Explorado Group & MMC Plan Entertainment Destination in Cologne

(eap) Explorado Group and Magic Media Company (MMC) have announced their strategic partnership to jointly develop a new live entertainment destination in the heart of the Coloneum media site in Cologne-Ossendorf. The new offering is scheduled to debut in May this year. With the cooperation, MMC Film & TV Studios Cologne aim to significantly expand their B2C business.

A new event venue is planned in “Studio 52”, where numerous television productions – including “The Masked Singer” and “Germany’s Next Topmodel” – as well as international feature films such as “The Physician” have already been produced. In the future, the site could be expanded to around 4,000 square meters by linking it with the neighboring “Studio 53”. The space is intended to provide room for immersive experiences, blockbuster exhibitions and large-scale events. A modular layout of the hall is designed to allow several productions or exhibitions to take place simultaneously without interfering with each other.

The long-term partnership is intended to combine the core competencies of both companies: Explorado Group contributes its extensive expertise in the conception and operation of experience and entertainment formats. Among others, the company was responsible for operating the Odysseum in Cologne, which closed last year after 16 years at its Kalk location. Still this year, a successor project – Exploradom in Cologne-Ehrenfeld – is scheduled to open (cf. EAP-News of 9 July 2025). MMC Studios Cologne contribute their comprehensive infrastructure and technical know-how as well as their many years of experience as a production site for film and television formats.

Andreas Waschk, Managing Director of Explorado Group, looks forward to the realization: “For us, this cooperation is not only a project close to our hearts, but also the next logical step in the development of the company. The close collaboration with the team at Magic Media Company gives us a partner whose creative energy, many years of expertise and professional infrastructure are the key to truly unique experiences.”

“This partnership is a milestone for the Coloneum,” adds Nicolas Roden, Managing Director of MMC Studios Cologne. “We are delighted to make the fascination of film and television as well as immersive worlds directly and tangibly experienceable in our studios. We are proud to contribute our many years of expertise to this project in order to realize visitor experiences of the highest quality together with Explorado Group.” ■