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Anke Schäferkordt
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RTL Television’s new
programme line-up for
the 2012/13 TV season
in Cologne. It includes
a varied bouquet of
new format ideas, while
popular established
programmes have
undergone significant
development.
“WHAT
CONSTITUTES
RTL TELEVISION”
Germany – 17 August 2012
RTL Television
Anke Schäferkordt
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Daniel Hartwich presents Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln
After a rather mixed summer in Germany so
far and a thunderstorm the night before, the sun
shone brightly at noon at Cologne-Deutz, where
RTL Television presented its new programme
line-up on 16 August. “The sun is shining, we’ll
take that as a good sign for today’s event,”
said Anke Schäferkordt, CEO of RTL Television,
welcoming the journalists: “Although as commercial
TV people, we’ll be quite happy if summer ends
soon – with all these incredible sporting events.
Of course TV usage has been dominated
by the major sporting events, the European
football championships and the Olympics.” The
programming team has focused on developing
new ideas in all genres over the past two years.
“Our package of new launches is therefore
bigger than it has been for a long time, especially
in the fields of drama, entertainment shows, and
reality.”
Anke Schäferkordt clearly stated the goal for
the new TV season: “We want to maintain our
market leadership – and with a clear lead over
the competition.” In order to achieve this goal she
said RTL Television will set new accents as well
as develop its existing formats. Enhancing the
channel’s innovation leadership is also important,
she said. “That is why we are developing new ideas
in all areas, especially for prime time.”
Diana Amft in Die neuen Abenteuer der alten Christine
“If you produce successful programming, it is not
surprising if others eventually copy you,” said
Schäferkordt. “This naturally leads to a dwindling
of our audience share to a lower level.” She gave
the example of the afternoon programme line-up
with various scripted documentary and docu-soap
formats and the talent shows, which continue to
score excellent ratings, but are no longer at the
exceptional level seen in previous years.
Humour and action dominate RTL Television’s
in-house fiction productions in the upcoming
season: the channel continues its strategy of
event-scale drama movies with star-studded
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productions like Die Jagd nach dem Bernsteinzimmer (The Hunt For The Amber Room).
Meanwhile, in a new season of the German
Television
Award-winning
comedy
series
Der Lehrer (The Teacher) Stefan Vollmer battles
educational problems and disinterest in the
classroom in a nonchalant, cool and unconventional
way.
Following the successful pilot, IK 1 – Touristen
in Gefahr (Tourists In Danger) enters serial
transmission. Four exciting cases in Asia await
the daring BKA (Federal Office of Criminal
Investigation) officer and his colleague who
are deployed whenever German citizens living
abroad are embroiled in crime. In Der Mallorca
Detektiv, Tom Hammer is an investigator who is
committed to his job body and soul. When Tom’s
friend is shot, the trail leads him into high-society
circles on Majorca where he meets a mysterious
woman who pulls all the strings on the island
and is apparently involved in shady business.
Transporter with Chris Vance
RTL Television is exploring new paths with the
action series Transporter, produced in collaboration
with M6 in France and HBO and offering high-speed
entertainment based on the famous movie series.
Luc Besson, producer of the Transporter movies,
was involved in the production as Executive
Producer. The British actor Chris Vance (Prison
Break) plays former elite soldier Frank Martin,
who transports whatever is required of him as the
Transporter. Next season’s series highlights
include a new series starring Diana Amft who
conquered viewers’ hearts in Doctor’s Diary. In
Die neuen Abenteuer der alten Christine (The
New Adventures Of The Old Christine), Amft plays
Christine, a divorced woman in her mid-thirties
with a child. When her ex one day reappears with
a new girlfriend, who is also called Christine and is
ten years younger, the “old” Christine wants to test
her market value and embarks on a chaotic, very
funny man hunt. RTL Television also introduces
another new sitcom: Sekretärinnen – Überleben
von neun bis fünf (Secretaries – Surviving The
Nine To Five) about the endearingly chaotic Katja
Neumann, who as new chief secretary in a toast
factory not only has to cope with her choleric
boss Berger, but also her bullying colleagues.
The new programme line-up includes two new US
series: the continuation of the iconic US series
Dallas, which influenced an entire decade, and
whose TV theme tune is still unmistakable today, will
be shown on RTL Television. Alongside young actors
like Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe (both well
known from Desperate Housewives) and Jordana
Brewster (Fast & Furious), who star in the remake of
Dallas, there is a reunion with villain JR Ewing (Larry
Hagman) and other stars from the original series
in their world-renowned roles: Linda Gray as Sue
Ellen, Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Steve Kanaly
as well as JR’s half-brother Ray and Charlene Tilton
as his niece Lucy.
In the new format Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln
(Stars In The Dark), celebrities have to complete
challenging tasks in total darkness, much to the
delight of the audience and the show’s presenter
Daniel Hartwich. The show starts on 18 August.
In September, season six of Das Supertalent
(Got Talent) begins with the highest-profile celebrity
jury of all time. In addition to personnel changes,
with Thomas Gottschalk and Michelle Hunziker
alongside Dieter Bohlen on the jury, some changes
have been made to the show’s concept as well: this
season each juror will have the option to catapult
a talent immediately into the live shows using the
‘golden star buzzer’ – regardless of the opinions
of the other two judges. Deutschland sucht den
Superstar (Idols) will celebrate its 10th anniversary
in early 2013 with a major overhaul. And the
audience will also notice some innovative
changes when RTL Television asks celebrities to
take to the floor again in Let’s Dance.
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In his live stage show Ich weiß, was du denkst
(I Know What You’re Thinking) the mind reader
and body language expert Thorsten Havener takes
viewers with him on a fascinating journey into the
world of human thought, observation, perception
and suggestion. In Born to Shine celebrities put
themselves in the hands of a big “little” talent in
order to train for an appearance on the great
family show: whether it is tap dance, acrobatics or
the violin – each of the child ‘coaches’ is especially
gifted in a discipline which the star has no idea about.
