.
• Veo Technologies: AI-powered, auto-tracking sports camera that lets teams and tournaments capture and share footage with minimal operators. Directly competes with NLV's manual filming service and could automate away the on-site filming step.
• Krossover: Provides automated game film breakdown and highlight creation for youth and amateur athletes. Closely comparable to NLV's highlight reel editing service in target customer (athletes/parents) and output (recruiting-ready video).

Broad incumbents

• Pixellot: Provider of automated, AI-driven sports video capture and streaming solutions widely deployed at venues. Comparable as an automated filming/streaming alternative to NLV's hybrid manual + YouTube-live approach, but operating at venue scale.
• MaxPreps: Largest U.S. high school sports media platform with stats, schedules, and highlight content. Comparable as an incumbent aggregation point where athletes/parents already discover sports content and could host or source highlight video.

Emerging players

• SportsRecruits: Recruiting platform for student-athletes that includes profile pages and video hosting to share with college coaches. Comparable as the destination layer where NLV's highlight reels get consumed, and a potential distribution channel or substitute.
• Trace: AI-powered sports camera (Trace) that auto-records and auto-edits youth sports footage into shareable clips. Comparable to NLV as a same-customer, alternative-technology route to highlight footage for parents and athletes.
• CaptainU: College athletic recruiting platform with athlete profiles, video, and coach-matching tools. Comparable as a downstream aggregation point for highlight footage that competes with NLV's standalone profile-page offering.
• PlaySight: Sports video technology platform offering automated capture, streaming, and analytics for courts and fields. Comparable in filming/streaming infrastructure for youth and amateur sports, though focused more on facility-installed systems.

Others

• FieldLevel: Network that connects athletes with college coaches via athletic profiles and video. Comparable as part of the broader recruiting-stack ecosystem where NLV's highlight reels are ultimately consumed; an indirect ecosystem peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/next-level-video

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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