Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk u. neue Medien

What Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk u. neue Medien does

Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien (SLM) is a public-law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) based in Leipzig, established in 1991, that serves as the sole state media authority for private broadcasting in Saxony. It is legally accountable to the Saxon State Parliament and operates under the Sächsische Privatrundfunkgesetz and the interstate Medienstaatsvertrag (MStV). Its mandate covers licensing of private broadcasters, supervision of broadcast and online media content, allocation of DAB+ transmission capacities, and the promotion of media literacy, film, and local journalism through grant programs.

SLM's core product is regulatory administration: it issues Rundfunkzulassungen, adjudicates complaints on content and programme standards, assigns DAB+ frequencies (notably 2026 assignments to VIUS SE for NIUS and to Medienpiraten for egoFM), and runs competitive funding schemes (Medienkompetenzpreis, Filmförderung, Lokaljournalismusförderung 2025-2026, and the new Wirkungsförderung 2025-2027). Its most technically distinctive capability is KIVI, an AI-powered monitoring tool launched in 2024 that analyzes text, image, video, and audio to flag illegal content from online broadcasters, operated jointly with other German state media authorities under the ALM framework.

The entity is publicly funded and does not operate a commercial revenue model; it is financed through state budget allocations and disseminates grants to broadcasters, journalists, filmmakers, and media-literacy projects. It is integrated into the German interstate regulatory ecosystem through the ALM/AML coordination bodies and is set to hold the AML chairmanship in 2026.

Name

Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk u. neue Medien

Legal name

Sächsische Landesmedienanstalt (SLM) - Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts

Website

https://slm-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien (SLM) is the public-law state media authority of Saxony, headquartered in Leipzig, that licenses and supervises private broadcasters, assigns DAB+ capacities, and funds media literacy, film, and local journalism, including via its KIVI AI monitoring tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcasting Regulation and Media Authority Services

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/Noncommercial Radio Broadcasting (NPR, Community, Campus) (MPAIAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Piracy Monitoring & Discovery (Web/Social/App Store/UGC Crawling) (MPAHAMAC)

Keywords

• Private broadcasting regulation
• Broadcasting licensing authority
• DAB+ frequency allocation
• Media literacy promotion
• Media content supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk u. neue Medien (SLM) is the statutory state media authority for Saxony, Germany. It issues broadcasting licenses (Rundfunkzulassung) to private radio and TV broadcasters, supervises their compliance with the Medienstaatsvertrag, allocates DAB+ transmission capacities, and funds film production, local journalism, and media literacy projects. It also operates the KIVI AI monitoring tool jointly with other German state media authorities to detect unlawful online content.

Product overview

SLM is a Saxon state media authority (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) that regulates and promotes private broadcasting in Saxony, Germany. The organization operates as a unified regulatory body providing broadcasting licensing and supervision, media competence promotion, and funding programs. Its portfolio includes: core regulatory services for radio and TV licensing (Rundfunkzulassung) and compliance monitoring (Rundfunkaufsicht); award programs including the Sächsischer Hörfunkpreis, Sächsischer Leistungspreis Lokal-TV, and Medienpädagogischer Preis; funding programs for film production (Filmförderung), local journalism (Lokaljournalismusförderung), and media literacy (Medienkompetenzförderung); DAB+ digital radio broadcasting management; media research initiatives; and digital platforms including the Gremien-Login cloud portal and the AI-powered KIVI monitoring tool for detecting illegal online content.