Award-winning German comedian Bülent Ceylan
presents his latest live routine in a stadium before
42,000 people for the first time, and appears in six
new episodes of his popular Bülent Ceylan Show,
in which he comments on the events of the week
in his own distinctive way and examines everyday
German-Turkish cultural issues. Alexander Schubert
and Judith Richter are on the team of the new
comedy sketch show In jeder Beziehung. Everyone
who lives in a relationship knows that a partnership
consists not only of rosy-coloured heights, but also
of rather dark depths. Martin Rütter presents a new
edition of Martin Rütter – Die grosse Hundeshow
(The Big Dog Show), and on Ich bin ein Star – Holt
mich hier raus! (I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out Of
Here!) celebrities are back in the Australian jungle
for a most amusing start to the year.
The central themes of RTL Television’s new
reality formats are people with moving stories, and
exposing social ills. In Rach deckt auf – Was wird
uns hier aufgetischt? celebrity chef Christian Rach
investigates issues surrounding food, shopping and
consumer protection. Ärztepfusch? Dr. Gardain klärt
auf follows up cases in which doctors’ errors have
condemned their patients to misery. The Secret
Millionaire goes incognito into impoverished
communities to find vulnerable people in difficult
situations who he can then support; and in
Die Zuschauer (The Viewers) a group of 50
people rather than an individual expert look at
people seeking help in order to jointly help them
with their own experience and life-changing advice.
After last year’s success of Der Bachelor, another
‘dream man’ searches for his great love against
the picturesque backdrop of South Africa. In Der
VIP Bus – Promis auf Pauschalreise, celebrity
couples are put to the test on a bus package tour.
In Star Race, six celebrities engage in a top-class
race and experience the adventure of a lifetime.
Abandoned in the Philippines with no money,
no celebrity kudos and no interpreter, they have to
battle their way through the capital Manila in three
teams.
The documentary Vermisst (Missing), which
researches cases worldwide and brings about
extraordinary reunions, returns with Sandra
Eckardt as its new presenter, In the emotioncharged documentary Entführt – Gib mir mein Kind
zurück! (Kidnapped – Give Me Back My Child!),
private investigator Norbert Idel and his team work
closely with national and international authorities
as they search for children abducted by one of
their parents. After the success of the first season
Christopher Posch – Ich kämpfe für Ihr Recht (I
Fight For Your Rights) is back in a new time slot. A
new series of Germany’s most popular docu-soap,
Bauer sucht Frau (The Farmer Wants a Wife) with
Inka Bause, starts in October. In Das Jenke-Experiment, Jenke von Wilmsdorff slips into unusual roles
to illustrate socially relevant themes such as the
generation gap or the reality of addiction.
The new jury of Das Supertalent:
Thomas Gottschalk, Michelle Hunziker and Dieter Bohlen
RTL Television is broadcasting one of the most
extraordinary films of recent years as a free-to-air
TV premiere – the sci-fi thriller Inception starring
Leonardo Di Caprio, which won four Oscars:
a masterfully complex, visionary masterpiece
exploring time and space, dream and reality.
Another film highlight of the upcoming RTL season
is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1,
the first part of the finale of the movie adaptation
of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, which grossed more
than $955 million and was nominated for two
Oscars. The action-packed, explosive movie
remake of the successful 1980s series The A-Team
successfully transfers the funny stunts, clever tricks
and cool lines of the original series to the present
day.
Anke Schäferkordt presented the channel’s
information programming in a separate trailer,
and stressed the importance of news and
information programmes for RTL Television.
In addition to daily and weekly news and
magazine programmes, RTL Television will also be
reporting extensively on the US elections. Peter
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Dallas
Anke Schäferkordt and Oliver Schablitzki, Head of RTL Nitro
Kloeppel will present Armes Deutschland, reiches
Deutschland – Peter Kloeppel unterwegs in einer
sozial gespaltenen Republik (Poor Germany, Rich
Germany – Peter Kloeppel on the road in a socially
divided republic). On 30 March this year Kloeppel
celebrated his 20th anniversary as anchorman on
RTL Aktuell. In May the magazine programme
Explosiv and then in June the midday news
programme Punkt 12 will be 20 years old and in
September the early-morning magazine programme
Punkt 6 is 15 years old. Anke Schäferkordt: “This
not only shows the importance of information in our
programme line-up, but above all that we rely on
continuity here.”
In times of increasing fragmentation and
digitisation, however, Schäferkordt said the
record audience shares of the past two years
maintained were exceptional years, during which
RTL Television, as a major channel, grew counter
to the trend: “We have observed that the ten major
channels – including the public-service channels,
which aired the European football championships
and the Olympics – lost audience shares in the
first seven months of 2012. At RTL Television we
are exactly at the level of 2009. Every German on
has access to an average 80 channels – here high
double-digit market shares for several channels
will no longer be possible long-term.” She said one
example of a measure to counter this trend is the
expansion of the family of channels with the launch
of RTL Nitro in April 2012, which is aimed primarily
at a male audience in the 20 to 59 age group.
Schäferkordt: “Here we simply followed an old rule:
if the market is increasingly fragmented,
fragment yourself.”
With Formula 1 and boxing RTL Television has
established two strong sports in its portfolio as strong
features of its programming. “Viewers immediately
associate these two sports with RTL,” Schäferkordt
was happy to note. In the current 2012 season,
Formula 1 attracted audiences of up to seven
million, with market shares often going well above
40 per cent. After the TV contract with Formula
One World Championship Limited (FOWC) was
extended through 2015 in 2011, this year the
cooperation with long-running TV expert Niki
Lauda was also extended for the full term of the TV
contract. Boxing also regularly gives RTL Television
record viewing figures. The partnership between
the Klitschkos and RTL Television goes back to
2006. Since then, the team led by presenter Florian
König, boxing expert Luan Krasniqi, commentator
Tobias Drews and reporter Kai Ebel have presented
21 fights. On 8 September WBC world champion
Vitali Klitschko appears in Moscow in a voluntary
title defence against Manuel Charr. RTL Television
will broadcast the fight live from Moscow. The IBO,
IBF, WBO and WBA champion Wladimir Klitschko
will probably step into the ring again in November or
December 2012.
