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Hofmann

Hofmann, CEO of Germany’s leading television production company, aims to be a global player. UFA produces local ratings successes such as “Ku’damm 56” and sequel “Ku’damm 59,” and critical hits “Generation War” and “Deutschland 83,” which both won International Emmys. The company increasingly works with others owned by parent Fremantle, such as Euston Films on the adaptation of Robert Harris’ spy novel “Munich.” It also engages outside players, including HBO Europe on the thriller “Hackerville.” Upcoming is Austrian auteur Michael Haneke’s first TV series, the dystopian “Kelvin’s Book.” Although fiction shows make up 70 percent of UFA’s revenue, it also does unscripted, such as the German versions of “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent.”