Fresh Concepts and New Programmes for the Upcoming TV Season on Market Leader RTL Television

week 28 / 11 July 2013

THE KEY IS DIVERSITY Fresh concepts and new programmes for the upcoming TV season on market leader RTL Television

United kingdom India Croatia Germany Thinkbox: Live TV Big RTL Thrill now RTL Televizija German football returns comes out on top available on Dish TV covers Croatia’s to RTL Television accession to the EU week 28 / 11 July 2013

THE KEY IS DIVERSITY Fresh concepts and new programmes for the upcoming TV season on market leader RTL Television

Publisher RTL Group 45, Bd Pierre Frieden L-1543 Luxembourg

Editor, Design, Production RTL Group Corporate Communications & Marketing

k before y hin ou T p r in t

backstage.rtlgroup.com backstage.rtlgroup.fr backstage.rtlgroup.de QUICK VIEW

Live TV comes out on top Thinkbox p. 10

Big RTL Thrill now available on Dish TV Big RTL Thrill p. 11 “RTL Television will not lose its edge” RTL Television RTL Televizija covers p.4–9 Croatia’s accession to the EU RTL Televizija p. 12

SHORT NEWS p. 14–15

Big Picture p.13

PEOPLE p.16–17 Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director of RTL Television, presented the “RTL TELEVISION channel’s programme line-up for the 2013/14 TV season. On show was a diverse WILL NOT LOSE range of new programmes alongside fresh concepts for ITS EDGE” established formats.

Germany – 11 July 2013 RTL Television

Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director of RTL Television, presenting the event movie Helden – Wenn Dein Land Dich Braucht

4 Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director of RTL Television since February 2013, clearly comfortable and confi dent in his new role, welcomed more than 100 journalists to Hamburg’s Hotel Atlantic for RTL Television’s programme line-up presentation for the TV season 2013/14. After extending his gratitude to the famous RTL faces in the room – from RTL Editor-in-Chief, Peter Kloeppel, to boxing heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko – the new Managing Director stepped aside and let an emotional show reel set the scene. The trailer showcased the channel’s Der Knastarzt fi nest moments of the previous months, spanning all genres and instilling anticipation for the season to real-life documentaries like Generation Luxus – Was come. kostet die Welt? (Generation Luxury – How Much Does The World Cost?) the emphasis is put on Frank Hoffmann continued by frankly addressing the more journalistic reality formats. Having said that, decrease in audience share over the past months: Hoffmann reassured the room that “RTL Television “Yes we have lost audience share, but, no, we do will not lose its edge” and that viewer favourites not feel like losers.” While Hoffmann conceded that such as Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (I’m A the months of May and June were not ideal in terms Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!) will return stronger of ratings, he is nonetheless confi dent that new than ever and continue to hold great importance for formats added to this season’s programme line-up, the channel. The abundance of fresh concepts and especially in the real-life and fi ction genres, will bring new programmes in all genres underlines the key to success. With newly established formats such as RTL Television’s success: diverse programming or, Das Jenke Experiment and brand new, eye-opening as Hoffmann explained: “It’s all about the mix”.

REACTIONS FROM THE PRESS

“German commercial TV giant RTL scored a major ratings coup Wednesday, signing a rights deal for 20 soccer matches featuring the German national team. (…) In this soccer-mad country, Germany’s national team is a guaranteed ratings winner.” (Hollywoodreporter.com)

“TV sensation! RTL buys rights to international matches” (German tabloid Bild)

“Entertainment steamer RTL heads for relevance (...) Frank Hoffmann sets a very clear course.” (German media website DWDL.de)

“Alongside its entertainment programming, the successful German private broadcaster will also offer more journalistic formats in the future” (German news wire DPA)

“’I believe, overall, we have a good line-up‘, says Hoffmann once more at the end of the presentation. After everything on show today, one cannot contradict him.” (German media trade Werben & Verkaufen)

Next >

5 For the TV season beginning on 22 August 2013, the Sundays. Weekday daytime TV will focus channel’s focus lies on three areas of development: predominantly on scripted reality formats, among them Hilfe, Pubertät (Help, Puberty!), which depicts the distressful but often amusing years that everyone is familiar with. In the new scripted reality format Internet Cops, four friends target increasingly prevalent online crime.

