Constantin Medien

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Sport1 Medien AG
Type Aktiengesellschaft
Founded1989
Headquarters Ismaning, Germany
Key people
Olaf Schroder (President)
Paul Graf (Supervisory board)
Revenue€119 million (2018)
Number of employees
583 (2018)
Website https://www.sport1-medien.de/en/

Sport1 Medien AG (formerly Constantin Medien AG until January 2020) is an internationally operating media company based in Ismaning near Munich. With its subsidiaries, the SPORT1 MEDIEN Group covers the entire value chain in the sports sector.

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Ownership Structure

PercentShareholders
93,6 %Highlight Communications
6,31 %Free Float

Effective December 31, 2019 [1]


On February 13, 2018, a takeover by Highlight Communications AG was completed. [2] On September 26, 2019, the company was delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. [3]

At the Annual General Meeting 2019, the change of name to Sport1 Medien AG was resolved. The change was entered in the Commercial Register of the City of Munich (HRB 148 760) on January 2, 2020 and thus became effective. The change of name is also accompanied by a change in the Company's purpose, which was also resolved by the Annual General Meeting in July last year and is now more strongly aligned to the Company's activities in the digital sector. [4]

Shareholdings

The subsidiaries of Sport1 Medien AG include Sport1 GmbH, Magic Sports Media GmbH, Match IQ GmbH, PLAZAMEDIA GmbH and LEITMOTIF Creators GmbH. In December 2019, the Marketing Segment, which previously belonged to Sport1 Media GmbH, was also integrated under Sport1 GmbH.

Beyond the activities of Sport1, the Sport1 Medien AG corporate portfolio includes MAGIC SPORTS MEDIA as a marketing company in the betting, poker, casino and lottery sectors, Match IQ as the full-service sports event and consulting agency for associations, leagues and clubs for internationalization, match day management and the organization of friendly matches, tournaments, training camps and trips abroad, PLAZAMEDIA as the leading content solution provider in the sports and entertainment area for all media channels and LEITMOTIF as consulting unit and provider of integrated communication solutions for companies and brands. Within the scope of their business activities, these companies also continue to focus on third-party business. [5]

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References

  1. "Shareholder Structure of Sport1 Medien AG".
  2. AG, Sport1 Medien. "Ergebnis des Übernahmeangebots der Highlight Communications AG und der Studhalter Investment AG: Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat der Constantin Medien AG begrüßen neue Aktionärsstruktur mit klaren Mehrheitsverhältnissen". www.sport1-medien.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. AG, Sport1 Medien. "Widerruf der Zulassung der Aktien der Constantin Medien AG zum Handel im regulierten Markt der Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse". www.sport1-medien.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  4. AG, Sport1 Medien. "Neuer Name steht für Kerngeschäft: Bisherige Constantin Medien AG firmiert ab sofort unter Sport1 Medien AG". www.sport1-medien.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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