K2H

What K2H does

Florida Factual GmbH, also referenced as K2H, is a Berlin-based independent television and content production company (GmbH) that produces journalistic documentaries, crime and investigative reconstructions, live political talk, music specials, and factual entertainment for German public broadcasters and international streaming platforms. Its catalog includes the long-running political talk show Hart aber fair on ARD (since 2024, anchored by Louis Klamroth), the crime-reconstruction strand Schuld & Sühne on ZDFinfo (since 2023), the investigative documentary Die Spur for ZDF (2025), the music special Block Party – Peter Fox for ARD (2025), the nostalgia documentary Die VIVA-Story for ARD (2023), and the international reality-format The World's Most Dangerous Show for Prime Video (2023). The company's business model is commission-based content production: it pitches and is awarded production contracts by broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ZDFinfo) and streaming platforms (Prime Video), with revenue generated through production fees and content licensing rather than direct-to-consumer or advertising-based monetization. Operationally, it relies on access to high-profile on-air talent and editorial credibility to win public-broadcaster commissions, with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or acquisitions. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or third-party awards are evident from the available data.

Name

K2H

Legal name

Florida Factual GmbH

Website

https://k2h.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Florida Factual GmbH (K2H) is a Berlin-based independent television production company producing documentaries, live political talk shows, and factual entertainment for German public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ZDFinfo) and Prime Video.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. TV Production Licensing: Production company creates documentary and factual TV content, licensing finished productions to broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ZDFinfo) and streaming platforms (Prime Video). Revenue is generated through production fees and content licensing agreements with media companies.

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Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

K2H (Florida Factual GmbH) is a Berlin-based TV and content production company that creates journalistic, documentary, talk, and factual entertainment formats for German public broadcasters and international streaming platforms. The company produces live talk shows, music specials, crime and investigative documentaries, and reality/challenge formats, delivering finished productions to clients such as ARD, ZDF, ZDFinfo, and Prime Video. Revenue is generated through project-based production fees and one-time content licensing agreements.

Product overview

Florida Factual is a TV production company producing documentary and talk show content for major German broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ZDFinfo, Prime Video). The portfolio consists of individual TV productions across multiple formats including live talk shows (Hart aber fair), concert specials (Block Party), crime documentaries (Schuld & Sühne), investigative documentaries (Die Spur), music channel retrospectives (Die VIVA-Story), and reality/challenge formats (The World's Most Dangerous Show). The company operates as a unified production house without a modular software platform architecture.

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Products and services

• Hart aber fair A 75-minute live ARD talk show moderated by Louis Klamroth, featuring guests from politics, business, and society alongside everyday people affected by political decisions. Produced for German public broadcaster ARD.
• Block Party – Peter Fox feiert mit Berlin A concert series in summer 2024 where artist Peter Fox performed at Berlin hotspot locations, with free admission for the public. Broadcast on ARD in 2025.
• Schuld & Sühne (Crime & Punishment) A documentary series on ZDFinfo in which Paulina Krasa reconstructs criminal cases that reveal insights about society. Produced for the ZDF documentary channel.
• Die Spur: Sabotage in Putins Auftrag? Das System der „Wegwerf-Agenten" A ZDF documentary investigating suspected Russian sabotage operations including parcel bombs, graffiti, and other covert actions. Produced for German public broadcaster ZDF.
• Die VIVA-Story – zu geil für diese Welt! A documentary about the 30th anniversary of music TV channel VIVA, covering pop culture stars and lifestyle between the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11. Broadcast on ARD in 2023.
• The World's Most Dangerous Show A Prime Video production in which Joko Winterscheidt confronts the climate crisis, pushing his physical and emotional limits while exploring global challenges. Produced for Amazon Prime Video.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• Banijay Germany: Banijay Germany is the German arm of the world's largest independent production group, producing entertainment and factual content for major German broadcasters. It competes head-to-head with K2H in the factual production space.
• Red Arrow Studios (ProSiebenSat.1): Red Arrow Studios is the production arm of ProSiebenSat.1, producing factual, entertainment, and scripted formats for German broadcasters and international streamers. It is a scaled incumbent in the same commissioning market as K2H.
• UFA GmbH: UFA is Bertelsmann-owned and Germany's largest TV production group, producing Tatort, GZSZ, and a wide factual slate for ARD, ZDF, and RTL. It is the dominant scaled incumbent competing with K2H for the same German public-broadcaster commissions.
• Endemol Shine Germany: Endemol Shine Germany (Banijay group) is a major German production house producing entertainment, reality, and factual formats for ARD, ZDF, RTL, and streaming. It directly competes with K2H for documentary and factual commissions.
• ITV Studios Germany: ITV Studios Germany is the German arm of the UK-listed ITV Studios group, producing entertainment, factual, and scripted content for German public and commercial broadcasters. It competes for the same commissioning budgets as K2H.
• Constantin Film: Constantin Film is one of Germany's largest independent film and TV producers, producing theatrical films, TV series, and documentaries for German broadcasters and streamers. It operates in overlapping factual and entertainment production space.

Direct peers

• Wiedemann & Berg Film: Wiedemann & Berg is a Munich-based independent production company known for high-end TV films and documentaries for German broadcasters and streamers. It is comparable in size and positioning to K2H as a German independent factual/scripted producer.
• Brainpool (Banijay): Brainpool is a Cologne-based entertainment and factual production company (now under Banijay), historically associated with producing Hart aber fair before K2H. It is a direct comparable in the German talk-show and entertainment production market.
• Beta Film: Beta Film is a leading German production and distribution company handling scripted, documentary, and factual content for German and international broadcasters. It is comparable to K2H as a German factual/documentary producer with international distribution.
• filmpool fiction: filmpool fiction is a German independent production company producing TV movies, series, and factual formats for ARD, ZDF, RTL, and SAT.1. It is comparable to K2H as a mid-sized German independent competing for the same broadcaster commissions.

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