A
few
months
after
launch,
the
new channel recorded an average market share of
0.5 per cent and is developing “much better than
expected – thanks in part to extensive crosspromotion.” Oliver Schablitzki, Head of RTL Nitro,
gave a presentation about the special-interest
channel, including the four new series in its new
programme line-up: Covert Affairs, Alcatraz,
Breakout Kings and Raising Horizon. “Viewers
giving RTL Nitro a try, which we are pleased
about. Average viewing time is 25 minutes, which
is high for a small channel, with remarkable peak
market shares of 5 per cent,” said Schablitzki.
“What helps us especially is that we broadcast
strictly complementary programming in the daytime
with classic series such as Knight Rider, which in
ideal cases are three-generation programmes
watched by grandfathers, fathers, and children.”
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‘EVERYTHING NEW, NEW, NEW!’
Super RTL
Once upon a time
Super RTL unveiled its programme line-up
for the 2012/13 TV season. A special
prime-time
highlight
is
the
German
premiere of Once upon a time – Es war
einmal... The channel also presented new apps
and its consulting firm Famicus.
Germany – 3 August 2012
”Welcome to the living room”, said Claude Schmit, Managing
Director of Super RTL, welcoming the journalists who had travelled
to the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland ‘living room of the future’ in
Cologne. “We have been the undisputed market leader in the children’s
sector for 15 years. This is a remarkable success in the TV landscape.
Thanks to our partners RTL Group and Disney, we are also well
prepared for the upcoming season.”
Claude Schmit welcoming the participants
Carsten Göttel
Programme Director Carsten Göttel: “We’ve learned a lot from the
past. For example what goes well with us and what doesn’t. Based
on this, we are now launching into the new TV season and are doing
everything new, new, new.” The flagship of the coming season is the
US series Once Upon A Time, which is aired on the ABC network in
the US. “In prime time, we are always looking for formats that both
adults and children like to watch – and that is the case with Once Upon
A Time,” said Göttel. “The series perfectly suits our positioning.” Once
Upon A Time links classic fairy-tale motifs with modern-day issues
and has reaped kudos from reviewers and audiences alike. The idea
for the ABC Studios produced series came from the producers of the
cult series Lost. Super RTL is airing the first season beginning on
Wednesday 12 September at 20:15 as a free-to-air TV premiere.
On Tuesday 4 September, the format simultaneously begins
broadcasting on the digital special-interest channel Passion. Super RTL
has planned a major marketing campaign for the launch of the series,
including print, online, cinema, radio and billboard advertising, as well
as a guerrilla marketing campaign.
The children’s channel is adding the new self-commissioned
production Woozle Goozle to its Toggo programme line-up. A science
magazine with a twist, Woozle Goozle is presented by Beni Weber
and his shaggy companion Woozle. Fans of classic cartoons will enjoy
Wild Kratts and the latest adventures of Peter Parker in Ultimate
Spider-Man. Super RTL is the home of two more free-to-air TV
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premieres with the sitcoms Jessie and Austin & Ally. In the Toggolino
pre-school block, the youngest viewers can look forward to new series
including the classic Bob der Baumeister (Bob the Builder), Timmy
das Schäfchen (Timmy Time) and Die Oktonauten (The Octonauts).
The British animated series Mike der Ritter (Mike the Knight) will join
the ranks of audience favourites this autumn.
Michael Rüger presented Super RTL’s digital app
portfolio
As well as highlights from the TV programme, Super RTL presented
innovations in other business fields. In the mobile sector, the Toggolino
app for preschool audiences is poised for launch, and numerous
features are being added to the popular Toggo app, including a ‘second
screen’ function that lets young users answer quiz questions on the
content of a TV programme while it is being broadcast, for example.
Based on a consulting project in Dubai, Super RTL has now launched
a subsidiary: Famicus advises companies on their positioning in the
German children’s and youth market, as well as the development of
innovative products and marketing concepts.
Claude Schmit ended the presentation by declaring the channel’s
goal and direction: “First, we will remain the most popular channel for
children. In the long run, we are aiming for an average 4 per cent share
of the 14- to 49-year-old market. We’d like to achieve this in the next
five years.”
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GROUPE M6 REPORTS HALF-YEAR RESULTS 2012
Groupe M6
In the first half of 2012, Groupe M6’s
consolidated revenue came to €710.8 million,
down slightly by 1.2 per cent, while net
profit rose to €94.4 million, an increase of
3.1 per cent.
France – 26 July 2012
The main channel M6’s advertising revenues declined by 4 per cent
in the half-year. Over the first six months of the year, the Group’s
advertising revenues declined by 2.2 per cent, while non-advertising
revenues were stable at €287.3 million (plus 0.2 per cent).
On 30 June 2012, net financial income was €22.7 million (€1.5 million
at 30 June 2011), including a €20.2 million capital gain on the sale
of the Group’s equity investment in Summit Entertainment in January
2012. Thanks to this transaction, Groupe M6 reports its best half-year
net profit of the last five years, up 3.1 per cent to €94.4 million.
Nicolas de Tavernost
Following the publication of Groupe M6’s financial results,
Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Management Board of
Groupe
M6,
gave
an
interview
to
Le
Figaro.
For
Nicolas de Tavernost, this is the consequence of two things:
“the poor performance of the advertising market in May
and June, and the specific investments made for the European
football championships. Euro 2012 is not an investment that
will pay off immediately for M6, but we are aiming to be the co-leader
in the television industry in France, especially in prime time.”
