Plaion

Plaion GmbH
Formerly	Koch Media (1994–2022)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mass media
Founded	1994
Founders	Franz Koch; Klemens Kundratitz;
Headquarters	Höfen, Austria
Key people	Phil Rogers (CEO); Reinhard Gratl (CFO); Stefan Kapelari (COO);
Number of employees	1,976 (2021)
Parent	Embracer Group (2018–present)
Divisions	Deep Silver; Prime Matter; Ravenscourt;
Subsidiaries	18point2; Anime Limited; DigixArt; Development Plus; Flying Wild Hog; Gaya Entertainment; Milestone; Plaion Pictures; Splatter Connect; Warhorse Studios; Vertigo Games; Voxler;
Website	plaion.com

Plaion GmbH (formerly Koch Media) is an Austrian media company headquartered in Höfen, Tyrol, with an additional office in Planegg, Germany. It was founded in 1994 by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz. The company operates video game publishing labels Deep Silver, Prime Matter and Ravenscourt, the video game developers Warhorse Studios and Milestone, as well as a film distribution arm, Plaion Pictures. Koch Media's parent company, Koch Media Holding, was acquired by Swedish holding company Embracer Group (then known as THQ Nordic AB) in February 2018.