The Alpha Deal Gerhard Zeiler and Dimitris Contominas Presenting RTL Group’S Acquisition of Alpha Media Group in Athens

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The Alpha deal Gerhard Zeiler and Dimitris Contominas presenting RTL Group’s acquisition of Alpha Media Group in Athens

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COVER: Gerhard Zeiler, CEO of RTL Group, and Dimitris Contominas, RTL Group’s co-shareholder in Greece, presented the deal in Athens.

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Value-creating opportunity RTL Group acquires a 66.6 per cent majority shareholding in the Greek broadcasting company Alpha Media Group. Logo of Alpha TV Luxembourg / Athens - 23 September 2008

RTL Group, the leading European entertainment With the closing of the deal, RTL Group will enter network, announced on Tuesday 23 September the promising Greek TV market. The country’s net that it has signed an agreement with Dimitris TV advertising market grew from approximately Contominas, the current owner of Alpha Media EUR 300 million in 2001 to more than EUR 500 mil- Group, to acquire a 66.6 per cent majority share- lion in 2007 and is projected to deliver annual holding in the Greek broadcasting company for growth of 6 to 7 per cent in the medium-term futu- EUR 125.7 million. Under the terms of the deal, re. Alpha Media Group is the number three broad- RTL Group will occupy five of the nine seats on the casting company in Greece and comprises the Alpha Media Group Board of Directors and will national TV channel Alpha TV, the regional TV chan- have the right to nominate the Chief Executive nel Cosmos TV (Thessaloniki), the radio stations Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the compa- Alpha 98.9 and Palmos 98.8 and Plus Productions, ny, while Mr Contominas will nominate the Alpha TV’s in-house production company. Alpha Chairman of the Board of Directors. The transac- Media Group currently generates annual revenue tion is subject to approval by the Greek of approximately EUR 100 million. Competition Commission and is expected to close in October or November. In the first half of 2008, Alpha TV improved its total audience share to 14.5 per cent from 13.6 per cent Gerhard Zeiler, Chief Executive Officer of RTL in 2007 and currently ranks third in the Greek mar- Group, comments: “The acquisition of Alpha ket. In the commercial target group of 15- to 44- Media Group provides a unique opportunity to year-old viewers, the channel also increased its create value – for viewers and advertisers in Greece audience share, to 12.7 per cent (2007: 11.5 per as well as for our company. Alpha Media Group cent), and has become the number two in prime has a solid market position already, and as the lea- time. With a TV advertising market share of 16.5 ding European entertainment network we will per cent (January to June 2008) Alpha TV currently contribute our expertise and experience to building ranks third among Greek broadcasting companies. a strong broadcasting company in an attractive market in close co-operation with our local co-shareholder Dimitris Contominas.”

Dimitris Contominas, who will become the Chairman of the Alpha Media Group Board of Directors, says: “I’m delighted to announce this strategic alliance with the most successful pan- European broadcasting company. This partnership is an important moment to lead Alpha Media Group into the next phase of its development. Together, based on RTL Group’s international TV proficiency and our knowledge of the local market, we will develop a solid, step-by-step business plan.” Gerhard Zeiler, Dimitris Contominas and Lakis Lazopoulos, 3 host of Alpha TV’s Al Tsadiri News show week 39 the RTL Group intranet

The press conference stage

Gerhard Zeiler and Dimitris Contominas

Bakel Walden, Elmar Heggen, Oliver Herrgesell, Gerhard Zeiler, Lakis Lazopoulos, Dimitris Contominas, Andreas Walker and Henning Tewes Employees of Alpha Media Group listening during the staff meeting at Alpha TV

High level of interest from the Greek media at the press conference in Athens

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Geographical expansion of RTL Group since 2000 At a glance Today, RTL Group has interests in 44 television channels and 32 radio stations in ten European countries and content production throughout the world. The leading European entertainment network has been built mainly by successful launches of TV channels and by successively gaining majority shareholdings in its major operations.

November 2007 RTL Group purchases 50 per cent of the shares of Content Union to which the joint venture partner Continental Finance Group contributes four own produced Russian thematic chanels.

September 2007 The closing of the asset deal between RTL Group and John de Mol’s Talpa Media Holding brings the Dutch radio station Radio 538 into the Group; Talpa Media receives a minority stake in RTL Nederland.