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Products and services

• Rundfunkzulassung (Broadcast Licensing) SLM processes applications and issues broadcasting licenses (Rundfunkzulassung) to private commercial radio and television broadcasters operating in Saxony, including local, regional, and state-wide broadcasts as well as national DAB+ services. The service is provided to broadcasters under the Saxon Private Broadcasting Act and the Medienstaatsvertrag.
• Rundfunkaufsicht (Broadcast Supervision) SLM monitors and enforces compliance of private broadcasters, telemedien, media intermediaries, and media platforms with media law regulations in Saxony. Operated as a statutory supervisory service under the Medienstaatsvertrag and supports law enforcement referral of unlawful content findings.
• DAB+ Verbreitung (DAB+ Transmission Capacity Allocation) SLM assigns DAB+ transmission capacities on the state-wide and regional Saxon multiplexes to private radio broadcasters, enabling digital radio distribution across Saxony including Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, and Freiberg. Recent assignments include 10-year capacity grants to VIUS SE & Co. KGaA and Medienpiraten GmbH.
• Filmförderung (Cultural Film Funding) SLM provides supplementary cultural film funding for Saxon filmmakers, supporting innovative projects in short film, documentary, and animation. The 2026 program has a total budget of 140,000 EUR with 45,000 EUR approved for individual Saxon film projects.
• Lokaljournalismusförderung (Local Journalism Funding) SLM funds local journalism initiatives across Saxony, including journalism training programs, internships in Saxon local media, and support for non-commercial broadcasters. The 2025-2026 program funds 13 journalism internships and provides 100,000 EUR across six non-commercial broadcasters.
• Medienkompetenzförderung (Media Competence Promotion) SLM funds and supports media literacy and digital competence projects for adults, children, and youth across Saxony, including regional partner programs, project funding, and competitions. The 2026 cycle includes 30,000 EUR across seven media-literacy activities and 10,000 EUR for festival and competition funding.
• Medienforschung (Media Research) SLM conducts and funds media research on diversity, quality in local TV, radio audience surveys, and digital radio acceptance in Saxony, producing studies such as the Programmanalyse sächsischer Hörfunksender and the Reichweitenerhebung Lokal-TV Sachsen 2024.
• Sächsischer Hörfunkpreis (Saxon Radio Award) Annual award program operated by SLM recognizing outstanding journalistic achievement in Saxon private radio broadcasting, with categories for best journalistic performance, radio moment of the year, and personality. The 2026 cycle received 46 applications, with the most submissions in 'Best Journalistic Achievement' (17) and 'Radio Moment of the Year' (11).
• Sächsischer Leistungspreis Lokal-TV (Saxon Local TV Performance Award) Annual award operated by SLM recognizing Saxon local TV broadcasters for exceptional programming quality, innovation, and journalistic excellence in regional television, with a 2024 prize pool of 40,000 EUR across categories. The 2026 cycle received 57 applications, concentrated in the 'Best Reporting' category.
• Medienpädagogischer Preis (Media Education Award) Annual award jointly presented by SLM and the Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus (SMK) recognizing outstanding Saxon media literacy projects and educational offerings for children, youth, and adults, including special topics and the App in die Zukunft prize.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der mitteldeutschen Landesmedienanstalten (AML)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026AML is the working group of central German state media authorities (Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen). SLM cooperates with Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringer Landesmedienanstalt (TLM) on cross-media activities to strengthen the media location of Central Germany. Martin Heine (Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt) holds the rotating chair in 2026.
• Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus (SMK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLM and SMK jointly award the Medienpädagogischer Preis (Media Education Prize) annually, recognizing the best media projects and educational offerings in Saxony for children, youth, and adults.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten (ALM GbR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALM GbR is the nationwide association of German state media authorities. SLM participates in joint activities including the Medienvielfaltsmonitor (media diversity monitoring) and the annual Jugendmedienschutz- und Medienkompetenzbericht (youth protection and media literacy report).
• Sächsische Landesmedienanstalten (multiple state media authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLM operates the KIVI AI monitoring tool in joint responsibility with other German state media authorities including Medienanstalt Berlin Brandenburg, Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein, and others to monitor potentially illegal online content.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hessische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien (LPR Hessen): Hesse's state media authority supervising private broadcasters and telemedien. Direct peer with the same regulatory scope as SLM, including broadcasting licensing, DAB+ allocation, and media literacy funding.
• Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LFK): Baden-Württemberg's media authority responsible for private broadcasting oversight and media literacy promotion. Directly comparable as a peer Landesmedienanstalt performing licensing, supervision, and funding of media projects.
• Niedersächsische Landesmedienanstalt (NLM): Lower Saxony's state media authority responsible for private broadcasting supervision. Comparable peer Landesmedienanstalt with the same statutory mandate as SLM.
• Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM): Bavaria's state media authority, the largest of the 14 Landesmedienanstalten. Directly comparable to SLM as a peer state regulator overseeing private broadcasting, DAB+ allocation, and media literacy with a similar statutory mandate under the Bayerisches Mediengesetz.
• Thüringer Landesmedienanstalt (TLM): Thuringia's state media authority and the third AML partner alongside SLM and Sachsen-Anhalt. Direct peer regulator with comparable licensing and supervision functions.
• Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM): North Rhine-Westphalia's state media authority, supervising private broadcasters and telemedien providers. Comparable to SLM as a peer regulatory body with licensing, supervision, and media-competence promotion functions under the NRW Mediengesetz.
• Landesmedienanstalt Saarland (LMS): Saarland's state media authority performing the same regulatory role as SLM on a smaller geographic scale. Direct peer with comparable broadcasting licensing and supervision responsibilities.
• Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt: Sachsen-Anhalt's state media authority and SLM's closest regional partner in the AML working group. Direct peer regulator coordinating cross-state activities in Central Germany.
• Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (mabb): Berlin-Brandenburg's state media authority, and a co-developer/operator of the KIVI AI monitoring tool with SLM. Directly comparable as a peer regulator and as a KIVI operating partner.
• Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein (MA HSH): Cross-state media authority for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, also co-developing KIVI with SLM. Comparable peer regulator with broadcasting and telemedien oversight responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles5 records

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