Doc.Station
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Doc.Station firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Doc.Station
- Legal name
- Studio Hamburg Produktion Gruppe GmbH
- Website
- https://docstation.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Doc.Station is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hamburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Doc.Station business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Documentary Production Services: eco documentaries produces documentaries, reportages, and docudramas for television broadcasters. Revenue is generated through production contracts with public and private broadcasters who commission and license their documentary content.
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Doc.Station product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Doc.Station (trading as eco documentaries) produces and develops commissioned documentaries, reportages, and docudramas for television broadcasters. Its work focuses on complex topics in politics, society, contemporary history, and science, combining journalistic research methodology with narrative depth and visual refinement. Content is delivered through production contracts with public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ARTE, 3sat, regional channels) and private broadcasters (SKY, National Geographic, Servus TV, PHOENIX).
Product overview
Doc.Station is a documentation platform. Based on the source data provided, no specific product information, modules, or service descriptions were available for Doc.Station.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Documentary Production Services End-to-end production of documentaries, reportages, and docudramas for television broadcasters on topics in politics, society, contemporary history, and science. Delivered as commissioned productions licensed to public and private broadcaster clients.
Quantifiable outcome
- Nominated for German Television Prize 2025 in Best Documentary/Best Reportage category
Companies that use Doc.Station
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Doc.Station technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Doc.Station partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Studio Hamburg Production Groupcoreeco documentaries is a member company of Studio Hamburg Production Group, a production group comprising multiple film and media production companies. Membership provides institutional backing, cross-promotion, and network benefits within the German media industry.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Doc.Station competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Gebrüeder Beetz Filmproduktion: Independent Hamburg- and Berlin-based documentary and factual production company producing premium documentaries for German and European broadcasters. Comparable in business model (commission-based, B2B for broadcasters) and topic coverage (politics, society, history).
- Vincent TV GmbH: German documentary and reportage production house producing for ARD, ZDF, ARTE, and 3sat. Direct competitor for public-broadcaster commissions with overlapping editorial territory in politics, society, and contemporary history.
- Broadview Pictures: German independent producer of high-quality documentaries and factual series for major German broadcasters. Comparable in scale, B2B commissioning model, and editorial focus on society, politics, and history.
- Letterbox Filmproduktion: Sister company under Studio Hamburg Production Group producing documentaries and factual programming. Shares the same B2B broadcaster-commissioning model and serves the same German public-broadcaster customer base.
- Nordfilm GmbH: Sister company within Studio Hamburg Production Group producing TV movies, series, and documentaries. Overlaps with eco documentaries on broadcaster commissions and shares the Studio Hamburg institutional backbone.
- Realfilm Berlin: Sister company under Studio Hamburg Production Group producing documentaries and factual content for German broadcasters. Directly comparable on commissioning model, customer set, and editorial territory.
Broad incumbents
- UFA GmbH: One of Germany's largest production groups, producing entertainment, drama, and factual content for German broadcasters and streamers. Competes with eco documentaries for documentary commissions while operating at significantly larger scale.
- Studio Hamburg Production Group: Parent production group and industry incumbent; eco documentaries operates as a member. Comparable as a documentary commissioning supplier to German broadcasters, but operates at conglomerate scale across drama, entertainment, and factual.
- Fremantle (FremantleMedia): Global content producer and distributor with significant German operations producing documentaries, drama, and entertainment. Competes for the same German broadcaster commissions at much larger scale and with international production capacity.
Regional players
- BBC Studios Documentary Unit: Global premium documentary producer; relevant peer given ARTE co-productions and cross-border documentary trade, though operating primarily in UK and anglophone markets rather than DACH.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Doc.Station leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Doc.Station funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Doc.Station M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Doc.Station
What does Doc.Station do?
Doc.Station (trading as eco documentaries) produces and develops commissioned documentaries, reportages, and docudramas for television broadcasters. Its work focuses on complex topics in politics, society, contemporary history, and science, combining journalistic research methodology with narrative depth and visual refinement. Content is delivered through production contracts with public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ARTE, 3sat, regional channels) and private broadcasters (SKY, National Geographic, Servus TV, PHOENIX).
Is Doc.Station a public or private company?
Doc.Station is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Doc.Station founded?
Doc.Station was founded in 1999. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Doc.Station based?
Doc.Station is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Doc.Station make money?
One revenue line is on record: documentary Production Services.
Who are Doc.Station's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Gebrüeder Beetz Filmproduktion, Vincent TV GmbH, Broadview Pictures, Letterbox Filmproduktion, Nordfilm GmbH and Realfilm Berlin. Broad incumbents are UFA GmbH, Studio Hamburg Production Group and Fremantle (FremantleMedia). BBC Studios Documentary Unit is listed as a regional player.
Does Doc.Station have an API?
No public API is recorded for Doc.Station.