Regarding the outlook for the French advertising market, he explains
that the group remains “cautious about the summer and the start of the
new season. The television advertising market has not improved in the
last five years. It has actually dropped in real euro terms. This is a very
important fact that must be taken into account by the public authorities
and the regulator. The French media authority will have a great deal of
responsibility when it examines the impact of the arrival of Canal Plus
on the free-to-air television market.”
In fact, de Tavernost believes that: “There is a glut of television
offerings on the French market with respect to the industry’s economic
capacity” and is worried about the purchase of Direct 8 and Direct Star
by Canal Plus, as he already explained to daily Le Monde in June.
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GRUPO ANTENA 3 PUBLISHES RESULTS
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2012
Grupo Antena 3
As the Spanish TV advertising market
continued to decline significantly, Grupo
Antena 3’s revenue, operating profit and
net result were down first half of 2012.
Spain – 25 July 2012
In the first half of 2012, Grupo Antena 3 had to operate in a very
difficult economic environment as the Spanish TV advertising
market – the company’s main source of revenue – was estimated
to be down 16 per cent year-on-year. As a result, Grupo Antena 3’s
net revenue decreased by 8.6 per cent to €384.7 million (H1/2011:
€420.9 million). First-half operating profit (EBITDA) declined by
56.3 per cent to €34.1 million (H1/2011: €77.9) million). The net profit of
Grupo Antena 3 for the reporting period was €17.9 million, down from
€54.0 million in the previous year.
However, the Antena 3 family of TV channels continued to
outperform the market and increased its advertising market share by
3.1 percentage points to 33.2 per cent – a total gain of 10 percentage
points during the last 5 years. “This highlights the excellent
performance of Grupo Antena 3 in comparison with the rest of the
market in the adverse economic environment Spain is currently
faced with,” the company said in a statement. The Antena 3 family of
channels increased its total audience share by 1.3 percentage points
to 17.8 per cent.
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“GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD”
FremantleMedia
In a letter to all FremantleMedia employees,
the company’s new CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz
outlined the path to continue growing
RTL Group’s content arm.
United Kingdom – 13 July 2012
In her message, Cécile Frot-Coutaz started by thanking her
predecessor Tony Cohen for the “outstanding job” he has done in
leading the company through an extraordinary growth period,
thus making FremantleMedia what it is today – “one of the most
successful entertainment companies in the world.”
Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Welcoming Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Guillaume de Posch, Co-CEO of
RTL Group, said: “Cécile has been with FremantleMedia for 17 years
and has the vision and leadership that are needed to further grow our
content business. She brings expertise and drive from the largest TV
market in the world and combines her creative skills as a producer with
a sharp business perspective. I am very happy to welcome her at the
helm of RTL Group’s production arm.”
Turning to her future role at FremantleMedia, Cécile Frot-Coutaz
wrote in her message: “I am aware of the challenges that we face but
I also believe that there are some great opportunities ahead of us.
We are well placed to help shape the future.” The company will
profit from focusing on the pipeline, across a broad range of genres,
she said and continued: “We must create new brands and investing
in global development will be a top priority.” At the same time,
FremantleMedia needs to position itself for the transformation to
digital, Cécile Frot-Coutaz pointed out.
Referring to her work as Executive Producer for hit shows such as
American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The X Factor and The Price Is
Right, she underlined how important it is to keep successful shows
relevant – and that she knows what effort this takes: “We must never
leave our core behind as we pursue new avenues for growth. And the
one thing I know is that whatever the medium, whatever the genre,
the same principles apply: It is about creating great content that
audiences want to interact with.”
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About RTL Group, Cécile Frot-Coutaz said: “The good news is
that we have a very supportive shareholder who sees
FremantleMedia as a growth platform and a company well poised to
take advantage of the new opportunities that lie ahead.” She closed
with saying: “FremantleMedia’s future success lies with our people.
Let’s build on our culture and the values that bind us. I feel immensely
proud to be part of the FremantleMedia family and that is why I was
honoured to accept the role of CEO. I am excited about our future and
I hope that you are too.”
At FremantleMedia North America,
Cécile Frot-Coutaz executive produced shows such
as American Idol...
Born and raised in France, Frot-Coutaz earned her MBA
from the prestigious Insead business school in 1994. When Pearson
purchased the assets of Grundy Television, Frot-Coutaz was
named Corporate Strategy Executive for the newly created
Pearson TV. She then spearheaded the subsequent acquisition
and integration of All-American Fremantle into the Pearson
Television Group. After a short stint in San Francisco creating online
and interactive strategies for Pearson Television, Frot-Coutaz
joined the North American headquarters of the newly rebranded
FremantleMedia in Los Angeles, where she served as Executive Vice
President, Commercial and Operations until her promotion to COO of
Production in 2002, and CEO in 2005. In July 2012, she was appointed
CEO of FremantleMedia.
...and The X Factor
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FREMANTLEMEDIA AND RANDOM HOUSE FORM
EXCLUSIVE TV PARTNERSHIP
FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia
and
Random
House
announced a major new creative and
strategic partnership to develop scripted
television programming for the US and
international markets based on the fiction
and
nonfiction
books
published
by
Random House’s imprints in North America
and internationally.
United Kingdom – 26 July 2012
The first-look deal with RTL Group’s production arm FremantleMedia
will reside within Random House Television, a newly created part
of Random House Studio, the publisher’s rebranded and expanded
entertainment division led by Peter Gethers, President. Random
House Television will work together with Random House’s editors
and publishers, and their authors’ agents, to identify and acquire
performance rights for the full range of broadcast network, cable,
and premium television scripted formats. The partnership will also
seek to collaborate with Random House authors to develop original
scripted television properties they might create. United Talent Agency
represented Random House Studio and negotiated the first-look deal
with FremantleMedia.
