Why is Unterföhring so special? It is home to one of the largest media centers in Germany. It all starts with a simple pedestrian crossing and then suddenly you are right in the heart of the hustle and bustle of media giants. The heart, the soul of the Munich media landscape beats in Unterföhring. Just a brief walk from the S-Bahn station, you will find yourself surrounded by towering buildings housing well-known media companies like ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and Sky Deutschland. Even Vodafone Deutschland, the largest cable operator in Germany, has its headquarters here. Today, the quiet location is full of busy people working around the clock to bring us TV shows, movies, and news. Long before you see the buildings, you hear the sounds of the bustling streets and the buzz of the newsrooms. You can almost feel the energy of the people rushing to work, working on the next big production or news item.
In Unterföhring, a simple crossroad changed the course of German media history. As early as the 1950s, the RIVA photometric companies moved in, establishing the foundations of a media empire. A few years later, the Bavarian broadcaster (BR) and the ZDF decided to take over the RIVA Studios. This move set the stage for the development of Unterföhring as a media hub, forever altering its landscape.
The story continues with Taurus films, which was founded in 1972 and later turned into the Kirch Group, showing the ever-growing influence of the media industry on the town. Today, Unterföhring stands as a monument to German media, a vibrant reminder of the power of the media and the impact it has on our daily lives.