Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel

What Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel does

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel is a publicly funded media education center in Kassel, Germany, operating as the "Medienbildungszentrum Nord" under the Hessian state media authority Medienanstalt Hessen (LPR). The center delivers free media-literacy programs, training courses, workshops, and production projects to a broad audience spanning children, youth, young adults, families, seniors, educators, people with disabilities, clubs, kindergartens, and schools across northern Hessen. Its core technology stack consists of professional TV production facilities, livestreaming infrastructure (operating the "Medienbildung TV" livestream), editing suites, cameras, and a broadcast control room, used both for civic programming and as a hands-on training environment for participants.

The product portfolio is built around six main lines: "Medienbildung TV" livestream; "Fortbildungen und Projekte" covering Lightpainting, podcast creation, animation, smartphone and iPad workshops, livestreaming, and trickfilm (stop-motion); "Ich digital," a digital-inclusion program featuring recurring "Technikcoach" open consultation hours; "Treffpunkt Künstliche Intelligenz," a new open-format AI-literacy forum launched in July 2026; "Redaktionsgruppen," editorial groups producing content including reports on AI and film music; and "Politics for Future," projects linking science and journalism for children and youth during MINT-Ferien Hessen. The business model is non-commercial: services are provided free of charge as a statutory public service funded through the Hessian media authority, and the center sits within a coordinated state-wide network of Hessian media education centers (Nord, Süd) alongside Hessian Ministry of Education (HKM), Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie, HLZ, and federal partners (JUUUPORT, Bildungszentrum Bürger.medien, Internet-ABC, FLIMMO, Stiftung Zuhören, DFF). Distribution is direct, in-person, regional, and programmatic — workshops and seminars are delivered at the Kassel facility, supplemented by a website, Facebook, YouTube, and a newsletter subscription channel.

Name

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel

Legal name

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel

Website

https://mok-kassel.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel is a publicly funded Hessian state media education center offering free media literacy workshops, TV production training, and digital-skills programs for children, youth, families, seniors, educators, and schools in northern Hessen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Education Services

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAEAGAG

Media Center & Audiovisual Lending Operations (Equipment Checkout, Production Support)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Library, Media Center & Learning Space Operations

SECONDARYMPACALAD

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Online Learning Content Platforms (Creator-Led Courses)

SECONDARYTHAHACAM

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

Keywords

• Media education services
• Community media center
• Digital literacy training
• Public broadcasting access
• Media production workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel operates as a publicly funded community media education center providing free workshops, training courses, and media production services. Its core offerings include TV/video production workshops, podcast creation, animation and livestreaming training, digital literacy coaching (Ich digital), an open AI education forum (Treffpunkt Künstliche Intelligenz), editorial groups producing broadcast content, and civic media projects linking science and journalism.

Product overview

Medienprojektzentrum Offener Kanal Kassel operates as a media education center under Medienanstalt Hessen, offering a unified portfolio of media literacy services. The core offerings include Medienbildung TV (livestreaming service), Fortbildungen und Projekte (training programs with offerings like Lightpainting, Podcast creation, Animation, and Livestreaming workshops), 'Ich digital' (digital literacy with technology coaching), 'Treffpunkt Künstliche Intelligenz' (AI education), Redaktionsgruppen (editorial/content production groups), and 'Politics for Future' (media projects linking science and journalism). The center serves as a community media hub providing equipment loans, production facilities, and educational programs for children, youth, adults, and seniors in the Kassel region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TV-Programm: TV programming produced at the media education center
• Medienbildung TV Livestream
• Ich digital
• Treffpunkt Künstliche Intelligenz

