MediacityCologne. An Industry Overview: Companies Infrastructure Training Events

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1 MediacityCologne An Industry Overview: Companies Infrastructure Training Events

2 /8/ 2012 COLOGNE Editorial MediacityCologne Content Media location Cologne 02 Television 04 Film 06 Production 08 Radio 10 Jürgen Roters Mayor of the City of Cologne Paul Bauwens-Adenauer President of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Publishing houses City of Cologne / CCI Cologne Dear Readers, Music 16 The Cologne media world is on the move, and the Cologne media world will move you: with images, stories, new solutions and possibilities»made in Cologne«. Cologne s media carry and broadcast the many facets of our city to the world and are happy to be located here as companies. Because Cologne is exciting, stimulating and in the best sense of the word moving. Communication IT & telecommunications Buy tickets now! In hardly any other city will you find so much creative media competence, so many renowned names, addresses and young, innovative talent that produces and further develops fascinating ideas. What is unique, thereby, is the special mixture: the permeability of media, traditional contents, new formats and successful concepts. A result of the many inspiring industry conferences, networking events, trade fairs and the short distances in Cologne, a city with over a million inhabitants. A major concern of the City of Cologne and the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the safeguard ing of future of the city and the companies that are resident here. From an economic point of view, the media industry is a growth market. And this applies not only to the industry itself but also the potential for other economic sectors. Innovations and developments in the media have relevant key functions for the further development of other business sectors. Games Education and further education Investing Addresses Imprint In the recent past, the media world has evolved rapidly, and this will surely continue to be the case. New, future-oriented vocations and thus also career opportunities arise repeatedly. This creates prospects, especially for young people. The City of Cologne and the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry together provide the framework conditions for suitable training and further training possibilities, in order to sustainably strengthen and promote the media location of Cologne. In this brochure you will discover inspiring examples of the sometimes shimmering, sometimes quite down-to-earth Cologne media scene. Please do not hesitate to make use of the many contact offers, make sure you are there to join the next networking get-together: you never know, something completely new might develop which will subsequently change the media world. Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 1, Cologne Germany Phone: Fax: We are looking forward to your ideas in the Cologne region!

3 02 MediacityCologne MediacityCologne Media location Cologne the number one Present: successful Future: in focus Why is Cologne Germany's media capital? The reasons are there for all to see. Centre of attraction: gamescom in the Koelnmesse Diversity in the cityscape: media metropolis Cologne Cologne is the home of leading media companies. Whether television, radio, publishing, ICT or PR: in Cologne, you will find companies players in all sectors of the media industry who are among the leaders in their sector throughout Germany and sometimes even worldwide. The WDR, for example, is the largest broadcasting station in continental Europe, RTL is the market leader among Germany's TV channels, M. DuMont Schauberg is one of Germany s largest newspaper publishers and Sedo is the world s most important supplier for domain trading. According to the latest rankings, the PR agency of the year 2012 is located in Cologne, as is the most creative live marketing agency. And those are only a few examples of the creative business power of the media metropolis on the Rhine. Cologne produces television. Or to be more precise: one third of all German TV programmes. The home of WDR and the RTL family of channels is thus the leading production location in Germany a highly creative network with renowned production companies and highly specialised service providers. Whether»Ich bin ein Star Holt mich hier raus!«, the final of the»eurovision Song Contest 2011«, the series»alarm für Cobra 11«, which is sold in 141 countries, the films in the»tatort«crime series that are set in North Rhine-Westphalia or the international TV-prize-winning documentary dramas of the Cologne film-maker Heinrich Breloer, who is celebrating his 70th birthday in 2012: what is successful on the screen and at prize-giving ceremonies is very often commissioned, produced and/or shot in Cologne.»Television and film, Internet and games, advertising and communication, telecommunications and publishing houses in these as in other areas of the media and creative business, NRW is a leader in Europe. At its heart is the creative media metropolis of Cologne which convinces with its unique mixture of classic and innovative sectors, of established and young companies, of international media events and local networks and, last but not least, with its people and its high quality of life.«petra Müller, Managing Director Film- und Medienstiftung NRW Cologne has shooting experience. And plenty of it. In recent months, among others, Sir Michael Caine, Clémence Poésy and Ron Howard travelled to shooting sessions on the Rhine. Around 1,200 permits to shoot films are granted annually by the city s administration. For indoor scenes, one of the largest and most modern studio complexes in Europe is available to stars from Germany and abroad: the MMC Studios in the Coloneum not only offer ideal preconditions for great cinema, but also for spectacular television films, successful entertainment shows and major events like the Deutsche Fernsehpreis which is held annually in Cologne. Cologne is Germany's games paradise. The games industry in Germany continues to report increasing sales and has long been playing a major role in the German creative business. One of its most important protagonists is Co logne. The metropolis on the Rhine is the location of such leading players as Electronic Arts Deutschland and Turtle Entertainment, is the scene of the largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment worldwide, the gamescom, and, thanks to private educational institutions, it has the best-trained young talent. Cologne is creative. In Cologne, creative people really feel at home, they benefit from an outstanding culture offers and mutually inspire themselves to ever more new top performances. For example, in 2010 and 2011, the Schauspiel Köln was chosen by the magazine»theater heute«twice in succession as the theatre of the year; in both years, the prize for the production of the year also went to the Rhine. The Kölner Philharmonie also enjoys a great reputation as does the Oper Köln which, according to the critics survey of»welt am Sonntag«, is the best opera house in North Rhine-Westphalia. Cologne s nightlife is extremely colourful with a wealth of hot clubs and extremely interesting concert locations and offers all kinds of music, live or from the turntables, all year round. With the lit.cologne, Germany's largest international literature festival takes place in the media metropolis on the Rhine. And Cologne also has a magnetic appeal for art and design lovers, with institutions like the Museum Ludwig and the Wallraf-Richartz- Museum. Cologne has the young talent. Anyone who wants to be sustainably successful not only needs experienced personnel, but also young talent with fresh ideas. In Cologne, there are plenty of them thanks to countless activities of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the City of Cologne. And thanks to numerous further education institutions such as the Kunsthochschule für Medien, the internationale filmschule köln and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Cologne has the best networks. And this in every respect. As the home of important media associations, as the venue of many attention-getting special events and prize-giving ceremonies as well as the top trade fair location for 25 sectors of business, Cologne brings people together who have something to say (or discuss). In addition, the city has the best broadband supply in Europe for rapid and efficient communication. Cologne shapes the future. The large number of leading media companies and inventive media professionals, the enormous creative potential of the city and its unique technical infrastructure make Cologne a centre of the German creative business and a place where the course is set for the media future. The focus, thereby, is on convergence. How Internet, radio and television can be meaningfully merged with each other, how TV and newspaper content can be profitably transferred to smartphones and tablets and how the trade can creatively profit from print products, Internet, outdoor moving picture concepts and mobile applications all of that is shown by Cologne companies in an exemplary way. At the same time, the Cologne media players advance the degree of networking, among other things, through the supply of very efficient cloud services. With specialist events, Internet portals, diverse supporting measures and location policy initiatives, the Stadt Köln, the IHK Köln, as well as various organisations and associations, make major contributions to ensuring that the creative business in Cologne can continue to work under highly professional conditions on our future. Convergence Cologne initiatives Numerous initiatives, events and fora in Cologne provide the different market protagonists network to each other and promote convergence from the TV, online, mobile and games environment. A choice of regular events: Campus Spotlight: (within the framework of the C n B) C n B Creativity & Business Convention: c/o pop: Cologne Conference: cologne IT summit: e-marketingday Rheinland: Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe: gamescom: (including congress and festival) Medienforum.NRW: In addition, the IHK Köln and Stadt Köln have brought the various sectors of the media business together in numerous individual events to discuss the challenges and opportunities of convergence. A selection:»merging Media«Convergent utilisation of traditional media content. The aim of the one-day workshop together with HMR International in May 2011 in the IHK Köln was to develop strategies and interfaces for the media location of Cologne as to how the content offered by the classical sector could be transferred competitively and successfully into a convergent media structure aim of the diurnal workshop in.»games Meet Movie & TV«Within the context of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2010 prior to the gamescom, Stadt Köln, the Cluster Medien.NRW and the IHK Köln, organised several workshops with representatives from the games, TV and film sectors.»creatives Go UK!«Stadt Köln and the state of NRW supported a company visit for the film and media business to Great Britain. It was all about purposefully promoting cooperation between the local and the British creative business.»the Show Must Go Online«The event organised by HMR International with the support of the IHK Köln, devoted its attention to the current challenges in the dynamic market of online television.»1. Speednetworking Medien«The innovative format of the IHK Köln and Cluster Medien.NRW, brought together 160 media experts from the various disciplines for an inter-sectoral exchange of experience.

4 04 MediacityCologne Lucky winners: prize-giving ceremony at the Cologne Conference 2012 MediacityCologne Television on air Cologne ratings kings The TV industry has made a major contribution to Cologne becoming an international media metropolis. Around the WDR and RTL Deutschland, numerous production companies are based which are responsible for one third of the entire German TV programme. It is thus only logical that Cologne has developed into the venue of many important festivals and presentations of prize-giving ceremonies associated with the theme of television. Public service giant WDR The WDR is the largest public service broadcasting corporation in Continent Europe, and one of the most important employers in Germany for journalists, authors, artists and other creatives. For North Rhine-Westphalia, with WDR Fernsehen it offers a full programme; in addition, it produces about one quarter of the programme content of German television s 1st Channel, including the»sportschau«and high-quality television films, many of which have already been honoured with national and inter national prizes. The WDR mediagroup which, among other things, is responsible for the marketing of advertising time and programme content; its subsidiary, WDR mediagroup digital, also acts as the digitalisation centre for other public service broadcasting corporations. RTL Deutschland leading commercial broadcaster The Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland moved into its new headquarters in Köln-Deutz in With the exception of RTL II whose news programmes are produced in Cologne, however all members of the broadcasting family are united under one roof there: RTL Television, in 2011 once again market leader among young viewers (14 to 49) and with the overall audience VOX, independent channel with full programme Super RTL, market leader among children the news channel n-tv the free-tv channel RTL Nitro launched in April 2012 (series, sitcoms, feature films) the pay-tv channels Passion, RTL Crime, RTL Living In the same building as the broadcaster the former exhibition halls on the bank of the Rhine are further companies belonging to the media group: the marketing company IP Deutschland, the production company for news and magazine formats info- Network, the TV production, IT and broadcast company Cologne Broadcasting Center (CBC) as well as RTL interactive; it bundles areas such as online, mobile, teletext, IPTV, licensing as well as telephone and SMS value-added services. Cologne channel mix The local center.tv channel via regional cable network and the Entertain package of Telekom reach about two million households, can be received worldwide on the Internet, and are viewed daily by around 123,000 viewers. Bon Gusto, Germany s only food channel is to be found in the pay-tv portfolio of various broadcasters. The art specialist and digital special-interest channel Souvenirs from Earth shows is also present in Paris, but is based in Cologne. Very popular with the Turkish community are the wedding television channel Dügün TV and with Türkshow, the first German-Turkish TV channel. Both channels belong to the same group as the teleshopping brands Teleçarşi and Türkshop, which have successfully established themselves in the entire Turkish-speaking market. TV alternative Internet Increasing numbers of people watch TV contents on the Internet. According to the ARD/ZDF Online Study 2011, 68 percent of all Internet users watch moving pictures. The TV stations resident in Cologne have long since reacted with media libraries and livestreams. RTL, for example, with the video-on-demand platform RTL Now, for which there is also an app. But that is not all. The Internet TV channel Bunch TV is part of the Cologne com pany Paperboy Productions and concentrates on lifestyle themes, music, cinema, games, travel and funsport. The business model also includes the trade with own productions. The Internet music channel Putpat is operated by TVRL, marketed by SevenOne Media and has more than a million registered users who watch the content on the web, on smartphones, tablets, and smart TV equipment. Christopher Krachten s Internet talkshow Clixoom has over 200,000 subscribers, his interviews have already been viewed more than 70 million times on YouTube. Although as managing director of momento media, Krachten also offers classic TV productions, he describes online video as the communication platform of the future. Clipfish is Germany s second largest video portal and part of the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. In addition to excerpts from TV programmes, it offers numerous contents produced especially for the net, also including many that are user-generated. The production company Brainpool operates the comedy-video on-demand platform MySpass.de and not only offers contents produced for television, such as complete series of such successful formats as»stromberg«and»tv total«, but also videos produced especially for the web. Within the framework of gamescom, with VideoDay Europe s biggest YouTube meeting takes place in Cologne. Meeting place for the industry Renowned TV prizes are awarded and important industry mee t ings are organised in Cologne. The Internationale Film- und Fernsehfestival Cologne Conference with its combination of special event and public festival, annually attracts several thousand participants and visitors. Speakers always include top names in the international film and TV business. A regular feature of the event promoted by Stadt Köln and the state of NRW, are several prize-giving ceremonies: Filmpreis Köln, TV-Spielfilm-Preis, The Hollywood Reporter Award and the Deutsche Casting-Preis. Among the international stars at the Cologne Conference in recent years were Todd Haynes, David Lynch and Tarsem Singh. The Grosses Fernsehen festival organised by the Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen presents outstanding national and international television productions as German pre-premieres in the multiplex Cinedom. The Deutsche Fernsehpreis is always awarded on 2 October and Freely receivable channels center.tv: n-tv: RTL: Super RTL: Vox: WDR: Digital special interest channels Dügün TV: Passion: RTL Crime: RTL Living: RTL Nitro: Souvenirs from Earth: Teleçarşi und Türkshop: Türkshow: Moving pictures on the net Bunch TV: Clipfish: Clixoom: MySpass.de: Putpat: RTL Now: always in the Coloneum. The permanent office of the important TV prize is also located in Cologne, the partners are ARD, RTL, Sat.1 and ZDF. For 30 years now, the presentation of the Deutsche Kamerapreis has taken place in Cologne, Germany s most renowned award for image design in film and television. Members of the Deutscher Kamerapreis Köln e.v. association are currently Stadt Köln, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, the Colonia Media Filmproduktions GmbH, the technology and production center Switzerland AG, as well as the broadcasting companies WDR, BR, SWR and ZDF. The fact that the semi-final judging of the International Emmy Awards likewise takes place in Cologne, also speaks for the import ance of the Rhenish TV location.»television from Cologne whether it be public service or commercial is therefore so successful because the people behind the programme are highly professional and dedicated. Whether as actor, camerawoman, director, editor or author all of them make their contribution to programmes from Cologne and the surrounding area, reaching an audience of several million daily. Cologne also has ideal conditions for this creative potential to develop fully and those involved feel at home in the city.«monika Piel, Director-General of Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln and Chairwoman of the ARD Events Cologne Conference: Deutscher Fernsehpreis: Deutscher Kamerapreis: Ernst-Schneider-Preis der deut schen Industrie- und Handelskammern: Großes Fernsehen: VideoDay: TV classic: the Bundesliga-Sportschau live on the 1st Channel with Matthias Opdenhövel

