Orange Entertainment Pty Ltd

What Orange Entertainment Pty Ltd does

Orange Entertainment Co. (OEC) is a privately held Australian premium content production company and a division of The Post Lounge Group, which also owns Australia's largest post-production house (THE POST LOUNGE) and VFX studio RESIN. OEC develops and produces scripted and unscripted projects — narrative short films, scripted comedy and drama series, factual entertainment formats, and feature documentaries — for broadcasters and streaming platforms, with international distribution handled by partner Fremantle. Its recent slate includes the 2023 AACTA Best Short Film winner Finding Jedda, the ABC-commissioned comedy Retrograde, the Nine Network factual format Missing Persons Investigation, and the NITV-commissioned short Shiny One, alongside in-development features such as The Animal Sanctuary and Trial in the Outback.

The company operates from five Australian studios spanning Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast (inside Village Roadshow Studios), and Hobart, and is led by co-founders Kurt Royan and Dan Lake, COO/EP Georgia Woodward, Head of Content Diya Eid, and Associate Producer Dani Hayek. Its core technical assets are essentially inherited rather than proprietary: world-class post-production and VFX infrastructure within the parent group, and access to multi-state screen agency funding (Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Screen Territory, Film Victoria) that co-finances projects.

OEC earns revenue through two streams: production and commissioning fees from broadcasters and streamers (a professional services model) and international licensing/distribution royalties routed through Fremantle. Pricing is negotiated project-by-project and is not publicly disclosed. Customer concentration sits with Australian public and free-to-air broadcasters (ABC, Nine, NITV), with a long tail of international public broadcasters (BBC, CBC, Sky) and Netflix mentioned through the leadership team's prior and ongoing relationships.

Name

Orange Entertainment Pty Ltd

Legal name

Orange Entertainment Co.

Website

https://orangeentco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADABAB

Scripted TV Series Production (Live-Action)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Film & TV Production (Live-Action)

Keywords

• Content production
• Scripted television
• Unscripted production
• Premium content
• Post-production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Collingwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Content Production & Commissioning: OEC develops and produces bold scripted and unscripted projects for global audiences, securing commissions from broadcasters and streaming platforms. Revenue is generated through production fees, creative fees, and backend participation.
2. International Distribution: Productions are distributed internationally through partners like Fremantle, generating licensing and distribution revenue across global markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Orange Entertainment Co. (OEC) develops and produces bold scripted and unscripted projects—narrative shorts, scripted series, factual formats, documentaries and feature films—for broadcasters and streaming platforms. Operating from studios in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the company delivers end-to-end content production from first concept to final frame, leveraging The Post Lounge Group's post-production network and international distribution through partners such as Fremantle.

Product overview

Orange Entertainment Co. (OEC) is a premium content production company within The Post Lounge Group that develops and produces bold scripted and unscripted projects for global audiences. The company's portfolio includes narrative short films (Finding Jedda, Shiny One), scripted comedy series (Retrograde), factual entertainment formats (Missing Persons Investigation), and various documentary and drama projects (The Animal Sanctuary, Audrey, Trial in the Outback, White Fever, In the Room Where He Waits). OEC operates from studios in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast, leveraging The Post Lounge Group's world-class post-production network and Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, Critics' Choice and AACTA-winning experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retrograde A 6-part half-hour comedy series following Maddie and her friends navigating pandemic life from a virtual bar, commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
• Missing Persons Investigation An 8-part factual format series following investigators searching for lost loved ones, created for the Nine Network and distributed internationally by Fremantle.
• Finding Jedda A narrative short drama set at St Mary's Anglican Home in Alice Springs in 1953, winner of Best Short Film at the 2023 AACTA Awards.
• Shiny One A narrative short comedy drama about a young man escaping his bush community, produced for NITV's No Ordinary Black program.
• The Animal Sanctuary A documentary film in production by Orange Entertainment Co.
• Audrey A film project produced by Orange Entertainment Co.
• Trial in the Outback - The Lindy Chamberlain Story A dramatized retelling of the Lindy Chamberlain case, a significant Australian legal story.
• White Fever A film project produced by Orange Entertainment Co.
• In the Room Where He Waits A film project produced by Orange Entertainment Co.

Quantifiable outcome

• BEST SHORT FILM 2023 AACTA Awards for Finding Jedda

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Since1788 ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner on Shiny One narrative short. Since1788 Productions collaborated with OEC on this comedy drama produced for NITV.
• Unless PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner on Shiny One and Retrograde. Unless Pictures is a recurring co-production partner with OEC on multiple projects.
• Southern PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner on Missing Persons Investigation (8 x one hour factual format) created for Nine Network.
• FremantlecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor for Missing Persons Investigation. Fremantle handles global distribution of OEC productions across international markets.
• NITVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational Indigenous Television commissioned Shiny One as part of the No Ordinary Black program with support from Screen Australia and Screen Territory.
• Nine NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian broadcaster that commissioned Missing Persons Investigation with support from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland.
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorABC commissioned Retrograde (6 x half-hour comedy) with support from Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, and Film Victoria.
• Screen AustraliacoreOthersAustralian federal screen funding body providing support for multiple OEC productions including Shiny One and Retrograde.
• Screen TerritoryminorOthersNorthern Territory screen funding body supporting Shiny One as part of the No Ordinary Black program.
• Screen QueenslandminorOthersQueensland state screen funding body supporting Missing Persons Investigation and other OEC productions.
• Film VictoriaminorOthersVictorian state screen funding body supporting Retrograde production.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fremantle: Global content production and distribution company that both partners with OEC (distributing Missing Persons Investigation) and competes for the same international commissions. Comparable as a counterparty and a structurally larger peer operating in the same premium content category.
• Banijay: Global production and distribution group owning Endemol Shine and numerous Australian producers. Comparable to OEC as a scale competitor across scripted and unscripted formats, and a benchmark for international distribution capability.
• ITV Studios: Global production and distribution arm of ITV, producing scripted and unscripted content worldwide. Comparable to OEC as a globally distributed content producer whose Australian operations compete in the same commissioning pool as OEC.
• Endemol Shine Australia: Australian arm of global production group Banijay/Endemol Shine, producing major unscripted formats and scripted content. Comparable to OEC in format mix but materially larger and globally backed, competing for the same Australian commissions.
• BBC Studios: Global broadcaster-producer and parent of Matchbox Pictures. Comparable to OEC as both a commissioning buyer (BBC) and as a vertically integrated production group whose Australian subsidiary directly competes with OEC for domestic commissions.

Direct peers

• CJZ: Australian production company behind formats such as MasterChef Australia. Comparable to OEC as a domestic producer delivering both scripted and unscripted factual content to Australian broadcasters and international partners.
• Matchbox Pictures: Australia-based scripted production company (BBC Studios subsidiary) producing premium drama and comedy for Australian and international broadcasters. Directly comparable as an Australian scripted/unscripted producer competing for the same domestic commissioning pool.
• Working Dog Productions: Australian film and television production company behind features and series (e.g., 100 Bloody Acres, SeaChange). Comparable to OEC as a mid-sized Australian production house developing both scripted series and feature projects.
• Lingo Pictures: Australian scripted production company producing premium drama and comedy (e.g., Please Like Me, The Twelve). Directly comparable to OEC in scale, format mix, and target broadcasters/streamers in the Australian commissioning ecosystem.
• Hoodlum Entertainment: Australian scripted drama and factual producer known for Hacks and The Secrets She Keeps. Comparable to OEC as a mid-sized Australian production company selling premium scripted content to both domestic broadcasters and US/international platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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