AZ Media

AZ Media is a German television production company founded in 1995 by Andre Zalbertus as AZ Media GmbH. Based in Hannover and Cologne, it produces factual entertainment, reports, news items and documentaries for private and public broadcasters. Its well-known productions include the programming window "Die Alltagskämpfer" on RTL Television, "exklusiv – die reportage" on RTL II, and the parliamentary television of the German Bundestag. It also produced episodes for NDR Fernsehen reportage series such as "Typisch!", "NaturNah" and "nordstory". In 2006 Zalbertus sold the company to Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and Rheinische Post; since 2010 it has been wholly owned by Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and is a subsidiary of TVN GROUP HOLDING GmbH & Co. KG. In 2024, to better align it with the group, the company was renamed TVN Factual Entertainment. Today it employs around 10 permanent staff in Hannover and Cologne. Managing directors are Markus Osthaus and Christian Panhorst, and the editorial director is Claudia Riemer. The company has received several awards, including the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (1997, 2003, 2006), a media prize (2002), a New York Festival Award (Bronze, 2002) and the Robert-Geisendörfer-Preis (2003).

AZ Media was founded in 1995 by Andre Zalbertus as AZ Media GmbH. The company established itself as a producer of television content including reports, news items and documentaries, including content for programming windows of private broadcasters that are obliged to air such independent productions. Known productions include the programming window "Die Alltagskämpfer" on RTL Television, "exklusiv – die reportage" on RTL II, and the parliamentary television of the German Bundestag. It also produced episodes for NDR Fernsehen reportage series such as "Typisch!", "NaturNah" and "nordstory", as well as for numerous private and public broadcasters nationwide. In 2006 Zalbertus sold the company to Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and Rheinische Post. Since 2010, the company has been wholly owned by Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and is a subsidiary of TVN GROUP HOLDING GmbH & Co. KG. In 2024, with the aim of better aligning it with the group, the company was renamed TVN Factual Entertainment. Today TVN Factual Entertainment employs around 10 permanent staff in Hannover and Cologne. Managing directors are Markus Osthaus and Christian Panhorst, and the editorial director is Claudia Riemer. The company has received several awards: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (1997, 2003, 2006), a media prize (2002), New York Festival Award (Bronze, 2002), and the Robert-Geisendörfer-Preis, the media prize of the Protestant Church (2003).

• 2024

  Renamed TVN Factual Entertainment to better align with the group.

• 2010

  Became wholly owned by Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and a subsidiary of TVN GROUP HOLDING GmbH & Co. KG.

• 2006

  Sold by Andre Zalbertus to Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack and Rheinische Post.

• 2003

  Awarded Bayerischer Fernsehpreis and Robert-Geisendörfer-Preis.

• 2002

  Awarded a media prize and New York Festival Award (Bronze).

• 1997

  Awarded Bayerischer Fernsehpreis.

• 1995

  Founded by Andre Zalbertus as AZ Media GmbH.

Producer of authentic, entertaining factual content for broadcasters and streaming services, part of the TVN GROUP.

• Die Alltagskämpfer

  Programming window on RTL Television.

• exklusiv – die reportage

  Reportage format on RTL II.

• Parlamentsfernsehen des Deutschen Bundestages

  Parliamentary television of the German Bundestag.

• Typisch!

  Reportage series for NDR Fernsehen.

• NaturNah

  Reportage series for NDR Fernsehen.

• nordstory

  Reportage series for NDR Fernsehen.

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3. 3TVN Factual Entertainment – TVN GROUPtvn.de
4. 4CSR | TVN GROUPtvn.de
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6. 6Presse | TVN GROUPtvn.de