August 2007 Launch of the TV channel RTL 8 in the Netherlands.

December 2006 RTL Television in Germany launches three digital thematic channels – RTL Crime, RTL Living and Passion.

October 2006 Launch of the digital channels Five US and Five Life (now: Fiver) in the UK.

November 2005 RTL Group increases its shareholding in the German news channel N-TV to 100 per cent

July 2005 RTL Group acquires the remaining 35.4 per cent shareholding in the UK television channel Five, taking RTL Group's shareholding to 100 per cent.

July 2005 Acquisition of a 30 per cent minority shareholding in the Russian TV network Ren TV.

April 2004 Launch of RTL Televizija in Croatia. In June 2004, RTL Group increases its shareholding to 58 per cent and in October 2006 to 74 per cent.

February 2004 RTL Group launches the third free-TV channel in Belgium, Plug TV (now: Plug RTL).

October 2003 Via FremantleMedia, RTL Group acquires the Australian television production company Crackerjack.

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August 2002 RTL Group acquires Holtzbrinck’s TV and radio activities in Germany, including a 47.3 per cent stake in the German news channel N-TV.

September 2000 RTL Group increases its stake in Grupo Antena 3 to 16.23 per cent. Today, RTL Group holds just over 20 per cent in Grupo Antena 3.

July 2000 The merger of CLT-UFA and Pearson Televison, a London based content production company, creates Europe’s leading integrated broadcaster and content provider: RTL Group. As a part of the merger, Pearson Group’s stakes in the Spanish TV and radio company Grupo Antena 3 (10 per cent) and in the UK broadcaster Five (29.26 per cent) are brought into RTL Group. Pearson Television and the German UFA Group are combined to form the worldwide production arm of RTL Group which adopts the new company name FremantleMedia in 2001.

June 2000 Acquisition of the outstanding 11 per cent of the leading German commercial TV channel RTL Television, bringing total ownership to 100 per cent.

June 2000 Acquisition of the UK TV production company Talkback Productions.

May 2000 CLT-UFA increases its stake in the German TV channel Vox to 99.7 per cent, acquiring a 24.9 per cent stake from Canal Plus.

March 2000 Purchase of the outstanding 35 per cent of HMG (Holland Media Groep; now: RTL Nederland), bringing the total stake to 100 per cent.

February 2000 CLT-UFA acquires Warburg Pincus’ 6.37 per cent stake in Five, raising its total shareholding in Five to 35.37 per cent.

January 2000 CLT-UFA acquires an additional 2 per cent stake in French TV channel M6, bringing its total stake to 42.2 per cent. Today, RTL Group owns a 48.5 per cent economic interest in Groupe M6 and has been recognised as the principal shareholder of the group by the French media regulator CSA.

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German TV Awards 2008: RTL Group companies score 35 nominations The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German TV Awards) 2008 will be presented on 11 October. On 18 September, the nominees in the award’s 22 categories were announced. RTL Group companies lead the list of nominations both among broadcasters and among production companies. Germany - 19 September 2008

Since 1999, ARD, ZDF, RTL and Sat 1 have RTL Television CEO Anke Schäferkordt says: presented the German TV Awards to honour “It feels a bit unfamiliar for RTL Television to top outstanding achievements in television. Now, the list of nominations. I’m thrilled for our edito- the nominees for the 2008 awards are in. The rial teams. The nominations provide richly nine judges headed by Lutz Carstens made deserved recognition for the passion our RTL their selections from some 1,200 programmes colleagues and producers have devoted to the submitted in 22 categories. programs.”