Jeffrey Levine
Jeffrey Levine has been appointed Head of Television for Random
House Television, based in FremantleMedia’s Los Angeles offices,
reporting to Peter Gethers. He will work closely with Jeff Tahler,
FremantleMedia Enterprises Senior Vice President of Global Content,
and Tony Optican, Senior Vice President of Scripted Programming for
FremantleMedia North America, and with the entire Random House
Studio team.
Levine joins the company from Spring Creek Productions, where
he worked on the development of many of the company’s features
including Blood Diamond, Monster-In-Law and the now casting This Is
Where I Leave You. Levine was an Executive Producer on HBO’s Too
Big To Fail, which garnered 11 Emmy nominations and won the WGA
award for best adaption for Long Form. Previously Mr. Levine was Vice
President, Movies and Mini-Series at Turner Broadcasting Company,
where he oversaw the development of such projects as James Dean
and Mists of Avalon.
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Also joining the Random House Television team in Los Angeles is
Christina Malach, Executive Story Editor, Random House Studio. The
New York team under Gethers is Valerie Cates and Claudia Herr, both
Executive Story Editors, and Brady Emerson, Story Editor, Random
House Studio.
David Ellender, Global CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises,
says “This is a hugely exciting coming together of two companies in
the Bertelsmann family. As one of the world’s most successful book
publishers with a global roster of admired authors, Random House
is the perfect partner for FremantleMedia as we continue to develop
and expand our slate of world-class scripted content for international
audiences. We warmly welcome Peter, Jeff and the entire Random
House Television team, and look forward to working with them to
develop high-quality television projects with wide appeal.”
David Ellender
Peter Gethers said, “Partnering with the very talented and savvy
FremantleMedia team gives us a wonderful opportunity to significantly
increase the many options we already offer to Random House authors
around the world. This alliance will enable us to help them expand
into new creative and commercial areas to broaden their audience.
Random House Television is a natural extension of the partnership
we already enjoy with our writers and will help them flourish in an
increasingly complex, exciting, and interdependent global
entertainment business. I’m thrilled to have Jeff on board with us,
and with the opportunity to work with FremantleMedia in the US and
internationally.”
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UFA RESTRUCTURES ITS FICTION
PRODUCTION BUSINESS
UFA
In view of a rapidly changing media market,
UFA is strengthening its future viability with
new structures and processes. As part of
UFA’s reorganisation, the new management
structure of its Fiction Production department
has now been set.
Germany – 1 August 2012
The new Teamworx UFA unit will comprise the activities of the
UFA Fernsehproduktion, Teamworx and UFA Cinema labels, but the
established labels will be preserved. Phoenix Film, in which UFA
owns a majority stake, is not currently part of the unit. Nico Hofmann,
Joachim Kosack and Jürgen Schuster will head the new unit. Kosack,
who already worked for Grundy UFA as an Author, Director and
Producer from 1996 to 2001 and oversaw film and series projects as
a producer for Teamworx from 2001 to 2006, joins the unit from the
channel Sat1, where he has served as CEO since October 2011. In
his time with the ProSiebenSat1 group, Kosack was responsible for
such successful programmes as Der letzte Bulle, Danni Lowinski,
Die Wanderhure and Die Säulen der Erde. Kosack will take up his
duties at UFA in October 2012.
Nico Hofmann
UFA CEO Wolf Bauer says: “I am convinced that by with this
integrated structure and management, UFA’s Fiction production
activities will be in good shape for the future. We are focusing on
creating even closer ties between our creative producers, reducing
redundant parallel structures, and strengthening our innovative
abilities. We have an excellent creative management team in place
with Nico Hofmann and Joachim Kosack.”
Joachim Kosack
After more than 30 years with UFA, Norbert Sauer will step down as
Managing Director at the end of August. He has been with the company
since 1979, when he started as a Producer. In 1991, he was appointed
producer and Managing Director at UFA. During his term as Producer,
he has overseen the production of over 300 cinematic and TV films
and numerous series and miniseries, many of them award-winning
productions. Says Bauer: “Norbert Sauer is an outstanding Producer
in the German programming market and has played a formative role in
establishing UFA Fernsehproduktion as a strong programme maker in
Germany. I thank him very sincerely for his splendid achievements as
a producer and entrepreneur.”
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Thomas Peter Friedl, who joined the company at the beginning of 2008,
will also be leaving UFA at the end of the year, on the best of terms
and at his own request. As Co-Managing Director of UFA Cinema, he
was formative in building its cinematic production operations. During
his time at UFA Cinema he oversaw the creation of films Teufelskicker
(The Devil Kickers), Hanni und Nanni (The O’Sullivan Twins),
Dschungelkind (Jungle Child) and Die Relativitätstheorie der Liebe
(The Relativity of Love). Wolf Bauer: “Thomas Friedl has been an
inspiring and creative entrepreneurial force in building our big-screen
activities and putting our film projects into action. I can only thank him
sincerely for our excellent collaboration.”
Jürgen Schuster
UFA’s cinematic production activities will continue to have their place
in the new Fiction structure: the large-scale production Der Medicus
(The Physician) with a top-notch international cast directed by
Philipp Stölzl is currently being produced, as is part three in the screen
adaptation of the bestselling children’s book series Hanni und Nanni
(The O’Sullivan Twins).
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A YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR IDEA LOVERS
Radical Media
FremantleMedia’s Radical Media has launched
its first Youtube channel: THNKR, featuring
new series and programming available
exclusively on the platform.
North America – 3 August 2012
THNKR is a new original Youtube channel that gives viewers
extraordinary access to the people, stories and ideas that are
transforming the world. THNKR brings viewers the unfettered opinions
of today’s top thinkers to stimulate, challenge and perhaps even – as
the channel’s tag line says – ‘change your mind’.
