October.tv

What October.tv does

October.tv is a Chicago-based production and post-production studio that has operated in the creative content industry for nearly 30 years, having been founded circa 1994. The company delivers end-to-end video services — pre-production planning, field production with scalable crews capable of traveling worldwide, and post-production editing and graphics — to three primary customer groups: advertising agencies, global brands requiring international production capability, and locally oriented Chicago-area companies. The company runs an enterprise field sales GTM motion delivered through its in-house team of producers and directors and emphasizes long-term client relationships with low attrition.

The studio operates from a 5,000 square foot facility in Chicago's West Loop (400 North Paulina St.) equipped with eight fiber-connected edit and graphics stations running Avid and Adobe software. Beyond core production and post-production, October offers ancillary services including file transcoding, LTO Tape Archive, DVD replication, tape format encoding and conversions, closed captioning, spot tagging, and website and app development — bundling distribution and finishing capabilities into a single full-service engagement. The technology stack is commodity (industry-standard creative tools) rather than proprietary, and the company has no disclosed platform, app, API, or SDK offering.

Revenue is generated through custom, project-based professional services engagements; no pricing, contracts, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Approximately six years ago (circa 2014-2015), three employees acquired the company via a management buyout, leading to a strategic refocus from pure production services into a creative content studio and a subsequent rebrand to October.tv. The company remains independently owned with no venture capital, private equity, or parent-company involvement disclosed, and is led by Executive Producer Christopher deWinter.

Name

October.tv

Legal name

October.tv

Website

https://october.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

October.tv is a Chicago-based production and post-production studio offering end-to-end video production, editing, and creative content services to advertising agencies, global brands, and local companies from a 5,000 sq ft West Loop facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Graphics, Branding & Character Generation (CG) (MPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Post-production studio
• Creative content production
• Broadcast duplication services
• Field production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production & Post-Production Services: Project-based production and post-production services including pre-production planning, field production with scalable crews, editing, graphics, and delivery. The company serves advertising agencies, global brands, and local companies with custom creative content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

October.tv is a Chicago-based production and post-production studio delivering end-to-end creative content services including pre-production planning, field production with scalable worldwide crews, editing, and graphics. The company also provides ancillary services such as file transcoding, LTO Tape Archive, DVD replication, closed captioning, spot tagging, tape format encoding/conversions, and website and app development, serving advertising agencies, global brands, and local companies.

Product overview

October.tv is a production and post-production studio offering creative content services to advertising agencies, global brands, and local companies. The company provides end-to-end video production services including pre-production planning, field production with scalable crews, and post-production editing and graphics. Their 5,000 square foot West Loop facility houses eight fiber-connected edit and graphics stations equipped with Avid and Adobe software. Additional services include file trans-coding, LTO Tape Archive, DVD replication, website and app development, tape format encoding and conversions, closed captioning, and spot tagging. The company operates as a service-based creative studio rather than a product-based platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production & Field Production Services
• Post-Production Services
• Duplication & Distribution Services
• Website & App Development

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chicago City GovernmentminorOthersOctober does production work for the City of Chicago. Executive Producer Christopher de Winter has participated in meetings with Mayor Rahm Emanuel regarding small business initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Mill: Global production and post-production incumbent for advertising and brand content. Same category but with significantly broader geographic scale, VFX depth, and integrated production/post model.
• RSA Films: Global commercial and branded-content production company. Comparable live-action production for advertising clients but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Radical Media: Large-scale production company producing commercials, branded content, and documentary programming for global brands. Overlaps in agency-served, brand-storytelling production work.

Direct peers

• PS260: Editorial and post-production studio serving advertising agencies and brands. Comparable service mix (editing, finishing, graphics) and creative-services positioning.
• Moxie Pictures: Commercial production company representing directors for advertising work. Shares a director/producer-led creative model serving agencies and brands.
• Steelhead Productions: Production and post-production company serving advertising and brand clients with end-to-end services. Closely aligned live-action + post model targeting agency work.
• Utopic: Chicago-based creative content and post-production studio serving agencies and brands. Matches October.tv's Midwest base, full-service capabilities, and agency GTM.
• Strang: Long-running Chicago production and post-production company serving agencies and brands. Overlapping regional base, full-service offering, and similarly mature brand reputation.
• Optimus: Chicago-based production and post-production studio serving advertising agencies and brands. Comparable geographic base, service mix (production through post), and agency-centric GTM.
• Cutters Studios: Chicago-headquartered post-production and creative content studio. Matches October.tv's Midwest base, agency client mix, and end-to-end editorial/graphics capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/october.tv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/october-tv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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