5 06 MediacityCologne Great cinema: Sir Michael Caine and Gillian Anderson on the set of»mr. Morgan s Last Love«in the MMC Studios MediacityCologne Film world cinema made in Cologne Cologne big screen heroes When juries award prizes and film lovers stream into the cinemas, companies from Cologne are regularly involved. Numerous renowned production companies, film distributors, cinemas and, with the MMC Studios, a place which attracts international stars, are all to be found in the city on the Rhine. Production contacts Servicebüro Film- und Fernsehproduktionen Tel medien@stadt-koeln.de Filmbüro NW e.v. Filmstiftung NRW Festivals and prizes Chinese Film Festival»Visions of China«: Cinepänz Kölner Kinderfilmfest: Deutscher Kamerapreis: Exposed Festival für erste Filme: MMC and MMCI: Cinema on a grand scale In spring 2012, the Cologne gourmet restaurant Le Moissonnier was turned at short notice into a restaurant in Marseille. This transformation was made possible for the Oscar winner Ron Howard under whose direction Daniel Brühl plays Niki Lauda, the three-time Formula One world champion.»rush«is the name of the film which is due for release in It is produced on the German side by the Cologne-based company Action Concept; during shooting in Cologne the staff of MMCI were also available for service production. The MMCI is responsible for the area of film at the Magic Media Company TV Produktionsgesellschaft (MMC); besides service it is also responsible for co-productions. The MMC operates the Coloneum in the Cologne district of Ossendorf, one of the largest and Fantasy Filmfest: Film+12: Film-Messe Köln: Filmpreis Köln: Forum für Tongestaltung: Homochrom: Internationaler Filmkongress: Internationales Frauenfilmfestival: Jenseits von Europa Filme aus Afrika: Kino Latino Köln: Köln Comedy Kurzfilmfestival: Kölner Kino Nächte: kurzundschön Internationaler Nachwuchswettbewerb für Werbespots, Motion Design und Kurzfilm: Open Air im Museum für Angewandte Kunst: Screen for shorts: Shnit International Shortfilmfestival: org/home-koeln.html Soundtrack Cologne: Stranger than Fiction Dokumentarfilmfest: Unlimited Europäisches Kurzfilmfestival: Verzaubert: most modern studio complexes in Europe. The equipment and the know-how of the MMCI film specialists are a decisive reason why international stars repeatedly come to shoot in Cologne like the Oscar-winning US director Ron Howard and Sir Michael Caine, also an Oscar winner. He came to Cologne for the shooting of»mr. Morgan s Last Love«, where in December 2011 he appeared before the camera with Clémence Poésy and Gillian Anderson. The director was Sandra Nettelbeck. Parts of Leander Haußmann s comedy»hotel Lux«, which was co-produced by Cologne s Little Shark Entertainment and Colonia Media, among others, were also shot in the MMC Studios. The film won the leading Austrian film and TV prize Romy in 2012, and in addition it was nominated for three German film awards. And the shooting continues. On the agenda in 2012:»Der Medicus«, Philipp Stölzl s lavish filming of the world best-seller by Noah Gordon with a big cast of international stars. Productive Cologne Not only MMC and MMCI are guarantees that high-quality and successful films are produced in Cologne. The film»death For Sale«of the Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaidi, co-produced by Heimatfilm was recognised within the context of the Berlin Film Festival s Panorama section by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas. Coin Film was commissioned with the low-budget production supported by the WDR of»die Libelle und das Nashorn«, the new cinema film of film-makers Lola Randl, Mario Adorf and Fritzi Haberlandt. For the filming of the best-seller»macho Man«from Grimme Award winner Moritz Netenjakob, Conradfilm commissioned to the Oscar winner Jochen Alexander Freydank (»Spielzeugland«). The cinema release is planned for 2013.»Ruhm«was produced by Little Shark Entertainment, Isabell Kleefeld s adaption of the best-seller by Daniel Kehlmann, featuring stars like Senta Berger, Heino Ferch and Matthias Brandt in the leading roles. In April 2012, the Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion completed the shooting of»rubinrot«, the filming of the youth novel of the same name. In addition, Hans W. Geißendörfer is also one of the founders of»schätze des deutschen Films«, an organisation which, as of autumn 2012, will make German feature and documentary films available for the digital market. In addition, the film and television production company megaherz opened a branch in Cologne in The company, with headquarters in Unterföhring near Munich, stands for exceptional documentary films and reports, for high-quality television and cinema as well as series. Pandora great successes in anniversary year Pandora Filmverleih, specialised in international art cinema, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Repeatedly, films which it puts on the screen are recognised with the award of important prizes. For example, Andreas Dresen s»halt auf freier Strecke«was the big winner at the 2012 German Film Prize with four Lolas. Also part of Pandora Filmverleih s repertoire: Stephane Gobelin,»Und wenn wir alle zusammenziehen?«, with the international stars Jane Fonda and Geraldine Chaplin. With Pandora Film, the Cologne company is also active as a producer. It was represented at the 65th Film Festival in Cannes with the co-productions»3«from Pablo Stoll and»holy Motors«, in the leading roles: Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Michel Piccoli. It was also to be found on the Oscar shortlist in 2012 with the co-production»le Havre«by Aki Kaurismäki. In 2006, the Pandora founders, Karl Baumgartner and Reinhard Grundig, together with Michael Weber, launched the international distribution of The Match Factory. Its portfolio includes numerous award-winning films. Documented success In recent months, numerous cinema documentaries have caused a stir, which were produced or co-produced by Cologne companies, including:»gerhard Richter Painting«Terzfilm, WDR and others, Lola 2012 in the category»best documentary film«.»john Irving and how he sees the World«Florianfilm.»Meine Freiheit, Deine Freiheit«, Tag/Traum, Award of Excellence in Filmmaking at the Canada International Film Festival 2012, Vancouver.»Sofia's letzte Ambulanz«Sutor Kolonko and others, participated in the competition of the 51. Semaine de la Critique in Cannes.»Taste the Waste«Schnittstelle and Thurnfilm, Environment Media Prize of Deutsche Umwelthilfe 2011 and further awards.»the Real American Joe McCarthy«HMR Produktion.»Work Hard, Play Hard«Hupe Film, at Dok Leipzig 2011 honoured three times, plus main prize at the Dokumentarfilmfestival Kassel From Cologne in the cinemas Pandora and The Match Factory are not the only well-known Cologne film distributors who enjoy great successes in cinemas and at festivals. Filmlichter (»Das System«) Media Luna New Films (»9 Full Moons«), W-Film (»Im Garten der Klänge«) as well as Rapid Eye Movies and RealFiction Filmverleih also enjoy excellent reputations. These two companies are together responsible for the German distribution of»don The King Is Back«, the biggest German-Indian film project in the history of Bollywood. While Rapid Eye Movies is regarded as an Asia specialist in the industry, RealFiction has made a name for itself as the distributor of highly-regarded documentaries. Shooting in Cologne: Mario Adorf, Fritzi Haberlandt, Lola Randl, Herbert Schwering (l. to r.)»cologne, as a media city, can provide everything that is needed in the everyday production: a wide choice of professional competence in all decisive areas of production and post-production. And in addition thanks to diverse education and training measures a permanent flow of creativity from innovative students. But the best thing about Cologne: it s my home town.«bettina Brokemper, Managing Partner of Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG Cologne cinema scene For seven years, no films were shown in the Residenz. After investments of around three million euros, it reopened in 2012 as the third»astor Film Lounge«in Germany. The premium cinema with most state-of-the-art technology and a luxurious ambiance is the latest attraction of the diverse Cologne cinema scene. For more than 20 years, it has included with the Cinedom, a multiplex cinema which several times a year stages attention-getting German premieres and has 14 individual cinemas; six of which are equipped for 3D. In addition, Cologne has a wide range of wellmanaged repertory cinemas: in 2011, when the film programme prizes of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW were awarded in the Gloria Theater, the winners included Cinenova, Filmpalette, Metropolis, Odeon, OFF Broadway and Weißhaus. A leader in Europe: MMC Studios in Cologne

