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  • April
first edition of "Elton zockt - LIVE!" on ProSieben

start of the 8th season of "Ladykracher" in SAT.1


  • March
11th WOK WM in Oberhof live on ProSieben

Strong 14.7 percent market share for "Das große SAT.1 Promiboxen"

ECHO awards for Lena Meyer-Landrut and Roman Lob


  • February
first edition of "Die Große TV total Prunksitzung" on ProSieben

"Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Unser Song für Malmö" - the German preselection show for the ESC live in Das Erste

production of "Stromberg - Der Film" starts in Cologne



  • November
"Absolute Majority - opinions must pay" premiers on ProSieben.

"Atze live! Schmerzfrei" on RTL

"TV total Turmspringen 2012", 8th edition on ProSieben


  • October
"TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge", 8th edition on ProSieben

"TV total quiz boxing" premiers on ProSieben

"Stardust" by Lena Meyer-Landrut - Single and Album #2 in Germany


  • September
"Die Bülent Ceylan Show", 3nd season on RTL

"Pastewka" - The 6th season airs on Sat.1

The 8th "Bundesvision Song Contest" (ProSieben) takes place in Berlin

"Cindy aus Marzahn & Die jungen Wilden", 6th season on RTL


  • July
"Bread and Games – The Great Spectacle of History", airs on Das Erste


  • June
"TV total Autoball EM(TV total Carball European Cup)" on ProSieben with 17.8% market share among viewers aged 14-49

"Beat the Star", four new episodes on ProSieben

"Martin Rütter - Die große Hundeshow", 2nd show on RTL


  • May
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Swedish singer Loreens wins at the Grand Final Show, May 26th. For Germany Roman Lob places 8th.


  • April
"Ladykracher", 7th season on Sat.1

"RTL Comedy Woche", 1st season on RTL

"David Werker Live" on RTL


  • March
"Die TV Total Wok-WM X", 10th edition on ProSieben

"Das große ProSieben Promiboxen" on ProSieben

"Elton vs. Simon - Die Liveshow" on ProSieben

"Die Bülent Ceylan Show", 2nd season on RTL


  • February
"Olaf Schubert Live - Meine Kämpfe" on RTL


  • January
"Unser Star für Baku (Our Star for Baku)", talent show for the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku begins.

"Martin Rütter - Die große Hundeshows", airs on RTL



  • November
"Stromberg", 5. season on ProSieben

"TV total Turmspringen 2011", 7. edition on ProSieben


  • October
"TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge", 7. edition on ProSieben

"Der deutsche Comedypreis" on RTL

"Liebesbeweise" The new live-program of Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, RTL


  • September
The "Bundesvision Song Contest" (ProSieben) takes place in Cologne

"Beat the Star", four new episodes on ProSieben

"Schlag den Raab" ("Beat the host") starts in Serbia and Bulgaria

"Cindy aus Marzahn & Die jungen Wilden", 5. season on RTL


  • June
"Elton reist" on ProSieben


  • May
2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Duo "Ell/Nikki" from Azerbaijan win at the Grand Final Show, May 14th. For Germany "Lena" places tenth.

"Fröhlicher Frühling" with Wolfgang & Anneliese on Sat.1

New episodes of "Die Wochenshow" (The Weekly Show) on Sat.1


  • April
"Cindy aus Marzahn & Die jungen Wilden", 4. Staffel on RTL


  • March
"Die TV total Wok-WM", ninth edition on ProSieben


  • February
"Ladykracher", sixth season / "Pastewka", fifth season aired on Sat.1

"Die Bülent Ceylan Show" aired at RTL


  • January
"Unser Song für Deutschland", ARD/ProSieben



  • October
"Bundesvision Song Contest 2011" takes place in Berlin.

"Die große TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge", sixth edition on ProSieben

"TV total Turmspringen", sixth edition on ProSieben


  • September
"Beat the Star" starts in Australia

"Cindy aus Marzahn & Die jungen Wilden", third season

"Beat the Star", 2. Season starts in Norway


  • July
"Elton vs. Simon - The Show" (second season aired )


  • June
"TV total Autoball WM (TV total Carball World Cup)", after EURO 2008, now the World Cup on ProSieben with 25.1% market share among viewers aged 14-49


  • May
"My Cassette Player" by Lena at number one in the German album charts

Stefan Raab, ProSieben and ARD announce the continuation of the successful partnership for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Lena wins the Eurovision Song Contest, around 15 million German TV viewers cheer her on, Europe celebrates with Lena

Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (Bavarian Television Award) for Stefan Raab in "Unser Star für Oslo"


  • March
Lena Meyer-Landrut is "Unser Star für Oslo". The 19 year-old is chosen to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Satellite" and rockets to the top of the German charts.

