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Tell Media

Creative & Production
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Founded
2020
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11-50
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About Tell Media

Tell Media is an international technical broadcast production and live-streaming company working primarily in sport. Commonly branded as Tell, it combines outside broadcast facilities, remote production, streaming distribution, sports presentation and broadcast graphics. Its work supports broadcasters, streaming platforms, sporting federations and event organisers, with additional projects in corporate events, cultural programming and fundraising.

The business began active operations in late 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, following its earlier legal incorporation. Early projects included a virtual interactive Budweiser pub quiz hosted by John Barnes and Ray Parlour. From those remote productions, Tell developed capabilities in low-latency IP contribution, remote broadcast galleries and mobile flyaway production kits.

Broadcast and remote production

Tell provides scalable flyaway production units and cinematic multi-camera broadcast facilities, including 4K-ready configurations. Its remote production pods support single-operator multi-camera workflows using cloud-driven infrastructure. These capabilities allow the company to combine on-location camera coverage with remote production resources for live events.

Its streaming and distribution services cover multi-CDN encoding, 5G bonded transmission, OTT platforms and social media channels. Live clipping, archiving and real-time monitoring support the delivery and management of event coverage across multiple destinations. The company also engineers flypack systems for productions requiring transportable broadcast equipment.

Sports presentation and graphics

Alongside broadcast delivery, Tell produces in-stadium infotainment, manages arena screens and creates dynamic venue visuals for spectators. Its graphics work includes real-time scorebugs, custom lower thirds, tournament match packages and virtual advertising integration. This combination connects the broadcast presentation with the experience inside the venue.

The company's sports work spans football, rugby union, cycling, futsal and handball, including international tournaments and governing-body events. It also supplies technical production for conferences, cultural events and charitable broadcasts. A regional hub model supports delivery across Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, combining UK operations with permanent operational hubs in Malaysia and Kuwait.

More about Tell Media

Leadership

  • Founder and director Tom Ellis is a Ravensbourne University London alumnus. Before launching Tell's active operations, he spent more than a decade in technical engineering and production management on events across 30 nations.
  • In 2025, Tell appointed Jack Nicklin, formerly of World Rugby, IMG and the BBC, as UK Managing Director; Emma Peel as Head of Brand and Communications; and Alex Wong as Managing Director for Southeast Asia.
  • Arabian Gulf operations are overseen by Managing Partner Hussein Al-Mana and Regional Director Mejren Al-Loughani.

Operating model and growth

  • The report describes a permanent leadership and engineering team complemented by a global freelance network of camera operators, vision mixers and streaming engineers.
  • Tell reported 84% turnover growth between December 2021 and December 2024, driven by contracts with sporting confederations and international governing bodies.

Education collaboration

Ravensbourne University students worked with Tell on production at COP27 in Egypt, providing a practical connection between university training and international live-event work.

Notable credits

11 credits
  • 2024 England A vs Australia A rugby broadcast — live coverage and world feed with Jet Media
  • 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup — sports presentation, infotainment and graphics
  • Shopee Cup (ASEAN Club Championship) — sports presentation, infotainment and graphics
  • 26th Arabian Gulf Cup (2024) — technical production, graphics and fan presentation
  • 10th Arab Handball Cup, Kuwait — multi-camera coverage, graphics and sports presentation
  • The Gralloch 2025 UCI Gravel World Series — live race streaming
  • FIFA Club World Cup (2022 and 2023) — streaming, encoding and technical broadcast infrastructure
  • 2023 AFC Asian Cup — streaming, encoding and technical broadcast infrastructure
  • 2024 Futsal World Cup — streaming, encoding and technical broadcast infrastructure
  • COP27 UN Climate Change Conference — streaming, stage broadcasts and UK delegation feed production
  • BBC Children in Need — technical live streaming for Joe Wicks' 24-hour fundraising challenge

Offices

Where Tell Media is based

4 locations

  • York office

    Headquarters
    Blake House, 18 Blake Street, York YO1 8QG, United KingdomYork, England, United Kingdom

    Company headquarters and registered office.

    hi@tell.so+44 (0) 1904 217605
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  • Kuwait City office

    Sahab Tower, Level 18, Salhia, Kuwait City, KuwaitKuwait City, Al Asimah Governate, Kuwait

    Middle East and Gulf regional hub.

    higulf@tell.so+965 6622 5211
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  • Kuala Lumpur office

    8-3, Jalan Jalil 1, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Southeast Asia regional hub.

    hisea@tell.so
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  • London office

    Hoxton Mix Co Working, 3rd Floor, 86–90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, United KingdomLondon, England, United Kingdom

    Direct operational branch supporting client liaison, London events and UK broadcast crewing.

    hi@tell.so
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