RTL Television alone received 20 nominations In non-fiction programming, the RTL Group for one of the coveted TV awards, putting it first channels Vox and RTL II are contenders for among German broadcasters. As well as the Best Documentary, Best Reportage and Best two TV movies Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Information Show. Nibelungen (The Hunt for the Nibelung Treasure) and Das jüngste Gericht (The Last On production side, the UFA group reaped Judgement), RTL Television’s new series twelve nominations in nine categories for pro- Doctor‘s Diary, the two real-life formats ductions by UFA Fernsehproduktion, Teenager außer Kontrolle – Letzter Ausweg Teamworx and Grundy Light Entertainment or Wilder Westen (Teenagers out of Control – Wild for the achievements of actors, directors, wri- West as a Last Resort) and Die Ausreißer – Der ters and composers in UFA productions. No Weg zurück (Runaways – The Way Back other production company was able to match Home), Deutschland sucht den Superstar or top this number. (German Idol), and the World Championship boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and In the important Best TV Movie/Mini-series Tony Thompson moderated by Florian König, category, UFA Fernsehproduktion’s two-part Tobias Drews and Kai Ebel (Best Sports film The Woman at Checkpoint Charlie was Programme) are in the running for German TV nominated alongside the Teamworx production Awards. The Miracle of Berlin.

Commenting on RTL Television’s numerous The German TV Awards, which were jointly cal- nominations, head judge Lutz Carstens, who is led into being by RTL, ARD, ZDF and Sat 1, will also editor-in-chief of TV Spielfilm magazine, be presented on Saturday 11 October at the said RTL Television had made a “brilliant come- Coloneum in Cologne, at a gala event modera- back” in fiction programming, with “high-gloss ted by Thomas Gottschalk. The event will be Hollywood-calibre entertainment.” broadcast on ZDF this year.

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RTL Television, Vox, RTL II and UFA Group nominees at a glance:

Best TV Movie/Mini-series: Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen (RTL Television) Das jüngste Gericht (RTL Television) Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (UFA Fernsehproduktion) Das Wunder von Berlin (Teamworx)

Best Series: Doctor’s Diary – Männer sind die beste Medizin (RTL Television)

Best Documentary: Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie Spiegel TV Special: Eschede, 10:59am – Ten years after the ICE disaster (Vox)

Best Reportage: Stern TV Report: ‘They’ll never amount to anything!’ – Children on the fringes of society (Vox)

Best Information Show: Welt der Wunder with Hendrik Hey (RTL II)

Best Reality Show: Die Ausreisser – Der Weg zurück (RTL Television) Teenager außer Kontrolle – Letzter Ausweg Wilder Westen (RTL Television)

Best Show: Deutschland sucht den Superstar: Die Motto Shows (RTL Television/Grundy Light Entertainment) Teenager außer Kontrolle

Best Sports Program: Boxing – Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson on 12 July 2008 (RTL Television)

Best Actress: Veronica Ferres for Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (UFA Fernsehproduktion) Claudia Michelsen for 12 heißt: Ich liebe Dich (UFA Fernsehproduktion) Katharina Wackernagel for Mein Mörder kommt zurück (Teamworx) and Deutschland sucht den Superstar others

Best Actor: Mišel Maticevic for Die dunkle Seite (RTL Television) and others Benjamin Sadler for Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen (RTL Television) and others Devid Striesow for 12 heißt: Ich liebe Dich (UFA Fernsehproduktion)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Florian David Fitz for Doctor’s Diary – Männer sind die beste Medizin (RTL Television) Thomas Sarbacher for Bella Block – Weiße Nächte (UFA Fernsehproduktion) Michael Gwisdek for Das Wunder von Berlin (Teamworx)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Silke Bodenbender for Das jüngste Gericht (RTL Television) and others Doctor’s Diary

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Best Moderation Entertainment – Late Night: Daniel Hartwich for Achtung! Hartwich (RTL Television)

Best Director: Connie Walther for 12 heißt: Ich liebe Dich (UFA Fernsehproduktion)

Best Script: Katrin Bühlig for Bella Block – Weiße Nächte (UFA Fernsehproduktion) Bella Block Best Camera: Alexander Fischerkoesen for Die dunkle Seite and Tarragona – Ein Paradies in Flammen (both RTL Television)

Best Editing: Moune Barius for Die dunkle Seite and Tarragona – Ein Paradies in Flammen (jeweils RTL Television) Andrea Mertens for Das jüngste Gericht (RTL Television)

Best Soundtrack: Klaus Badelt for Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen (RTL Television) Karim Sebastian Elias for Bella Block – Weiße Nächte (UFA Fernsehproduktion) and others

