Who We Are

The Start

Channel Mteto Video Productions was established in early 2001 after owner Karien Kriel identified the need for a communication medium that would be effective across age, language and gender groups and that could easily be deployed across a wide target area. The mining industry, in particular, was in dire need of such type of communication media.

First client

In February of that year, we signed on our first client, Impala Platinum Mine. At first, we only produced videos for one of the 16 shafts, but by the end of 2001, we had a contract to supply all of the company’s videos on a monthly basis.

The Team Grows

Two years later, we had expanded our services to other mines and other regions in South Africa. This meant that we could create additional job opportunities and hired our first new team members in February 2003.

Investing in New Technology

By 2008, we begun making use of the latest technologies to help companies communicate better internally, installing HD LED screens and multimedia players at strategic locations at our clients’ operations.

Signing on New Clients

By 2010, we were contracted by most of the large platinum mining companies, including Anglo American Platinum, Eastplats, Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine and Lonmin. Several contractor companies also begun approaching Channel Mteto to help with project update videos and company profiles. Some of these clients included the RSV Group, Murray & Roberts, Precrete and Aveng.

Our Portfolio Keeps Growing

Having signed on additional clients in other industries, we began expanding our portfolio to include Special Events, Conferences and Marketing videos. We won projects with several junior miners and also began expanding into the Gold and Chrome mining sector, working with clients such as Glencore, Harmony Gold, Goldfields and Samanchor Chrome.

Innovating for the future

We continue to investigate new technologies and methodologies to deliver the best products and services to our clients. Making use of wifi and network technologies and continuously upgrading our own equipment, we are able to produce high-end videos that can be distributed quickly and cost-effectively.

The Team

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Karien Kriel

Business Owner, Videographer

With a solid background knowledge in mining, Karien specialises in underground videography and photography, going where most production companies will not go to get the right shot. Her 16 years of practical experience is complemented by extensive knowledge about audio-visual equipment and principles, ensuring the highest quality possible.
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Anel Bronkhorst

Editor

Anel is our creative genius – specialising in video editing and post-production. She holds an Honours Degree in Audio-visual Production Management. Before joining Channel Mteto, Anel completed an internship with a production company, working on broadcasted television shows for DSTV. She has been with Channel Mteto for seven years.

How We Work

At Channel Mteto, we believe in building lasting relationships with our clients, built on collaboration and trust. For us, integrity is the cornerstone of how we work – from how we cost our services through to delivering on our promises. We do what we say we are going to do and will always go the extra mile to ensure that we deliver quality products and services to all of our clients.

As part of this approach to our work, we operate on a lean structure, having our core services in-house and opting to collaborate with our network of associates to deliver additional products and services that the client may require of us. Every company in our network are people we have had a long working relationship with; people that we trust to deliver the same high quality as we do.

This working arrangement allows us to offer our services and products at competitive prices, with costs being determines by the length of the project, travelling required, the number of location shoots, crew and talent required, as well as additional graphic design that may be required. Throughout the project, we work closely with our clients to monitor costs and to ensure that we stay within the allocated budget.