E+U TV GbR

What E+U TV GbR does

E+U TV GbR is a Cologne-based German TV and film production company founded in 2007 by director Georg Bussek and journalist Alexander Freisberg. Operating as a B2B commissioned production house (legal form: Bussek & Freisberg GbR), it develops and produces TV formats on behalf of German public broadcasters — principally ARD and its regional members (WDR, HR), ZDF (including the children's channel tivi) — as well as private/commercial partners such as Disney Channel Germany and Super RTL. The company targets children, teenagers, and family audiences with a portfolio spanning entertainment series (Die Jungs WG, Die Mädchen WG, Kann es Johannes?, Durch die Wildnis, Magic Attack), talk/magazine formats (Let's Talk, KLAR!), documentary-reportage (Take-Off, Held ohne Geld, Das erste Mal... USA), and branded interstitial content for Disney properties.

The company's core technology stack centers on an in-house Avid post-production facility at its Cologne headquarters (Beethovenstr. 5-13, 50674 Köln). A fixed team of writers and producers (~9 employees) is supplemented by a large freelance specialist network, enabling flexible project scaling across multiple concurrent productions. The portfolio has been recognized with multiple German industry awards including Goldener Spatz (2010, 2012, 2014), Emil (2016), Grimme-Preis nominations (2011, 2014, 2016), and international festival awards in Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Mexico, Chicago, and Denmark.

The business model is professional services / commissioned production: revenue is earned through project contracts and production fees paid by broadcasters for specific TV formats and series rather than through product sales to end consumers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has no external funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates as a private partnership under German law. Its competitive position rests on long-standing commissioning relationships, an award-winning content library in the youth/family niche, and the specialized creative talent of its co-founders.

Name

E+U TV GbR

Legal name

E+U TV Film- und Fernsehproduktion Bussek & Freisberg GbR

Website

https://eundu-tv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

E+U TV GbR is a Cologne-based commissioned TV and film production company producing entertainment, documentary, and magazine formats for children, teenagers, and families on behalf of German public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, WDR, HR) and Disney Channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADABAC

Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Film & TV Production (Live-Action)

SECONDARYEDAGALAK

Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Educational Media & Multimedia (Video, Audio, Interactive)

Keywords

• TV production services
• Children's television
• Documentary production
• Commissioned broadcasting
• Youth entertainment formats

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Production: E+U TV produces TV and film projects commissioned by broadcasters such as ARD, ZDF, and private TV stations. Revenue comes from production fees and project contracts for specific TV formats and series.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

E+U TV is a Cologne-based commissioned TV and film production company that develops and produces quality television formats for children, youth, and families on behalf of German public and private broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, WDR, HR, Disney Channel, Super RTL). Its portfolio spans entertainment series, documentaries, talk/magazine formats, and fiction. The company operates an in-house Avid post-production facility and supplements its core team with a large freelance network.

