EM.TV
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Constantin Medien AG is a German media group, based in Ismaning
near Munich
. The company was founded by Thomas Haffa
.
Note: EM.TV stands for "Entertainment, Merchandising, TV."
Ismaning
Ismaning is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, located near Munich. In 2006 it had 14,638 inhabitants. Near Ismaning there is a large broadcasting facility called Transmitter Ismaning....
near Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. The company was founded by Thomas Haffa
Thomas Haffa
Thomas Haffa is a German businessman who founded EM.TV, a German Media Company.In April 2003, he was fined 1.2 million euros for misleading shareholders.-References:...
.
Note: EM.TV stands for "Entertainment, Merchandising, TV."
History
- EM.TV was founded by Thomas HaffaThomas HaffaThomas Haffa is a German businessman who founded EM.TV, a German Media Company.In April 2003, he was fined 1.2 million euros for misleading shareholders.-References:...
.
- 1997 - EM.TV went public and started to expand in various businesses.
- 1996 - The company created JuniorJuniorJunior may refer to:* Junior or Jnr , suffix to names* Junior , status of a student in High School or College.* Junior , an age athletics category - People :Junior:...
, a company and TV channel that held licenses to most of the animated TV shows in the library of the KirchGruppe, the Media Group of Leo KirchLeo KirchLeo Kirch was a German media entrepreneur who founded the Kirch Group.-Life:Kirch was born in Volkach, Bavaria, but shortly afterward his family moved to the nearby town of Würzburg. After completing High school he studied marketing and management as well as mathematics at the University of...
, where Thomas Haffa started his career.
- 1999 - EM.TV acquired TMG (Tele München Gruppe).
- 1999 - JuniorJuniorJunior may refer to:* Junior or Jnr , suffix to names* Junior , status of a student in High School or College.* Junior , an age athletics category - People :Junior:...
sets up a home video company called Planet Junior. The company then expands into Spain and Italy.
- 2000 - In February, EM.TV buys The Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...
for $680 million.
- 2000 - When EM.TV's market capitalization was about €10 billion, the company acquired the Jim Henson Company and 50% of SLEC Ltd.SLEC HoldingsThe Formula One Group is a group of companies responsible for the promotion of the FIA Formula One World Championship and exploitation of the sport's commercial rights. The Group is owned ultimately by Delta Topco, a Jersey–based company owned by CVC Capital Partners' funds and JPMorgan...
, the holding company of the famous Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
racing series. Because of an option to purchase another 25% of SLEC Ltd.SLEC HoldingsThe Formula One Group is a group of companies responsible for the promotion of the FIA Formula One World Championship and exploitation of the sport's commercial rights. The Group is owned ultimately by Delta Topco, a Jersey–based company owned by CVC Capital Partners' funds and JPMorgan...
from Bernie EcclestoneBernie EcclestoneBernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone is an English business magnate, as president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration and through his part-ownership of Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. As such, he is generally considered the primary...
for 1 Billion EUR, EM.TV had problems funding the transaction via the capital markets.
- Between late 2000, when the company reported incorrect quarterly results, and 2002, EM.TV's stock fell from its price of €120 EUR to penny stockPenny stockIn the United States, penny stocks are common shares of small public companies that trade at less than $1.00. In some countries, similar shares of stock are known as cent stocks.-Concerns for investors:...
status.
- 2001 - In September, Werner Klatten, the former CEO of Sat.1Sat.1Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....
, became the new CEO of EM.TV. He restructured the company: sold SLEC, Jim Henson Company, and TMG; and he directed the purchase of DSFDSFDSF can mean:* Deutsches Sportfernsehen, a German TV channel for sport* Democratic Students' Front, an independent political students' organisation of Jadavpur University* DSF Refractories & Minerals Ltd, a British refractory brick manufacturer...
, a German sports TV station. During the restructuring, the bondholders of a 1999-issued €400 million bond got nearly 60% in company stock in exchange for their bonds.
- 2003 - In July, The Jim Henson Company was purchased by the Henson family again from EM.TV for $78 million.
- 2008 - company changed name to em.sport media ag
- 2009 - company changed name to Constantin Medien AG