It’s time to help decide BusinessCloud’s inaugural 100 MediaTech Innovators for 2021.
The new annual ranking profiles the UK’s most innovative start-ups, scale-ups and established firms creating technology which is transforming production and delivery of media and the arts: from music to podcasts, radio, video, film and the written word.
We have shortlisted around 130 firms for potential inclusion. The final 100 MediaTech Innovators ranking will be determined by a combination of reader votes and selections from an expert judging panel (available here).
You can cast your vote until 23:59 on Sunday February 21st. Browse the shortlist below and vote for the company you believe to be the most innovative.
The final 100 MediaTech Innovators ranking will be published online on Monday 8th March and in the Q1 edition of our digital magazine, out on the same day. Subscribe to our daily email tech innovation newsletter (just tick the checkbox when you vote) to be among the first to see the results.
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100 MediaTech Innovators shortlist
4J studios
Dundee
Video game developer behind Minecraft console editions
7digital
London
Digital music licensing and management solutions
Adelicious
Bristol
Podcast advertising platform
Admix
London
Programmatic monetisation platform for in-game advertising
Aerodrums
Liverpool
Revolutionary air-drumming instrument
Aflorithmic
London
Personalised audio experiences using AI
AI Music
London
Uses AI to remix songs (Ossia app) and generate audio ads (Sympaphonic)
Alpacr
Cardiff
Social network for adventure-seeking travellers
AMS Neve
Burnley
Digital sound mixing consoles used in Hollywood and music industry
Audio Analytic
Cambridge
Sound recognition software
AudioScenic
Southampton
Immersive 3D sound technologies
Audoo
London
AI-powered monitoring tech for music royalties
Beem
London
Recreates humans in augmented reality
BetaJester
York
Interactive virtual experiences and games
BidStack
London
In-game ad platform
Brandwatch
Brighton
Structures social media data
Ceres Holographics
St Andrews
Holographic AR displays
CGEye
White Colne
CGI developer behind new augmented reality toolkit for commercial apps
CGHero
Manchester
Collaborative marketplace for CGI content creation
ChilliConnect
Dundee
SaaS platform allowing game developers and publishers to run live games
Chronicle Digital Storytelling
Ipswich
Creates tech tools for digital storytelling
Coach Logic
Edinburgh
Video analysis and feedback platform for sports teams
Coatsink
Sunderland
Development studio behind stylish indie games
Codemasters
Birmingham
Legendary development studio now specialising in racing games
Codices
Penryn
Live interactive video broadcast platform
Condense Reality
Bristol
System capable of streaming live sports in volumetric 3D to AR and VR headsets
Cooperative Innovations
Leeds
Immersive technology tools for play, exploration and learning
Covatic
Birmingham
Empowers media companies to leverage user context data
Creative Assembly
Horsham
Games studio behind Total War series
Creative Passport
Bristol
Verified digital ID allowing musicians to manage their own information
Crisp
Leeds
Protects brands’ reputation on social media
Crowd Network
Manchester
Podcast platform
Cubic Motion
Manchester
Facial mapping software for video games
Curio
London
Creates audio versions of journalism from leading publications
Deary
London
Captures and preserves messaging app conversations
Delic
Edinburgh
Networking platform for the creation of new music
DeltaDNA
Edinburgh
Game analytics and personalised marketing
Dimension
Gateshead
Volumetric production studio for digital humans and XR content
Discover Film
London
Tech platform for short movies
Double Eleven
Middlesbrough
Studio behind games including Prison Architect
Entale Media
London
Podcasting app featuring enhanced content
Factmata
London
AI scoring system for accuracy of online content
Filmily
Totnes
Automatically curates films from events based on fan-based content
Filmstro
Brighton
Royalty-free music creation app
Flipbook Studio
Manchester
Production studio with a focus on cutting-edge digital technologies
Flix Premiere
London
Streaming platform for indie films
Fracture Reality
Hove
Behind online mixed reality platform JoinXR for data-intensive collaboration
Frontier Developments
Cambridge
Games studio behind Zoo Tycoon and Jurassic World Evolution
Fundamentally Games
London
Games industry services including design and business strategy
FXhome
Norwich
Creative software for filmmakers
Gismart
London
Developer behind mobile hit Cool Goal
Gorilla In The Room
Brighton
AR and VR research tech
Gravity Sketch
London
3D design and modelling software
gruup
Milton Keynes
Digital collaboration tool
Holovis
