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Europa Marks 60 Years as Germany’s Defining Audio-Drama Label

The Sony-owned label underscores a cross‑generational catalog shaped by producer Heikedine Körting, signaling new formats for the streaming era.

Overview

  • Europa designates October as its anniversary month rather than a single founding date.
  • Producer Heikedine Körting, 80, remains the studio’s central creative force behind its long-running youth series.
  • The Three Investigators has surpassed 55 million physical sales, roughly 250 episodes, and 32 billion streams.
  • The label has expanded beyond children’s dramas into children’s music and officially rated audio series for adults.
  • Sony says new projects are in development, pointing to Heavysaurus drawing more than 35,000 people at Wacken as evidence of audience appetite for novel formats.