Best Production Design (Set and Costume): Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen Matthias Kammermeier and Ulrike Schütte for Tarragona – Ein Paradies in Flammen (RTL Television) Florian Reichmann and Birgit Hutter for Das jüngste Gericht (RTL Television)

Best Visual Effects: Denis Behnke for Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen (RTL Television) Christian Riebe and Christian Pokorny for Tarragona – Ein Paradies in Flammen (RTL Television)

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Five unveils new look Five has unveiled on Tuesday 23 September its new on and off-air look for its main channel as part of the branding refresh work which began in the Spring. United Kingdom - 24 September 2008

This is the second wave of the project following renewed brand the off-air marketing now featu- the successful launch of Fiver, formerly Five res a ‘we are’ before the Five logo. Life, in April. The on-air will be unveiled on the channel on Monday 6 October. The advertising campaigns for Unbreakable, Paul Merton in China and the new 60 second This is the first major off-air project under Five’s brand spot were created by Grey London and Head of Brand Strategy and Marketing, Carl the on-air identity was developed with Dixon Ratcliff, who said: “We feel this new work is clo- Baxi. This is the first time the main channel has ser to the truth of the brand. Playfulness and undergone a brand refresh since it transformed colour sit at the heart of this new identity.” from Channel 5 to Five in 2002.

Ratcliff worked in conjunction with Five’s Head of Creative Services, Nol Davis, to manage the new on-air strategy to create a cohesive look and feel across all the refreshed activity. Davis said: “The new on-air identity reflects a constantly evolving, ener- getic and enthusiastic brand and tone of voice. There is real synergy on and off air which reflects a true collaboration between all our creative services and agencies.”

The refreshed look is shown in pas- sionate and colourful off air marketing including traditional poster sites, the London Underground and press and digital media, to initially support Unbreakable, the gruelling, global adventure series hosted by Benedict Allen and the irreverent travelogue series, Paul Merton in China. In order to express the inclusive tone of the

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America Votes RTL Television and N-TV co-broadcast an election special Barack Obama or John McCain – who will move into the White House as the next President of the United States? RTL Television and N-TV will be on the scene, live, when the suspense of the US presidential race reaches its climax on the night of 4 November 2008. Further to this announcement, RTL Television has just presented its schedule of comprehensive coverage of the election. Peter Kloeppel Germany - 24 September 2008

From 00:35 to 05:30 German time, in the wee RTL Television’s editor-in-chief Peter Kloeppel hours of 5 November 2008, moderators Peter says: “RTL and N-TV are sister stations that Kloeppel (RTL Television) and Christoph Teuner work together closely in many fields and both (N-TV) will present RTL Television and N-TV’s have extensive news and business experience. first joint special broadcast, live from New York: I am very pleased that we will be joining forces Amerika wählt (America Votes). The special will in this way for the first time for an event as exci- analyse the election events with correspon- ting as the US presidential election, which dents and studio guests and capture first reac- allows us to combine all available resources on tions from the US and around the world. election night to present a joint election special on both stations. Viewers can only benefit from Kloeppel and Teuner will moderate the election such a comprehensive approach.” special from a studio on Times Square in New York. A total of 12 correspondents from the US, N-TV editor-in-chief Volker Wasmuth com- Russia, France, England and Israel will join in ments: “I’m very excited about this big election with their own responses, assessments and special collaboration between RTL Television local stories. RTL Television and N-TV will join and N-TV, because we are perfectly equipped the American news station CNN and the and have a lot to offer our viewers. N-TV’s American Academy in hosting an election party stock-market experts will also be joining in with at Bertelsmann Unter den Linden 1 in Berlin, to commentary on election night. They will report which a great many guests from political, busi- from the election studio in New York and from ness and society arenas are expected. During international financial centres.” the course of election evening, Peter Kloeppel and Christoph Teuner will repeatedly switch As well as the election night co-production with over to Berlin from New York to analyse the N-TV, RTL Television will run extensive covera- latest election events with America experts. As ge of the US presidential election in its news well as this classic journalistic coverage, the programmes: in the final week before the event, five-hour election special will also be open to RTL Nachtjournal will air reports from its chief the audience, with opportunities for viewers to editor Christof Lang about the final stages of participate in the show via Internet chats and the presidential race and the general mood in blogs. the US.

