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German filmmaking goes international - Movies: Made in Germany. We visit the famous Babelsberg Film studios near Berlin. Charlie Woebken bought the film park for a symbolic euro in 2004 with the stipulation that he preserve the costume inventory, the scenery workshop and the dressmakers' department.
He made the impossible possible: in 2007 the studios actually entered profitability. Woebken tells us how he made it happen.
The studios' German investors have turned its fortunes around. Recent Oscar-winning international productions like 'Inglorious Basterds', 'The Ghost Writer' and 'The Pianist' have earned the studio both money and recognition.
'Let your money work for you.' That slogan was once used by banks to attract new customers. But the banks didn't tell them what exactly would happen to their money. Now, investors have becoming more selective.
A third of them want to invest their money in a way that's not only profitable, but also environmentally friendly. For the finance industry, sustainability has become a hot topic. We go to Frankfurt to find out more.
Report by Marion Hütter.
The BIG X forage harvester is the most powerful agricultural machine in the world. It has a 1000 horsepower engine. It's made by the Krone group. The family firm from the Emsland makes tractors, forage harvesters and trailers amongst other things. Krone is a market leader in Europe.
Today, the group pulls in annual earnings of some 870 million euros. Last year was the most difficult in the company's history. Now, the leadership is changing hands, and the younger generation is taking the helm.
Report by Carmen Meyer.
A leading German brand has risen from the ashes. Telefunken is closely associated with the history of radio. In the 1980s, the company found itself unable to keep up with technical developments and the business failed.
But Telefunken is back with a vengeance, and a completely new concept.
Report by Holger Trzeczak.
Head of the governing board of Philips Germany and on the board of directors of the Society of Consumer Electronics, the gfu.
