What filmpool does

filmpool entertainment GmbH is a German television production company headquartered in Hürth (with additional offices in Köln and Berlin), founded in 1974 and currently employing more than 500 people. As a subsidiary of the UK-based All3Media Group and one of the largest independent German film and television producers, the company operates a broadcaster-independent (senderunabhängig) production model, producing content directly for competing German TV networks and streaming platforms including SAT.1, RTL, RTLZWEI, VOX, Kabel Eins, Joyn, and RTL+.

The company's core technology is large-scale, multi-genre TV and streaming content production. It produces approximately 1,000–1,500 programming hours per year across Fiction, Reality, Factual, Crime, Soap and Medical genres. Notable proprietary capabilities include daily-soap production infrastructure (Berlin - Tag & Nacht, Köln 50667), scripted-reality formats pioneered with 'Die Fahrschule' in 1999, scripted docu formats featuring real professionals (Auf Streife, Klinik am Südring, Niedrig & Kuhnt), and a high-volume casting pipeline that processes hundreds of cast members weekly. The technology stack is operationally heavy — multi-camera and single-camera production workflows — rather than software-platform based; no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

filmpool generates revenue primarily through B2B commissioned TV production, paid under individual project agreements with broadcasters and streaming platforms (professional-services revenue model). A secondary revenue stream consists of international format licensing royalties, monetised since 2009 via All3Media International across markets including Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Hungary and France. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary Magic Connection provides social-media marketing, talent management and PR services to the productions. Pricing is project-specific, not publicly disclosed, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Name

filmpool

Legal name

filmpool entertainment GmbH

Website

https://filmpool-entertainment.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

filmpool entertainment GmbH is a German broadcaster-independent TV production company producing over 1,000 hours of entertainment annually for major German networks and streaming platforms including SAT.1, RTL, RTLZWEI, VOX, Kabel Eins, Joyn and RTL+, operating as a subsidiary of the All3Media Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hürth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioned TV Production: filmpool produces content commissioned by TV broadcasters and streaming platforms (SAT.1, RTL, RTLZWEI, VOX, Kabel Eins, Joyn, RTL+) under production agreements. Revenue is generated through production fees for creating TV programming across Fiction, Reality, Factual, Crime, Soap, and Medical genres. The company retains format rights which are exploited internationally through All3Media International.
2. International Format Licensing: Since 2009, filmpool distributes its format catalogue internationally via All3Media International, generating licensing revenue from international adaptations of its formats in markets including Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Hungary, and France.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

filmpool entertainment GmbH is a German broadcaster-independent TV production company that produces entertainment programming on commission for German TV broadcasters (SAT.1, RTL, RTLZWEI, VOX, Kabel Eins) and streaming platforms (Joyn, RTL+). The company produces over 1,000 hours of content annually across Fiction, Reality, Factual, Crime, Soap, and Medical genres, including daily soaps, scripted docu series, court shows, reality shows, and medical dramas, and distributes its formats internationally through All3Media International.

Product overview

filmpool entertainment GmbH is a German TV production company producing content across multiple formats including daily soaps (Berlin - Tag & Nacht, Köln 50667), reality shows (The Real Life, Bad Boyfriends, Surviving Amazonas), scripted documentary series (Auf Streife, Klinik am Südring, NOTRUF), game shows (Quiz Taxi, Die Verräter), court shows (Barbara Salesch – Das Strafgericht), and medical dramas (Die Landarztpraxis, Die Landarztpraxis - Team Sonnenhof). The company operates as a senderunabhängiger (broadcaster-independent) TV producer and distributes content to major German TV networks including SAT.1, RTL, RTL+, RTLZWEI, Kabel Eins, and streaming platforms like Joyn. As part of the All3Media Group, the company produces over 1000 programming hours annually reaching approximately 15 million viewers daily in Germany. The portfolio includes Fiction, Reality, Factual, Crime, Soap, and Medical genre formats, with subsidiary Magic Connection handling social media marketing and talent management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Berlin - Tag & Nacht Daily docu-soap hybrid format for RTLZWEI. Germany's most successful daytime reality soap, celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2021 with continuous storylines produced in Berlin.
• Köln 50667

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 million viewers watch filmpool content daily in Germany
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Domspitzen e.V.minorOthers · 1 January 2008filmpool has partnered since winter 2008 with Domspitzen e.V., a charitable association based in Cologne. This partnership is part of filmpool's long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, supporting social and charitable organizations.
• All3Media GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partnerfilmpool entertainment GmbH is a company of the All3Media Group, one of the largest independent German TV and film production groups. Through this relationship, filmpool distributes its formats internationally via All3Media International and benefits from the group's operational and strategic resources.
• Magic ConnectioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSister company (Schwesterfirma) of filmpool providing social media marketing, talent management, and PR services. Magic Connection handles the digital and public relations marketing functions for filmpool's productions and talent.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Banijay Germany: Banijay Germany (formerly Endemol Shine Germany) is a major German TV production company operating under the global Banijay Group. It produces entertainment formats similar to filmpool's portfolio and competes directly for broadcaster commissions across Germany's RTL, SAT.1, and streaming platforms.
• Bavaria Film: Bavaria Film is one of Germany's largest film and television production companies, producing content for major German broadcasters and streaming platforms. Its scale, broad genre portfolio, and German-language focus make it a direct competitor to filmpool in the German production market.
• Studio Hamburg: Studio Hamburg is a major German TV and film production company with a broad portfolio including scripted series, entertainment, and factual programming. It competes with filmpool for broadcaster commissions across German-speaking markets, particularly with public broadcasters.
• Beta Film: Beta Film is a German TV distribution and co-production company that licenses content internationally and develops formats. Its international distribution and format licensing model directly parallels filmpool's international distribution arrangements through All3Media International.
• Constantin Film: Constantin Film is a leading German film and TV production and distribution company. Its German-language content production across cinema, TV, and streaming makes it a direct peer to filmpool in the German entertainment production ecosystem.
• UFA GmbH: UFA is one of Germany's largest TV production companies and a subsidiary of RTL Group (Bertelsmann). It produces content across fiction, entertainment, and factual genres for German broadcasters, directly competing with filmpool for commissions from the same networks and serving a similar B2B production model.

Broad incumbents

• Banijay Group: Banijay Group is one of the world's largest independent TV production and distribution groups, headquartered in France and operating globally including through Banijay Germany. Its scale, format library, and international distribution model mirror filmpool's parent group structure under All3Media.
• ProSiebenSat.1 Media: ProSiebenSat.1 Media operates major German broadcasters including SAT.1, ProSieben, VOX, and Kabel Eins, and runs the Joyn streaming platform. As a key customer commissioning filmpool's content across multiple networks, it is a broad incumbent shaping filmpool's addressable commission pool.
• RTL Group: RTL Group (Bertelsmann) is a major European broadcaster and the parent of competing production house UFA. As both a customer of filmpool (RTL, RTL+, RTLZWEI) and a competitor through UFA, RTL Group is a broad incumbent shaping the German TV ecosystem filmpool operates within.
• Fremantle: Fremantle is a major international TV production and distribution company and part of RTL Group (Bertelsmann). It produces content across more than 25 countries and competes globally with filmpool and All3Media for international format licensing, distribution deals, and cross-border production work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/filmpool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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