6 08 MediacityCologne Producing successes: Daniel Hetzer, Andrew Eaton, Ron Howard, Kay Niessen, Petra Müller (Film- und Medienstiftung NRW), Daniel Brühl and Jens Meurer (l. to r.) MediacityCologne Production professionals at work Really productive Renowned production companies, highly specialised service providers, studios with state-of-the-art technology and ideal conditions for location shoots all over the city Cologne is Germany's leading production location. Whether entertainment, documentary or fiction: not only in the cinema (»Film«chapter), but also on television, the results of Cologne s creativity attract attention. Flagship Coloneum A studio complex like the Coloneum is unique. The MMC has 19 studios in Köln-Ossendorf with a total area of 21,000 square metres, including the highest movie studio in Europe at 23 metres and a green-box studio with 125 square metres of space. Extensive capacities are available for post-processing in MMC post-production. Technology is state-of-the-art throughout the Coloneum: in the sound and picture areas, a large investment was again made in new equipment in Production companies appreciate this, and use the Coloneum for film shoots, large show productions and events like the Deutsche Fernsehpreis.»Cologne is the entertainment capital in Germany. Great shows like»who Wants to Be a Millionaire«, or»deutschland sucht den Superstar«, which attract millions of viewers, are produced in Cologne television studios. The locational advantage for us as an entertainment producer lies in the access to qualified personnel and the well-developed infrastructure, like studios and technical service providers.«ute Biernat, CEO GRUNDY Light Entertainment GmbH TV productions 2011/2012 in the MMC Studios a selection:»das Supertalent«, RTL;»Der Deutsche Comedypreis 2012«, RTL;»Deutschland sucht den Superstar«, RTL;»Dein Song Finale«2012, KiKA / ZDF;»Die beste Klasse Deutschlands«, KiKA / ZDF;»Die Bülent Ceylan Show«, RTL;»Die Kaya Show«, RTL;»Die RTL Comedy Woche«, RTL;»Let s Dance«, RTL;»Mein Mann kann«, Sat.1;»Promi Kocharena«, VOX;»Unter uns«, RTL;»Verbotene Liebe«, Das Erste;»X Factor«, VOX Fictional material, real success Cologne production companies not only realise successful cinema films but also TV movies and series which register high ratings and are frequently among the winners of the important German TV prizes. RTL and WDR, the two TV stations based in Cologne, regularly commission work locally. Action Concept produces»alarm für Cobra 11«, the international best-selling series for RTL: it is meanwhile shown in about 140 countries. Colonia Media is one of the production companies that shoots the three NRW»Tatort«episodes, in Cologne, Münster and, since the beginning of 2012, also in Dortmund. With»Kehrtwende«and»Nacht ohne Morgen«, two productions in 2012 were nominated for the Grimme Prize. For autumn 2012, the broadcasting of the WDR television film»jahr des Drachens«with Klaus J. Behrendt is planned; parts of it were shot in Cologne. Eyeworks Fiction & Film, producer of the WDR comedy series»die Lottokönige«, produces the successful crime-thriller series»wilsberg«for the ZDF, and as of 2012»Switch Reloaded«for Pro7. In 2011, the Ernst-Schneider-Preis der deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammern in the category»innovation/entertainment programmes«went to the RTL format»rachs Restaurantschule«, produced by Eyeworks. Filmpool Film- und Fernsehproduktion has two crime thrillers in its portfolio with the Münster»Tatort«and»Polizeiruf 110«from Rostock for the ARD s Sunday evening programme. Heimatfilm contributed the crime thriller»eine Minute Dunkel«to the trilogy»dreileben«for the WDR. The film project was rewarded with the Deutsche Fernsehpreis in 2011 and with the Grimme Special Prize in Top class cast: Jahr des Drachen with Florian Bartholomäi, Karoline Eichhorn, Klaus J. Behrendt, Jeanette Hain, Uwe Bohm and Frank Voß (l. to r.) Müller & Seelig Filmproduktion has specialised on television films and is also one of the production teams of the»münster«tatort. Rowboat is one of the newcomers on the Cologne production scene. With»Das Wunder von Kärnten«its first production already received two trophies at the award of the Austrian Romy Film and TV Prize. Teamworx is represented with a branch office in Cologne. Spectacular scenes of the RTL mini-series»hindenburg«, which was honoured with the Deutsche Fernsehpreis in the category of»best mini-series«in 2011, were shot in the Coloneum. Zieglerfilm Köln co-produced»der Mann mit dem Faggot«, winner in 2011 of the Romy for the best TV film, and at the Bambi 2011 with the audience prize. The ARD two-part film was shown within the context of the work show»kino! 2012: New Films from Germany«in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Zeitsprung Pictures shot the Sat1 movie»schöne neue Welt«(AT) in Cologne with Annette Frier in the leading role in spring Top entertainment German television entertainment would not be the same without Cologne s production companies. Brainpool is responsible for numerous successful show and comedy formats, including»schlag den Raab«. At the Deutsche Fernsehpreis, beside Stefan Raab, Anke Engelke s sketch comedy»ladykracher«and the»eurovision Song Contest 2011«also won recognition. In 2012, the largest live music show in the world was also awarded the Live Entertainment Award and nom inated for the Grimme Prize. Filmpool produces the realtainment format»berlin Tag & Nacht«, which has developed very successfully in the RTL II s early evening programme. The portfolio of Grundy Light Entertainment includes the cast ing show»x Factor«(for VOX) as well as the RTL long-runners»deutschland sucht den Superstar«,»Das Supertalent«and»Let s Dance«. ITV Studios Germany formerly Granada provided RTL with high market shares in the 2011/12 season with»bachelor«. High ratings are also always provided by the jungle show»ich bin ein Star Holt mich hier raus!«, which was nominated for the Deutsche Fernsehpreis in I & U TV, among other things, produces the new ARD primetime show»opdenhövels Countdown«in the Nobeo Studios. Sole shareholder of the company is Günther Jauch. Prime Productions is responsible, among other things, for the»heute-show«. The ZDF news satire produced in Köln-Mülheim, was recognised for the third year in succession in 2011 with the Deutsche Comedy Preis. Well informed Renowned production companies are also to be found in Cologne in the area of documentaries. Broadview TV produces documentaries, above all, for ARD, ZDF and Arte and in 2012 attracted attention with»drei Leben: Axel Springer«and»München 72«. The productions of Gruppe 5 include the ZDF series»der heilige Krieg«as well as contributions for ZDF series like»terra X«and An overview of studio operators, post-production companies, location scouts and other service providers can be found at: Wissen«. The lavishly produced documentary»konrad Adenauer Stunden der Entscheidung«had its premiere in spring 2012 at the Großes Fernsehen Festival in Cologne. Expert network Cologne for film and television Whether casting agencies, set-builders or experts for special effects: in Cologne, TV stations and production companies for film and television can rely on the know-how of countless renowned specialists especially, when it is a matter of post-production. Well-known suppliers in this area include, among others, Act (»Druckfrisch«,»Deutsche Dynastien«), Headquarter (»Der Lehrer«,»Der letzte Bulle«) and CinePostproduction which, for example, was involved in the children's film»wintertochter«which was honoured with a Lola in Torus provided the film sound for the short film»das Rauschen des Meeres«which was nominated for an Oscar in For»Mes lauf!«, the winner of several international awards distributed by RealFiction, the right sound was provided by SoundVision. And the Deutsche Tonmeistertagung will be held for the first time in Cologne from 22 to 25 November 2012.»Cologne is definitely the capital of television entertainment. Nowhere else is such a variety of TV shows and soaps produced. The infrastructure available here is unique and offers everything that an entertainment producer could wish for. We at MMC are proud to have been an important part of this infrastructure since 1991 and producers and to support producers as well as broadcasting companies with state-of-the-art technology and creativity in the areas of studio production, equipment and postproduction.«andre van Eijden, Managing Director Magic Media Company TV-Produktionsgesellschaft mbh

7 10 MediacityCologne MediacityCologne Radio on a successful wavelength Germany is listening Always in a good mood on wavelength 100.0: In the studio of Kölncampus Gala of the Deutsche Hörbuchpreis 2012 at the WDR-Funkhaus: Katty Salié and Dieter Moor In the competition between the various media for people s attention, radio is holding its own well with daily average listening hours of 199 minutes and a daily reach of 79.6 percent. Particularly among the young target groups, coverage is increasing. Whether 1Live, Kölncampus, Radio Köln or Deutschlandfunk the radio stations resident in Cologne play their part. In front throughout Germany: The channels of WDR Around half the radio listeners in NRW switch on to WDR daily. According to the Media Analysis 2012 I, WDR Radio is thus maintaining its leading position in the most densely-populated German federal state. Also on a Germany-wide comparison, WDR Radio was able to defend its top position: with 1LIVE, WDR 2 and WDR 4, no less than three of its six programmes which can be received on VHF are among the ten most-heard radio channels in Germany. The WDR also does well at presentations of prizes. The WDR production»bankraub: Der Fall Hypo Real Estate«was honoured in 2011 at the award of the Ernst-Schneider-Preis; at the award of the German Radio Prize 2011 the trophy for the best programme went to WDR 3, while Sabine Heinrich of 1LIVE was honoured as the best presenter.»radio 2020«: WDR keeps on the move In 2012, 1LIVE moved into its new home in Cologne s city centre and thus moved closer to the WDR. The glazed broadcasting studio one of the most modern in Europe is in the centre of the building and provides the staff in all areas with a direct view of the live programme. The editorial workflows, the technology and the production methods are completely aligned with multimediality. As a result of the move into the building in which the team of Funkhaus Europa also works, the project»radio 2020«is being advanced. Editorial teams, together with broadcast and production technicians, will become integrated operating teams. 1LIVE is thus the pioneer at the WDR for the further development of new broadcasting and production concepts. Radio scene on the Rhine Also besides the WDR there are numerous popular radio stations in Cologne which are switched on daily by many listeners. Deutschlandfunk and DRadio Wissen are the two other channels of the public service Deutschlandradio besides Deutschlandradio Kultur from Berlin. Deutschlandfunk will be 50 years old in It offers its listeners information from politics, business and culture, the word share is 80 percent. DRadio Wissen started broadcasting in 2010 and was already honoured with the Grimme Online Award in the category»information«a year later. In the jury s grounds, it said that the transmitter convinces»through its very special way of combining radio and Internet with each other«. The professional journal»medium Magazin«chose the team of DRadio Wissen as the second-best editorial staff of the year and praised:»in terms of transparency, comprehensibility and interesting main topics, the programme offers radio around-the-clock for everyone who doesn t simply want background noise.«kölncampus has established itself on the radio scene as the largest student radio station in Germany and is celebrating its tenth anniversary in The broadcaster is valued, above all, for its handling of themes relevant to the university and its independent and editorially determined music programme. The local radio station Radio Köln belongs to the publishing house M. DuMont Schauberg. Its advertising time is marketed by Hörfunk Service GmbH, which is also responsible for the six other local radio stations in the region. The so-called Rheinland Kombi Köln reaches over 1.1 million listeners daily in the broadcasting area. Citizens radio is to be heard for 52 minutes daily at Radio Köln, produced in radio workshops which are united in the ARGE Bürgerfunk Köln. Religious topics are focused on by Domradio in Cologne, the radio station of the Archbishopric of Cologne. Also present in Cologne: the Rhineland-Palatinate station RPR1 which provides the Cologne region with a regional window. Radio drama centre Cologne Radio drama has a long tradition thanks to the WDR in Co logne. Productions by the broadcaster are repeatedly honoured with renowned prizes. Two of the most important prize-giving ceremonies are held in the metropolis on the Rhine besides other relevant events associated with radio dramas. The Deutsche Hörbuchpreis, which is traditionally awarded in the WDR broadcasting centre on the Wallrafplatz, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. Among the prize winners were»die Füchse vom Andorra«and»Ruhe 1«, two WDR productions. The special prize for his life's work was presented to Christian Brückner who was involved as a speaker in countless radio drama productions of the Cologne radio station over the decades. The Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden was also awarded in 2012 in the media metropolis on the Rhine in the small studio of WDR. The association Hoerspiel-Gemeinschaft e.v., which also established the Radio Drama Arena at the Leipzig Book Fair, is organising the first Hörspiel-Arena auf Tour in Cologne in June 2012: a mixture of radio drama fair, fan festival and convention with presentations by publishers, numerous live events and well-known speakers. The Hörspielforum NRW is an annual working conference for German-speaking young radio drama talent. In lectures, discussions and working groups, the participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are looking for new forms, techniques and distribution channels to ensure the survival of the radio drama on the constantly changing media scene. Diverse broadcasting alternatives The Cologne stations creatively make use of all the transmission possibilities offered by today s technology from VHF and web radio via podcasts right through to the digital reception versions DAB and DVB. For example, in recent years the WDR has developed numerous additional offers, including over 40 radio streams on the Internet. Koelnbeben is a pure web channel; it offers its listeners reggae, chill and club music. Radio Day 2012 With Radio Day, the most important meeting for the sector is held annually in Cologne in 2012 on 11 September in the Staaten haus am Rheinpark. High-class speakers and stimulating topics involving radio and audio, advertising and business, brands and markets are guaranteed.»domradio.de has been broadcasting for 12 years the 2,000-year-old glad tidings from Cologne to the whole world. Church, Culture, Carnival Cologne we could not imagine any better location. Right opposite the cathedral, in the heart of the city, we have our»good contacts to the Almighty«and thus domradio.de has long become the Catholic no. 1 on the Internet!«Ingo Brüggenjürgen, editor-in-chief Domradio 1LIVE has been broadcasting since March 2012 from the glazed studio in the 1LIVE-Haus in Cologne s city centre Radio stations in the municipal area Deutschlandfunk: DRadio Wissen: Domradio: Koelnbeben: Kölncampus: Radio Köln: Radio Köln/Bürgerfunk: RPR1.Studio Köln: WDR: Events Deutscher Hörbuchpreis: Ernst-Schneider-Preis der deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammern: Hörspielarena on Tour: Hörspielforum NRW: Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden: Radio Day:

