Telefunken

Telefunken is a German radio- and television company, founded in 1903. Originally it was a joint venture of AEG and Siemens, until Siemens left in 1941. In 1967 it was merged with AEG, which was then renamed to AEG-Telefunken. When AEG was bought by Daimler in 1985 the addition "Telefunken" was dropped. The brand name "Telefunken" is still marketed by DaimlerChrysler.

Walter Bruch developed the PAL color television system at Telefunken, which is used by most countries outside the Americas today.