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Media & Production

Finance built for project-based revenue.

Cameras, lenses, lighting, sound, edit suites, OB vehicles and broadcast infrastructure — funded by lenders who understand commission cycles and freelance billing.

£18m+

Funded for media businesses

60mo

Typical broadcast term

Project

Payment profiles available

0–10%

Deposit on prime kit

Assets we fund in Media & Production

If it earns its keep, we've probably funded one.

Cameras & lenses

ARRI, RED, Sony FX, Canon C-series, Blackmagic. Plus cine lens sets, anamorphic kits and matte boxes.

Lighting & grip

ARRI Skypanel, Aputure, Astera, Quasar, full grip rigs, dollies, jibs, gimbals. New, used or ex-rental house.

Sound & comms

Sound Devices, Lectrosonics, DPA, Sennheiser. Plus comms systems and recording infrastructure.

Edit & post

Mac Pro / Studio rigs, DaVinci panels, colour-graded monitors, NAS, software licences, archive storage.

Broadcast & OB

OB trucks, satellite uplink, control rooms, vision mixers. Funded against contracted-revenue evidence.

Drones & specialist

DJI Inspire 3, FreeFly, RED Komodo on Movi rigs. Specialist insurance and CAA permissions factored in.

Typical deal profile

How media & production deals usually structure.

Typical ticket

£15k – £180k per project

Range we fund

£10k camera body → £500k OB build

Term

24 – 60 months

Deposit

0 – 10%

Structure

HP for owned-asset write-off; finance lease for tech evergreening; refinance against owned-kit value to fund expansion.

Where the high street fails

The usual pain.

  • Income lumps around projects

    Big invoices land at delivery, then a quiet quarter. We have lenders who'll structure quarterly or back-loaded payments matched to commission patterns.

  • Banks see freelance as risk

    We fund sole-trader DOPs, freelance editors and small production companies on the strength of contracted gigs and personal credit.

  • Specialist kit is hard to value

    A used ARRI Alexa Mini is worth specific money — our broadcast-specialist lenders price it correctly first time.

The AssetFi edge

How we structure it.

  • Broadcast-specialist underwriting

    Lenders who actually know what an Alexa LF or Sound Devices Scorpio is worth on the secondary market.

  • Project-flex profiles

    Quarterly or back-loaded payments, deferred starts to match shoot dates, commission-aligned step-ups.

  • Freelance and small-co friendly

    We can fund sole traders, partnerships and limited companies under two years old with the right contract evidence.

Continue your research

Helpful next steps for media & production businesses.

Explore the asset, agreement type, planning tools and guide most relevant to the equipment you are considering. The case study above shows a real example from this sector.

FAQs

Questions media & production customers ask.

Can a freelance DOP or editor get finance?

Yes — we fund self-employed media professionals on the strength of contracted gigs, personal credit and recent invoice history. Personal guarantee usually required.

Will lenders fund ex-rental house kit?

Yes — ex-rental cameras and lighting are mainstream. Engineer's report and service history typically required for any item over £15k.

What about drones and specialist aerial kit?

Funded routinely. We'll need sight of operator CAA permissions and specialist insurance, and the lender will price the residual conservatively.

Can I finance kit for a single shoot?

Generally no — minimum term is usually 24 months. For one-off shoots, traditional rental is more cost-effective.

Ready to fund the next bit of media & production kit?

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