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The largest German toy manufacturer Playmobil is in a deep crisis: just on its 50th anniversary, the company is making losses for the first time in decades. In this video, we tell you about the unprecedented rise and fall of a German toy icon. And we also explain why a former secretary is now in charge. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 The plastic king from Zirndorf 02:05 The oil price crisis 02:50 The rise of Playmobil 03:55 Golden times 05:43 Playmobil vs. Lego 07:54 Who will succeed Horst Brandstätter 10:56 The crash of Playmobil 13:22 Lego's triumph 16:10 Conclusion You can find our sources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T... Authors: Christopher Nagorr, Jakob Schreiber Host: Jakob Schreiber Editor (funk): Andrej Reisin Editor: Najm Abuhoureyah, Daniel Blum Camera & graphics: Andreas Brand ______________________________________________ In "What does the world cost?" the business journalists Jakob Schreiber, Felix Hoffmann and Alexander Wulfers take viewers into the fascinating world of business: Why are we now being sold everything by subscription? Why has watching football become so expensive? And why are the churches in Germany so incredibly rich? There are exciting stories behind all these questions - "What does the world cost?" she tells. "What does the world cost?" is a production of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for funk. funk is a joint offering of the Association of Broadcasting Corporations of the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). ______________________________________________ funk has no influence on the data protection provisions of this platform or the collection, analysis and use of user data. Within the scope of our possibilities, we handle your data with the greatest sensitivity. You can find further information on the subject of data protection on our website: https://www.funk.net/datenschutz YEAH! We are also part of #funk. Check it out: YouTube: / funkofficial Instagram: / funk TikTok: / funk Website: https://go.funk.net https://go.funk.net/impressum Our netiquette: https://www.funk.net/netiquette