Komplett-Media

Komplett-Media GmbH is an independent German publishing house founded in 1982 and headquartered in the Giesing district of Munich. The company produces, publishes and distributes film documentaries on DVD and Blu-ray, audiobooks and books, with a thematic focus on popular science, travel and knowledge. Its founder and managing partner is Herbert Lenz. The publisher releases its works under the imprint "der-wissens-verlag" (the knowledge publisher). Komplett-Media's film programme is organised into several series. The travel-film series "welt weit" comprises 156 DVD titles covering countries, world cities and islands, each around 60 minutes long. The "Golden Globe" series includes 114 DVD titles on countries, world cities and islands, each around 90 minutes, with 72 of those titles also available on Blu-ray. The "Wissen auf Video" series contains 500 DVD titles on subjects such as ancient and modern history, the universe, nature, animals, humanity, philosophy, religion and documentaries. Additional series include "Junior" (58 DVD titles for children and young people), "Eisenbahnen" (12 DVD titles for railway enthusiasts), "Kunst" (34 DVD titles on art and painting courses) and "uni auditorium" (159 DVD titles featuring lectures by renowned university professors). The audiobook programme comprises 264 titles on CD, covering philosophy, ancient and modern history, science, astrophysics, documentaries, entertaining literature and children's topics. From the "uni auditorium" series, 150 titles are available as audiobooks, featuring lectures by professors from fields including astrophysics, physics, science, religion, neuroscience, philosophy, ancient and modern history, literature, politics, law and media. The book programme includes nearly 50 titles, all of which are also available as e-books. This includes 10 hardcover titles on philosophy, astrophysics and science; 23 paperbacks from the "Road University" series on ancient and modern history; and 14 paperbacks from the "uni auditorium" series on astrophysics, ancient and modern history and philosophy. Notable authors whose works have been published by Komplett-Media include Gian Domenico Borasio, Michael Bordt, Ernst Peter Fischer, Hans Küng, Harald Lesch, Illobrand von Ludwiger, Julian Nida-Rümelin, Hanns Ruder, Thomas Schwartz and Ulrich Walter.

Komplett-Media GmbH was founded in 1982 as an independent German publishing house based in the Giesing district of Munich. From its inception, the company focused on producing, publishing and distributing film documentaries on DVD and Blu-ray, audiobooks and books, with a thematic emphasis on popular science, travel and knowledge. The founder and managing partner, Herbert Lenz, has led the company throughout its history. Over the decades, Komplett-Media built an extensive catalogue organised into distinct series. Its travel-film line includes the "welt weit" series with 156 DVD titles and the "Golden Globe" series with 114 DVD titles, 72 of which are also available on Blu-ray. The "Wissen auf Video" series grew to 500 DVD titles covering a wide range of documentary subjects. Specialised series such as "Junior" for children and young people, "Eisenbahnen" for railway enthusiasts, and "Kunst" for art and painting courses were also developed. The "uni auditorium" series, featuring lectures by renowned university professors, became a flagship offering with 159 DVD titles and 150 audiobook titles. The audiobook programme expanded to 264 titles on CD, covering philosophy, history, science, astrophysics, documentaries, entertaining literature and children's topics. The book programme, comprising nearly 50 titles all available as e-books, includes hardcover and paperback editions across series such as "Road University" and "uni auditorium". The publisher has released works by notable authors including Gian Domenico Borasio, Michael Bordt, Ernst Peter Fischer, Hans Küng, Harald Lesch, Illobrand von Ludwiger, Julian Nida-Rümelin, Hanns Ruder, Thomas Schwartz and Ulrich Walter. Komplett-Media continues to operate as an independent publisher under the imprint "der-wissens-verlag".

• 1982

  Komplett-Media GmbH founded as an independent German publisher in Munich.

Independent publisher specialising in popular-science, travel and knowledge media under the imprint "der-wissens-verlag".

• welt weit

  156 travel-film titles on countries, world cities and islands, each around 60 minutes.

• Golden Globe

  114 travel-film titles on countries, world cities and islands, each around 90 minutes; 72 titles also on Blu-ray.

• Wissen auf Video

  500 documentary titles on ancient and modern history, the universe, nature, animals, humanity, philosophy, religion and documentaries.

• Junior

  58 DVD titles for children and young people.

• Eisenbahnen

  12 DVD titles for railway enthusiasts.

• Kunst

  34 DVD titles on art and painting courses.

• uni auditorium

  159 DVD titles and 150 audiobook titles of lectures by renowned university professors; also 14 paperback books.

• Road University

  23 paperback titles on ancient and modern history.

1. 1Komplett-Media on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Komplett-Media – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websitekomplett-media.de