Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
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DE-M-00026-8
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- Legal name
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (Staatsvertrag über den Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk, in force 1 June 2021)
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- 1991
- Editor-in-chief
- Ralf Ludwig (Intendant)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
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EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- MDR
- Company registration number Pending check
- USt-IdNr. DE141510836
- Registered address Pending check
- Kantstraße 71 - 73, 04275 Leipzig
- Public contact email Pending check
- publikumsservice@mdr.de
5 sources
- ZDF Impressum (zdf.de), read 2026-10-20 (provider list incl. the nine ARD Landesrundfunkanstalten in the ARD-ZDF streaming network: legal name 'Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts', address, legal representative, email, USt-IdNr; ZDF's own details, social accounts and brands)
- Staatsvertrag über den Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk (MDR), signed Erfurt 22 December 2020, Dresden 11 January 2021, Magdeburg 12 January 2021, in force 1 June 2021, REVOSax Sachsen, read 2026-10-20 (§ 1 gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts for Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen, seat Leipzig; § 27 Intendant elected for six years; § 44 replaces the treaty of 30 May 1991)
- Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), chart 'Landesrundfunkanstalten' (undated; cites Chill/Meyn 2000), read 2026-10-20 (founding years and seats of the ARD broadcasters; DW founded 1960, ARD member since 1962; SWR merger of SDR and SWF; rbb merger of SFB and ORB)
- bpb, '75 Jahre öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk - von der Gründung der ARD bis heute', 10.06.2025, read 2026-10-20 (ARD founded 9 June 1950 by the Landesrundfunkanstalten; ZDF founded by the Länder in 1961; MDR began 1 January 1992; ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio mainly financed by the Rundfunkbeitrag; DW tax-financed)
- Landtag von Baden-Württemberg, Drucksache 18/163 of 19.6.2026 (ARD: 'Information der Landesparlamente über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage der Landesrundfunkanstalten der ARD', June 2026), read 2026-10-20 (heads, seats and web addresses of the nine Landesrundfunkanstalten)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- none (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts of Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen under the MDR-Staatsvertrag; member of the ARD)
2 sources
- Staatsvertrag über den Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk (MDR), signed Erfurt 22 December 2020, Dresden 11 January 2021, Magdeburg 12 January 2021, in force 1 June 2021, REVOSax Sachsen, read 2026-10-20 (§ 1 gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts for Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen, seat Leipzig; § 27 Intendant elected for six years; § 44 replaces the treaty of 30 May 1991)
- Landtag von Baden-Württemberg, Drucksache 18/163 of 19.6.2026 (ARD: 'Information der Landesparlamente über die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Lage der Landesrundfunkanstalten der ARD', June 2026), read 2026-10-20 (heads, seats and web addresses of the nine Landesrundfunkanstalten)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Rundfunkbeitrag (statutory household broadcasting contribution, collected by the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice) Other 2025 Gesamterträge EUR 623,307,199.49 excluding and EUR 640,174,942.78 including the Landesmedienanstalten shares passed on (Beitragsservice Jahresbericht 2025, p. 10)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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