While daytime programming is rich with new scripted reality viewing, primetime on RTL Television this season offers compelling new real-life documentaries, with a journalistic edge. The new programmes will follow real people in entertaining situations but also stress social Unser Sonntag issues. Generation Luxus –Was kostet die Welt? sees seven young Germans – used to a wealthy Firstly, to create new landmarks for primetime lifestyle – faced with the harsh reality of working television, with Thursday nights highlighting a rich conditions in the companies that produce some line-up of fresh German series, made by RTL – for of their favourite belongings. In the insightful RTL. Among them, the drama series Der Knastarzt documentary Was verdienst du? German (The Prison Doctor), which follows Dr. Tobias Falk, companies aim to offer their employees more who is thrown behind bars for attempted murder, fairness and transparency in terms of what they and fi nds himself presented with an unexpected job earn. offer while inside. In the romantic drama series, Doc meets Dorf, city-girl Fritzi Frühling also fi nds herself in a new professional setting, as she is forced to swap her stilettos for wellingtons when she fi nds herself banished to the countryside. The biggest fi ction-event of the new TV season will undoubtedly be the star-studded Helden – Wenn Dein Land Dich Braucht (Heroes – When Your Country Needs You). In the drama-fi lled and action-packed fi lm, an almost-apocalyptic catastrophe unfolds in Germany, forcing extraordinary individuals to come together. While Thursdays focus on German series, commissioned by RTL, Tuesdays and Sundays will introduce hit US series The Following and Perception. The Following comes to RTL Television Die Zwei – Gottschalk & Jauch gegen Alle as a Free-TV premiere which follows Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy go head-to-head as FBI agent and serial killer. Perception follows protagonist The real-life and fi ction genres may characterise Dr. Daniel Pearce (Eric McCormack) as he helps RTL Television’s upcoming TV season but there the FBI solve complex crimes with the help of his is one game show format that is nonetheless on inconvenient hallucinations. everyone’s mind. The dream team of German TV entertainment, Thomas Gottschalk and Günther The second and third focal areas of development Jauch, will be coming together in a new interactive both lie in daytime television, specifi cally Sunday live show, Die Zwei – Gottschalk & Jauch gegen daytime TV and weekday daytime TV. The new Alle. The two personalities will be teaming up and Sunday line-up aims to bring more structure to the taking on the studio audience as well as viewers day. “Sundays are actually very important because at home in a series of exciting and nerve-wrecking TV viewing time is very high, but we have to address quiz rounds. The thrilling fi nal round will decide: different demographics compared to weekdays,” Who will take home the title and, most importantly, Frank Hoffmann explained. The new magazine, the €100,000 prize money? The viewers or the Unser Sonntag, offers infotainment for the whole German TV dream team? Also presented by family. The light-hearted and informative programme Gottschalk will be the 30th anniversary show will be broadcast out of the Cologne broadcasting 30 Jahre RTL, showcasing the biggest stars and the centre and will air between noon and 14:00 on fi nest and funniest moments from RTL Television’s

Next >

6 success story. Another big event show is dedicated to the globally successful Swedish pop group: Die grosse ABBA-Show celebrates the band’s success and relives their biggest hits.

Frank Hoffmann presented the channel’s information programming in a separate trailer, and stressed the importance of news and information programmes for RTL Television in the 2013/14 TV season, especially given the upcoming German federal elections. The channel will dedicate extensive coverage and diverse programming to the election. RTL Editor-in-Chief Peter Kloeppel will speak to each candidate individually in Meine Wahl – an einem Tisch mit…, beginning with SPD candidate Peer Steinbrück on 18 August and German chancellor Angela Merkel on 25 August. Kloeppel will also moderate the televised debate on 1 September.