8 12 MediacityCologne MediacityCologne Publishing houses Cologne puts it in print The written word is valid Cologne is the location of important publishers and media groups. From the metropolis on the Rhine, their contents find their way to numerous readers in printed and digital form. The world of literature is also at the focus of many events which attract international star authors. Always hot off the press: Denis Scheck here with director Andreas Ammer broadcasting from the store of Koch, Neff & Volckmar in Cologne With lit.cologne, Germany's largest international literature festival is held in Cologne. In 2012; it attracted 84,000 visitors. In autumn 2012; there will again be a»lit.cologne Spezial«. At the premiere in 2011, among others, Umberto Eco and the Co logne best-selling author Charlotte Roche read excerpts from their work. Besides lit.cologne Cologne has many other highlights throughout the year, including the»rheinlesen books, authors, readings in the Rheinauhafen«open-air event where, for the first time in 2012, at the Crime- Cologne festival best-selling thriller authors will be appearing aboard a ship, the Literatur in den Häusern der Stadt festival,»ein Buch für die Stadt«, an action with numerous readings and further cultural events associated with a particular work, readings in the Literaturhaus Köln and the exceptionally large number of well-stocked bookshops, the Literarische Salon of the writers Guy Helminger and Navid Kermani who live in Cologne. Books for Germany and the world The book publishers resident in Cologne enjoy an excellent reputation some of them not only in the German-speaking region. The books of the two popular publishers DuMont Buchverlag and Kiepenheuer & Witsch are to be found as often on the bestseller lists as they are on the long- and shortlists for important book prizes. For example, in 2012 DuMont published the Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction»the Emperor of all Maladies«by Siddhartha Mukherjee and is the German publisher of the Japanese cult author Haruki Murakami. Kiepenheuer & Witsch secured the German rights to Harry Belafonte s autobiography»my Song«and, among others, has the novelist Feridun Zaimoglu, recently awarded the Preis der Literaturhäuser, under contract. Bastei Lübbe one of the market leaders in the last two years added to its existing publishing houses with the acquisition of the renowned children s and youth book publisher Boje and the Munich puzzle publisher PMV. In autumn 2011, Bastei Lübbe founded the Berlin Quadriga Verlag and placed corporate bonds worth 30 million euros on Düsseldorf Stock Exchange s SME market. The Cologne company was again on an expansionary course at the end of 2011, taking over Eichborn Verlag and Räder Wohnzubehör GmbH & Co. KG. The J.P. Bachem Verlag s book programme includes literature on the themes of culture, architecture, the church and history as well as leisure and travel. Here, Bachem is one of the market leaders on the Rhine and Ruhr. The Greven Verlag has also specialised in literature about Cologne and the Rhineland: in text- and coffee-table books on themes like art, history, cities and legends. The Greven's Adreßbuch-Verlag Köln is one of the largest publishers of trade directories and phone books, as printed versions and online. The Emons Verlag is noted for its regional crime thrillers, but also for coffee-table books, guidebooks, calendars and novels with a regional background are part of the publisher s recipe for success. Whereas initially the programme was restricted to the Cologne region and the Rhineland, today there is scarcely any federal state where an Emons title does not appear. In 2012, Lena Avanzini received the Friedrich Glauser Prize for the best German-language debut crime thriller for her novel»tod in Innsbruck«, published by Emons. The Taschen Verlag is world market leader in the coffee-table book area with annual sales of more than 20 million books. It has subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, Great Britain, France, Spain, Japan and Hong Kong, and operates its own flagship stores in many metropolises. With Wienand another art book publisher is at home in the metropolis on the Rhine. Under the roof of the Egmont Verlagsgesellschaften are publishers like Schneiderbuch, VGS and Ehapa Comic Collection. The latest programme area is the Imprint Egmont Balloon in which since March 2012 book products have appeared on popular international licence themes. The VERMAG is one of the strong est German publishing groups for general non-fiction books and children's books. Cologne is also one of two locations of Koch, Neff & Volckmar, market leader in the wholesale book trade. Input for the knowledge society Another special feature of Cologne is the presence of many specialist publishers. Among others, the Carl Heymanns Verlag, Luchterhand and the Deutsche Wirtschaftsdienst, are all part of Wolters Kluwer Deutschland, based in Cologne with about 400 employees. The knowledge and information service provider concentrates on the areas of law, business and taxation. The Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt is also active in this field. The Verlagsgruppe Rudolf Müller is one of the leading special information providers in the areas of construction, real estate and trade marketing. The publication»idw«of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln is compulsory reading for businessmen and business journalists. A leading supplier in the area of vocational training and further training is the Bildungsverlag Eins. The Juve Verlag für juristische Information, the Bank-Verlag Köln, the Deutsche Ärzte-Verlag and the Deutsche Sportverlag are also based in Cologne. Industry leader MDS also digitally well ahead M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS) is Germany s third-largest newspaper publisher with the dailies Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Kölnische Rundschau, Berliner Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung as well as the tabloids Berliner Kurier, Express and Hamburger Morgenpost. Publisher of the Kölnische Rundschau is Helmut Heinen, whose Heinen Verlag has a holding in the Berliner Zeitung, the Berliner Kurier and the Hamburger Morgenpost. MDS also plays a leading role with its newspaper activities outside the print business. At the European Newspaper Award, the ipad editions of the Frankfurter Rundschau won one of the main prizes in In the following year, it was again a prizewinner. Also in 2011, the US agency McPheters & Company ranked the ipad editions of the Frankfurter Rundschau and the Kölner Stadt- Anzeiger among the best in the world. In spring 2012, MDS announced new apps for the tabloid titles Express, Hamburger Morgenpost and Berliner Kurier for tablet computers. Besides the newspapers and the DuMont Buchverlag, many further publications and companies, among them free papers, radio stations, various service providers and the Bundesanzeiger Verlag, are part of the portfolio of the Cologne media group. In addition, it has a 25 percent holding in the Ha aretz Group, Israel s second-largest media company. Intro & Co. business model pop culture Among other things, music festivals, the Internet music channel Putpat, the Berlin-based football magazine 11 Freunde, sneaker magazine Sneaker Freaker that appears in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and as the core cell of the group Intro, with a circulation of over 120,000 copies the largest supraregional free music magazine in Germany are all part of the Matthias Hörstmann Unternehmensgruppe. Intro appeared in mid-2011 as the first multimedia version of a pop culture magazine on the ipad, since then the free app has been downloaded around 100,000 times. Magazine mix made in Cologne On newspaper kiosks you will find many magazines which are made in Cologne, for example, the women s magazine Emma, the film magazine Schnitt, the fashion magazine Qvest, the»auto Zeitung«and»selbst ist der Mann«from the Bauer Media Group, as well as magazines of Luna Media which are in the family and lifestyle segment. Also published in Cologne besides many highquality free magazines are the city magazines StadtRevue, Prinz Köln and Kölner Illustrierte. The tabloid Bild and the daily»welt Kompakt«report in their regional editions about what is happening in the city.»cologne is alive like hardly another city in Germany. Universities, industry, culture, insurance companies, media and many others reflect its diversity and economic success. As a newspaper for the region, we are happy to support all initiatives with a promising future.«helmut Heinen, Publisher»Kölnische Rundschau«Events 1LIVE Klubbing: Der Literarische Salon: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis: Ein Buch für die Stadt: Editionale Köln: Kölner Medienpreis: lit.cologne: Literatur in den Häusern der Stadt: MangaMagie: rheinlesen & CrimeCologne: Mobile on the move: the ipad edition of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Experiencing literature Literaturhaus Köln e.v.: StadtBibliothek Köln: Zentral- und Stadtteilbibliotheken Tel Wirtschaftsbibliothek der IHK Köln: Unter Sachsenhausen Köln Tel

9 14 MediacityCologne MediacityCologne Cologne banking on ICT and a systematic approach A concept for success and progress Points of contact in Cologne Cologne is one of the leading information and communication metropolises in Germany. Stadt Köln has concrete ideas about how the location can be strengthened and further developed. With their innovations, numerous large companies and smaller creative hot-shops contribute to Cologne s outstanding reputation as a media and IT metropolis and to securing its future-orientation as a business location: an advantage which it is necessary to build on. Against this background, in 2010 the Council of Stadt Köln commissioned the administration to submit an overall concept for the»internetstadt Köln ; it was presented at the beginning of In almost 60 pages, its authors explain how the profile of the city can be effectively optimised in the area of the Internet and the digital business and Cologne further developed as a national and international location for Internet technology and Internet infrastructure. The focal points are: Internet competence Availability of high-speed Internet Development of the online activities of the administration, particularly with a view to the Internet as an information and participation instrument for the citizens Business promotion for the Internet industry Support of small and medium-sized business through knowhow transfer Support of new working models Strengthening of Cologne as an education and science location in the area of the Internet. Among other things, the concept provides the following points: Marketing work for the Internet business Own marketing projects and events will be specially created for the Internet business. This happens with the cooperation also financial of the Internet industry. If possible, the state of NRW should be included in these activities. These projects also in volve the promoting presence of the city together with companies of the Internet business as a permanent feature at Cologne trade fairs, at SME congresses in Cologne, as well as at important German and European sector highlights. The complete report can be downloaded at the following web addresses:»house of Innovations«for know-how transfer In cooperation with Internet associations and the IHK Köln, within the context of the»house of Innovations«planned for Cologne, Stadt Köln will offer a forum in which companies, universities, institutions and public authorities as Internet protagonists can regularly present new Internet and web-based technologies and processes as well as products. The Internet Forum in the House of Innovations will also serve networking as a sector and community meeting place. Cologne CoWorking Atlas The municipal authority is already working on a corresponding Council order to check with which measures it can support in the new work opportunities in coworking spaces, office communities and business centres in Cologne. In doing so, it will also present the possibility of how far the existing founder and innovation centres can cover and support this work form in Cologne. Cologne s offers for this special office form should be publicised in the medium term via a Cologne CoWorking Atlas. Smart Media & ICT Institut Cologne The planned SMIIC Smart Media & ICT Institute Cologne, which is planned to be established by business together with Stadt Köln, the University of Cologne and the IHK Köln, is a further element in the network of Internet competence. The location of Cologne, in cooperation with further commercial companies in NRW, offers an excellent starting point as a location for an institute focused on these themes which, on a national and international comparison, aims to be one of the leaders with a promising future. A close cooperation with the House of Innovations" is being striven for. Intensification of education and training In order to counter the lack of qualified personnel, the Stadt Köln in cooperation with the IHK Cologne will encourage educational and training institutions to expand their capacities. In addition, the contents of existing training courses must be check ed and, if necessary, optimised. Always at your service Numerous experts are available for anyone who wants to invest in Cologne, has questions or requir es help with their daily work. Here are the most important contact details. City of Cologne at your service: Department for Economic Development and Real Property Media Department: Tel medien@stadt-koeln.de Business Service: Tel unternehmens-service@stadt-koeln.de Office of Urban Development and Statistics: Tel Office of Economic Development: Tel IHK Köln at your service: Your contact for the media industry at the IHK Köln, and editor-in-chief of IHKplus: Dr. Arnd Klein-Zirbes stellv. Geschäftsführer, Pressesprecher Geschäftsbereich Medien / Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit arnd.klein-zirbes@koeln.ihk.de Tel Your contact partner for the creative business: Dr. Ulrich S. Soénius Geschäftsführer Standortpolitik, Verkehr, Unternehmensförderung ulrich.soenius@koeln.ihk.de Tel Your contact partner for mentoring for young I+C companies, founder information for start-ups in Information and Communication Technology and the ICT Platform Cologne: Elisabeth Slapio Geschäftsführerin Handel, Tourismus, Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik elisabeth.slapio@koeln.ihk.de Tel Your contact for education: Gregor Berghausen Geschäftsführer Aus- und Weiterbildung gregor.berghausen@koeln.ihk.de Tel Other important contacts AV-Gründerzentrum NRW GmbH: Tel info@av-gruenderzentrum.de Commerzbank AG: Firmenkundenbetreuung Medien Tel Gründer- und Innovationszentrum GmbH im TechnologiePark Köln (GIZ): Tel info@giz-koeln.de Handwerkskammer zu Köln: Tel Koelnmesse GmbH: Tel Kreissparkasse Köln: KSK-Wagniskapital GmbH Tel MBW Mittelstandsberatung GmbH: Tel NUK Neues Unternehmertum Rheinland e. V.: Tel Rechtsrheinisches Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Köln GmbH (RTZ): Tel Region Köln/Bonn e. V. COMPASS: Tel Rheinland Venture Capital: Tel Sparkasse KölnBonn: Abteilung Internationales Geschäft und Medien Tel medienkunden.aspx Startercenter NRW Köln bei der Handwerkskammer zu Köln: Tel mueller-wilmes@hwk-koeln.de Startercenter NRW Köln bei der Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln: Tel startercenternrw@koeln.ihk.de Startercenter NRW Köln bei der Stadt Köln, Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung: Tel startercenternrw@stadt-koeln.de Shooting permits and locations Stadt Köln, Amt für öffentliche Ordnung: Drehgenehmigungen Tel Fax Servicebüro Film- und Fernsehproduktionen: Tel Fax medien@stadt-koeln.de Film- und Medienstiftung NRW: Tel Fax info@filmstiftung.de