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On Monday 3 November at 22:15, RTL on location for RTL Nachtjournal, and will pre- Television will broadcast a report entitled sent the news from New York at midnight on Amerika zwischen Angst and Aufbruch. Peter Tuesday and on the day after the election. Kloeppel unterwegs in einem zerrissenen Land (America between fear and change. Peter Directly following the hour-long RTL Television / Kloeppel on the road in a divided country). For N-TV special show on election night, the early his documentary, Kloeppel travelled the coun- morning show Punkt 6 will broadcast a show try repeatedly in the weeks leading up to the focusing on the election results, reporting election, to meet people who are representati- about the outcome and the ensuing reactions. ve of the country’s problems as well as its hopes after eight years of the Bush administration. “We want to show a cross-section of American society, introduce people who represent the state of the nation shortly before the presidential election. Based on this perspective, we will also talk about the challenges facing the next president of the United States,” says Kloeppel.

From 3 to 5 November anchor Peter Kloeppel, on location in New York, will present the channel’s main news programme, RTL Aktuell. Ilka Essmüller will also be Barack Obama and John McCain

RTL Television’s US Election programming at a glance:

Monday 3 November 18:45 RTL Aktuell featuring anchorman on location in New York 22:15 Amerika zwischen Angst and Aufbruch. Peter Kloeppel unterwegs in einem zerrissenen Land

Tuesday 4 November 18:45 RTL Aktuell featuring anchorman on location in New York 00:00 RTL Nachtjournal featuring anchorman on location in New York 00:35 Amerika wählt – joint election special by RTL Television and N-TV with Peter Kloeppel and Christoph Teuner

Wednesday 5 November 06:00 Punkt 6 with US presidential election special 18:45 RTL Aktuell featuring anchorman on location in New York 00:00 RTL Nachtjournal featuring anchorman on location in New York

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M6 Kid is innovating, Kids will love it Starting this month, no fewer than seven new series will be on air, along with new episodes of series that are already firm favourites amongst children, from toddlers to pre-teens. www.m6kid.fr France - 22 September 2008

M6 Kid is enhancing its programme offer for pre-school toddlers. Following the success of the Manège Enchanté (Magic Roundabout) when it was launched last April, M6 Kid is offe- ring its youngest viewers the chance to meet Dougal, Florence and all their friends in new episodes starting in September. The youngest viewers will also be able to watch Pocoyo, a brand new European series filmed in 3D, with new episodes of Charlotte aux fraises and les Schtroumpfs (Smurfs) being broadcast as well.

With Spirou and Fantasio, Robbie and his friend Quantum Ray (Cosmic Robbie), Spiderman alias Peter Parker (Spectacular Spiderman), Zick and his band of monsters (Monster Allergy), and not forgetting Vinz and Lou, the 6 to 12 year olds also have their own companions Lou, Matt et les monstres to help develop their imagination and always ready to take them on thrilling and fun adventu- res.

Throughout the year, children will discover plenty that’s new, funny, moving and enthral- ling: Lou, Matt et les monstres, Gormiti and for the first time, Le Petit Nicolas will come to life as a cartoon; a real family series illustrating an ideal childhood.

For a number of years, the children’s programme unit at M6 has been pursuing an ambitious co-production policy and in 2008 over 70 per cent of its annual broadcasting volume will have been devoted to French cartoon productions.

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RTL.fr : Mainstream radio sites leader In July, with 1,305,000 unique visitors, RTL Radio confirmed its leading position amongst mainstream radio sites. France - 18 September 2008

All the hard work deployed by RTL.fr has paid The three Internet sites of the group (RTL.fr, off in the midst of this summer. Listeners were Funradio.fr and RTL2.fr) together obtained their well and truly present, attracted by the station’s best ever score, thereby enabling the RTL Web reactivity in dealing with the news in real-time. family to top well over two million unique visi- Web radio listeners also appreciated the sound tors each month, with 2,339,000 visits in July. archives and, for the first time ever, the RTL.fr site registered over 1.3 million visitors. The site Funradio.fr recorded an unprecedented 55 per can rightly be proud of its 5 per cent growth cent increase in traffic compared to June 2008. compared to June 2008. On 29 September, Funradio.fr will undergo a make-over with a brand new community feel. RTL2.fr also performed extremely well with a 51 per cent increase in traffic compared to June 2008. Check out RTL.fr

www.rtl.fr

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Shooting on Teamworx docu-drama about Helmut Kohl to begin in early October On 6 October 2008 in Berlin, Teamworx will begin shooting its docu-drama, commissioned by ZDF, about the life and work of Helmut Kohl, the chancellor who governed Germany for 16 years and whose legacy includes a reunified Germany. Helmut Kohl Germany - 23 September 2008

