Plaion

Plaion GmbH
FormerlyKoch Media (1994–2022)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMass media
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Founders
  • Franz Koch
  • Klemens Kundratitz
Headquarters,
Austria
Key people
Number of employees
1,976[2] (2021)
ParentEmbracer Group (2018–present)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websiteplaion.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.

  1. ^ 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.
  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.