As the last trailer came to an end, the new Managing Director stepped back on stage not only to announce the exciting football news (explained in the textbox on the next page), but also to share his The Following personal feelings towards the upcoming season: “I’m tremendously looking forward to 22 August!”

Some of the news anchors from RTL Television: Frederik Pleitgen, Ilka Essmüller, Peter Kloeppel and Steffen Hallaschka (from left to right)

Next >

7 THE BIG NEWS The press conference definitely ended on a high note, as Frank Hoffmann announced that RTL Television signed a broadcasting rights deal for football qualification matches featuring the German national team. The deal runs from September 2014 through to October 2017 and will include all the German qualification matches for the 2016 European football championship, also known as the “Euro”, and the 2018 World Cup. It is the first time that RTL Television will air football matches involving the German national team in more than 20 years. Considering the team is currently ranked second in the world, the deal will surely come with a major ratings coup for the channel.

The German football national team celebrating victory against The Netherlands at the EURO 2012

Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director, RTL Television: “After the thrilling broadcasts during the 2006 World Cup in Germany and from South Africa in 2010, we are delighted to be including even more attractive matches – the encounters of the German national team – in our programming during the next few years. For years, RTL has set standards in the live transmission of major sporting events with the boxing matches of the Klitschko brothers and its Formula 1 broadcasts. We plan to bring this passion to inspiring football fans again in the years ahead.”

The excitement in the room was palpable as Frank Hoffmann ended the presentation by echoing what was inevitably on many people’s minds: “Finally, great football is back on RTL!”

Next >

8 “WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCITING ABOUT RTL IS THE MIX, THE DIVERSITY” Interview with Frank Hofmann, RTL Television’s Managing Director, about his plans for the new season 2013/14.

Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director of RTL Television

RTL Television’s audienceshares have People are eagerly awaiting the new format decreased noticeably in recent months. with Günther Jauch and Thomas Gottschalk. What are the reasons for this and how will Can you reveal a little more about this? you counter it? The two audience favourites will team up Of course we don’t want monthly audience on an interactive live show to compete shares at the levels seen in May or June. against the studio audience and the viewers Last year we already increasingly added at home. The programme will be presented new formats to the programme line-up, by Barbara Schöneberger. The pair will especially in the show, real-life and fi ction have to bring a lot of wit, team spirit, genres, as well-established formats were physical exertion, and ability to the many starting to lose audience appeal, some of them exciting and sometimes spectacular and after longer-than-average running times. We are nerve-racking action and quiz rounds. It’s already seeing good initial successes with new wonderful that we were able to bring the two of ideas, for example with entertainment shows them together. We will reveal more details about as well as with more journalistic reality formats. the programme shortly before it launches. There is still room for improvement in fi ction. At the end of August we will be launching our Do you still believe in talent shows? What brand-new ‘series evening’ on Thursdays. can viewers expect in the genre during the upcoming TV season? What do you see as the highlights of the Newly revised versions of our formats such upcoming TV season? Which programme as DSDS (Idols) and Supertalent (Got Talent), are you most looking forward to? which are still going strong. In fashion designer There isn’t that one single format for me, because Guido Maria Kretschmer, we have a distinctive what has always been exciting about RTL is the and very popular expert who has already shown mix, the diversity. Together with the programme on Vox how much he inspires viewers. He will teams from the various departments, we’ve put continue to appear on Vox, but will also enhance together an excellent package of new shows, the Supertalent jury. In the case of DSDS, comedy programmes, highly journalistic reality we are looking at lots of new ideas to keep formats, and well-made German fi ction series. developing and advancing the format. In news and information, we will be providing extensive coverage of the upcoming German federal elections, including some new formats. And in sport, we are once again offering top-class sporting events with boxing and Formula 1. Our proven format brands provide an ideal setting for launching our new programme ideas.