"TV total Wok WM (World Championship)", eighth edition on ProSieben


  • February
"Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo)", talent show for the German Eurovision entry begins. A partnership between Stefan Raab, ProSieben, Das Erste and the ARD pop stations.


  • January
"Cindy & Die jungen Wilden (The Young Maniacs", second series on RTL



  • December
"Fröhliche Weihnachten (Merry Christmas)", second edition on Sat.1


  • November
Fourth series of "Stromberg" begins on ProSieben

"TV total Turmspringen (High Diving)" Munich, fifth edition on ProSieben


  • October
"TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge", fifth edition on ProSieben

"Schlag den Raab (Beat Raab" is also produced in Hungary and is broadcast with the title "Sztárral szemben"

"Pastewka" The 4th season starts on Sat.1


  • September
"TV total Bundestagswahl (Bundestag elections)", second edition on ProSieben


  • August
"Beat the Star" starts in Norway


  • July
Joint-Venture between BRAINPOOL and Banijay Entertainment. The international media group Banijay Entertainment headquartered in Paris is acquiring a 50% stake in BRAINPOOL.


  • June
"The German Ice-Football Cup" runs at ProSeven.


  • May
Challenger Nino wins 3 Mill. Euro at "Schlag den Raab".


  • April
"Olaf Schubert live! Ich bin bei Euch." runs at RTL.


  • March
"TV total Wok-WM" runs at ProSieben.

"Beats the star" starts in Germany with Stefan Effenberg at ProSieben.

"Der kleine Mann" runs at ProSeven.

"Beat the star" starts with Stefan Effenberg at ProSeven.


  • February
"Beat the star" sold to spain.

"Der Bundesvision Song Contest" takes place in Potsdam.

"Beat the star" starts in Croatia.



  • December
"Beat the star" starts in Danmark.

"Zwei Weihnachtsmänner" starring Bastian Pastewka and Christoph Maria Herbst runs in Sat.1


  • November
"TV total Chrash Challenge" for the first time in Düsseldorf

The fourth season of "Ladykracher" starts in Sat.1

"Ingo Appelt live!- Männer muss man schlagen" runs at RTL


  • October
"TV total High Diving total Turmspringen" takes place for the fouth time.


  • September


"Beat the star" sold to China

"Cindy aus Marzahn - LIVE! Schizophren - Ich wollte 'ne Prinzessin sein" runs at RTL


  • August



  • July
Official launch of the new internet comedy portal www.myspass.de


  • June
Ex St. Pauli soccer player Olufemi wins 2.5 million in the show "Schlag den Raab"(int. marketing title: Beat your Host). Stefan Raab has 28.9 percent market share in the commercial-relevant target audience.

Stefan Raab wins his "TV total European Autoball Cup" and reaches 17,9 % market share (age 14-49).

The second season of "Dr. Psycho" with Christian Ulmen starts on ProSieben.

"Elton vs. Simon - The show" is now to air in the ProSieben-Primetime


  • May
BRAINPOOL sells "Beat your host" (title of the German original: "Schlag den Raab")to TV Station in Sweden.

"Bavarian TV Award" for "Fröhliche Weihnachten!"(Merry Christmas!) with Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka


  • March
Georg Hackl once again becomes the one-man Wok World Champion. The 'TV total Wok World Championship 2008' achieves a market share of 21.5% in the advertising-relevant target group.

Two Awards for BRAINPOOL: 'Dr. Psycho' and "Fröhliche Weihnachten" both win the "Grimme Award" in the category "Entertainment".


  • February
"Schlag den Raab" wins the "Golden Camera" in the category "Best entertainment"

The 4th "Federal Vision Song Contest" takes place in Hannover. Subway to Sally wins for Hannover.


  • January
Start of the weekly sketch comedy "SketchNews - Die wöchentliche Comedy" with Axel Stein.

Stefanie Heinzmann is Stefan Raab’s superstar: the Swiss wins the "TV total" talent show "SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD"






  • December
Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka present 'Fröhliche Weihnachten' in Sat.1.


  • November
The third season of 'Pastewka' starts in Sat.1.

Elton does the 'New York Marathon'.

