Observed Signal · Jul 9, 2026 · Funding · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Medienboard Funds Joyn Comedy 'Litti's Driving School'
Medienboard Berlin‑Brandenburg awarded around €1.8 million in its third funding session of the year to 23 serial formats plus games and XR projects. The largest single grant (€168,000) was given to the newly announced Joyn comedy series Littis Fahrschule, created by and starring Kida Khodr Ramadan and produced by JPJ Filmproductions; the series is slated to air on the ProSiebenSat.1 streamer Joyn. The board also granted €160,000 to a Story House Productions docuseries about Malaysian Airlines flight MH‑17. Other supported serial projects include the handball documentary Hands of Gold (beetz brothers) and Braths Sessions (Spilled Milk Films). Three international co‑productions entered development support: Monkey in the Basement (Pink Fox Storyhouse / Overlook Entertainment), North of Nowhere (Merry Pictures / Kaiho Republic) and House of Ships (zero one film / Elk Films / Anemon Film).
Regional production funding supports content pipeline for a major German streamer (Joyn/ProSiebenSat.1) but involves modest grant amounts and does not materially shift global AdTech/MarTech dynamics.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Medienboard Berlin‑Brandenburg awarded about €1.8 million to 23 serial formats, games and XR projects in its third session of 2026.
- The largest single grant (€168,000) went to Littis Fahrschule, a new Joyn comedy by and starring Kida Khodr Ramadan, produced by JPJ Filmproductions.
- The Medienboard provided €160,000 for a Story House Productions docuseries about Malaysian‑Airlines flight MH‑17.
- Other serials receiving funding include Hands of Gold (beetz brothers) and Braths Sessions (Spilled Milk Films).
- Three international co‑productions in development were funded: Monkey in the Basement (Pink Fox Storyhouse / Overlook Entertainment), North of Nowhere (Merry Pictures / Kaiho Republic) and House of Ships (zero one film / Elk Films / Anemon Film).
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NRW Film Fund Awards €11.8M to 32 Projects
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW awarded a total of €11.8 million in its second funding round of the year to 32 film and TV projects. Key recipients include €1.5 million for the second season of RTL's series Euphorie (produced by Zeitsprung Pictures), €1.1 million for the two-part series Eisige Nächte (elsani film for ARD Degeto and WDR), and €1.77 million for the theatrical film Der Lappen by Yasemin and Nesrin Şamdereli. Documentary funding includes €350,000 to Pausefilm for a portrait of actor Oliver Masucci directed by Aljoscha Pause, and €150,000 to Beetz brothers film production for the four-part docuseries Hands of Gold commissioned by ProSiebenSat.1. The article was published on 2026-05-11 by Timo Niemeier.
ProSiebenSat.1 unveils slate: Joko & Klaas in Iceland, Hold returns
At the Screenforce Festival ProSiebenSat.1 presented its 2026/27 programming slate across linear channels and its streaming service, combining established brands, new entertainment formats and expanded live‑sport coverage. Highlights include a Joyn road‑trip series with Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer‑Umlauf ('Joko & Klaas machen Urlaub'), a Sat.1 show with TV investor Ralf Dümmel ('Die Millionenidee'), and multiple new and returning reality formats (e.g., 'Dschungel Divas', 'Eden', second season of 'The Power'). Fiction and documentary plans include further 'Kommissar Rex' episodes and a six‑part event series about Queen Silvia. The group also announced that over the next 18 months it will broadcast seven world championships — including handball, ice hockey, basketball and darts — strengthening its live‑sport inventory and cross‑platform content offer. (Combined with earlier internal reporting on the same slate.)
ProSiebenSat.1 unveils new shows, revives Hold, adds sports rights
ProSiebenSat.1 used its annual Hamburg presentation to unveil a broad programming slate, a major sports-rights push and a new free-TV channel. Sat.2 is slated for 2027 and will repurpose older German series and host video-podcast content. Across its linear channels and Joyn the group will air more than 2,500 hours of live sport over the next 18 months, including seven world championships (handball, basketball, ice hockey, rugby and darts from end‑2027), the U21 European Championship and nine live Bundesliga matches. Programming highlights include revivals such as 50 new episodes of Richter Alexander Hold, a Joko & Klaas road‑trip ('Joko & Klaas machen Urlaub') to Iceland, multiple reality/adventure formats (e.g., 4 Elements, Dschungel Divas, Surviving Amazonas), a Queen Silvia event drama and a new quiz with Jörg Pilawa. The group also teased entertainment-sport concepts like a celebrity table-tennis world championship.
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