9 LIVE TV COMES OUT ON TOP Thinkbox

Following last year’s Thinkbox study, Screenlife: The View from the Sofa which explored multi-screening, Screenlife 2: TV in Demand, presented on 3 July 2013, looks at the key differences between watching TV live vs. on demand (VOD). United Kingdom – 5 July 2013

Screenlife 2: TV in Demand explains why, in a time when second screens and VOD mediums are rife and people can choose to watch THE REPORT IDENTIFIES what they want when they want, the United Kingdom continues to SIX CORE REASONS WHY watch live television 90 per cent of the time. PEOPLE WATCH TV, OR ‘SIX NEED STATES OF TV VIEWING’:

Unwind: defer life’s chores or de-stress from the pressures of the day Comfort: shared family time; togetherness, rituals, familiarity and routine Connect: a sense of ‘plugging-in’ – to feel a sense of connection to society, time The six need states of TV viewing or place Experience: a need for fun Conducted by Flamingo London and Tapestry, the project and a sense of occasion to demonstrates how live TV experiences satisfy human emotional needs be shared that on-demand viewing alone cannot. It states that while VOD excels Escape: the desire to be at satisfying the personal states of TV watching – specifi cally indulging taken on an enjoyable journey and escaping – it is less equipped for the more social needs such as to another time and place unwinding, experience or seeking comfort. This is supported by the Indulge: satisfying your fi nding that for 54 per cent of the occasions we watch live TV we’re (typically guilty) pleasures with someone else, compared to 30 per cent for VOD. For viewers who want to connect and feel like they are sharing a TV experience with personal favourites, with the outside world, live TV was judged by far the best medium. usually alone Even among VOD-preferring viewers in the research sample, 60 per cent typically checked what was on the live TV schedule fi rst before considering other options.

Neil Mortensen, Research and Planning Director, Thinkbox: “This research gets to the heart of why we watch TV and explains the apparent conundrum of why people choose to watch so much live TV when they don’t have to. It shows that VOD is a brilliant and treasured new way to enjoy TV, but it can’t give people everything they demand from TV – particularly the highly valued social elements. Live TV is best equipped to meet all of the needs and that is why it will endure, no matter what new platforms emerge. Live TV is our daily food, whereas VOD is more like a box of chocolates.” 10 BIG RTL THRILL NOW AVAILABLE ON DISH TV Big RTL Thrill

Big RTL Thrill has inked a distribution deal with Dish TV as part of its distribution- strengthening strategy. The move makes the joint venture between RTL Group and Reliance Broadcast Network the ﬁ rst action entertainment channel in dual feed to be available on the platform. India – 8 July 2013

Following the deal, the action entertainment channel targeted at male viewers gains instant reach to over 15 million Dish TV subscribers. Ensuing the addition of an English feed in June 2013, Dish TV subscribers can now enjoy action content in dual feeds of English and Hindi. Dish TV subscribers can look forward to the biggest global television formats ranging from Fear Factor to Hole in the Wall and Wipe Out.

Vijay Koshy, Vice President, Big RTL Thrill comments on the occasion, “After an extremely successful launch in the regional markets and excellent receptiveness for the channel in the metros with our dual feeds, we further strengthen our reach through this alliance with Dish TV. Our endeavor is to reach our handpicked, globally renowned action entertainment to a larger discerning audience base. We are conﬁ dent of attracting a large number of relevant eyeballs from the Dish TV subscriber base on to the channel, becoming an instant favorite.”

The move ensures the best programming mix reaches a larger audience base, as Big RTL Thrill prepares for phase II of digitisation, with Reliance Broadcast Network’s recently launched consumer awareness campaign “Choose Your Set Top Box Wisely”. The campaign has been designed to empower consumers with information on digitisation.