'TV total High Diving' takes place for the third time and comes up to a market share of 24,0% in the advertising-relevant target group.


  • October
"Schlag den Raab" (Best Entertainment Show/Presentation Entertainment), "Stromberg" (Best Sitcom) und Ralf Husmann (Best Screenplay/"Stromberg") win the "Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2007" (German Television Award).

'Die große TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge' takes place for the third time and comes up to a market share of 17,4% in the advertising-relevant target group.

'Der Deutsche Comedypreis 2007': Anke Engelke, Christoph Maria Herbst, Mario Barth and 'Kinder, Kinder' won four awards in one evening.

Stefan Raab starts his 'SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD'-Casting at 'TV total'.


  • August
BRAINPOOL TV GmbH takes over 74.9 percent of 'Nightwash' producer D'nA Productions and hence becomes the majority shareholder in the Cologne-based comedy production company.

BRAINPOOL TV GmbH is expanding its Management and strengthening the Fiction Production division with Ralf Husmann (42) and Chris Geletneky (35).


  • July
BRAINPOOL intensifies auxiliary rights exploitation. The 100%-owned subsidiary, e-tv, responsible for this is renamed and becomes BRAINPOOL Artist & Content Services.


  • May
Christian Ulmen receives the "Bavarian Television Award" for his role as Max Munzl in 'Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich' (The Baddies, The Pigs, My Wife And Me).


  • April
For the second time, Stefan Raab enters the boxing ring to fight boxing world champion Regina Halmich. Up to 10 million viewers tuned into watch Regina Halmich’s spectacular victory over Killer Belly Raab.

BRAINPOOL sells the 'Schlag den Raab' (Beat your host) format to the USA, Spain, France, Belgium and Rumania.

'Hilfe, Hochzeit!' (Help, Wedding!) with Christoph Maria Herbst in the role of the clumsy groom launches on Sat.1.

'Kinder, Kinder' (Children, Children), the comedy about becoming parents, launches on RTL.


  • March
Launch of 'Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich' (The Baddies, The Pigs, My Wife And Me) with Christian Ulmen on ProSieben

Georg Hackl once again becomes the one-man Wok World Champion. The 'TV total Wok World Championship 2007' achieves a market share of 20.8% in the advertising-relevant target group.

BRAINPOOL sells the 'Schlag den Raab' (Beat your host) format to the United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland.


  • February
The 3rd 'Federal Vision Song Contest' takes place in Berlin.


  • January
As of January 1, 2007, Jörg Grabosch, Ralf Günther, Stefan Raab and Prof., Dr. Andreas Scheuermann are the new shareholders in BRAINPOOL TV GmbH, each with a shareholding of 25 percent.

Prof., Dr. Andreas Scheuermann joins the BRAINPOOL TV GmbH management, with effect from January 1, 2007.

Stefan Raab is beaten in his 'Beat Raab' show for the first time. Candidate Matthias wins 1.5 million Euro. On average, the multi-discipline show was watched by 26.0 percent of the advertising-relevant target group.



  • December
MTV Networks Europe and the BRAINPOOL TV GmbH management agree to a management buy-out by BRAINPOOL.

BRAINPOOL CEO Wibo van de Linde leaves the company as of December 31, 2006.

'The Grand TV total Parallel Slalom' takes place in St. Anton, Austria.

Start of 'Mario Looks for Paradise - The Best Place for 'Man' to Live?'


  • October
'Die große TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge' takes place for the second time.


  • September
'The Great ProSieben National Youth Games': Together with co-presenter Elton, Oliver Pocher gets ten celebrities to produce top sporting performances - live on air!.

'Schlag den Raab' [beat Raab]: In the first episode of his show Stefan Raab beat Esther, the candidate from the audience. The show with several fights achieved a market share of 26.7 percent of 14 to 49-year-old viewers - and was thus easily the most successful programme of the day.

"Pastewka" - The second Season on Sat.1


  • July
'TV total Europoker.net night':Elton snatches the main prize of 50,000 euros from under the nose of Stefan Raab.


  • June
Wibo van der Linde joins the management of BRAINPOOL TV GmbH.

In 'WM total' Stefan Raab comments on Mondays and Thursdays on the events surrounding the football World Cup in Germany.

Start of 'Pocher as a guest in Germany' on ProSieben.


  • March
The fourth 'Wok WM' takes place in Innsbruck. Joey Kelly dethrones 'Wokl-Schorsch' and becomes WOK World Champion.

