Plaion

Plaion GmbH
Formerly	Koch Media (1994–2022)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mass media
Founded	1994; 30 years ago
Founders	Franz Koch; Klemens Kundratitz;
Headquarters	Höfen, Austria
Key people	Klemens Kundratitz (CEO); Reinhard Gratl (CFO); Stefan Kapelari (COO);
Number of employees	1,976 (2021)
Parent	Embracer Group (2018–present)
Divisions	Deep Silver; Prime Matter; Ravenscourt;
Subsidiaries	18point2; Anime Limited; DigixArt; Development Plus; Flying Wild Hog; Gaya Entertainment; Milestone; Plaion Pictures; Splatter Connect; Warhorse Studios; Vertigo Games; Voxler;
Website	plaion.com

Plaion (formerly Koch Media) is a German-Austrian media company headquartered in Höfen, Tyrol, Austria, with an operating subsidiary based in Planegg, Germany. The company was founded in 1994 by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz. The company operates video game publishing labels Deep Silver, Prime Matter and Ravenscourt, the video game developers Warhorse Studios and Milestone, as well as a film distribution arm, Plaion Pictures. Koch Media's parent company, Koch Media Holding, was acquired by Swedish holding company Embracer Group (then known as THQ Nordic AB) in February 2018.

^ ^a ^b ^c "THQ Nordic AB (publ) acquires Koch Media" (PDF). Embracer Group. 14 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ "Embracer Group Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2020 / 2021" (PDF). Embracer Group. 25 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[THQN-1] "THQ Nordic AB (publ) acquires Koch Media" (PDF). Embracer Group. 14 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[2] "Embracer Group Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2020 / 2021" (PDF). Embracer Group. 25 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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