Hinckley
Sensory immersive and mixed reality experiences
Holoxica
Edinburgh
3D holographic visualisation solutions
Igloo Vision
Craven Arms
Immersive 360-degree projection environments
Immotion
Salford
Immersive virtual entertainment experiences
Improbable
London
Games tech company behind powerful SpatialOS platform
Incisiv Sport
Belfast
VR analytics for decision-making in sport
Intelligency
Halifax
Protects brands’ reputation on social media
iSize Technologies
London
Intelligent video streaming with advanced machine learning
Jagex
Cambridge
Games studio behind Runescape open-world epic
Kinicho
Liverpool
Volumetric 3D spatial audio processor
Krotos
Edinburgh
Sound design tech
Label Worx
Kingston upon Hull
Tech service provider to the dance music industry
Landmrk
London
Mixed reality geolocation content discovery platform
Lickd
London
Claims-free music-licensing start-up for YouTube
Lifescore
London
Uses AI to adapt music to listener’s environment
Liopa
Belfast
Lip-reading technology
LivingLens
Liverpool
Analyses sentiment in video content
Lockwood Publishing
Nottingham
Behind 3D social app Avakin
Logically
Brighouse
AI to detect misinformation and combat fake news
MagicBeans
Watlington
Behind 3D spatial audio platform Roundhead
MarketMate
Cardiff
AI to grow social media presence and brand engagement
Maze Theory
London
Storytelling-based VR experiences including Dr Who
MelodyVR Group
London
Platform for immersive music experiences
Mixcloud
London
Audio streaming platform for music
nDreams
Farnborough
VR-powered gaming experiences
Ninja Theory
Cambridge
Games studio behind games which explore mental health
Odro
Glasgow
Video interview software for recruiters
One Media iP Group
Iver Heath
Digital music rights acquirer, publisher and distributor
Outplay Entertainment
Dundee
Mobile game developer behind Gordon Ramsey’s Chef Blast
Overview Ark
London
Platform enabling interactive virtual music experiences
Papercup AI
London
AI language translation tool for voice used in video and television industry
Parlia
London
‘Wikipedia of opinions’ fighting misinformation
Peek & Poke
Sheffield
White-labelled games for brands
Peel Interactive
Skipton
AR, animation and 3D modelling visitor experiences
Permutive
London
Data platform for publishers built using edge computing
Picfair
London
Image licensing marketplace
Playdemic
Wilmslow
Mobile game developer which created smash hit game Golf Clash
Polystream
Guildford
Immersive in-game spectator experiences
Rare
Twycross
Legendary videogames development studio
Radio.co/Podcast.co
Manchester
Cloud-based live-streaming platform for radio and podcasts
Red Star 3D
Sheffield
Animation studio for theme parks and museums
RETìníZE
Belfast
Studio behind immersive tech software including fast-turnaround animation product
Rockstar North
Edinburgh
Video game developer behind Grand Theft Auto V
ROXi
London
Music streaming platform
ScreenHits TV
London
Aggregator for streaming services
Seenit
London
Crowdsourced video platform
Sentric Music
Liverpool
Independent music publisher with royalty collection platform
Serelay
Harwell
Verified video capturing tech for media
Simul Software
Liverpool
Real-time sky and weather rendering for video games
Speech Graphics
Edinburgh
Software delivering speech animation and lip sync from audio alone
SpeechKit
London
Creates audio versions of news articles
Spirable
London
Personalised video marketing automation
Sumo Digital
Sheffield
Globally successful video game developer
SYNCR
Wolverhampton
Helps artists get music featured on film and TV
Synthesia
London
Generates professional-looking AI videos from text
Team17
Wakefield
Legendary video game developer and indie publisher
Twine
Manchester
Platform for connecting with creative freelancers
TT Games
Knutsford
Video game development firm behind LEGO games
TVSquared
Edinburgh
Analytics for TV ad campaigns
Ultraleap
Bristol
Virtual touch technology
Viddyoze
Preston
Create a unique video animation in three simple clicks
Vidsy
London
Tech platform for creating effective video ads
VIKA Books
Bristol
Publisher using immersive technologies to include sign language in its books
VISR VR
Hull
Mixed reality expert working with Microsoft and Google
VividQ
Cambridge
3D holograph technology
Vochlea
London
Use your voice to create music from any instrument
Voxpopme
Birmingham
Data insights from video
vTime
Liverpool
Virtual reality social network
Vualto
Plymouth
Video streaming solutions
XR Games
Leeds
Games studio behind Angry Birds VR
Zephr
London
Identity, subscription and paywall solutions for media brands
Zerolight
Newcastle
Creates 3D modelling and immersive experiences for brands
ZOO Digital
Sheffield
Cloud-based dubbing, subtitling, localisation and distribution services for TV and movies