10 16 MediacityCologne Important voices: Verdis Messa da Requiem in Cologne s Opera House Full house: the Kölner Philharmonie MediacityCologne Music Sound of Cologne Anything but silence Source of inspiration, leisure programme, and a key part of the creative business: the Cologne music scene has plenty to offer media workers. Whether old music, new music, club scene or opera: anything goes apart from stagnation, because the times are far too exciting for that. Music in Cologne Cologne s music scene with addresses and dates: Populäre Musik: Alte Musik: If looking for opportunities to perform and for rehearsal rooms, bands can contact: Kulturamt der Stadt Köln: Referat für Musik Tel Referat für Popularmusik Tel Just how lively the Cologne pop scene is, was made clear in 2011 when two music fans with lots of enthusiasm organised a quite special festival: the Week-End filled an empty cinema in the city centre with life for three days and nights, brought legendary heroes and newcomers on the international independent scene to Cologne and won the support of the artists appearing as curators for a film festival held during the day. Pop culture metropolis Cologne Whether electro, indie or world music countless exciting party series take place with nationally and internationally renowned DJs in Cologne s clubs. The choice of locations is as varied as the music offered: the dance goes on, for example, in the Westbahnhof (Gewölbe), at the former Federal Garden Show site (Jugendpark) or in the old bakery of the Café Franck. Other scene addresses include artheater, Bogen 2, Zoo, and Zum scheuen Reh. From singer/songwriters via avant-garde right through to mainstream pop Cologne s concert programme leaves no wishes unfulfilled. Central contact points beside the large venues like PopkulturKöln e.v.: Klubkomm: Verband Kölner Clubs und Veranstalter e.v. Berufsverband Medienmusik: Events Acht Brücken: Ambient Festival: c/o pop: Cologne Music Week: Funkhaus Europa Summerstage: Jazz Against The Machine: jatm-festival Kölner Fest für Alte Musik: Kölner Musiknacht: Musik in den Häusern der Stadt: Romanischer Sommer: SommerStart 2012: SoundTrack_Cologne 9.0: Summer Jam: Week-End: E-Werk, Live Music Hall and Lanxess Arena, include Blue Shell, Gebäude 9, Gloria, King Georg, Kulturkirche, Luxsor, Sonic Ballroom and the Underground. Europe s biggest reggae festival, the Summer Jam, is also held in Cologne as is Summerstage, the world music festival of the WDR channel Funkhaus Europa im Tanzbrunnen. In summer 2012, the club bar King Georg and the Museum Ludwig are organising a series of concerts together for the first time. The Ambient Festival in the Basilika St. Aposteln, will combine ambient, techno and contemporary classic. The Cologne Music Week will be held parallel to»passagen Interior Design Week«and»imm cologne - International Furniture Fair Cologne«. And during gamescom, many stars will again appear in the open air in Cologne s city centre in Record shops like Parallel and Underdog have an extensive selection of vinyl, a-musik and Kompakt are also internationally noted as labels for experimental and electronic music. Saturn am Hansaring counts as the largest entertainment store in the world. Besides a-musik and Kompakt, with Tomlab and Le Pop Musik further important independent labels are to be found in Cologne; with EMI Music Germany, moreover, one of the major companies is based in Cologne. Groove Attack is one of the most important German Independent distributors. The Sound of Cologne project bundles the strengths of the music location Cologne and develops them further, for example, with export activities. The international presence at trade fairs and festivals ranges from the EXPO in Shanghai via Mutek in Montreal to the Soundbound in Mumbai. As»Cluster for the music and event business«it was promoted up to November 2011 by the European Union and the state of NRW. c/o pop sector meeting and live music The c/o pop has long been established as one of the most important music business meetings at the interface between music and electronic media. It consists of several elements: The C n B Creativity & Business Convention is being held for the first time in 2012 in the IHK Köln. As a marketplace for innovations, trends and inter-sectoral themes, it will bring representatives of the creative business together for the exchange about the latest trends in digital entertainment. Within the framework of the European Tour project, representatives of festivals, conferences and networks from all over the world meet in Cologne. In 2012, the c/o pop Festival 2012 will be one of the few European festivals to be supported by the cultural programme of the European Union. New music, classical music For lovers of new music, Cologne is one of the most important cities in Germany. And classical music fans many also have a wide choice: The Acht Brücken. Musik für Köln festival devoted itself in 2012 to the life and work of John Cage and celebrated a great success with almost 20,000 visitors. The Kölner Gesellschaft für Neue Musik, the network ON Neue Musik Köln and the Institut für Neue Musik at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz initiate numerous exciting projects and concerts. The radio stations also show their great engagement: Deutschlandfunk with the annual»forum Neuer Musik«and WDR 3 with programme and concert series rich in tradition. With the MusikFabrik one of the top ensembles in new music is at home in Cologne. The Oper Köln was chosen as the best opera house in NRW in 2011 in a critics survey by»welt am Sonntag«. The central venue for classical music is the Kölner Philharmonie, in which world-ranking artists appear. The Gürzenich-Orchester is resident there, one of Germany s leading symphony orchestras. Other leading ensembles are the Auryn Quartett, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the WDR Radio Orchestra and the WDR Radio Choir. The Netzwerk Kölner Chöre has been joined by twelve renowned vocal ensembles. The independent music scene in the cathedral city presents itself at almost 30 venues concentrated in the annual Kölner Musiknacht. Old music Old music has played an important role in Cologne for decades. The city is home to internationally famous soloists and orchestras, among them Concerto Köln, the Kölner Akademie and the Kölner Kammerorchester; nowhere else in Germany is so much poten tial bundled together. Also the ZAMUS zentrum für alte musik, opened in spring 2012 and run by the Kölner Gesellschaft für Alte Musik, is unique in Germany. It networks both the players on the Cologne scene and international partners and among other things, organises the Kölner Fest für Alte Musik. Jazz The city s leading jazz clubs include Altes Pfandhaus, Loft and the Stadtgarten which, together with the affiliated Studio 672, also organises very interesting concerts in other genres. The WDR Big Band has been a popular favourite for decades, besides which the WDR awards a Jazz Prize annually. The Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln organises the festival Jazz Against The Machine. Education The Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln is one of the leading artistic educational institutions worldwide and with its three locations in Cologne, Wuppertal and Aachen is one of Europe s largest music academies. The Offene Jazz Haus Schule and the Rheinische Musikschule are recognised addresses for young and adult talents. The private facility Deutsche POP Die Akademie der Musik- und Medienbran- che and the drumming school Drummer s Focus are represented with branches in Cologne. Cologne industry leaders With the Music Store, Cologne is home to the second-largest music dealer in Germany and the largest online dealer in its sector in Europe. The Simfy company operates a web portal through which you can listen to around 16 million songs online. Important concert agencies like Alba Kultur, Dirk Becker Entertainment, Konzertbüro Schoneberg and Peter Rieger are also resident in Cologne. Prime Entertainment was recognised with a Live Entertainment Award in 2011 as»local organiser of the year«.»especially as a result of the concentration of cultural activity in the capital Berlin which has characterised recent years, it is essential for reasons of plurality to make a commitment to the country s other cultural metropolises. For Intro, Cologne is the ideal home, since the city located at the heart of Western Europe is a communication hot-spot with immense potential, not to mention the history of the city in art and music. Apart from that: we at Intro love the»kölsche«mentality and I personally have already suffered for over 30 years for or with the local football club, 1. FC Köln.«Matthias Hörstmann, Managing Director and publisher, among others, of the music magazine»intro«the topical magic of vinyl: Parallel Schallplatten

11 18 MediacityCologne New website for HA Schult: the artist (r.) with Christian Schmidt, Managing Director of Interlutions MediacityCologne Communication strategies for the future From Cologne right to the target group The PR agency of the year 2012 is in - Cologne. Not the only award which the communication professionals in the media metropolis could celebrate in recent months: whether PR, design or Internet agency, whether specialist for outdoor advertising or live communication: the ideas that Cologne creatives develop also win international recognition. On a 360 dive: facts and fiction realized the German Pavilion at the Expo 2012 in South Korea. Cologne PR agencies strong-billing and award-winning In the year of its 20th anniversary, ergo Unternehmenskommunikation was elected»pr Agency of the Year 2012«in the PR Report Awards. With offices in Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, the agency supports its clients among them, the Federal Ministry for Economics and the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs in the areas of corporate, financial and political communication. Further proof of ergo s success is its climb from 18th to 10th place in the PR agency rankings of the PR-Journal. In the billing rankings, another Cologne agency takes a top ranking, with Oliver Schrott Kommunikation in 4th place. The company, with offices in Stuttgart, New York and Beijing, was also honoured with the intermedia-globe Silver Award at the World Media Festival 2012 for its Mercedes-Benz press communication for the IAA Among the top one hundred PR agencies 2011 in terms of billing, many more Cologne companies are to be found: Jeschenko, full-service agency for communication with locations in Cologne and Berlin. muehlhausmoers corporate communications, three-time winner at the American Astrid Awards Antwerpes, one-hundred percent subsidiary of DocCheck AG, the operator of the largest Internet platform for information exchange, online services and ecommerce in the healthcare market, an area in which Antwerpes also specialises. For the DocCheck annual report, among other things, the agency was honoured in 2011 with the ARC Awards in gold and bronze. Yupik Marketing Public Relations, health and beauty specialists for product and theme PR in consumer and trade media. Rheinfaktor, owner-run agency with core competences in strategic consulting, advertising, digital communication and PR. PR-Partner Köln, agency specialised in the IT, telecommunications and technology sectors. Germany s largest PR agency in terms of billing, Media Consulta, is represented with a branch office in Cologne and was also found ed there in Also represented with a local branch office: Wunderman Deutschland, according to the German Dialogue Marketing Association, agency of the year in this field. Award-winning design The performances of well-known Cologne designer agencies are not only welcomed by the clients and end-consumers, but also by jury members of renowned competitions. For example... Kuhn, Kammann & Kuhn in 2012 received both the Astrid Honors Award and the LACP Gold Award for the Commerzbank Sustainability Report. vierviertel received an if Design Award for the brand»hochhaus Hansa«in Großgestalten won seven Red Dot Design Awards 2011 with various projects. Live communication the city of winners Once a year, the trade magazine BlachReport produces the German Event Creative Rankings, to honour the creative performance of agencies in the area of live marketing and live communication. The rankings are based on an evaluation of event-specific categories of national and international competitions. The leader comes from Cologne in 2012 and is called Jung von Matt/relations. In the top 15 besides facts and fiction also listed: Uniplan. The company, based in the Kreativzentrum Schanzenstraße, conceived and realised, among other things, the opening and closing ceremonies of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and rose in the latest billing rankings of Horizont and w&v from 15th to 5th place. Cologne web specialists Also at home in Cologne: strong-billing and creative Internet agencies. One of Germany s most successful is Denkwerk. With projects in areas like social media, mobile app and moving pictures at the presentation of the if Communication Design Awards 2012 alone, it received eight awards. Other important Cologne Internet agencies are D-Sire, Interlutions, LBI Germany, Nexum, reallity bytes and Pixelpark. With its website for the TV channel RTL, the latter was nominated for the German Design Award In 2011, for the RTL video-on-demand portal, RTL Now, it was honoured with an Eyes & Ears Award. In addition, with verytv, a German web TV pioneer is in Cologne. The company employs moving picture communication as a PR and marketing instrument, develops transmission platforms for its clients and ensures that the contents reach their audiences even on external distribution channels for example, through viral activities. Domstadt.tv also banks on moving pictures in the area of corporate communication. Key themes in 2012 are video marketing and social media. Mobivention is one of the leading international suppliers of apps, widgets and personalisation products for smartphones and tablets. Cologne s media groups powerful net players Under RTL interactive, the Mediengruppe RTL bundles together digital, interactive and transaction-based areas of business outside the classical advertising-financed free TV. One of the subsid iary companies since the beginning of 2012 is the Gutscheine.de HSS GmbH, operator of one of the largest German voucher portals. The sale of advertising time for the TV channels and online and mobile platforms of the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is handled by IP Deutschland, one of the leading marketing companies in Europe. A one-hundred percent subsidiary of WDR is the WDR mediagroup. The integrated media service provider not only sells advertising time on television and radio, but has also developed new business fields in areas like digitalisation and Internet services. The net activities of the Mediengruppe M. DuMont Schauberg (MDS) are bundled in the subsidiaries DuMont Net and Neue Medien, among others. Out of home in Cologne One of the largest international suppliers of out-of-home media and city furnishing is based in Cologne with the Stroer Gruppe. With the acquisition of ECE Flatmedia GmbH, the leading supplier for digital brand communication and sales promotion in shopping centres, the company has further strengthened its engagement in the area of the moving picture market: it offers digital moving picture nets in the 200 largest German railway stations, in underground and suburban trains, at airports and now also in the largest German shopping centres. Also at home in Cologne: the German headquarters of JCDecaux, the world s leading outdoor outside advertising company. The group has around 600 employees in Germany. The best-selling products are the city-light posters and city-light boards introduced by JCDecaux in Germany. The young and mobile target group is in the focus of the outdoor advertiser Hanxx Media founded in April It offers the classic ambient and outdoor products: from moving pictures via XXL posters right up to mobile areas on vans or scooters. Meeting point Cologne The digital media and creative business get together in Cologne for example... at the dmexco Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference. As the international pilot fair and congress for the entire digital business, the event focuses on advertising, media and technology. In 2012, it will be held on 12 and 13 September. at Ubercloud, the international creative summit for marketing, media and creative executives. Ubercloud will have its premiere in 2011 and will be held again in 2012 within the context of dmexco. at the OSK Online-Stammtisch Köln, the platform for experts and executives from the online sector and their counterparts in»classical«companies. at Internetwoche Köln, organised by the Kölner Internet Union and eco Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft the next one from 10 to 16 September On 5 July 2012, the eco Internet Awards will also be awarded in Cologne, among other things, in the categories of Commerce and Online Marketing.»Kölle es e Jeföhl (Cologne is a feeling) is what you often hear in this city, and you will nod in approval. But what many people fail to realise at first is who is responsible for this profound emotion: which is, in fact, an entire industry. Without its newspapers, TV stations, advertising and multimedia agencies, the public image of this city just would not exist. So in our line of business we don't just produce impressive figures, we also create some part of Co logne we all dearly love. And this location pays us back by providing the ideal infrastructure for what we do.«jürgen Friedrich, Managing Director Publicis Life Brands Germany Networks and sector meeting points DPRG Landesgruppe Nordrhein- Westfalen: eco Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.v.: KJV Kölner Journalisten- Vereinigung: Kölner Presseclub: Last Tuesday (Networking- Stammtisch der Kölner Internet Union): Medienausschuss der IHK Köln und der IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg: Medienforum.nrw: OSK Online Stammtisch Köln: koeln.online-stammtisch.com PR Lounge: Web de Cologne: Events a selection dmexco Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference: Dr.-Kurt-Neven- DuMont-Medaille: eco Internet Awards: e-marketingday Rheinland: Internetwoche Köln: Radio Day: Ubercloud:

12 20 MediacityCologne MediacityCologne IT & telecommunications web city Cologne Networking the world Also as an ICT location, Cologne plays an important role with the best broadband supply in Europe and over 11,000 companies in the region which, from consulting to cloud services, cover all facets of IT and telecommunications and help the world move closer together. Cable with a system: distribution box for fibre-optic links at NetCologne»Coupies made in Cologne has just concluded a seven-figure round of financing with a Cologne venture capital company and is now getting off to a flying start with its mobile couponing service throughout Europe. Currently, we are expanding our sales team and are looking for sales personnel who we can fill with enthusiasm for Coupies and the cathedral city.«frank Schleimer, Managing Director Coupies GmbH Cologne networkers Companies based in Cologne lay down the necessary foundations for telecommunications of the latest generation. NetCologne is a full-service provider in all areas of communication from telephone and Internet via TV to mobile telephony and with its full-coverage optical fibre network in the Cologne/ Bonn region, is one of the most successful regional carriers in Germany. The company offers its customers products with transfer rates of up to one gigabit per second. Furthermore, the cost-free pre-reservation of Internet addresses with the new top level domains»koeln«and»cologne«has been possible since March 2012; they can probably be used as of spring Unitymedia with its headquarters in Cologne is the second largest cable network operator in Germany and one of the leading suppliers of media and communication services via broadband cables in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. Via one of the most modern and largest connected cable networks in Europe, Unitymedia offers its customers digital and analogue television and radio as well as telephony services and Internet. The portfolio of QSC includes comprehensive ICT solutions rang ing from complete networking to IT outsourcing. The focus is on SMEs, wholesale and distribution partners. Besides DSL and WLL products, the Cologne company also offers efficient IP telephony and mobile telephone solutions. On the basis of its own network and computing centre infrastructure, it also provides housing, hosting and cloud services. T-Systems International, the large customer division of Deutsche Telekom, also shapes the future of business and society with its global infrastructure of computing centres and networks and has already been offering cloud services since The company operates a large branch office in Cologne. The same applies to the parent company Deutsche Telekom, with headquarters in Bonn, and to Telefónica Germany. ICT Centre Cologne Many leading players in the ICT industry have established themselves in Cologne some with their head office, others with branch offices. The French Bull Group supports its customers in planning, optimising and operating IT systems and is active in over 50 countries. Its German headquarters are in Cologne. Besides the sale of server and memory solutions, managed services, virtualised cloud infrastructures, data center and support services, strategic IT consultancy and high-performance computing are among its main activities. DATEV, one of the German software companies and IT service providers for tax consultants, accountants, lawyers as well as their clients, with the highest sales volumes, has been represent ed with an office in Cologne for 35 years. The management consultancy Detecon with its total of around 600 employees is relocating from Bonn to Cologne city centre in The T-Systems subsidiary specialises in information and communication technology and with projects completed in over 160 countries, it is a world leader in this field. Host Europe is Europe's largest privately-owned hosting supplier. The Cologne company manages over four million registered domains and offers a million customers webhosting packages, individually managed hosting and cloud hosting solutions, as well as a growing portfolio of software as a service solutions. Klarna, Europe s leading supplier of invoice-based payment solutions in the Internet trade, has had a branch office in Cologne since The Pironet NDH Group with its headquarters in Cologne operates in the ICT market with specialised companies in three business segments: ICT outsourcing, content management as well as consulting and creation. Since April 2012, it has supported customers from larger SMEs and large companies to plan and develop cloud systems, and operate them in their own computing centres. Platinion, a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group, has specialised in the conception and implementation of businesscritical IT themes. SQS is the world s leading supplier of software testing and quality management services. The group, with its head office in Cologne, has around 2,100 employees in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa. With over 110 employees, the Timetoact Group is one of the largest IBM software service providers in Germany. Its headquarters are in Cologne. Microsoft beacon in the Rheinauhafen Microsoft, the world s leading manufacturer of standard software, is present in Cologne with its NRW headquarters and is regarded as a magnet in the Rheinauhafen for other companies from the industry. Right opposite the futuristic Microsoft building, another new office block will soon stand, the so-called Campus West. In 2011, the US company already opened a School Technology Innovation Center (STIC) in Cologne. Beside Belfast, Brussels and Prague, the STIC in Cologne is the fourth of such facilities in Europe. With its innovation centres, Microsoft aims to develop and present trend-setting IT solutions for the area of education. Teachers as well as decision-makers from education and politics receive an overview of current IT solutions and the meaningful use of IT in lessons, in vocational training and administration. The STICs simultaneously serve as forums for exchange, dialogue and information for all education experts. Internet marketplace With about five million visits monthly, Kalaydo is one of the large regional online advertising portals in Germany. Among other publishers, the media group MDS has a holding in it. Also from Cologne, Information about the ICT location Cologne Amt für Stadtentwicklung und Statistik der Stadt Köln: Tel Dezernat für Wirtschaft und Liegenschaften der Stadt Köln, Stabsstelle Medien: Tel ICT Cologne: IHK Köln: Geschäftsbereich Handel, Tourismus, Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik Tel Trade fairs and events a selection Anga Cable: cologne IT summit: ConLife Conference and Exhibition for Connected Life: dmexco Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference: EuroCloud Deutschland Conference mit Verleihung der EuroCloud Deutschland Awards: Internetwoche Köln: Hitmeister stimulates trade on the Internet, one of the largest German online shopping portals for new and second-hand products. On the basis of a database of over 250,000 hotels, HRS operates a worldwide electronic hotel reservation system for business and private travellers. Sedo is the world s leading supplier for domain trading. Over a million customers sell domans on the platform in over 20 languages. Sedo s services include domain reports, brokerage, marketing and domain transfers. Coupies puts discounts and coupons on smartphones and allows big brands and retail chains to develop new target groups with this innovative marketing tool. ICT-Cologne: A portal for the line of business The new ICT-Cologne portal operated by the IHK Köln supports knowledge transfer and communication in the ICT industry with an extensive processing of news, events, industry and location information. An important element of ICT-Cologne is a company database in which suppliers in the area of information and communication technology from the IHK district Cologne, present themselves and can be found via simple search mechanisms. Last Tuesday / Kölner Internet Union: Medienforum.Digital: Mentoring IHK Köln für I+K Unternehmensgründer: Orgatec: SEO Day 2012: Networkers ECC Handel: eco Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.v.: EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e.v.: All in full view: control centre at Unitymedia

13 22 MediacityCologne Virtual tension: the latest new games at gamescom MediacityCologne KaiserGames operates international games portals from the copper mill of Cologne s Carlswerk. Games at the highest level Playfully successful More visitors for gamescom and GDC Europe, more spectators for the Electronic Sports League, and many renowned prizes for Cologne s games developers and publishers: the media metropolis on the Rhine is consolidating its reputation as Germany s games capital. Events Clash of Realities: European Games Award: GDC Europe: gamescom (mit Verleihung der gamescom Awards): gamescom congress: gamescom Festival: Role Play Convention: Gamescom and GDC Europe highlights of the games industry With renewed exhibitor and visitor records, gamescom 2011 underlined its position as the largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment worldwide. 557 exhibitors from almost 40 countries presented well over 300 games, including world, European and German premieres. And gamescom continues to grow. In 2012, a separate hall will be reserved for mobile games and a part of»online World«exhibition space reserved. Altogether, exhibition space will then be around 140,000 square metres 15 percent more than in gamescom 2012 will be held from 15 to 19 August. Immediately before it from 13 to 15 August the GDC Europe is on the agenda of international trade visitors. In 2011, more than 2,100 participants from 57 countries took part in Europe's most important and largest conference for game development, an increase of 40 percent compared to the previous year. Information about young people and computer games ComputerProjekt Köln e.v.: Eltern-Lan: n!faculty e.v. (esport-verein): Spielraum Institut zur Förderung von Medienkompetenz an der FH Köln: www1.fh-koeln.de/spielraum Stadt Köln, Fachstelle Medienpädagogik / Jugendmedienschutz: Specialists for the boom business In 2011, the German games industry registered turnover of 1.99 billion euros with sales of PC and video game software as well as revenues from online business models 3.5 percent more than in the previous year. The German games market thus takes second place in Europe behind Great Britain. In Cologne, several well-known educational institutions help to ensure that enough specialists are available for the growth market. A selection: The Cologne Game Lab (CGL) of the FH Köln researches and develops interactive content and trains qualified employees for the games industry. The aim of the master s programme»game Development and Research«is a practical and future-oriented training of authors and designers of digital games and other non-linear audio-visual media. The course qualifies for job descriptions such as game designers and concept author for interactive media. Among the central themes of ifs, besides interactive film and TV formats are related forms of digital art, education and entertainment as well as 3D animation for digital games. Part of the private SAE Institute in the Kreativzentrum Schanzenstraße is the Qantm College, the leading private educational institute for the games industry. At the Cologne location, courses of study in»game Programming«and»Game Art & 3D Animation«are offered with diploma, bachelor and master degrees. All courses were developed in cooperation with the industry. Inventors and publishers Successful and award-winning games are developed and published in Cologne by smaller specialists as well as established market leaders. The German headquarters of Electronic Arts (EA), one the largest developers and publishers of computer and video games worldwide, is based in the Rheinauhafen. At the presentation of the gamescom Awards 2011, the company won four prizes for»battlefield 3«,»FIFA 12«,»Star Wars: The Old Republic«and»The Sims Social«. On the 2011 games best-seller list of amazon.de, with»fifa 12«for PlayStation3 and»battlefield 3 Limited Edition«, two EA games took the first two places. The Bright Future studio which is also resident in the Rheinauhafen, developed the»football Manager«series, among others, for EA. It won several awards for»miramagia«, including the public s prize at the award of the»best Casual Browser MMO 2012«. In addition, the game was nominated in 2011 for the German Developer Prize. Since January 2012, Bright Future has been part of the Travian Games family. Nurogames is an independent games developer with branch offices in Barcelona and Berlin, creator of»tiny Bee«and winner of the Games Lounge at the Browser Games Forum Takomat develops quality educational computer games, including the strategy game»energetika«honoured with the German Computer Game Prize In addition, the Cologne company, together with protagonists like the ETH Zurich and Trinity College Zurich, participated in the European research project 80 Days on the topic»digital Learning Games«. KaiserGames, with its ten different Internet pages in various languages, is one of the big players in the flash games sector. Among others, the Cologne company operates spieleaffe.de, Germany's most frequented games portal. OnlineFussballManager is present on the Internet with the game of the same name; it is one of the most successful German browser games. Prize-winning independents When the German Computer Game Prize was awarded on 26 April 2012, the special prize in the category»best Browser Game«went to Cologne to Krystian Majewski. He had programmed the browser game»trauma«for which he was honoured while studying for his diploma in design at the International School of Design in Cologne. In 2010, with his unusual pointand-click adventure, he reached the finals at the European Innova tive Games Award, at the IndieCade festival and with three nominations at the Independent Games Festival. During his time at the Cologne Game Lab, Majewski shared responsibility as programme coordinator for the development and organisation of the master's course of study. Turtle Entertainment breaks records Turtle Entertainment can look back on a record year: the oper ator of the Electronic Sports League (ESL), Europe s most import ant league for computer games, registered its three-millionth member in The matches of the Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of the e-sports champions, were watched by more than 880,000 viewers in Germany, China and the USA. And 2012 also opened extremely successfully: more than 247,000 viewers followed the Global Challenge in Kiev on the company s own web-tv channel ESL TV, making the event one of the most successful in the history of e-sports. Gaming on TV is meanwhile more popular among the target group of 14- to 29-year-olds than comparable broadcasting formats of classic youth and sports channels like Viva and sport1. In 2011, 73 million viewers from 173 countries watched the professional tournaments and broadcasts on ESL TV, which were broadcast in nine languages. That represents growth of over 300 percent compared to the previous year. With Eurosport and ZDFkultur, two TV companies have recognised this trend and reported in 2011 on the events of the two top divisions of the ESL with over six million viewers all over Europe. Focus on media competence The Fachhochschule Köln already founded an institute for the promotion of media competence under the name Spielraum in It informs parents, educationalists and teachers with respect to computer and video games and enables them to instruct children and teenagers about adequate dealing with video games. Spielraum is an initiative of the FH Institute for Media Research and Media Education together with EA and Nintendo Deutschland. The gamescom congress 2011, organised by the state of NRW, the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware and Stadt Köln also concerned itself with the question of how computer games and their use have an effect on our society. Great engagement in youth promotion, protection of minors and in the dissemination of media competence is also shown by N!faculty, one of the best known German e-sports clans. The club, based in Cologne, also campaigns for the recognition of e-sports in politics and society.»n!faculty has found openness and competence in Cologne for its endeavours to combine computer games and youth promotion. In recent years, the political and economic Cologne, with its open-minded approach to the handling of computer games, has earned itself a great deal of trust, above all among teenagers.«benedikt Schatto, Member of the Board n!faculty Concentrated: Lukas Podolski at gamescom