'Stromberg' wins the Grimme prize

'Ladyland - Drei Kurzgeschichten mit Anke Engelke' [three short stories with Anke Engelke] starts on Sat.1


  • February
The 'Bundesvision Song Contest' goes into the second round.


  • January
The comedy show 'Schmitz komm raus!' starts on Sat.1.



  • November
Stefan Raab invites you afresh to the great 'TV total Turmspringen' [high diving]. The live event achieves an incredible market share of 26.5% in the advertising-relevant target group, with more than 3.8 million viewers.


  • October
'rent a Pocher' and Christoph Maria Herbst win the 'German Comedy Prize 2005'.

Entertainer Oliver Pocher invites you to the dance contest: with 19.2%, ProSieben is the prime time market leader for 14 to 49 year olds and 14 to 29 year olds.

The romantic comedy 'LiebesLeben' starts on SAT.1.


  • September
BRAINPOOL produces the 'COMET' music price for the second time.


  • August
'Kuttner' starts on MTV.

'Pastewka' starts on SAT.1.


  • July
ProSieben and Stefan Raab extend the contract for 'TV total' until the end of 2007.


  • June
Christoph Maria Herbst receives the 'Bavarian Television Prize 2005' for 'Stromberg'.

Quote victory for 'Die große TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge': 24.6% market share in the advertising-relevant target group!


  • May
Oliver Pocher becomes team manager of the Zanzibar national football team in 'rent a Pocher'.

The sketch comedy 'Ladykracher' wins the 'Format Award' at the 'Rose D'Or' in Lucerne.


  • April
Two 'Echo' awards for Stefan Raab: the 'TV total' host receives two coveted awards in the 'Producer of the Year' and 'Media Partner of the Year' categories.

'Elton vs. Simon' starts on ProSieben.


  • March
At the 'Wok World Championships 2005', Georg Hackl is once again World Champion in the one-man wok. The sensational live event was watched by up to 5.76 million viewers from the age of three. In the advertising-relevant target group of 14- to 49-year-olds, the 'Wok World Championships 2005' achieved a market share of 26 percent.

For the discovery and promotion of music talents in the show 'SSDSGPS - a Song for Istanbul', Stefan Raab has received the 'Special Grimme Award'


  • February
Deutschland gets it own Grand Prix: the Bundesvision Song Contest (Federal Vision Song Contest). An average of 3.23 million viewers tuned into to watch Stefan Raab’s Grand Prix of the Federal States. In the advertising-relevant target group, the 'Bundesvision Song Contest” achieved a market share of 21.2 percent.


  • January
Christian Gisy departs from VIVA Media AG, and is also no longer CEO at BRAINPOOL TV GmbH.

Launch of the real life comedy 'Mein neuer Freund' with Christian Ulmen on ProSieben



  • November
'Das große TV total Turmspringen' (The Grand TV total High Dive): In the advertising-relevant target group (14-49 year olds), this celebrety sports event achieved a market share of 31.5 percent on ProSieben, and a staggering 49.1 percent among young viewers (14-29 year olds).

Launch of 'Bachelorette - Die Traumfrau' on RTL


  • October
Launch of the new comedy series 'Stromberg' with Christoph Maria Herbst.


  • September
BRAINPOOL produces the 'COMET 2004' show.

Isabell Werth wins the 'TV total Championship 2004'. Up to 3.83 million viewers from the age of three tune in to watch the celebrity horse jumping event on ProSieben.


  • July



  • June
Launch of 'FreiSpruch - die Comedy-Jury!' (Innocent - The Comedy Jury) with Ingolf Lück on ProSieben.


  • May
Launch of the new late show 'Anke Late Night' with Anke Engelke on Sat.1.

The 'TV total Casting' winner Max becomes number eight at the 'Eurovision Song Contest' in Istanbul.


  • March
Georg Hackl becomes new Wok World Champion. The second Wok World Championship aired on ProSieben and produced by BRAINPOOL attracts a market share of 33.7% (3.86 million viewers) in the advertising-relevant target group.

The winner of the 'TV total' audition show 'SSDSGPS' (Stefan-Sucht-Den-Super-Grand-Prix-Star - Stefan Searches For The Grand Prix Star), Max, wins the German heat for the Eurovision Song Contest and will represent Germany in Istanbul with the song 'Can’t Wait Until Tonight', written and produced by Stefan Raab.


  • January
BRAINPOOL and Distraction Formats sign international distribution agreement.

Andreas Viek appointed CEO and takes over the expansion of the 'Light Entertainment' production division.

