Strategic communications · Broadcast documentary · DistributionEST. 1990 · CAPE TOWN · 39 COUNTRIES

Your stakeholders stopped believing your press releases.They still believe a documentary.

RegencyFN produces broadcast documentaries that turn corporate impact into the kind of trust no press release can buy. Distributed across 100+ networks. Watched by 3.1 billion. Built in partnership with the United Nations for over thirty years.

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The authority stack
In partnership with6 UN agencies
UNEP
UNHCR
WFP
ITU
AfCFTA
UNCED · UN · UNHCR · UNEP · WFP · ITU
Trusted by228 corporations
Citi
BMW
Microsoft
Coca-Cola
Maersk
BP
Bayer
Old Mutual
Sanlam
UBS
Standard Chartered
Novartis
+ 216 more across 39 countries
Broadcast on100+ networks
Bloomberg
CNBC
SABC
The Africa Channel
BRICS TV
Business Television Africa
Trinity Broadcasting Network · 94 more

Why a documentary changes the math.

The marginal cost of a press release approaches zero. So does its marginal trust. A documentary is the opposite. High investment. High credibility. And the audience accepts it as journalism, not advertising.

Format
Mechanic
Audience
Trust
Press release
Audience: nobody, unless picked up.
≈ 0
Discounted by default
Paid campaign
Audience: rented. Trust: priced into the buyer's skepticism.
Rented
Skeptical
In-house video
Audience: limited to owned channels. The brand is talking about itself.
Owned only
Low

How we turn impact into proof.

Three steps. From the field to the broadcaster.

01 / Discover

We travel to where the story lives.

We meet the people you serve, the communities you operate in, and the customers your work has changed. No script. No staging. Just the actual story.

02 / Produce

Cinematic register. Journalistic integrity.

We produce in the same register as a feature documentary. Broadcast quality. The kind of footage that holds attention on Bloomberg.

03 / Distribute

100+ networks. Earned placement.

We deliver into our broadcast network across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. Your story reaches the audience that already trusts the platform it appears on.

The receipts.
Attributed by name and title.

Direct, attributed statements from the partners who commissioned the work.

Long term retention
We have been working with SA INC for 7 years. From Richard Kyle to the production teams, there is a constant drive to deliver value to partners and to shine a light on the wonderful outcomes created by South African companies.
Adriaan BesterGM Corporate Affairs, AVBOB South AfricaAVBOB
High stakes geopolitical
When Ivanplats prepared to engage with global leaders during the G20 and B20 summit period, we knew the stakes were monumental. We needed a partner who could help us navigate that high-pressure environment with precision, creativity and discretion.
Patricia MakheshaEVP People, Ivanhoe MinesIvanhoe
Documented ROI
The content produced consistently surpasses our expectations, and the ROI is significantly more than our initial investment. The RegencyFN staff is consistent, pays attention to feedback, and always offers significant value.
Mbali SibekoSenior Manager Marketing & Events, Gauteng IDZGauteng IDZ

How a global bank chose us
over its own ad agency.

Roy Schecter, Brand Consultant for Citi, on why RegencyFN documentaries match or outperform Citi's in-house and agency-produced video work, and why the partnership has continued for years.

The unique value Regency offers is two-fold: quality and affordability. For a fraction of the cost, Regency has produced work whose effectiveness matches the quality of our other partners. We are tough, jaded, impatient New Yorkers, and they are kind, considerate, optimistic people.
RS
Roy Schecter
Brand Consultant, Citi · New York
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Six UN agencies.
Three decades.
One archive of receipts.

Since 1992, RegencyFN has been commissioned by six different United Nations bodies to produce documentary work on environment, human rights, food security, telecommunications, and global development. Below is the archive.

