FADEL, brand compliance, rights management, and royalty billing software provider, has worked with some of the biggest names in media, entertainment, publishing, fashion, beauty, high-tech and advertising. By automating talent and content rights management across videos, photos, ads, music, products and brands, and streamlining the processing of licensing royalties, FADEL’s cloud-based solutions have empowered businesses to significantly maximize revenues and increase process efficiencies.
Our History
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2003
FADEL was formed
In July 2003, FADEL was established by Tarek Fadel to design and develop enterprise-scale applications. -
2005
Enters into the Rights Management space
FADEL signs with Marvel Entertainment to build their global rights and royalty management system. -
2007 - 2011
Takes IPM Suite to market
FADEL launches its IP Management platform for rights and royalties – IPM Suite – taking on enterprise customers in the Media and Publishing industries including O’Reilly Media, Harvard Business Publishing, United Media and Chronicle Books. Servicing a cross-industry need for managing the licensing lifecycle, IPM Suite expands into the High Tech industry, signing with F5 Networks, the prominent high-tech manufacturer of networking products. -
2013 - 2014
Receives recognition
In 2013, FADEL wins the prestigious Oracle Excellence award for Rights and Royalty solutions for Media and Entertainment. In 2014, FADEL was awarded the Deal of the Year Award for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications in the Americas. -
2014 - 2015
Sees significant growth
FADEL signs with the largest media company in the world to replace and modernize their legacy royalty accounting system. The company also signs with Pearson, the largest educational publisher in the world, to replace over 30 Rights & Royalty Management systems across 7 regions around the world, and support their innovative Content Planning system. FADEL also establishes a global presence, opening offices in London and Los Angeles. -
2016
Launches Cloud-based Solutions
FADEL launches Rights Cloud, a new cloud-based Digital Rights Management solution for global advertisers. FADEL also takes the proven IPM Suite solution to the cloud for ease of adoption by mid-market licensees. -
2017
Build partner ecosystem for Rights Cloud
Rights Cloud is a highly extensible framework with its open Web services API for clearance requests. Market leading DAM vendors such as OpenText, MediaBeacon, Adobe, Aprimo, Box, Adstream, Extensis and Cognizant deliver connectors into the DRM to provide additional value to their clients. -
2017 - 2018
FADEL sees significant customer adoption
FADEL signs with Tervis and Cengage for IPM Suite in the cloud, and takes two of the largest IPM Suite clients live including Pearson for its Content Planning system with Rights & Permissioning. FADEL also signs a global reseller agreement for Rights Cloud with OpenText and adds three major brands across Fashion & Beauty and Life Sciences including CHANEL, Merck and L’Oreal. -
2019 - 2020
Expands Further Across Europe
FADEL establishes a wholly-owned subsidiary in Paris, France, signing with French media giants - Hachette Livre and Média-Participations. FADEL also makes further advancements in the Publishing and Gaming sectors with IPM Suite and introduces Content Tracking & Compliance as part of the Rights Cloud family. -
2021
Acquires IDS
FADEL announces the acquisition of Image Data Systems (IDS), broadening FADEL's cloud offerings with PictureDesk, a sophisticated AI-powered image and video search and recognition platform used by leading publishers and brands. -
2022
Launches Brand Vision, Achieves SOC Compliance
FADEL adds Brand Vision, a brand compliance solution that allows companies to track and monitor assets across the content lifecycle, to its cloud offerings. FADEL also meets requirements for both company controls over financial reporting and security-related service commitments for its cloud solutions, achieving SOC1 -Type 2 and SOC2 - Type 2 Compliance. -
2023
Completes IPO on the London Stock Exchange
FADEL completes its IPO on the London Stock Exchange #AIM growth market.