Groupe Plani

What Groupe Plani does

Groupe Plani is a privately-held French audiovisual services group founded around 1990 and headquartered in Paris, operating through five wholly-owned subsidiaries that span the audiovisual production value chain: PlaniPresse (equipment rental and shooting services, 15th arrondissement), PlaniMonteur (post-production, 16th arrondissement), L'Atelier Plani (image and sound post-production, 11th arrondissement), PlaniCorp (institutional and corporate content production, 16th arrondissement), and PlaniLab (audio editing and mixing laboratory). The group is controlled by managing director Gilles Monchy with no disclosed parent company, private-equity backing, or external funding rounds, and is headquartered across multiple Paris sites within a 900m² aggregate facility footprint (including 300m² dedicated to mobile broadcast infrastructure).

The core offering is B2B audiovisual equipment rental combined with shooting and post-production services. PlaniPresse maintains over 1,000 equipment references — including 200 cameras (state-of-the-art 2/3-inch bodies, large-sensor cameras, PTZ systems, and stabilized/embarquée cameras from Arri, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Blackmagic, RED, and GoPro) alongside lenses, lighting, audio, monitoring, and machinery. Régies Fly mobile multi-camera broadcast units are customizable up to 20 inputs and deployable concurrently (up to four suites at once) for live events, concerts, fashion shows, and entertainment productions. Revenue streams include usage-based equipment rental, professional services for shooting and mobile broadcast operations, image and sound post-production, and bespoke corporate content production.

Groupe Plani operates a direct enterprise sales motion through a Sales and Planning Department (led by Aude Kuster) with 24/7 preparation teams, quote-based project pricing, and a customer base concentrated in major French TV networks (France Télévisions, France TV Studio, TF1 Production, BBC Studios France) and established production companies (Fremantle Media France, CAPA, Elephant Groupe). The group holds FICAM membership and Certification Sociale (required for employing part-time entertainment personnel under French labor agreements) and is a signatory of the ECOPROD environmental charter. Operations are limited to the Île-de-France region, with an English-language website indicating a posture toward international productions operating in France.

Name

Groupe Plani

Legal name

Groupe Plani

Website

https://plani.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Groupe Plani is a privately-held French audiovisual services group operating five Paris-based subsidiaries that rent professional camera, lighting, and audio equipment and deliver mobile broadcast, post-production, and institutional content services to French TV networks and production companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Production Switching & Routing (Vision Mixers, Routers) (MPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live-Action Production Management & Line Producing (MPADABAH)

Keywords

• Audiovisual equipment rental
• Broadcast production services
• Post-production services
• Mobile broadcast units
• Institutional video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Rental of audiovisual equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting, audio, monitoring, and machinery. Over 1,000 equipment references available for productions.
2. Shooting Services: Complete package services from location management through equipment setup and provision of personnel for multi-camera productions
3. Mobile Broadcast Units: Rental and operation of mobile multi-camera Fly suites for events, concerts, fashion shows, and live productions
4. Post-Production: Image and sound post-production services through Atelier Plani entity
5. Institutional Content Production: Custom content creation for businesses including professional photography, institutional films, and social media content through Planicorp entity

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Plani is a French audiovisual services group that rents out professional broadcast equipment (cameras, mobile fly-case units, lighting, and accessories) and provides shooting, post-production, laboratory, and institutional content production services to television channels, production houses, and press agencies. Operating through subsidiaries such as PLANIPRESSE, PLANIMONTEUR, L'Atelier Plani, PLANICORP, and PLANILAB, the group supports broadcast and corporate clients across the full audiovisual production chain.

Product overview

Groupe Plani is a French audiovisual services group composed of four divisions operating across the media production value chain. PLANIPRESSE (Paris 15th) provides audiovisual equipment rental with over 1,000 equipment references including cameras, lenses, lighting, audio, and video mixers, plus mobile broadcast units (Régies Fly) for events and live productions. PLANIMONTEUR (Paris 16th) and L'Atelier Plani (Paris 11th) offer post-production image and sound services. PLANICORP handles institutional content production including photography, films, and social media content. PLANILAB provides audio editing and mixing. The group serves major French TV networks, production companies, and press agencies with 24/7 preparation teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLANIPRESSE - Audiovisual Equipment Rental Rental of professional audiovisual equipment (200+ cameras, 1,000+ equipment references) and shooting services for press agencies, television networks, and production companies.
• Régies Fly (Mobile Broadcast Units)

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FICAM (Fédération des Industries Cinéma, Audiovisuel et Multimédia)coreOthersProfessional membership organization for cinema, audiovisual, and multimedia industries. PLANIPRESSE is a member and holds Certification Sociale certification through this organization, which is essential for employing part-time entertainment industry personnel in compliance with French labor agreements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Videlio: Videlio is a French audiovisual services group offering equipment rental, integration, and event production across France, directly comparable to Groupe Plani's PlaniPresse and PlaniCorp businesses in scope and customer base.
• Presteigne Broadcast Hire: Presteigne is a UK-based broadcast equipment rental and production services company serving major broadcasters — comparable product offering to PlaniPresse but primarily serving UK rather than French broadcasters.
• Gearhouse Broadcast: Gearhouse Broadcast provides broadcast equipment rental, systems integration, and OB services to major broadcasters and production companies — directly comparable to Groupe Plani's equipment rental and Fly Suite offerings.
• Visual Impact (Bristol): Visual Impact is a UK-based broadcast and film equipment rental company serving broadcasters and production houses — comparable in product mix to PlaniPresse though operating primarily in the UK market.
• TSF Group: TSF is a major French audiovisual equipment rental company serving broadcasters, production houses, and event producers — a direct competitor in the same Parisian market and product category as PlaniPresse.

Broad incumbents

• Production Resource Group (PRG): PRG is one of the world's largest providers of entertainment and event technology solutions including equipment rental, lighting, and video; relevant comparable for Groupe Plani's PlaniCorp event content and Fly Suite live production services.
• NEP Group: NEP is a global broadcast services leader providing mobile units, equipment rental, and studio solutions; comparable to Groupe Plani's mobile broadcast and rental business but operating at significantly larger scale internationally.
• Creative Technology (CT): CT is a global audiovisual and broadcast services company offering equipment rental, event production, and display solutions; overlaps with PlaniCorp's corporate content and PlaniPresse's live-event rental capabilities.
• Solotech: Solotech is a major North American audiovisual and entertainment technology services provider spanning equipment rental, live production, and systems integration — overlapping with Groupe Plani's rental, Fly Suites, and event production businesses at larger scale.
• Euro Media Group (EMG): EMG is a leading European provider of broadcast and live event facilities including OB vans, studios, and equipment rental — overlapping directly with Groupe Plani's Fly Suites and rental offerings but at a pan-European scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groupeplani
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planimonteur

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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