Kirch Group: Holdings

Holdings

This listing identifies the Kirch Group at its height, before the collapse in 2002. It is indicative only, illustrating the shape of the group rather than providing a definitive inventory.

Other media groups

As of early 2002 Kirch's main investment was a 40.5% stake in the Axel Springer group, the major newspaper and magazine publisher that competes with Bertelsmann.

Other stakes included -

Mediaset (Italy) 1.3%
Telecinco Group (Spain) 25%

Cable television

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG 1 (52.52%) - Axel Springer had 11.5% stake
ProSieben 100%
SAT.1 100%
Kabel 1 100%
N24 48.4%
Euvía Media 100%
Neun live
SevenSenses
SZM Studios (49.9%)
Kirch Intermedia
ddp 61%
Sport 1
SevenSenses
DSF
PLAZAMEDIA (25%)

New media

SevenOne Interactive
SevenOne Media

Film and video production

TaurusProduktion
CBM
Janus Glücksrad
Filmproduktion Janus
Janus Pearson Television (50%)
KirchMedia Entertainment
Prima Idee (30%)
ndF (90%)
Roxy - Film

Sports rights

ISPR (51%) - Axel Springer had 49% stake - football program licensing
TaurusSport
KirchSport
Prisma Sports & Media
CWL Telesport & Marketing
KirchMedia WM
HBS
Prisma iVentures 90%

Film processing and services

TaurusMediaTechnik
MediaServiceCenter RM (70%)
Johannisthal-Synchron

Rights trading

TaurusLizenz
Beta Film GmbH New Regency Productions (3.78%)
Epsilon MediaGroup (50% partnership with Berlusconi's Mediaset) - film/tv production, licensing and ad marketing
Epsilon Motion Pictures (Emotion)
Epsilon TV Production (Evision)
Junior.TV (50%) - childrens program trading, licensing and merchandising

Hardware

BetaResearch - digital set-top boxes