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Ufa to Relocate Headquarters to Berlin in 2026 as Potsdam Faces Economic Losses

A purpose-built Schöneberger Ufer site will centralize about 130 staff under one roof to drive a strategic restart

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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.