Product overview

E+U TV is a TV and film production company producing content for children and families across multiple formats. The portfolio consists of entertainment series (Die Jungs WG, Die Mädchen WG, Kann es Johannes?, Durch die Wildnis, Magic Attack), talk/magazine formats (Let´s Talk, KLAR!), documentary-reportage productions (Held ohne Geld, Wir Rocken Barcelona, Take-Off, Das erste Mal... USA, Musikvideos), fictional productions (Voll in Fahrt | Goldjungs, Fiktionale Einspieler), and branded content for Disney Channel and ZDF. Productions are developed both independently and on commission from ARD, ZDF, and private broadcasters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Die Jungs WG Entertainment TV series where five boys aged 13-15 experience life without parents, learning independence and managing daily routines on their own. Produced for German broadcasters.
• Die Mädchen WG Entertainment TV series where five teenage girls experience living without parents at exciting locations with other kids. Produced for German broadcasters.
• Kann es Johannes? Entertainment TV series where Johannes attempts to learn various sports (BMX, kart racing, parkour, wheelchair basketball) in 48 hours with professional athlete training. Commissioned by WDR.
• Durch die Wildnis Entertainment TV series where three girls and three boys embark on a four-week wilderness adventure hiking through Europe's landscapes, facing daily wilderness challenges. Commissioned by HR (Hessischer Rundfunk).
• Let´s Talk Talk show where six teenagers aged 14-17 discuss topics from their daily lives without adult moderation, featuring fictional vignettes as discussion starters.
• Magic Attack Entertainment magic show featuring street magic performances by magician Cody Stone, including Magic Cody miniseries with stories around elaborate magic tricks.
• Disney Contest Talent competitions around international Disney formats including My Highschool Musical and Hannah Montana Be a Star singing competition. Produced for Disney Channel Germany and Super RTL.
• TinkerBell - Deine Welt Four interstitial segments produced for Disney Channel covering water, animals, plants, and light themes around the Tinkerbell fairy world.
• Voll in Fahrt | Goldjungs Fictional two-part series produced for major sporting events: Voll in Fahrt for the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France (2003) and Goldjungs for the Athens Olympics (2004).
• Wir Rocken Barcelona Documentary musical where six teenagers meet in Barcelona to record the KiKA anthem and produce a professional music video, combining documentary segments with personal music clips.
• KLAR! Knowledge magazine hosted by Sven Voss exploring everyday questions such as why people stand in the wrong checkout line, sound research, and how frozen pizzas are made.
• Take-Off Documentary series following six German teenagers with migration backgrounds on a journey exploring what life would have been like if they had grown up in their ancestral countries. Produced for ZDF tivi.
• Das erste Mal... USA Documentary following young reporters Louisa and Philipp traveling through the USA during election year 2016, experiencing exciting, absurd, and sometimes sad moments.
• Held ohne Geld Documentary following six teenagers aged 12-18 affected by poverty in Germany who openly discuss their situations, with some becoming volunteers for other affected youth. Produced for ZDF tivi.
• Musikvideos Music videos featuring protagonists from documentary musicals like Held ohne Geld and Wir Rocken Barcelona, with songs composed specifically for the young people's personal situations.
• Fiktionale Einspieler Fictional vignettes from the Let's Talk format that tell funny, exciting, and typical stories from the target audience's life, serving as the basis for lively studio discussions.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ARDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE+U TV develops and produces TV formats commissioned by ARD and its regional broadcaster members. Productions are broadcast across ARD's national network.
• ZDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor commissioning broadcaster for E+U TV productions. Produces youth content for ZDF's children's channel tivi, including 'Held ohne Geld' documentary series.
• Private TV Broadcasters (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE+U TV produces content for private German television stations as part of their commissioning client base.
• Disney ChannelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE+U TV produced interstitial content for TinkerBell and Disney talent contest programming (My Highschool Musical, Hannah Montana) for the Disney Channel Germany.
• WDRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestdeutscher Rundfunk commissioned 'Kann es Johannes?' sports challenge series from E+U TV, broadcast on WDR.
• HR (Hessischer Rundfunk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessischer Rundfunk commissioned 'Durch die Wildnis' adventure series from E+U TV, with multiple seasons produced.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Zieglerfilm GmbH: Cologne-based German independent TV and film production company of comparable scale, producing commissioned content for ARD, ZDF and private broadcasters across entertainment and documentary genres. Most directly comparable peer in size, city, and B2B commissioning model.
• Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft mbH: German independent TV production house based in Hamburg, producing entertainment, factual and scripted content on commission for ARD, ZDF and other German broadcasters. Comparable size and commissioning-only business model.
• Wüste Film GmbH: Hamburg-based independent German TV production company producing entertainment, factual and documentary content for major German broadcasters including ARD and ZDF. Comparable size and commissioning-driven model.
• Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH: Independent German TV production company producing entertainment and factual content for the major German broadcasters, including public-service clients. Similar scale and B2B commissioning posture to E+U TV.
• m4e AG: Germany-based children's and youth entertainment producer and IP rights owner (now under Studio 100). Most direct niche competitor in German kids/family content production and brand IP ownership, though it operates at a larger scale with a stronger IP/library orientation.

Broad incumbents

• UFA GmbH: Germany's largest TV production company, part of RTL Group, producing entertainment, drama and factual programming for all major German broadcasters including ARD and ZDF. Overlap in producing commissioned broadcaster content, though at significantly larger scale and across all genres.
• Bavaria Film GmbH: Major German film and TV production and post-production group operating studios and production services in Munich. Produces and supplies content for German public broadcasters including in the children's and family space. Provides a benchmark for vertically integrated production/post-production operating models.
• Studio Hamburg GmbH: Long-established German film and TV production company with in-house post-production infrastructure. Produces entertainment and factual content for ARD/NDR, ZDF and private broadcasters — comparable in production model, though at substantially greater scale.
• Studio 100 Media GmbH: International family entertainment company headquartered in Belgium with major operations in Germany, owning and licensing children's brands (e.g., Heidi, Maya the Bee). Produces and distributes children's content across multiple markets — relevant competitor for children's IP/format ownership and broadcaster pitching.
• Studio Berlin GmbH: Major German film and TV production facility and production services company. Comparable vertically integrated studio/post-production model, though serving a wider slate of broadcasters and production clients than E+U TV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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