UNCED
UNCEDUN Conference on Environment and Development
Engagement 01 / 1992Earth Summit 1992. The Agenda 21 record.
Documentary work commissioned to capture the proceedings and outcomes of the Earth Summit, the most consequential global environmental conference of the twentieth century. The work supported the creation of Agenda 21, a 40-chapter framework that defined sustainable development for governments, corporations and civil society for the next thirty years.
OutcomeDisseminated across 170+ participating nations. Still cited by climate, finance and policy professionals.
United Nations
United NationsReform across UN systems
Engagement 02 / 1995A Vision of Hope.
A documentary record of structural reform across the UN. Modernisation of the General Assembly. The formation of the International Criminal Court. The expansion of UN engagement with business and civil society.
OutcomeUsed as an internal and external reform reference. Documented the shift from a state institution to a multi stakeholder body.
UNHCR
UNHCRUN Refugee Agency
Engagement 03 / 1998Human Rights. The New Consensus.
A documentary that established the framework of fourteen legal standards underpinning modern human rights protection, with particular focus on the developing world. Bridges four pillars of UN policy: human rights, democracy, development and peace.
OutcomeReference asset for UNHCR's long term solutions mandate. Cited in human rights education and policy contexts.
UNEP
UNEPUN Environment Programme
Engagement 04 / 2002Sustainable Business.
A documentary on the integration of environmental responsibility with corporate competitiveness. Pollution control, renewable energy adoption, technology transfer, and the early case for solar, wind and biotechnology.
OutcomeShaped early corporate sustainability dialogue across UNEP's member network. Informed the cleaner production case decades before ESG.
WFP
WFPWorld Food Programme
Engagement 05 / 2008Tanti Popoli, Una Terra. (Many People, One Planet.)
An educational programme designed in alignment with the Italian school curriculum for students aged 11 to 14. Built around the WFP's mandate to eradicate hunger, with teacher manuals and classroom materials.
OutcomeDistributed across Italian schools. Demonstrated how documentary scales into formal education systems.
ITU
ITUInternational Telecommunication Union
Engagement 06 / 2014Telecommunications in Action.
A documentary on telecommunications as development infrastructure: wireless, satellite, broadcasting and emerging multimedia. The work illustrated how connectivity functions as a multiplier across health, education, agriculture and governance.
OutcomeReached non-traditional audiences in policy and ministerial environments. Contributed to cross-ministry development planning.

Three flagship series.
100+ broadcasters. 3.1 billion viewers.

Each campaign below is a multi-season broadcast platform. Your story can join an existing season or commission a custom film. Either way, your audience already trusts the channel before they meet your brand.

Series 1Season 5 on air

SA INC.

Profit with purpose, on the record.

A flagship television series proving that South African companies can grow, innovate, and place people at the centre of their vision.

Best forJSE-listed corporates, government-linked entities, special economic zones, and South African subsidiaries of multinationals.
AVBOBIvanplatsPele EnergyGauteng IDZ
Series 2Season 3

It's Africa's Time.

Shared value at continental scale.

A pan-African series in our signature cinematic style, featuring companies that drive growth while creating lasting impact across the continent.

Best forMultinationals across multiple African markets, mining and resource majors, financial institutions, infrastructure operators.
Teranga GoldKaradenizPlexus CottonIngenico
Series 3Global distribution

Time for Global Action.

Inclusive business, globally.

A global series of short, cinematic films featuring companies solving real-world problems while growing their bottom line. Built for European, Asian and American broadcast.

Best forMultinationals running global ESG and impact programmes that need international broadcast presence.
MicrosoftCoca-ColaBayerMaersk
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22 named here.
Plus Trinity Broadcasting Network and 78 more.

We do not buy airtime. We secure earned placement. The networks below carry our work as journalism, not advertising. Across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Bloomberg
CNBC
SABC
The Africa Channel
BRICS TV
Business Television Africa
Africa Prime
AMC TV
BDTV
e.Africa
EBC
Liberia Broadcasting
NTA
ORTM
QTV
RTNC
RTS Senegal
Tshwane TV
TV3 Ghana
UBC TV
ZNBC
ITU
+78more networks

228 corporations.
39 countries. One archive of trust.

Every name appears because the work earned a renewal, or because it earned a referral.

By sector

Forty nine of the 228 named, organised by industry.

