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VITA KATHARINA BEHRENDS

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KATHARINA BEHRENDS

KATHARINA BEHRENDS
HOT TOPICS
Publications
Annual Report 2024
Executive Board
Interview with Group CEO Bert Habets
Investor Relations
Annual General Meeting 2025
  • Personal Data
  • Year of birth
  • 1966
  • Nationality
  • German
  • Residence
  • Munich
PROFESSIONAL CAREER

since 2022
General Manager (DACH) at MFE - MediaForEurope N.V., Amsterdam/ Netherlands

2018 − 2021
Managing Director GAS, Central and Eastern Europe at NBCUniversal Networks, London/UK, Munich

2009− 2017
Member of the Supervisory Board at A & E Networks German-speaking region

2008 − 2018
Managing Director Germany, Austria and Switzerland at NBC Universal Global Networks GmbH, Munich

2005 − 2007
Director Legal, Business Affairs and Network Development, Member of the Management Board at NBC Universal Germany GmbH, Munich

1999 − 2005
Director Business Affairs and Distribution, Member of the Management Board at MTV Central Europe, Munich

1995 − 1999
General Counsel at Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg (now: Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG)

since 1995
Lawyer

Katharina Behrends studied law at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. She has more than 25 years of experience in management positions at global media groups. She has also held various industry-relevant board positions, for example as a member of the board responsible for television at the Association of Private Media VAUNET and on the board of A&E Germany. Since October 2022, Behrends has been General Manager for MFE-MediaForEurope’s activities in the DACH region. Previously, she held various management positions at NBCUniversal International Networks since 2005, during which time she was responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive free/pay TV/SVoD strategy as well as for the company’s digital transformation. Thanks to these many years of experience, Behrends brings with her a deep knowledge of the market environment and the relevant challenges for ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s business segments (including broadcasting and streaming).

HOT TOPICS
Publications
Annual Report 2024
Executive Board
Interview with Group CEO Bert Habets
Investor Relations
Annual General Meeting 2025
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Accessibility from subtitles for “Forrest Gump“ to sign language
Accessible content: ProSiebenSat.1 as a pioneer among the private media
Accessibility from subtitles for “Forrest Gump“ to sign language
15 minutes of awareness
15 minutes of awareness
15 minutes of prime-time airtime for Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, who won their show "Joko & Klaas vs. ProSieben" against the most famous ProSieben station faces.
Frank Wolkenhauer
Win-Win: How employees and the employer benefit from parental leave
Parental leave is a great opportunity to experience the intense early days with your own baby and to develop a strong bond, says Frank Wolkenhauer, Senior Editor Communications/PR Entertainment at ProSiebenSat.1 and father.