Deluxe

Deluxe provides media services that prepare film, television and streaming content for audiences worldwide. Its work spans digital post-production, multilingual localization, theatrical distribution and digital fulfillment, supporting studios, streaming platforms, broadcasters, independent distributors and cinema exhibitors. The business traces its origins to William Fox’s Fox Film Laboratory, founded in 1915, and developed from a photochemical film laboratory into an international digital media services company.

From finished content to worldwide release

Deluxe’s cinema services cover digital cinema package mastering, versioning, quality control and delivery through electronic, satellite and physical distribution. Key Delivery Message generation and distribution support secure theatrical playback, while its network operations support helps coordinate releases across exhibition markets. Screening facilities and theatrical sound services complement these distribution capabilities.

Localization encompasses dubbing, dialogue adaptation, ADR, subtitling, script translation, graphic localization and audio description. The company also provides closed captioning and live access services, helping clients prepare content for different languages, territories and accessibility requirements. Its audio capabilities include theatrical and streaming mixes in Dolby Atmos, 7.1 and 5.1 formats.

Digital mastering and fulfillment services include format transcoding, compliance quality control, IMF creation, encoding, packaging and asset management. Color grading, HDR and Dolby Vision mastering, restoration and audio remastering extend its post-production offering. Content security services include forensic watermarking and monitoring for unauthorized distribution.

A changing media business

The company expanded into digital cinema and cloud media workflows as distribution moved beyond film prints. Following financial restructuring in 2019, Platinum Equity acquired its distribution and localization business in July 2020. The reorganized operation retained the Deluxe brand and continued developing its cinema, localization and digital media supply chain activities.

The former creative businesses Company 3 and Method Studios were sold to Framestore later in 2020. Deluxe subsequently expanded through targeted acquisitions, including Éclair Theatrical Services in 2021 and audio remastering and dubbing specialist Post Haste Digital in 2022. Its operating network spans the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, connecting content preparation with international release and delivery.