Dieter Gorny

VIVA Media GmbH provides music, television, radio, Internet, communications and interactive services. The group's principal activity is operating cable and satellite television channels (VIVA and VIVA ZWEI) targeted at the youth market in Germany and Poland. The channel offers a mix of music videos and lifestyle programs (magazines, comedy and lifestyle). The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Initiative Musik gGmbH is a music platform and funding institution based in Berlin, Germany. The German company believes in the societal power of pop culture and offer funding programs for music projects. To apply for funding, applicants must submit an online application during the designated application phases. Initiative Musik also provides information on the application process. The non-profit company was founded in 2007, and the CEOs are Tina Sikorski and Ina Keßler.