Overview
- Ufa will move its headquarters from Potsdam-Babelsberg to a new building in Berlin’s Tiergarten district in the first half of 2026.
- Roughly 130 employees will transfer to Berlin while about 40 staff remain to produce the RTL series “Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten” in Babelsberg.
- Daniel Keller, Brandenburg’s economics minister, voiced regret over the decision and warned it will reduce Potsdam’s trade tax revenues.
- Co-CEO Natalie Clausen said the relocation forms part of a strategic restart aimed at boosting agility, innovation and proximity to creative talent.
- Construction is underway on the Berlin headquarters as Ufa reevaluates its post-pandemic footprint; the company serves as the German production parent of Fremantle within RTL Group.