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Top 25 Types of media companies based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 203 types of media companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 21,370 professional contacts across them, including 5,329 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers types of media companies headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest types of media companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 203 types of media companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to types of media companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+3,988 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMainz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0002,910 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Unser Anspruch lautet: Ein ZDF für alle!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Strong evidenceKoln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0002,466 contacts →

Strong evidence

“RTL Deutschland, together with Gruner + Jahr, is Germany's leading entertainment company, spanning all types of media: TV and streaming, print and digital, radio and podcasts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Partial evidenceUnterföhring, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,0001,622 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With 23 million customers across six countries, Sky is Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be part of the Comcast group.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Indirect evidenceUnterföhring, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0001,481 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ProSiebenSat.1 is the home of popular entertainment and infotainment and a leading entertainment player in the German-speaking region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Partial evidenceMünchen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0001,331 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With around 10,500 employees and over 500 brands world-wide, Hubert Burda Media is one of Germany’s largest technology and media companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Partial evidenceGütersloh, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+1,323 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bertelsmann is a media, services, and education company with more than employees that operates in some 50 countries around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Indirect evidenceUnterföhring, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,0001,078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In der Seven.One Entertainment Group vereinen wir unsere Sendermarken sowie all unsere Inhalte und deren Vermarktung unter einem Dach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000301 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die MADSACK Mediengruppe setzt auf das Zukunftspotenzial regionaler und lokaler Medien.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Indirect evidenceGeiselgasteig Bei München, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000199 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Bavaria Film GmbH bildet zusammen mit ihren Tochtergesellschaften eine moderne und breit aufgestellte Unternehmensgruppe in der deutschsprachigen Film, TV- und…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceOsnabrück, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000188 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Innovative Ideen in einem Start-up-Umfeld umsetzen und gleichzeitig Teil einer großen traditionellen Mediengruppe sein?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500160 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nachrichten, Medienproduktion, Verlag”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Partial evidenceRavensburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000159 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Schwäbisch Media steht für starken Regionaljournalismus, digitale Informationsangebote und den Ausbau einer leistungsfähigen Zustell-Logistik zum regionalen Versorger.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Indirect evidenceHannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500156 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Marke TVN steht für innovative Medienprojekte weltweit.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Partial evidenceDortmund, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000149 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mit dem Medienhaus Bauer, dem Verlag Rubens und temmingmedia hat Lensing Media starke Partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Indirect evidenceNürnberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Der Olympia-Verlag vereint unter seinem Dach die traditionsreichen Marken kicker und Alpin.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026501-1,000122 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ströer Publishing – der zentrale Dreh- und Angelpunkt hinter Deutschlands führenden digitalen Medienmarken wie t-online, watson, GIGA, kino.de, desired und familie.de - wo…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Indirect evidenceHeilbronn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500121 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Dürfen wir uns vorstellen?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Partial evidenceDüsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“iq digital media marketing gmbh is one of the leading sales organisations for quality digital media and media brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBaden-baden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026501-1,000106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“2018 feierten wir als Medienholding Klambt unser 175-jähriges Bestehen als starkes, unabhängiges, mittelständisches Familienunternehmen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMainz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ZDF Studios is a commercial subsidiary of ZDF, one of the largest TV broadcasters in Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SPIEGEL TV ist eine in Hamburg ansässige TV-Produktionsfirma und 100%ige Tochter des SPIEGEL Verlags.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-50092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Als modernes und innovatives Medienunternehmen bündelt die Bremedia ihre Expertise aus Fernseh‑, Film‑, Hörfunk- sowie crossmedialen Angeboten und ist als hundertprozentige…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMünchen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ein Schreibtisch im 20.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Indirect evidenceStuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20086 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Netzwerk Medienproduktion 🤝 Werbelösungen Events #Wir vernetzen Menschen, Medien und Märkte … …und das leben wir mit all unseren Medien und auf allen Kanälen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Types of media companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
24.9%Verified-email coverage
105.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
9.4%Largest-city concentration · Berlin
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
81
11-50
40
51-200
32
201-500
15
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
16
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 203 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among types of media companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “types of media companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names types of media companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among types of media companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,329 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names types of media companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many types of media companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 203 types of media companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bauer Media Group, headquartered in Hamburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most types of media companies?

Berlin leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Munchen (15) and Hamburg (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,329 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 203 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.