11 RTL TELEVIZIJA COVERS CROATIA’S ACCESSION TO THE EU RTL Televizija

The 1 July 2013 was a historic day for Croatia, as the country ofﬁ cially joined the European Union. Throughout the month of June, RTL Televizija was promoting EU values and opportunities to its viewers. This culminated with seven hours of live coverage of the event during prime time on 30 June. Croatia – 9 July 2013

HIGHLIGHTS:

On 29 June, Igor Bobic, the editor and host of the main news programme RTL Danas was given an exclusive joint interview with the President and Prime Minister at the Croatian Parliament. 30.9 per cent viewers in the target group tuned in to watch

Host A. Mandic with waterpolo coach Ratko Rudic, scientist Ivan Dikic and host I.Bobic On 30 June, RTL Televizija (from left to right) broadcast one of the most extensive live news events For all of June, the whole country had one shared goal in its sights: in its history, offering more the long-awaited EU accession. RTL Televizija was no exception than seven hours of live and dedicated airtime to the event on a daily basis throughout the prime-time coverage from month of June. The channel broadcast reports surrounding the EU, its four Croatian cities – Zagreb, presenters expressed welcome messages in all EU languages, and Split, Rijeka and Osijek viewers were invited to submit video clips or photos capturing what the EU means to them.

A special programme was produced for the occasion by a team of almost 200 people, featuring 40 cameras and coverage from 15 locations across the country. Dobrodošla Hrvatska (Welcome Croatia), broadcast from 18:00 until 01:00, was the most-watched programme of its timeslot, attracting an average 20.7 per cent of the 18 to 49-year-old target group. RTL Televizija’s market share was thus approx. 50 per cent higher than that of the public broadcaster HRT and its live coverage also outperformed the channel Nova TV.

12 Desert sands instead of red carpet

On 10 July 2013 the new reality documentary Wild Girls – Auf High Heels durch Afrika (Wild Girls – Through Africa In High Heels) started on RTL Television. In seven episodes, the twelve contestants have to master various tasks in order to take home the “Golden Heel” trophy and be crowned queen of the desert. SHORT NEWS 1/2

Expanded on-demand range RTL Interactive / Clipﬁ sh

RTL Now is further expanding its range to include formats by independent third-party broadcast providers. From now on, the programmes Stern TV and Spiegel TV will be available for seven days following their broadcast on TV. Clipﬁ sh is likewise expanding its service to include full-length, high-quality anime series. Germany – 5 July 2013

Haris crowned winner of The X Factor 2013 in the Netherlands RTL 4

The 17-year-old prevailed against nearly 25,000 competitors to emerge as the winner of season ﬁ ve of The X Factor in the Netherlands. Over 1.2 million people watched the ﬁ nal broadcast on prime time on RTL 4. The Netherlands – 8 July 2013

RTL-TVI records audiences ﬁ t for a king RTL-TVI

On 3 July 2013, King Albert II of Belgium announced that he will abdicate in favour of Crown Prince Philippe on 21July. The editorial team at RTL Belgium was the ﬁ rst to react, thus enabling RTL-TVI to record excellent audience ﬁ gures. Belgium – 8 July 2013

N-TV reporter Dirk Emmerich arrested in Cairo – and released again thanks to Twitter N-TV

Instead of just covering the events in Cairo, the N-TV reporter Dirk Emmerich and his camera crew were on Monday themselves part of the event: Before the headquarters of the Republican Guard, the team was arrested and held in police custody for seven hours. Dirk Emmerich tweeted about the events. Germany – 9 July 2013

14 SHORT NEWS 2/2

Teamworx produces two-part miniseries about Hannelore Kohl Teamworx

In Germany, she was one of the most famous women of her generation: Hannelore Kohl. On 5 July 2001, the wife of former German chancellor Helmut Kohl committed suicide. In a co-production between the UFA subsidiary Teamworx and the public broadcasters NDR and SWR, Raymond Ley retells Hannelore Kohl’s story in a two-part miniseries. Germany – 9 July 2013

GTST’s second summer app RTL 4

This summer, fans of RTL 4’s hit soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden will again be treated to an app – GTST: Spring Levend – to keep them busy while waiting for the new season of their favourite soap to start. The Netherlands – 9 July 2013

Mediamat’Thématik: Groupe M6 pay channels achieve good results Téva / Paris Première

Médiamétrie has just published the results of the latest Médiamat’Thématik survey. Wave 25, from 31 December 2012 to 16 June 2013, shows that Téva is number one with housewives under 50 and that Paris Première is the most-watched pay channel. France – 10 July 2013

