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Brainpool TV GmbH
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Talent management
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
FounderJörg Grabosch
Martin Keß
Ralf Günther
Headquarters,
Germany
Key people
Jörg Grabosch
(CEO, Production & Corporate Communications)
Andreas Scheuermann
(CEO, Licensing and Marketing, Financial Controlling & Legal and Business Affairs)[1]
OwnerBanijay Entertainment
ParentBanijay Germany
Websitewww.brainpool.de/en

Brainpool TV GmbH is a German television production company located in Cologne.

History

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It was a subsidiary of VIVA Medien AG between 2001 and 2006, until a management buyout in January 2007, now owned by Banijay.[2] The film Stromberg – The Movie was crowdfunded with €1,000,000 in one week by 3,000 fans in December 2011.[3] 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.[4] However, the Cologne Labor Court deemed some layoffs to be unjustified and thus invalid.[5]

At the beginning of 2019 it was announced that Banijay Germany CEO and shareholder Marcus Wolter had been appointed as the new managing director.[6] In June 2020, Banijay took over the rest of the shares.[7]

Productions

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References

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  1. ^ "Brainpool - Banijay Group". www.banijay.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "OTS: BRAINPOOL TV GmbH / Banijay Deutschland übernimmt 100 Prozent von ..." (in German). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ Hein, David (22 December 2011). "Fans investieren 1 Million Euro und ermöglichen "Stromberg - der Film"". horizont.net. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ Hans-Peter Siebenhaar (4 September 2013), "Verdienen TV-Moderatoren zu viel?", Handelsblatt, no. 169, p. 24, ISSN 0017-7296
  5. ^ "Kündigungen aufgehoben – Gericht schlägt den Raab". 20 November 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ GmbH, DWDL de. "Marcus Wolter ist neuer Geschäftsführer von Brainpool". DWDL.de. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ^ Express, Börse. "OTS: BRAINPOOL TV GmbH / Banijay Deutschland übernimmt 100 Prozent von ..." Börse Express (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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