Sport1 Medien
Sport1 Medien AG is a media company based in Ismaning, Germany, which works worldwide.[1]
| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Ismaning, Germany |
Key people | Olaf Schroder (President) Paul Graf (Supervisory board) |
| Revenue | €119 million (2018) |
Number of employees | 583 (2018) |
| Website | https://www.sport1-medien.de/en/ |
History
- 1989: Thomas Haffa founded EM.TV, which stands for "Entertainment, Merchandising, TV."[2]
- 1996: Junior, a TV channel with licenses for animated shows, was created.
- 1997: EM.TV became a public company and expanded.
- 1999: EM.TV bought Tele München Gruppe and created home video company Planet Junior.
- 2000: EM.TV bought The Jim Henson Company and 50% of Formula One's holding company, SLEC Ltd.
- 2001: Werner Klatten became CEO and restructured the company, selling holdings and buying a German sports TV station.
- 2003: The Henson family bought The Jim Henson Company back from EM.TV.
- 2007: EM.TV bought a stake in Swiss media company Highlight Communications AG.
- 2008: The company changed its name to EM.Sport Media AG and sold its children's catalogue to Studio 100.
- 2009: The company changed its name to Constantin Medien AG.
- 2018: Highlight Communications AG took over the company.
- 2019: The company was delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and changed its name to Sport1 Medien AG.
References
- ↑ "Sport Medien" (PDF).[dead link]
- ↑ AG, Sport1 Medien. "Ergebnis des Übernahmeangebots der Highlight Communications AG und der Studhalter Investment AG: Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat der Constantin Medien AG begrüßen neue Aktionärsstruktur mit klaren Mehrheitsverhältnissen". www.sport1-medien.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-03-28.