page_title: ProSiebenSat.1 Media
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: ProSiebenSat.1 Media / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Eingang der ProSiebenSat.1 Media in Unterföhring, Deutschland. English: Entrance of ProSiebenSat.1 Media in Unterföhring, Germany.
context_page_description: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE is a European mass media company, based in Germany. It operates free-to-air commercial TV channels, pay television channels, radio stations and related print businesses. It also operates advertising platform solutions through AdTech and SevenVentures, and is working on new digital platforms, among other projects. It was formed on October 2, 2000 by the merger of German TV broadcasters ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH. The company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
context_section_description: KirchMedia GmbH & Co. KGaA became the majority shareholder in ProSieben Media AG at the end of 1999. ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH, which was also part of the Kirch group, merged in 2000. The company controlled various TV channels such as SAT.1, ProSieben, kabel eins and N24.
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