THNKR logo
Visit YouTube channel THNKR
on youtube.com/thnkr
Screenshot of THNKR Youtube’s page
“We live in a fragmented media landscape and it moves at breakneck
speed,” says Jon Kamen, Chairman and CEO of Radical Media.
“THNKR was borne out of a desire to expose people to ideas that
would cut through the clutter. Ideas that they’d want to stop and absorb
and think about and respond to. TED (editor’s note: the first Youtube
channel that shares the world’s leading thinkers’ best ideas from the
TED conference for free) blazed a path by answering the desire of
a mass audience to have intelligent conversations online. THNKR
extends that concept of inspiring people, exposing them to new ideas,
and challenging them, by doing it via the medium Radical Media has
always been drawn to: narrative storytelling.”
THNKR’s programme line-up includes Bookd where a select group
of extraordinary individuals come together to discuss the most
thought-provoking non-fiction books. In the daily studio series
Epiphany, thought leaders across all disciplines are invited to reveal
the innovative, the improbable, and the unexpected aspects of their
worlds. Finally, the Podium series embraces the art of public speaking
and honours those with something to say.
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IP DEUTSCHLAND UNVEILS ITS
NEW BRANDING
IP Deutschland
Since 31 July, IP Deutschland has an
all-new branding reflecting its positioning as a
marketer of convergent media and platforms.
Germany – 31 July 2012
The company’s new website relies on large videos: after the re-launch,
‘full-width’ images on IP-Deutschland.de link to the biggest news items;
other offers and news are located in the lower part of the screen. The
restructured horizontal nav bar lets users easily navigate to breaking
topics, marketing information grouped by platform, facts & figures on
research and companies and the customers’ section.
New logo of IP Deutschland
All of the company’s information media will be published under
the umbrella brand Fourscreen from now on: from the printed
magazine Fourscreen, which presents industry information and
channel-, platform- and research-related topics several times a
year, to the weekly online newsletter Fourscreen Weekly and the
monothematic Fourscreen Specials on industry events like the
Kinderwelten symposium and the DMexco trade fair.
Julian Weiss, Head of Marketing at IP Deutschland: “Our new
website is an investment in the future of media. We want to get closer:
closer to the people, closer to real life and closer to the essentials.
Our new information media deliver the latest news and trends in an
entertaining way and with more authentic pictures. Our new brand
Fourscreen stands for convergence: TV and video on all screens,
anytime and anywhere.”
To ensure a consistent image to the
outside, the design and the new,
consistent pictorial language will be
used for presentations and events as well.
From 28 August 2012, ‘Primetime – IP on
site 12/13’ visitors will get a first taste of an
existing event concept in the new look.
The striking logo that IP Deutschland
has done business with ever since 1990
has been given a slimmer silhouette as
part of the brand’s evolution, but remains
unmistakable.
Visit IP-Deutschland.de
Screenshots of IP Deutschland’s new website
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RTL NEDERLAND LAUNCHES A NEW CHANNEL
RTL Nederland
On 3 September, RTL Telekids will make its
debut as a separate channel in the Ziggo
portfolio. The programming window by the
same name that has aired on RTL 8 for the past
two years will also remain in place.
The Netherlands – 25 July 2012
The new channel caters to children aged 3 to 9 with a programme that
runs seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Featured formats include
Bibaboerderij, Green-Kids, Chuggington, Hallo K3!, Brandweerman
Sam as well as Ernst & Bobbie and many other new series, films and
shows.
Bibaboerderij
Chuggington
The programme line-up is 100 per cent violence-free and
educational, so that parents can safely let their children watch
RTL Telekids at any time. Many children are already familiar with its
high-quality, fun programmes. Since the launch of the RTL Telekids
programming window on RTL 8 in October 2010, it has attracted a
steadily increasing viewership. Now the digital channel on Ziggo lets
viewers enjoy its popular programmes 24/7.
Starting Monday 3 September, RTL Telekids will be receivable as
part of Ziggo’s TV Plus or TV Extra packages. The daily programming
window on RTL 8 will remain in place.
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FOUR MEDALS FOR
THE ANNUAL REPORT
RTL Group
As the excitement dies down in London in
the wake of the Summer Olympics, there
is a victory to report in another discipline:
RTL Group has received three Golds for its
Annual Report 2011. The report was also
picked as the overall best international
annual report at the ‘ARC Awards’.
Luxembourg – 13 August 2012
At the 26th ARC Awards, regarded as the ‘Academy Awards of annual
reports’, RTL Group won the Grand Award in the ‘Best of international’
category, one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry. The Grand
Award is bestowed on the best reports of a given category or region.
RTL Group also came away with a gold medal for best ‘Overall Annual
Report’ and ‘Cover Photo / Design’ in the media sector. And finally, our
Annual Report 2011 scored a bronze medal for ‘Interior Design’. In all,
more than 2,200 annual reports from 32 countries were submitted for
this year’s ARC Awards.
At the ‘Vision Awards’ presented by the League of American
Communications Professionals (LACP), RTL Group’s annual report
took gold in the ‘Overall’ category, and was ranked among the Top 50
annual reports from the Europe / Middle East / Africa region. The LACP
jury of professionals reviewed more than 5,500 annual reports.
RTL Group’s annual report is a co-production by the Corporate
Centre and profit centres’ finance and communication
departments. The Hamburg agency Ringzwei is responsible for
the report’s design, and the project is lead-managed by
RTL Group’s Corporate Communications & Marketing.
Photo story in the Annual Report 2011
Order the Annual Report 2011
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“Mariah Carey
joins American
Idol as new
judge”
Mariah Carey, one of the best-selling
female recording artists of all time,
joins American Idol as a new judge,
when the show returns in
January 2013 on Fox.
SHORT NEWS
1/3
The German TV market in July
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
In July, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s channels achieved a
combined audience share of 33.8 per cent in the 14 to 49 age group,
putting them 6.1 percentage points ahead of the channels of their
competitor ProSiebenSat1.