Stefan Raab receives the 'Goldene Kamera' (Golden Camera) in the 'TV Entertainer' category.



  • December
BRAINPOOL, Anke Engelke and Sat.1 sign a three-year contract to produce a late-night show with Anke Engelke as the host. Anke Engelke receives 'Eins Live Krone' in the 'Best Comedy” category.

Launch of 'Sketch-MIX' with presenter Aleksandra Bechtel on Sat.1.

BRAINPOOL TV AG becomes BRAINPOOL TV GmbH.


  • November
In the '1st Official Wok World Championship, Stefan Raab becomes World Champion in the Single-Wok category. The live event, produced by BRAINPOOL, secures ProSieben a market share of 29.7% in the advertising-relevant target group.

Launch of 'The Bachelor' on RTL.

Launch of the comedy quiz show 'keine Ahnung?' with Mario Barth on ProSieben.


  • October
'The Germany Comedy Awards' ceremony is produced for RTL by BRAINPOOL for the third time. 'Ladykracher' wins in the 'Best Sketch Show' category, Anke Engelke also receives the 'Audience Award'.

Launch of 'Charlotte Roche trifft...' on ProSieben.

The senior citizen comedy 'Alt & Durchgeknallt' is nominated for the 'International Emmy Award'.

BRAINPOOL and Axel Stein jointly set up the production company 'Stein TV-Produktion GmbH'.


  • September
BRAINPOOL sets up production companies 'Pocher TV GmbH' with Oliver Pocher and 'Mario Barth TV Produktionsgesellschaft mbH' with Mario Barth.


  • August
BRAINPOOL produces the COMET 2003 for RTL and VIVA.


  • June
BRAINPOOL produces for the third time the comedy-documentation 'Die Rose von Montreux' with Anke Engelke for ProSieben.


  • May
The second round of 'RTL Promiboxen'. The 'Comedy Cup 2003' is also broadcasted on RTL.


  • April
'rent a Pocher' with VIVA-presenter Oliver Pocher and the Sketch-Comedy 'Alt & Durchgeknallt' start on ProSieben.

BRAINPOOL produces 'fleischmann tv' for VIVA - the first Cartoon-Call-In-Show of the world.


  • March
The entertainment show 'Die 10' starts on RTL. ProSieben broadcastes 'Cinemaniacs', 'Witzig ist witzig!' and 'Schneider - einmal im Quartal!'.

Elton gets the austrian television award 'Romy'.


  • January
The first 'TV total'- DVD 'Best of TV total Vol.1' gets gold and platinum.

'Best of TV total Vol.2' gets gold as well.



  • December
BRAINPOOL TV AG is moving to Schanzenstrasse 22 in Cologne-Mülheim. With this move, all corporate divisions of the VIVA Group will now be located under one roof.


  • November
Launch of the 'Sketch Show' on ProSieben


  • October
'Ladykracher' receives the 'Deutscher Fernsehpreis' (German TV Award) and the 'Deutscher Comedypreis' (German Comedy Award) in the category 'Best Comedy' and is nominated fort he 'International Emmy Award'.

Production and broadcast of 'RTL Promi-Boxen'.

www.tvtotal.de receives the 'Online Star' for the third time.


  • September
Launch of 'Knop's Spätshow' with Matze Knop and 'Axel!' with Axel Stein.

Transmission of the new episodes of 'Ladykracher' with Anke Engelke.


  • June
The BRAINPOOL TV AG shares are no longer traded


  • February
First Broadcast of 'Alles Pocher,...oder was?' on VIVA.


  • January
Transfer of BRAINPOOL TV AG from the Neuer Markt to the regulated market.

Jörg Grabosch becomes member of the management board of VIVA Media AG responsible for 'Content' (CCO). VIVA Media AG's CEO Dieter Gorny is the new CEO of the Management Board at BRAINPOOL TV AG.

First transmission of the 13 part comedy sketch show 'Ladykracher' with Anke Engelke.



  • December
Launch of 'elton.tv'. The most famous Showintern of Germany gets his first own television show.


  • November


BRAINPOOL and VIVA are merging operations within the context of a takeover BRAINPOOL TV AG is being taken over by VIVA Media AG. This will create one of Europe’s leading music TV and young entertainment media companies.


  • September
Acquisition of a 26% share in Spotting Image GmbH, Cologne.