14 24 Research and teaching: the University of Cologne enjoys an outstanding MediacityCologne MediacityCologne reputation currently it has around 38,000 students. Education and further education a solid foundation Graduating in Cologne The success of a company depends not least on the qualification of its employees. The fact that Cologne has an outstanding education and training scene that is more diverse than practically anywhere else, is therefore a real competitive advantage for all concerned. Film Editing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne KHM and ifs: Prizewinner for prizewinners With the Kunsthochschule für Medien (KHM) and the ifs internationale filmschule köln (ifs), two of Germany s most renowned educational institutions in the media sector are located in Cologne. Year after year, the lecturers at the KHM and ifs included highly-regarded personalities from the film and television industry, including experts who have won Oscars and other prestigious awards. There are also many prizewinners among the students and graduates, however. For example, the KHM student Simon Steinhorst won the sponsoring prize of the NRW competition at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival And the Student Academy Award 2012 in the category»best Foreign Film«went to the ifs graduate Elman Imánov for the film»die Schaukel des Sargmachers«. The KHM has an education concept which is unique in Germany, linking the fields of film, art and science in the degree course»medial Arts«Following the basic course of study, students can specialise in their main course of study, for example, on feature, documentary or experimental film, on animation, video and lighting, design and sound. Beside the courses of study in Film (with a focus on scriptwriting, direction and creative production) and Camera, as of 2012 the ifs will be offering a further bachelor course: Digital Film Arts with a special focus on editing image & sound as well as visual arts. The postgraduate programme Screenwriting and numerous further education possibilities round off the programme. Cologne student life: University and University of Applied Sciences For future media professionals, among other things, the University of Cologne offers the course of studies in Media Sciences and has an Institute for Media Law and Communication Law in the Faculty of Law. Anyone who studies media sciences at the Institut für Medienkultur und Theater, can combine the compulsory subject, Media Cultural Studies, among others, with media computer science, media psychology and media management. Further interesting addresses are the Institut für Rundfunkrecht and the Institut für Rundfunkökonomie. The programme of Cologne University of Applied Sciences includes, among others, courses of study in market and media research, media technology and library science. The courses at the Köln International School of Design, a scientific facility of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, include audio-visual media as well as typography and layout. Training marketplace There is no lack of training offers in Cologne. And this applies particularly to the area of media. A selection: The bm gesellschaft für bildung in medienberufen conducts vocational training and further training as well as advancement training with IHK qualifications. Together with the HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft, it also offers dual courses of studies in the area of media / journalism / PR/ communication. The master s programme»international Media and Entertainment Management«one of several media-specific offers of the Cologne Business School prepares students for a professional career in the international media business. An example of the educational programme of the Hochschule Fresenius is the course of studies in Applied Media, covering studies of TV producing, media design, PR and communication management as well as media, sports and event management. As an independent facility, the Medien Management Institut (memi) which advises companies and institutions in the media and entertainment industry, cooperates with the Hochschule Fresenius. The KDA Kölner Design Akademie provides training as a communication designer in the specialist areas of graphic design, illustration, photo design and web design. At the Cologne location of the Macromedia Hochschule für Medien und Kommunikation, among other things, media and communication design, film and television as well as journalism can be studied. The programme at the Rheinische Fachhochschule includes media design, media business as well as international marketing and media management. The core programme of the RTL Journalistenschule für TV und Multimedia is training as a television editor. The basic principle is the intensive dovetailing of practice-oriented teaching seminars with editorial traineeships inside and outside the RTL media group. The Wirtschaftsakademie am Ring provides training in management for audio-visual media, events, marketing communication and digital and print media, and is also active in the area of further education. Cologne birthplace of many media professions For example, the first managers for audio-visual media were train ed and examined in the media metropolis on the Rhine, before it was accepted nationwide as an occupation that required training. The IHK Köln, together with companies and associations took the lead. Among the largest media training companies in Cologne are WDR and RTL. Both broadcasters and many smaller TV suppliers and production companies offer a wide range of training opportunities. Typical training vocations include film and video editor, media designer image & sound, media manager digital & print, as well as event manager. Career opportunity further education Further training required? No problem in Cologne. Numerous institutions which have specialised in further education training in media professions are to be found here. As an independent institute, the mibeg-institut Medien, for example, qualifies special i sts and managers for the areas of print and online media, cinema and TV. At the Filmhaus Köln and in the communication and media centre Komed in the MediaPark, specialists and managers also continue training. Komed is a joint venture of nine independent partners from the areas of journalism, computer, communication, photography, film and television, among them the»the diversity of the new media world creates a regular demand for young talent. Especially in smaller production companies and agencies in Cologne, all-rounders are needed who, besides first-class training, have has much practical experience as possible. The variety of companies in Cologne, combined with first-class educational and training facilities, are the motor which ensures a steady supply of talent to further advance the media business in Cologne.«Michael Wurzer, Managing Director VeryTV GmbH JFC Medienzentrum Köln. The IHK conducts examinations, among other things, in the professions of recording manager, producer, director s assistant, production manager, media manager and industry manager for print media. Before and behind the camera Anyone who does dreams of a career as an actor will find many training possibilities in Cologne for example, the Film Acting School Cologne, the Theaterakademie Köln, Cologne, the Deutsches Zentrum für Schauspiel und Film, and at the Schule des Theaters in the Theater Der Keller. Make-up artists are trained in Cologne at Die Maske, stuntmen or stuntwomen in the stunt school of Action Concept. School partners for vocational training in companies Berufskolleg Kartäuserwall: Berufskolleg Humboldtstraße: Erich-Gutenberg-Berufskolleg: Georg-Simon-Ohm-Berufskolleg: Joseph-DuMont-Berufskolleg: Richard-Riemerschmidt-Berufskolleg: Ways into the media The helpers AIM KoordinationsCentrum Ausbildung in Medienberufen: Amt für Weiterbildung der Stadt Köln / VHS: Tel Einstieg Webmesse (virtuelle Berufsorientierungsmesse): IHK Köln, Geschäftsbereich Aus- und Weiterbildung: Tel Aclewe s jfc Medienzentrum: Lernende Region Netzwerk Köln e.v.: Qualitätsgemeinschaft Berufliche Weiterbildung Region Köln: Stadt Köln, Stabsstelle Medien: Tel Events Arbeitsmarktkonferenz Medien und Kultur: Ausbildungsmarkt der Wirtschaftsjunioren Köln: Berufe live Rheinland: Einstieg Abi Köln: JugendMedienEvent: Kölner Lernfest: Kölner Weiterbildungsmesse: Medienfest.NRW: New Job Circus: RTL Com.mit Award: Tag der Erstausbildung mit Wahl des Ausbilders / Ausbilderin des Jahres:

15 26 MediacityCologne At the heart of Europe: Cologne offers many locational advantages MediacityCologne Investing a strong location Advantage Cologne There are many good reasons for investing in Cologne. Anyone who decides to locate their company in the media metropolis on the Rhine has a choice between very attractive locations. And can expect to get competent assistance whenever they need it. Always well informed All the latest news about Cologne is reported by: Advantage demographic trend. A high quality of life, an extraordinary large number of renowned education facilities and good employment prospects in a pulsating media and commercial metropolis make it possible: in 2025, Cologne will have a considerably lower share of over 65s in its population than other German cities and regions. The regular influx of young people constantly brings new momentum, talent and fresh ideas to the city and keeps Cologne s population growing: even in the long term, Cologne will continue to be a city with over a million inhabitants. Advantage transport connections. Cologne is by far the largest city of the Rhineland metropolitan area and lies in the heart of Europe: 40 percent of the EU gross domestic product is generated within a radius of 500 kilometres. Thanks to this advantageous situation and the excellent transport connections, it is not far to the other important European commercial centres. Paris is only three hours away by train, Brussels just over one and a half. In 2015, there will be a direct ICE link to London. Cologne Bonn Airport is just 17 kilometres from Cologne s city centre and thanks to the links to the motorway and suburban rail network can be reached just as easily as the airports in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf. Travel to none of the three international airports takes longer than one hour: ideal prerequisites for frequent flyers who have no time to spare on their way to the metropolises of this world. Advantage industry-sector mix. As a business location, the greater Cologne region is not only wellplaced as a media city, but also in many other sectors: automotive and mechanical engineering, finance and insurance, chemicals and healthcare, trade and logistics. This efficient mix of sectors provides the basis for sustainable prosperity and makes it possible for media companies to use synergy effects and to generate diverse orders. Advantage dynamics. Anyone who wants to be permanently at the top cannot rest on their laurels. That also applies to Cologne as a centre of trade, media and business and as a city where it is easy to live well and work efficiently. In many locations, work is currently progressing, rigorously and creatively, on a successful future. Work is in full swing on the former Gerling site at the heart of Cologne s city centre. The conversion of the former insurance quarter into an office, trade and residential quarter is due for completion in In space of 33,000 sq.m. architectural gems from the fifties will be preserved and supplemented with attractive new buildings. The work on the new Waidmarkt quarter is planned to be completed by the end of January Owner-occupied apartments, offices, shopping and two hotels will then be located in 14,000 square metres. By the end of April, 80 percent of the commercial space was already rented and all apartments sold. The project received the quality seal of the Deutscher Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen in The preparatory construction work on the so-called MesseCity Köln is planned for the end of 2013/start of The new office quarter is in a privileged position between RTL, Koelnmesse, Lanxess Arena and Köln Messe/Deutz station, which is on the ICE route network with links to Berlin, Dortmund, Amsterdam and Frankfurt am Main and has many direct trains to Cologne Bonn Airport. The quarter with up to 5,000 jobs will probably be completed in The creative centre Schanzenstraße in Cologne-Mülheim is also undergoing changes. In the Carlswerk, a protected historical building formerly a copper foundry which has been extensively renovated, many new tenants were welcomed in recent months, including the IT companies inovex and MoovIT, as well as the Cologne office of the internationally operating marketing agency Wunderman. According to the plans of its new owners, Hochtief Projektentwicklung,the former railway head office on the Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer should be restored as a green building. The building with its protected neoclassical façade, which dates back to 1913, has a total floor space of 17,600 square metres. Also in focus: Cologne s educational scene: in 2012, entries were invited for the urban planning competition for the partial reconstruction of the Fachhochschule Köln in Deutz. In the course of the renovation, it is planned to extend the campus and link it more effectively with the neighbouring districts. Extensive restoration and expansion measures have long since begun at the University of Cologne, a new seminar building was already opened Stadt Köln is planning new comprehensive and primary schools, the extension of existing grammar and comprehensive schools, and is working on being able to offer nursery places for 40 percent of children under three by New in the city among other things, are: Emesa, German headquarters of the Dutch market leader for travel and leisure web pages. E-navik, first German office of the globally operating IT and engineering service provider from India. Page Personnel Deutschland, personnel service provider and part of the Michael Page Group, a market leader in specialised recruitment represented in 32 countries. Sarasin, fourth German branch office of the Swiss private bank. UrbanTec, new trade fair which had its premiere in 2011 as export-oriented marketplace for the national and international industry. Across sectors, the event offers the complete range for urbanisation: system solutions, components, equipment, as well as services for covering urban needs. The next edition: 24 to 26 October In addition, around 600 employees of the management consultancy Detecon, a subsidiary of T-Systems, are moving from Bonn to Cologne in Always on the move: Cologne is a major traffic and business junction Advantage partnership. In order that Cologne s creative business continues to dynamically develop, if required existing companies and company founders get extensive support. The AV-Gründerzentrum NRW and NUK Neues Unternehmertum Rheinland purposefully promote new companies in the media and creative sector. Partners of the AV-Gründerzentrum include Stadt Köln and the IHK Köln. Another important contact is the Startercenter NRW. This is a certified information and advice centre for all founders of new businesses. The Startercenter NRW has no less than three contact points in Cologne: at Stadt Köln, in the IHK Köln, and in the Cologne Chamber of Trades. The NRW regional office of the Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft is also located in Cologne. It offers founders of new businesses, freelancers and companies in the cultural and creative sector, individual orientation advice, consultation days and possibilities for regional networking. Attractive location: the Carlswerk in Cologne-Mülheim