Products and services

• Medienbildung TV (Livestream) Live streaming service that broadcasts media education content and community-produced TV programming from the center, available as the center's primary broadcast output channel.
• Fortbildungen und Projekte (Training Courses and Projects) Comprehensive media education training program portfolio including Lightpainting, Podcast creation, Animation, Smartphone workshops, iPad offerings, Livestreaming, Trickfilm (animation) workshops, and media literacy courses for various target groups.
• Ich digital (Digital Literacy Coaching) Digital literacy program offering 'Technikcoach' (technology coach) consultation hours providing digital assistance and one-on-one technology support to citizens, particularly seniors, on a recurring weekly schedule.
• Treffpunkt Künstliche Intelligenz (AI Forum)

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Future Space KasselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for MINT-Ferien Hessen 2026 projects, hosting media workshops for children and youth combining science and journalism.
• JUUUPORT e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal-level cooperation partner for youth media education and counseling.
• Bildungszentrum Bürger.mediencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal cooperation partner for civic media education.
• FLIMMO - Programmberatung für Eltern e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for parent media literacy and programming advice.
• Internet-ABC e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for internet literacy education and school programs.
• Medien kindersichercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for child safety in media.
• Stiftung ZuhörencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner for listening and audio media education.
• Blickwechsel e. V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHesse-based partner for media education initiatives.
• Beratungsstelle Jugend und Medien HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState counseling service for youth and media, operated by Hessian Ministry of Education.
• BfM Büro für Medienbildung gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for media education services.
• Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum (DFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for school cinema weeks and Lucas Film Festival for young audiences.
• Hessisches Ministerium für Kultus, Bildung und Chancen (HKM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian Ministry of Education - key governmental partner for school media education programs.
• Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (HLZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for political education and media literacy.
• Hessische LehrkräfteakademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for teacher training and continuing education in media pedagogy.
• Landesstiftung Miteinander in HessenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState foundation partner for social cohesion projects.
• medienblau gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia education service provider partner.
• Menschen und Medien e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit association partner for media education.
• MuK Hessen - Institut für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikation HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHessian institute for media pedagogy and communication - key institutional partner.
• FFH-MediencampcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth media camp combining FFH radio station with media education.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medienbildungszentrum Süd (Medienanstalt Hessen): Direct peer: the sister Hessen media education center operated by the same parent (Medienanstalt Hessen), serving southern Hessen with the same mandate, programs, and facilities. Closest operational peer.
• Offener Kanal Hamburg: Direct peer: Hamburg's open-channel media center offering community TV production access, livestreaming, and media-pedagogical workshops. Operates under the same German 'Offener Kanal' public-service framework as Kassel.
• Offener Kanal Berlin (OKB) / ALEX Offener Kanal Berlin: Direct peer: Berlin's community open-channel media education center, operating TV production facilities, equipment loans, and media-literacy workshops for citizens under a similar public-service mandate. Conceptually identical to the Offener Kanal Kassel model but serving Berlin/Brandenburg.
• Bürgermedienzentrum / Bürger.medien (LPR Hessen): Direct peer: Hessen-wide civic media education program under the same parent authority, delivering training and workshops across Hesse — overlapping with Kassel's civic-media mission and sharing partners like Blickwechsel e.V.

Regional players

• Medienzentrum München / Münchner Filmwerkstatt: Regional peer: Bavarian media education and community production facility offering workshops, equipment access, and film/media training to citizens — comparable offerings but serves southern Germany rather than Hessen.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hessen (HLZ): Regional peer: Hessen's state-level civic and political education body, which is itself a partner of the Kassel center. Comparable mandate in civic education and political media literacy, though not a production facility.

Broad incumbents

• JFF – Institut für Medienpädagogik: Broad incumbent: leading German research and practice institute for media pedagogy, operating nationally with youth media programs analogous to the Kassel center's educational offerings — a much larger institution covering similar pedagogical ground.
• Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb) education programs: Broad incumbent: regional media authority analogous to Medienanstalt Hessen that funds Offener Kanal Berlin and similar civic-media education programs. Comparable institutional role at state level rather than facility level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@offenerkanalkassel6031
• Facebookfacebook.com/100063656555476
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medienprojektzentrum-offener-kanal-kassel

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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