Brainpool TV GmbH is a German television
production company
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located in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
.
History
It was a subsidiary of
VIVA Medien AG between 2001 and 2006, until a
management buyout
A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management- and/or leveraged buyouts became noted phenomena of 19 ...
in January 2007, now owned by
Banijay. The film ''
Stromberg – The Movie'' was
crowdfunded with €1,000,000 in one week by 3,000 fans in December 2011. In June 2015, Brainpool announced a layoff of 80 employees at the end of 2015, due to Raab's announced retirement from the television industry. However, the Cologne Labor Court deemed some layoffs to be unjustified and thus invalid.
At the beginning of 2019 it was announced that Banijay Germany CEO and shareholder Marcus Wolter had been appointed as the new managing director. In June 2020, Banijay took over the rest of the shares.
Productions
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Die Harald Schmidt Show (until July 1998, from then ''Bonito'')
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Die Wochenshow
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TV total
''TV total'' is a German late-night television comedy talk show which originally aired from 8 March 1999 to 16 December 2015 on ProSieben, hosted, created and produced by entertainer Stefan Raab. Following a six-year hiatus, it was revived on 1 ...
*
Ladykracher
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Elton.tv
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Rent a Pocher
* RTL Promiboxen
* Der Bachelor
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Anke Late Night
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Stromberg
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Bundesvision Song Contest
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Unser Star für Oslo
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Unser Song für Deutschland
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Unser Star für Baku
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Unser Song für Malmö
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Unser Song für Dänemark
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Unser Song für Österreich
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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, El ...
*
Free European Song Contest
References
External links
Official website
Mass media companies established in 1994
German companies established in 1994
Television production companies of Germany
Companies based in Cologne
Mülheim, Cologne
Mass media in Cologne
Banijay
VIVA (TV station)
2020 mergers and acquisitions
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