Internet users: more connected and multi-tasking than ever RTL New Media

As it does each year in May, RTL New Media conducted an online survey of Internet users in order to better deﬁ ne their expectations on RTL.be’s digital platforms. Among the major trends: a rising use of multiple screens and increased multi-tasking. Belgium – 10 July 2013

15 PEOPLE JOHNNY DE MOL RTL 4 The Netherlands – 5 July 2013

Johnny De Mol (left) toasts Erland Galjaard

Actor and presenter Johnny de Mol has signed a two-year Erland Galjaard, Programme Director at RTL Nederland deal with RTL 4. Starting this autumn, he will be hosting comments on the appointment: “Johnny de Mol can star the new show Syndroom. in series, is able as a presenter to transmit sensitive issues in a considerate manner on screen, and is the type 34-year-old Jonny de Mol is already a familiar face on of interviewer who knows what questions to ask to get Dutch television, having starred in many fi lms and soaps viewers more acquainted with an interviewee. He is very and presented several TV shows. He started his acting talented, multi-faceted and thus a great addition to RTL 4.” career in 2000 playing Sylvester Koetsier in RTL 4’s hit soap Goede Tijde, Slechte Tijden. His fi rst stint as a In Syndroom (which translates to ‘Syndream’), Johnny de presenter was in 100% Johnny, broadcast on TMF (The Mol will help people suffering from Down syndrome fulfi ll Music Factory), a Dutch musical channel. From 2008, he their dreams. The show is a Talpa production. hosted hit shows Waar Is De Mol? and Down Met Johnny on Veronica and SBS6. In 2009 he was nominated for a Zilveren Televizier-Ster.

16 PEOPLE LEE RIERSON FremantleMedia North America North America – 10 July 2013

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has announced the appointment of Lee Rierson as Chief Operating Ofﬁ cer, effective 22 July 2013.

In his position as COO, reporting to FMNA CEO Thom Beers, Lee Rierson will oversee Production, Business and Legal Affairs, Communications and Marketing, Business Development and Strategic Planning.

Thom Beers, CEO at FMNA, comments: “We couldn’t be more excited to have Lee bring his incredibly impressive skills to FMNA as we press forward into new areas of creative partnerships.”

Lee Rierson adds: “I am delighted to join up with Thom and the brilliant FMNA executive team. With the talent and assets the company has in place, it is poised to build rapidly on its iconic brands using its deep domestic and international content generation and distribution capacities. I’m looking forward to working with the entire team to accelerate that process on all Lee Rierson fronts.”

Lee Rierson is a graduate of UCLA School of Law with a Juris Doctor, and holds a B.A. in economics/business from UCLA. He joins FMNA from Shine America, where he also served as Chief Operating Offi cer. At Shine America, he was responsible for corporate operations including Production, Business and Legal Affairs, Music, Human Resources and Labour Relations. Previously, Rierson was Vice President, Business Affairs at ABC Entertainment, which he joined in 1997. Rierson also practiced as an attorney at the Law Offi ces of Steven Drapkin and at the Proskauer Rose fi rm.

17 Next Edition: Thursday 22 August The weekly Backstage newsletter is going on its summer break.

In the meantime, you’ll ﬁ nd relevant news from RTL Group and its proﬁ t centres on http://backstage.rtlgroup.com

Your Backstage team More about Backstage

BACKSTAGE DAILY NEWS FROM ‘AT RTL GROUP, IS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE WE CARE’ IN THREE GROUP – DIRECTLY LANGUAGES IN YOUR INBOX

You can read In addition to the RTL Group is committed Backstage in your weekly newsletter we to effectively combine preferred language – offer to registered users business success with in English, German a daily newsletter socially responsible actions or French. available in three towards local communities languages. and to protect the environment. Visit the Corporate Responsibility news section on Backstage (CR news) and ﬁ nd out how RTL Group aims to improve the societies in which we operate.

backstage.rtlgroup.com backstage.rtlgroup.fr backstage.rtlgroup.de

For more information, don’t hesitate to contact the editorial team: [email protected]