16 Addresses A 1Live: (see Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln) ACT Videoproduktions GmbH: Action Concept Film- und Stuntproduktion GmbH: AIM KoordinationsCentrum für Ausbildung in Medienberufen: Alba Kultur: Altes Pfandhaus GmbH: A-Musik: Antwerpes AG: ARGE Bürgerfunk Köln: artheater: AV-Gründerzentrum NRW GmbH: B Bank-Verlag Medien GmbH: Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG: Bauer Media Group: Berufskolleg Humboldtstraße: Berufskolleg Kartäuserwall: Berufsverband Medienmusik: Bildungsverlag EINS GmbH: Bild-Zeitung: Blue Shell: bm - gesellschaft für bildung in medienberufen mbh: Bogen 2: BonGusto: tv.gusto GmbH Brainpool TV GmbH: Bright Future GmbH: BROADVIEW TV GmbH: Bull GmbH: Bunch TV Paper Boy Productions GmbH: Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbh: C Café Franck / Shibuya-Lounge: Carl Heymanns Verlag: (see Wolters Kluwer) CBC Cologne Broadcasting Center GmbH: center.tv Heimatfernsehen Köln GmbH & Co. KG: Cinedom: Cinenova: CinePostproduction GmbH Geyer Köln: Clipfish GmbH & Co. KG: Clixoom Die Online-Talkshow Momento media GmbH: Coin Film GmbH: Cologne Business School: Cologne Conference GmbH: Cologne Game Lab: cologne on pop GmbH: Coloneum: (see MMC) Colonia Media Filmproduktions GmbH: Commerzbank AG Firmenkundenbetreuung Medien: ComputerProjekt Köln e.v.: Concerto Köln: CONRADFILM GmbH & Co. KG: COUPIES GmbH: D DATEV eg: Denkwerk GmbH: Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis GmbH: Detecon International GmbH: Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen e.v.: Deutsche Pop: Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag GmbH: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis e.v.: Deutscher Kamerapreis Köln e.v.: Deutscher Wirtschaftsdienst: (see Wolters Kluwer) Deutsches Zentrum für Schauspiel und Film: Deutschlandfunk: Die Kölner Akademie: die maske akademie GmbH: Dirk Becker Entertainment GmbH: DocCheck Medical Services GmbH: Domradio: domstadt.tv GmbH: DRadio Wissen: wissen.dradio.de Drummer s Focus Köln: d-sire GmbH & Co. KG: DSV Deutscher Sportverlag GmbH: Dügün TV: DuMont Buchverlag GmbH & Co. KG: Mediengruppe M. DuMont Schauberg GmbH & Co. KG: E eco Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.v.: EGMONT Manga & Anime: EGMONT Verlagsgesellschaften mbh: Ehapa Comic Collection: EINSTIEG GmbH: Electronic Arts GmbH: Electronic Sports League: (see Turtle Entertainment) Elsani Film: EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG: EMMA-Frauenverlags GmbH: Emons Verlag Köln: e-navik GmbH: Endemol Deutschland Holding GmbH: ergo Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co. KG: Erich-Gutenberg-Berufskolleg: EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e.v.: E-Werk Cologne: Express: Eyes & Ears of Europe: Eyeworks Germany GmbH: F Fachhochschule Köln: facts and fiction GmbH: Fantasy Filmfest: Film Acting School Cologne: film & fernsehproduzentenverband nrw e.v.: Filmbüro NW e.v.: Filminitiativ Köln e.v.: FILMLICHTER GmbH: Filmpalette: filmpool Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW GmbH: Florianfilm GmbH: G Gebäude 9: Geißendörfer Film- & Fernsehproduktion KG: Georg-Simon-Ohm-Berufskolleg: Gewölbe: GLORIA: Greven s Adreßbuch-Verlag Köln: Greven Verlag Köln GmbH: Groove Attack c/o GoodToGo GmbH: großgestalten kommunikationsdesign: Gründer- und Innovationszentrum GmbH im TechnologiePark Köln: Grundy Light Entertainment GmbH: Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion GmbH: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln: H Handwerkskammer zu Köln: HanXX Media GmbH: HeadQuarter Gesellschaft für digitale Bildbearbeitung mbh: Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG: Heinen-Verlag GmbH: (see Kölnische Rundschau) Hitmeister GmbH: HMKW Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft: HMR Produktion GmbH: Hochschule Fresenius Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Medien GmbH: Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln: Host Europe GmbH: HRS Hotel Reservation Service Robert Ragge GmbH: HSG Hörfunk Service GmbH: Hupe Film- und Fernsehproduktion: I ifs internationale filmschule köln gmbh: Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln (IHK Köln) Unter Sachsenhausen Köln Tel service@koeln.ihk.de Business Unit Media Tel presse@koeln.ihk.de Business Unit Education and Further Education Tel Business Unit Trade, Tourism, IT and Communications Tel infonetwork GmbH: inovex GmbH: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.v.: Interlutions GmbH: Intro GmbH & Co. KG: IP Deutschland GmbH: ITV Studios Germany GmbH: i&u Information und Unterhaltung TV Produktion GmbH & Co. KG: J J.P. Bachem Medien GmbH: JCDecaux Deutschland GmbH: Jeschenko MedienAgentur Köln GmbH: jfc Medienzentrum: Joseph-DuMont-Berufskolleg: Jung von Matt/Relations GmbH: JUVE Verlag für juristische Information GmbH: K KaiserGames GmbH: Kalaydo GmbH & Co. KG: Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH: KDA Kölner Design Akademie GmbH: Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH & Co. KG: King Georg Klubbar: Kino Gesellschaft Köln Kühn & Steinkühler GbR: Klarna AB: Klassik Alte Musik in Köln: Klubkomm: Koch, Neff & Volckmar GmbH: Koelnbeben: koeln.de: Cologne-Bonn Airport Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH: Köln International School of Design: koelnkontakter.de Popkultur Köln e.v.: Koelnmesse GmbH: Köln Nachrichten: Kölncampus: Köln Comedy Festival GmbH: Kölner Filmhaus e.v.: Kölner Gesellschaft für Neue Musik e.v.: Kölner Illustrierte: Kölner Internet Union (KIU) e.v.: Kölner Journalisten-Vereinigung (KJV): Kölner Jugendpark: Kölner Kammerorchester e.v.: Kölner Philharmonie: Kölner Presseclub e.v.: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: Kölnische Rundschau: KOMED im MediaPark GmbH: Kompakt: Konzertbüro Schoneberg GmbH: KSK-Wagniskapital GmbH: Kuhn, Kammann & Kuhn GmbH: Kulturkirche Köln: Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln: KunstSalon e.v.: L Landesanstalt für Medien: LANXESS arena ARENA Management GmbH: LBI Germany AG: Le Pop Musik: Lernende Region Netzwerk Köln e.v.: LfM Nova GmbH: lit.cologne GmbH: Literaturhaus Köln e.v.: Little Shark Entertainment GmbH: Live Music Hall GmbH: Loft: Luchterhand: Luna media GmbH: Luxor GmbH: M Macromedia Hochschule für Medien und Kommunikation: Magic Media Company TV-Produktionsgesellschaft mbh (MMC): Krystian Majewski: Matthias Hörstmann Unternehmensgruppe: MBW Mittelstands-Beratung GmbH: Media Consulta Deutschland GmbH: Media Luna New Films: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH: Medien Management Institut an der Hochschule Fresenius: megaherz GmbH: Metropolis Lichtspieltheater GmbH: mibeg-institut Medien: Microsoft Deutschland GmbH: MMC Independent GmbH: mobivention GmbH: momento media gmbh: MoovIT GmbH: muehlhausmoers kommunikation gmbh: Müller & Seelig Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG: Museum Ludwig: musik-in-koeln.de IFM-Projekte e.v.: MUSIC STORE professional GmbH: musikfabrik: MySpass.de BRAINPOOL Artist & Content Services GmbH: N n!faculty e.v.: NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbh: Netzwerk Kölner Chöre: Nexum AG:

17 Imprint n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH: NUK Neues Unternehmertum Rheinland e.v.: Nurogames GmbH: O ODEON-Lichtspieltheater GmbH: OFF Broadway Kino OFF Kinobetriebs GmbH: Offene Jazz Haus Schule e.v.: Oliver Schrott Kommunikation GmbH: ON Neue Musik Köln e.v.: OnlineFussballManager GmbH: Oper Köln: P Pandora Film: Parallel Schallplatten: PASSION GmbH: Peter Rieger Konzertagentur GmbH & Co. KG: Pironet NDH AG: Pixelpark AG Köln: Platinion GmbH: PopKulturKöln e.v.: PR Lounge: prime entertainment gmbh: Prime Productions GmbH: Prinz Köln: Publicis Life Brands Germany: Putpat TVRL GmbH & Co. KG: PR-Partner Köln: Q Qualitätsgemeinschaft Berufliche Weiterbildung Region Köln e.v.: QSC AG: Qvest Kaune, Sudendorf publishing GmbH: R Radio Köln GmbH & Co. KG: RPR1. Studio Köln: Rapid Eye Movies HE GmbH: RealFiction Filmverleih: reality bytes neue medien gmbh: Rechtsrheinisches Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Köln GmbH (RTZ): Region Köln/Bonn e.v.: report-k.de Verlag Atelier Goral GmbH: Residenz PREMIUM Entertainment Köln GmbH: koeln.astor-filmlounge.de Rheinauhafen-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbh: Rheinfaktor: Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln ggmbh: Rheinische Musikschule: Rheinland Venture Capital GmbH & Co. KG: Richard-Riemerschmidt-Berufskolleg: Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH: RTL Crime: rtl-crime.rtl.de RTL Interactive GmbH: RTL Journalistenschule für TV und Multimedia GmbH: RTL Living: rtl-living.rtl.de RTL Nitro: RTL Now: rtl-now.rtl.de RTL Television GmbH: S SAE Institute: Saturn Köln Hansaring: Schauspiel Köln: SchneiderBuch: Schnitt Das Filmmagazin Schnitt Verlag: Schnittstelle Film und Video GmbH: Schule des Theaters im Theater Der Keller: Sedo GmbH: Simfy AG: SK Stiftung Jugend und Medien: Sneaker Freaker G/S/A Intro GmbH & Co. KG: Sonic Ballroom: Sony Pictures Film & Fernseh Produktions GmbH: Sound of Cologne: SoundVision GmbH: souvenirs from the earth GmbH: Sparkasse KölnBonn: Spielraum Institut zur Förderung von Medienkompetenz Fachhochschule Köln: www1.fh-koeln.de/spielraum SQS Software Quality Systems AG: Stadt Köln Tel Dezernat für Wirtschaft und Liegenschaften Stabsstelle Medien Willy-Brandt-Platz Köln Tel medien@stadt-koeln.de Servicebüro Film- und Fernseh- Produktionen Tel susanne.gripp@stadt-koeln.de Amt für öffentliche Ordnung Ottmar-Pohl-Platz Köln Tel oder ordnungsamt@stadt-koeln.de Amt für Kinder, Jugend und Familie Fachstelle Medienpädagogik/ Jugendmedienschutz Im Mediapark Köln Tel jak@komed.de Amt für Stadtentwicklung und Statistik Willy-Brandt-Platz Köln Tel stadtentwicklung.statistik@stadt-koeln.de Amt für Weiterbildung Im Mediapark Köln VHS Köln Programmbereich Medien und Kommunikation Tel doris.dieckmann@stadt-koeln.de Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung Willy-Brandt-Platz Köln Tel wirtschaftsfoerderung@stadt-koeln.de Kulturamt Richartzstraße Köln Referat für Popkultur Tel manfred.post@stadt-koeln.de Musikreferat Tel herrmann-christoph.mueller@stadt-koeln.de StadtBibliothek Köln Zentralbibliothek Josef-Haubrich-Hof Köln Tel Stadtgarten: StadtRevue Verlag GmbH: Ströer Out-of-Home Media AG: Studio 672: (see Stadtgarten) SUPER RTL RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG: Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion: T TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG: takomat GmbH: Tanzbrunnen KölnKongress GmbH: TASCHEN GmbH: teamworx Television & Film GmbH: Teleçarşi Telebazaar Marketing GmbH: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG: Telekom Deutschland GmbH: TERZ Filmproduktions GmbH: Theaterakademie Köln: The Match Factory GmbH: Thurnfilm Valentin Thurn Filmproduktion: TIMETOACT Software & Consulting GmbH: Tomlab: Torus GmbH Filmtonpostproduktion Köln: T-Systems International GmbH: Turtle Entertainment GmbH: Türk Shop Telebazaar Marketing GmbH: Türkshow Sonfilm Marketing, Film und TV GmbH: U Underdog GbR: Underground GmbH & Co. KG: Uniplan GmbH & Co. KG: Unitymedia GmbH: University of Cologne: Institut für Medienkultur und Theater Institut für Medienrecht und Kommunikationsrecht Institut für Rundfunkökonomie Institut für Rundfunkrecht Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften Köln Seminar für Allgemeine BWL, Medien- und Technologiemanagement V VEMAG Verlags- und Medien AG: Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.v.: (see eco) Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt KG: Verlagsgesellschaft Rudolf Müller GmbH & Co. KG: verytv GmbH: VFFVmedia e.v.: ww.vffv.de VGS EGMONT Verlagsgesellschaften mbh: vierviertel Agentur für Kommunikationsdesign GmbH: VOX Television GmbH: W WAK Westdeutsche Akademie für Kommunikation e.v.: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation- Kommunikation e.v. Corboud: WDR Big Band: (see Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln) WDR mediagroup GmbH: WDR mediagroup digital GmbH: (see WDR mediagroup GmbH) WDR Rundfunkchor WDR Rundfunkorchester WDR Sinfonieorchester (see Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln) Weißhaus Filmkunsttheater OFF Kinobetriebs GmbH: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln: W-film Filmproduktion & Filmverleih: Wienand Verlag GmbH: Wirtschaftsakademie Am Ring GmbH: Wirtschaftsbibliothek der IHK Köln: Wirtschaftsjunioren Köln e.v.: Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH: Wunderman GmbH: Y Yupik Marketing Public Relations GmbH: Z Zeitsprung pictures GmbH: ZAMUS zentrum für alte musik: Zieglerfilm Köln GmbH: Zoo Die Schänke: Zum scheuen Reh: The Mayor Office of Economic Development Stadthaus Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, Köln Tel Fax wirtschaftsfoerderung@stadt-koeln.de Department for Economic Development and Real Property Media Department Stadthaus Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, Köln Tel Fax medien@stadt-koeln.de Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Media Section Unter Sachsenhausen 10 26, Köln Tel Fax service@koeln.ihk.de Design and layout: Aclewe GmbH Werbeagentur, Cologne Text and editing: Marcus Bäcker Printed by: A. Ollig GmbH & Co. KG Photos: Alfred Jansen; Coin Film; Cologne Conference GmbH; Colonia Media Filmproduktion/WDR/Martin Valentin Menke; Coupies GmbH; Domradio; Facts and fiction GmbH; Film- und Medienstiftung NRW; Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH; Frederic Lezmi; Grundy Light Entertainment GmbH; Heinen Verlag; Helmar Mildner; Interlutions GmbH; KaiserGames GmbH; KHM/Cadez2012; Klaus Lefebvre; Kölncampus; Koelnmesse GmbH; KölnMusik/Matthias Baus; KStA; Markus Pietrek, Düsseldorf; MMC; MMC/Rico Hartig; NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbh; n!faculty/oliver Wagner; Parallel Schallplatten/ Manfred Wegener; Paulo dos Santos; Publicis Life Brands Germany; Stadt Köln; Stephanie Kubach; Tom Trambow; Unitymedia GmbH; Verytv GmbH; WDR/ Annika Fußwinkel; WDR/Bernd-Michael Maurer; WDR/Herby Sachs; WDR/Willi Weber Published in print: June 2012 / German 6,000 copies, English 2,000 copies All names and addresses have been researched and checked to the best of our knowledge and belief. 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