Koch Media is a German media enterprise started in 1994 by Franz Koch and
Klemens Kundratitz. Koch Media is headquartered in Planegg, Germany.
The Koch Media group produces, markets and distributes digital entertainment
products and accessories in Europe and North America. Its business areas
include distribution of media products, including movies, videogames and
software products, and video games publishing under the Deep Silver label.
Koch Media has subsidiaries in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
History The history of Koch Media includes the
following milestones: 1994: Formation of Koch Media Germany
and Austria, and of Koch Media Ltd. England by Franz Koch and Klemens
Kundratitz. 1994: Beginning of publishing
activities. 1995: Koch Media sells its first
application software; more than 250,000 copies.
1996: Entrance into the games market. 1998: Formation of Koch Media AG in
Switzerland. 2000: Formation of Koch Media Holding,
uniting all business areas. 2000: Formation of Koch Media srl in
Italy. 2000: Koch Media launches the first game
that sells more than 1 million units. 2002: Koch Media founds the games label
Deep Silver. 2003: Koch Media enters the new business
field movies. 2004: The Koch Media group's turnover
surpasses 100 million Euros for the first time.
2005: Acquisition of French company SG Diffusion and conversion into Koch Media
SAS in Paris, France, as of 012006. 2006: The Koch Media group's turnover
surpasses 200 million Euros for the first time.
2006: Formation of Koch Media Licensing GmbH. The subsidiary focuses on retail
and marketing of movie licenses, as well as distribution in the TV market.
2006: Koch Media appointed as Nintendo's preferred distribution partner in the
UK. 2007: Koch Media brings a movie to
German cinemas for the first time. 2007: To date, 1 million copies of the
successful series The King of Queens have been sold on DVD and Blu-ray in the
German-speaking territory. 2008: In April, Koch Media opens the
North American branch Deep Silver, Inc. 2008: In July, Koch Media takes over the
Spanish distribution company PROEIN S.L., which operates under the name of
Koch Media S.L.U. as from 2009. 2009: Formation of branches in
Scandinavia and Benelux. 2009: The Koch Media group's turnover
surpasses 300 million Euros for the first time.
2009: Koch Media launches movie activities in Italy.
2010: Koch Media distributes F1 2010 and heads the weekly charts in France,
Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
2011: Koch Media launches movie activities in the United Kingdom.
2011: Under its publishing label Deep Silver Koch Media scores its first
number 1 hit with the game Dead Island. 2013: Koch Media purchases Saints Row
developer Volition as well as the publishing rights to the Metro franchise
under its publishing label Deep Silver. 2014: Koch Media acquires Homefront IP
from Crytek. Deep Silver
Deep Silver is Koch Media's video game label. Founded in 2002, it has published
and co-published some major titles. Deep Silver has released more than two
hundred games since 2003. In 2013, Deep Silver attracted strong
criticism for marketing the game Dead Island: Riptide with a statuette of a
mutilated female torso, and for continuing to sell the statuette after
initially apologizing for it. References
External links Official website