From now on 'Die Wochenshow' presents itself with a new team. Ingolf Lück, Annette Frier, Michael Kessler, Nadja Maleh and Bürger Lars Dietrich built the new comedy ensemble.


  • July
Launch of 'Mircomania' with Mirco Nontschew


  • June
Founding of Hasen TV-Produktionsgesellschaft together with Aleksandra Bechtel.


  • May
At the 'Rose d'Or de Montreux' presentation - Europe's most important television awards - 'TV total' receives a 'Bronze Rose' in the 'Variety' category


  • April
The 'Wochenshow' celebrates it fifth anniversary. As a comedy show format, the 'Wochenshow' is now the most successful of its kind in Europe


  • February
Launch of the comedy series 'Der Doc' with Ingolf Lück


  • January
'TV total' is aired four times a week: Monday to Thursday night at 22:15 hrs on ProSieben

Relaunch of the 'TV total' website

From Jan. 2001 till May 2001 the TV total Print Verlags GmbH publishes the first issue of the 'TV total' magazine featuring a TV guide and a wide range of content



  • November
The tragic comedy film 'Vergiss Amerika' premieres (9th Nov.), a cinema co-production by AVISTA Film, Kinowelt and BRAINPOOL AG with the WDR.


  • October
Relaunch of Ingo Appelt's Homepage: www.ingoappelt.de

Gold record for 'Ho mir ma ne Flasche Bier', produced by Stefan Raab


  • September
BRAINPOOL acquires 60% participation in the computer games software company Westka Entertainment

Start of 'Ingo Appelt Show'

BRAINPOOL acquires 51% participation in Grégoire Furrer Productions S.A. Montreux (GFP)

'Voll witzig!' goes online: www.vollwitzig.


  • August
Comedian Annette Frier replaces Anke Engelke in the 'Wochenshow' team


  • July
Founding of Glennford Pictures TV Produktion GmbH together with Bastian Pastewka. BRAINPOOL and Bastian Pastewka each hold 50%


  • June
20% participation in RONIN Entertainment based in Zurich and London.

RONIN Entertainment goes online: www.ronintv.com


  • May
'Die Wochenshow' is going on tour playing in about eight German cities

Founding of the company 'TV on tour'


  • April
Acquisition of majority holding (51%) in Köln Comedy Festival GmbH

Gold record 'TV total - Das Album'


  • February
10% participation in Adori AG (7.5% post IPO)


  • January
First transmission of the 13 part sitcom 'Anke - Die Comedyserie'

Three times gold for Stefan Raab's 'Maschendrahtzaun'



  • December
Broadcast of the six-part comedy show 'Brisko's Jahrhundert-Show' with Bastian Pastewka


  • November
First notice on the New Market (23rd Nov. 1999). 'TV total' goes online: www.tvtotal.de


  • August
Platinum disc for 'Ö la Palöma Boys' produced by Stefan Raab


  • May
Founding of Ladykracher TV GmbH with Anke Engelke. BRAINPOOL and Engelke each hold 50%.

liebe sünde' goes online: www.liebesuende.de

Production and broadcast of the first episodes of the comedy panel show 'Voll witzig!' with Ingolf Lück, Mirco Nontschew, Markus Maria Profitllich and various guests.


  • March
Start of 'TV total' with Stefan Raab. Comedian Markus Maria Profitlich replaces Marco Rima in the 'Wochenshow' team


  • February
Founding of the subsidiary ETV Internet-Produktions- und Vermarktungsgesellschaft GmbH



  • December
Acquisition of the companies mea culpa Media Verwertungsgesellschaft mbH and mea culpa TV-Produktion GmbH, and thus, all the rights to the life style programme 'liebe sünde'


  • November
Founding of Raab TV-Produktion GmbH together with Stefan Raab. BRAINPOOL and Raab each hold 50%


  • April
Launch of the first website www.wochenshow.de


  • January
Production of the late-night programme 'Die Harald Schmidt Show' for SAT.1

Production of the early evening infotainment programme 'Die Ulla Kock am Brink Show'



  • February
Production of the late-night programme 'Die Harald Schmidt Show' for SAT.1



  • April
Start of production of the comedy show 'Die Wochenshow - the funniest news in the world' with Ingolf Lück, Anke Engelke, Bastian Pastewka and, at this time, Marco Rima



  • December
Production of the late-night programme 'Die Harald Schmidt Show' for SAT.1


  • January
Production of 'RTL Nachtshow' with Thomas Koschwitz



  • November
Registration of BRAINPOOL development consulting production GmbH

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