# VideoElephant

> VideoElephant is a Dublin- and New York-based video content company that sources, licenses, curates and programmes premium video for publishers, streaming services and screens worldwide. It runs a library of millions of rights-cleared video assets from thousands of content providers, and packages that content as single VOD assets, feeds and 24/7 FAST channels, layering on distribution, playout scheduling, monetization and advertising so content owners and buyers can operate video at scale without stitching together multiple vendors.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Dublin, Ireland (and New York, USA)
- **Founders:** Stephen O'Shaughnessy (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~44 employees
- **Products:** Content Licensing Library, FAST Channel Solutions, Channels Marketplace, Advertising & Monetization, CTV Everywhere / CTV OOH Network
- **Notable:** Grew a video library to more than 7 million videos with 6,000+ added daily from ~2,000 sources across 40+ categories and 30 languages., Raised a €5.5M Series A in 2019 to expand its content supply globally., Launched Channels Marketplace, positioned as a first linear licensed-programming solution for streaming and OTT.

## Products & services

- **Content Licensing Library** — A catalogue of millions of rights-cleared video assets from thousands of content sources, licensed to publishers, apps and streaming services as single VOD assets or feeds.
- **FAST Channel Solutions** — End-to-end free ad-supported streaming TV service - content sourcing, 24/7 playout scheduling, channel distribution, audience development and monetization for content producers and publishers.
- **Channels Marketplace** — A licensed linear programming solution letting streaming and OTT services acquire ready-made channels rather than build them from scratch.
- **Advertising & Monetization** — Ad sales and monetization services that grew out of the FAST business, connecting premium video supply to advertising demand.
- **CTV Everywhere / CTV OOH Network** — A 'network of networks' extending premium video to 200,000+ out-of-home and connected-TV screens across the US and Canada.
- **AI Training Datasets** — Licensing of rights-cleared video content as datasets for AI training and related use cases.

## Achievements

- Grew a video library to more than 7 million videos with 6,000+ added daily from ~2,000 sources across 40+ categories and 30 languages.
- Raised a €5.5M Series A in 2019 to expand its content supply globally.
- Launched Channels Marketplace, positioned as a first linear licensed-programming solution for streaming and OTT.
- Expanded from short-form licensing into full-service FAST, ads and CTV/OOH within a few years.
- Built a CTV out-of-home network reaching 200,000+ screens across the US and Canada.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Launched 'CTV Everywhere', extending its CTV out-of-home network to 200,000+ screens across the US and Canada via a 'network of networks' model.
- **2025-01** — Detailed how it is scaling AI, FAST channels and CTV out-of-home as growth pillars for 2025-2026.
- **2024-01** — Managed the launch of a new FAST channel for Black Enterprise, handling scheduling, marketing, distribution and monetization.
- **2023-11** — Positioned FAST as the way to close video's 'revenue disconnect', building out its ads business on top of licensing.

## Links

- Website: https://videoelephant.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/videoelephant
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VideoElephant
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WeAreVideoElephant
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/VideoElephantLtd

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Last updated: 2026-07-17