Germany – 2 August 2012
Steadily rising for almost a year
M6
In July 2012, M6 continued in stride, improving its ratings with a total
audience share of 10.9 per cent – a 0.4 percentage point increase
over July 2011.
France – 31 July 2012
The Dutch TV market in July
RTL Nederland
RTL Nederland’s four channels collectively attracted an audience
share of 28.8 per cent among viewers aged 20 to 49 in July 2012,
putting them well ahead of their nearest commercial competitor,
the SBS Group (20.8 per cent).
The Netherlands – 6 August 2012
‘RTL remains the leader in two of the
criteria’
RTL Radio
Médiamétrie released the results of its French radio audience
figures for the period of April to June 2012. Notwithstanding a dip
in cumulative audiences on the survey, RTL Radio remained the
absolute market leader throughout the season.
France – 18 July 2012
RTL radio stations grow their ratings yet
again
RTL Radio Deutschland
The results of the latest Media-Analyse (MA 2012 Radio II) show that
RTL Radio Deutschland’s radio holdings continue on track and have
defended their top positions among Germany’s radio listeners.
Germany – 18 July 2012
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SHORT NEWS
2/3
RTL Lëtzebuerg undisputedly the number
one media outlet
RTL Lëtzebuerg
TNS-Ilres recently published its Plurimédia 2012 study, which
measures, among other things, audiences and readership in the
country’s various media. RTL Group’s Luxembourgish subsidiary
confirms its leading position in most categories.
Luxembourg – 1 August 2012
UFA Sports cooperates with Manchester
United
UFA Sports
Manchester United and UFA Sports have teamed up to bring the
2012 Manchester United Pre-Season Tour to TV viewers across the
world.
Germany – 17 July 2012
Filming starts on second season of
RTL Hvratska’s daily drama series
RTL Televizija / RTL Hrvatska
After the first season of Ruza Vjetrova finished on a high note,
attracting 33 per cent of its target audience, RTL Hvratska has
begun filming the second season of the local production.
Croatia – 19 July 2012
Build your own Jurassic Park
Ludia
Ludia, FremantleMedia’s interactive entertainment company, has
launched the Jurassic Park Builder game app for I-Phone, I-Pad and
I-Pod touch, in conjunction with Universal Partnerships & Licensing.
Canada – 30 July 2012
RTL Net joins Audience Square
RTL Net / M6 Publicité
RTL Net, the digital subsidiary of RTL Radio in France, joins the
private premium advertising marketplace Audience Square (ASQ),
whose operations are to be launched in September 2012.
France – 1 August 2012
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SHORT NEWS
3/3
UFA is Germany’s most popular
programme provider
UFA
Grundy Light Entertainment tops the Kress producer ranking as the
most successful programme supplier to German television – for the
sixth consecutive year.
Germany – 6 August 2012
Miinto makes shopping even more fun
RTL Ventures
RTL Ventures’ latest project launches on 8 August. Presenting:
Miinto.
The Netherlands – 8 August 2012
Video goes mobile
IP Deutschland
More than one third of all Germans now accesses the internet via
mobile devices, one-fifth of them also view online video content.
These are the findings of the Digital Barometer survey carried out
by TNS Emnid, IP Deutschland and the trade magazine Werben &
Verkaufen.
Germany – 9 August 2012
Second round of the genre study
‘Kartografie von Bewegtbild’
IP Deutschland
Britain’s Got Talent’s Youtube channel has chalked up a huge one
billion views, making it the most-watched Youtube channel for a
British television series ever.
Germany – 10 August 2012
One billion views
FremantleMedia UK
Britain’s Got Talent’s Youtube channel has chalked up a huge one
billion views, making it the most-watched Youtube channel for a
British television series ever.
United Kingdom – 13 August 2012
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PEOPLE
WENDY
BOUCHARD
XAVIER DE
MOULINS
M6
France – 30 July 2012
Wendy Bouchard
Xavier de Moulins
At the end of summer on M6, Xavier de Moulins will
become the presenter of 66 Minutes in its new format.
He will also continue to present the evening news
Le 19h45 from Monday to Thursday. Zone Interdite will
now be presented by Wendy Bouchard.
In 2009, she presented Studio d’Europe 1 alongside
Michel Drucker. She subsequently joined Michel Field’s
team on TF1 as a film columnist for the programme
Au Field de la Nuit. During the 2010/11 season, she
presented her own programme 22-23, on Europe 1. In
May 2011, when she began working at France Télévisions,
she co-hosted the programme Festival de Stars in Cannes
on France 2 with Michel Drucker. Since August 2011,
Wendy has presented a number of weekend discussion
and news programmes on Europe 1. This summer on
Europe 1, she is analysing communication strategies on
Secrets de com’ and Europe 1 Soir in the evenings until
the end of August.
At the beginning of July, M6 announced that the
presentation of Zone Interdite would be handed over to
Xavier de Moulins at the end of summer, following the
departure of Mélissa Theuriau. Meanwhile, with the
announcement that Aïda Touihri was leaving M6, the
channel decided to place Xavier de Moulins at the
helm of the Sunday magazine 66 Minutes, whereas
Zone Interdite will be presented by Wendy Bouchard,
who has been recently recruited by Groupe M6.
Wendy Bouchard holds a degree from the Sorbonne
and is a graduate of the lEP Paris and the Centre de
Formation des Journalistes. She began her career in
the editorial department of Europe 1 as a general news
reporter. In 2007 she joined the station’s cultural
department. She worked on Marc-Olivier Fogiel’s
morning programme before becoming Marie Drucker’s
replacement on the 18-20 programme.
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PEOPLE
IVAN
GALE
RTL Hrvatska
Croatia – 2 August 2012
Ivan Gale (39) has been appointed the new Sales
Director of RTL Hrvatska with immediate effect. He takes
over from Miro Bižic (34), who has been promoted to
another position.