Financial Services8 named
Citi
UBS
Standard Chartered
Old Mutual
Sanlam
Bayport
Ecobank
NEXIM
Citi
UBS
Standard Chartered
Old Mutual
Sanlam
Bayport
Ecobank
NEXIM
Mining, Energy & Resources8 named
BP
Exxaro
Hwange Colliery
Kinross
Teranga Gold
Karpower Ghana
BP
Exxaro
Hwange Colliery
Kinross
Teranga Gold
Karpower Ghana
Industry, Manufacturing & Logistics9 named
BMW
Siemens
Maersk
Marubeni
Dangote
Mota-Engil
AECOM
APM
Lixil
BMW
Siemens
Maersk
Marubeni
Dangote
Mota-Engil
AECOM
APM
Lixil
Consumer, Health & Technology13 named
Microsoft
Dell
Coca-Cola
P&G
Bayer
Novartis
Astellas
Adcock
Mediclinic
Shalina
Woolworths
Clover
Oceana
Microsoft
Dell
Coca-Cola
P&G
Bayer
Novartis
Astellas
Adcock
Mediclinic
Shalina
Woolworths
Clover
Oceana
Institutional & Development8 named
IDC
AMSCO
Yara
IHS
Plexus Cotton
Sansiri
Ingenico
Accor
IDC
AMSCO
Yara
IHS
Plexus Cotton
Sansiri
Ingenico
Accor

49 named here.
179 more on file.

Every name appears because the work earned a renewal, or because it earned a referral.

Citi
BMW
Microsoft
Coca-Cola
Maersk
BP
Bayer
Old Mutual
Sanlam
UBS
Standard Chartered
Novartis
P&G
Siemens
Dell
Accor
Adcock
AECOM
Altius
AMSCO
APM
Arysta
Astellas
Bayport
Carlsdon
Clover
Dangote
Ecobank
Exxaro
Global Dairy
Hwange Colliery
IDC
IHS
Ingenico
Karpower Ghana
Kinross
Lion of Africa
Lixil
Marubeni
Mediclinic
Mota-Engil
NEXIM
Oceana
Plexus Cotton
Sansiri
Shalina
Teranga Gold
Woolworths
Yara
+179more on file

The credibility stack,
stated as fact.

0
Corporations served
JSE-listed, multinational, UN-aligned.
0
Countries on the ground
Africa · Europe · Asia · Americas.
0+
Broadcast networks
Bloomberg, CNBC, SABC and 95 more.
0.0B
Total audience reach
Earned placement, not paid airtime.

You are not just working with us.
You are joining a network.

RegencyFN operates inside a network of institutional, governmental and developmental partners. Each alliance opens a door that a single agency cannot.

01

Government access

Through Brand SA, BLSA and the NBI, your story enters policy and trade environments paid media cannot reach.

02

Continental scale

Through AfCFTA alignment, your impact sits within the continental trade narrative. An angle that resonates with multinational buyers and African governments.

03

Institutional credibility

Through three UN agencies (UNEP, UNHCR, WFP) and the ITU, your campaign sits adjacent to credibility most agencies in this category cannot claim.

04

Civil society reach

Through Black Umbrellas, OUTA and Proudly South African, the campaign earns secondary distribution channels traditional broadcast does not provide.

The network is the deliverable.

When you commission RegencyFN, you do not commission an agency. You commission an entry point into a network of institutional partners that took thirty years to build.

The alliance network.
Thirty years to build.

UN agencies, continental trade bodies, business councils and civil-society partners. Each opens a door a single agency cannot.

UNEP
UNHCR
WFP
ITU
AfCFTA
Brand South Africa
Business Leadership SA
NBI
Black Umbrellas
OUTA
Proudly South African
TFGA
It's Africa's Time
SA INC
EnableME
Contact

Briefings are confidential.
Most begin with a thirty-minute call.

RegencyFN engages directly with internal communications leads, brand teams, ESG officers and C-suite stakeholders. Every brief is reviewed by a producer. We respond within two business days.

In the meantime
  • The Citi case study.  Why a global bank chose us over its in-house ad agency.
  • The broadcast footprint.  100+ networks, mapped by region.
  • The Impact Portfolio.  Six UN agencies. Three decades of receipts.
  • EnableME2.  101,517 learners across 110 schools. 96% educator satisfaction.
Phone
+27 83 259 2558
Email
info@regency.org
Office
Cape Town