Gale is coming from 25 Sata where he was Sales Director
in charge of print, web and TV. Bižic will continue to serve
RTL Hrvatska as Sales Director for International Projects.
Johannes Züll, CEO of RTL Hrvatska, comments:
“I would like to thank Mr. Bižic for his contribution and
achievements at RTL Hrvatska. His commitment and
dedication have helped to position RTL Hrvatska as the
most reliable partner in the media industry in Croatia.
At the same time, I am pleased to announce Ivan Gale
as his successor. I am convinced that he will ensure the
continuation of our excellent relationship with all players
on the Croatian media market”.
Ivan Gale
After studying economics in Zagreb, Gale began his
career as a Sales Representative and Customer Support
Officer at Infoinvest (Dow Jones Telerate). In 2000, he
joined Johnson & Johnson’s Zagreb office as Financial
Controller. He then became a Sales Executive at
RTL Televizija in 2004. In September 2008, Gale, who was
by then serving as Deputy Sales Director at RTL Televizija,
took over the position of Sales Director Print at 24 Sata.
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PEOPLE
JÖRG
NOMMENSEN
Super RTL
Germany – 7 August 2012
Jörg Nommensen (40) has been appointed Director
Sales & Marketing Super RTL and will join the company’s
management board with effect from 1 September 2012.
Nommensen succeeds Christoph Ahmadi, who is
leaving to join the management board of Hamburg-based
Cinemaxx AG. His own successor will be Peter Haupt (42),
who studied business education and has been with
Super RTL since 2007, most recently as Deputy to Jörg
Nommensen.
Nommensen, who holds a degree in business
administration, has worked for the Cologne-based media
company since 2003, and as Head of Sales & Business
Relations was responsible for managing its network of
advertising customers and marketing customer-specific
and integrated cross-media concepts.
Claude Schmit, Managing Director of Super RTL,
comments: “I am very pleased that we were able to
win recruit two in-house candidates for these important
positions. The appointment of Jörg Nommensen and
Peter Haupt is the best way to ensure the continuity of our
business.”
Jörg Nommensen
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PEOPLE
LUDOVIC
PROST
CLT-UFA International
Luxembourg – 10 August 2012
Ludovic Prost
Ludovic Prost, currently Senior Controller at RTL Group,
will take on the additional role of Deputy Managing
Director of CLT-UFA International (CUI) with immediate
effect. As of 1 January 2013 he will succeed Francesco
Costadura as the company’s Managing Director.
Ludovic Prost worked from October 1998 to December
2005 at CUI in various finance functions. As a direct report
of Francesco Costadura, he was involved in structuring
licencing and M&A deals and played a pivotal role in
restructuring CUI’s rights-trading business. In his position
as Senior Controller at RTL Group, he has been in
charge of supervising FremantleMedia’s operations and
investments since January 2006, among others.
Francesco Costadura, who has been leading CUI since
January 2004, was promoted to Senior Vice President HR
at RTL Group’s Corporate Centre as of 1 July 2012, and
will co-manage CUI with Ludovic Prost until the end of
2012 to ensure a smooth transition.
Elmar Heggen, Chief Financial Officer of RTL Group
and Head of the Corporate Centre, comments:
“Francesco took the helm of CUI in 2004 with the mission to
complete the on-going reorganisation of the international
film rights distribution business. Under his leadership
the team revived the sales activities, turned the
distribution business profitable while scaling it down
gradually, and in parallel strengthened the contract
and rights administration service activities. I take the
opportunity to thank Francesco for his achievements and
look forward to continuing working closely with him in his
new HR role”.
Elmar Heggen adds: “Ludovic has been working
successfully for several years for CUI and RTL Group’s
Controlling, working closely with the Executive Committee,
in particular with regards to FremantleMedia. He gained
both an extensive experience at operational level, and an
understanding of the strategic issues from a producer’s
and broadcaster’s perspective when it comes to rights.
I am delighted that Ludovic is taking on this new challenge,
and wish him every success in his additional function.”
Francesco Costadura says: “I’m very pleased about
working again with Ludovic Prost, and about the prospect
to hand over CUI’s helm to him. I am sure he’s the right
person to lead CUI in the coming years”.
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PEOPLE
ANJA
REICHERT
RTL Group
Luxembourg – 17 August 2012
RTL
Group
announces
the
appointment
of
Anja Reichert as Management Development and
Recruitment Executive at RTL Group. She will report
to Romain Mannelli, Executive Vice President HR at
RTL Group, and to Francesco Costadura, Senior Vice
President HR at RTL Group.
Anja Reichert will ensure the recruitment activities at the
Corporate Centre and will be in charge of management
development at group level, in particular in collaboration
with the Bertelsmann University. The internal mobility of
talents within RTL Group and within Bertelsmann, and the
implementation of group-wide management development
initiatives in collaboration with Bertelsmann will also be
on her agenda. In her role, she will closely work with the
HR departments of RTL Group’s subsidiaries and with
Bertelsmann Corporate HR.
Anja Reichert
Anja Reichert started her career at Colgate-Palmolive in
New York as Associate Product Manager in 1990 before
joining Prudential Relocation Intercultural Services as
an Intercultural Training Manager in 1993. After these
New-York-based posts, she moved to Europe for
personal reasons, and held several functions in
Marketing and Project Consulting in Rome and Paris.
In 2006, she started as HR Project Consultant at
3C Associates in England before moving to
Luxembourg, where in 2008 she was appointed
Associate Manager HR at Paul Wurth in charge of
Learning and People Management. Prior to joining
RTL Group, Reichert served as Senior Manager HR
Services at PwC in charge of designing, developing
and managing large-scale HR projects for key industrial
and financial services clients. Anja Reichert holds an
MBA in International Business from George Washington
University in USA and a diploma in professional Coaching
and Mentoring from the Oxford School in England.
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