Directed by Thomas Schadt, the film traces Although Kohl was ultimately able to end the Helmut Kohl’s political rise from co-founding discord in his favour, it showed him quite plain- the Junge Union in Ludwigshafen in 1947 to his ly the criticism from his own ranks. However, all triumph as Chancellor in 1990. The former this was quickly forgotten when, in 1989, global Chancellor himself helps to shed light on the political events began happening fast and period from 1988 to 1990 in particular, a time furious. The collapse of the German replete with dramatic political developments. Democratic Republic and the fall of the Berlin Particularly prominent episodes will be recrea- Wall catapulted Kohl to the pinnacle of power. ted with actors. With Kohl as their “Unity Chancellor” the CDU party won the first Bundestag elections after Deeply personal interviews with Helmut Kohl – reunification in December 1990. And under his which have already been completed – provide leadership, reunified Germany found its place the historical and narrative continuity in the in a united Europe. production. In a July 2006 interview with the Berliner Zeitung, Teamworx CEO Nico The new Teamworx production was written by Hofmann, whose family has known Helmut Jochen Bitzer and Thomas Schadt, and is Kohl for many years, talked about these being produced by Nico Hofmann and conversations with the ex-Chancellor: “We had Christian Rohde. Peter Arens and Hans- very, very long interviews, collecting between Christian Huf are the editors. ZDF has not yet 30 and 35 hours of material.” Hofmann added set a broadcast date. that Kohl seemed very self-critical in the interviews. “I experienced Helmut Kohl as completely different from the one during his years in office. He was more curious, more sensitive, more open.”

The docu-drama takes a close look at two timelines: first, the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, and second, the dramatic events of Kohl’s second period in office in the late 1980s, when, while the chancellor enjoyed the highest regard abroad, a conflict was brewing in his own party.

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What type of reader are you? Super RTL is cooperating with the Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation) in a new online campaign to promote reading. Germany - 19 September 2008

‘Adventure Hero’, ‘Best Friend’ or ‘Fantasy- Master’ – what type of reader are you? Super RTL is launching an online reading campaign this week, complete with prizes. Anyone who goes there by clicking on the Spaß (Fun) section of Toggo.de, also gets a list of recommen- ded reads for every type of reader from the Stiftung Lesen foundation, the Toggo Clever promotion’s cooperation partner. Super RTL promotes reading “Our reading campaign aims to encourage young people to read and show even dyed-in- the-wool book avoiders how fun it can be. Kids can take a test to identify their personal reading type and print out a reading ID. They also get lots of helpful hints related to reading,” says Claude Schmit, managing director of Super RTL. “We are especially pleased to be working with the Stiftung Lesen again on this promotion.” The campaign, which will be advertised with commercials in Super RTL’s programming, runs through the end of October 2008.

Reading is fun for everyone. And because Super RTL is so convinced of this, it will put its belief to the test in its online Toggo Clever campaign. A multiple-choice test helps children to determine what type of reader they are. And by providing the correct answer to a question about their type, they can enter to win an origi- nal ‘Fatboy’ – an extra-large beanbag for hours of comfortable reading.

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One programme, six viewing platforms RTL Cinéma is a new free cinema programme that is available everywhere, at any time and on any screen. Nicolas Buytaers Belgium - 23 September 2008

Hosted by Nicolas Buytaers, this weekly pro- RTL Cinéma can be viewed on no less than six gramme is dedicated to all the hotest cinema platforms: digital TV on RTL à l'infini, Internet news and gossip and is available for viewing on RTLinfo.be, iPhone, 3G mobile phones on from each Tuesday. Nicolas Buytaers reviews Mobile TV, RTL-TVI Edition Mobile (Mobistar/ all the latest big screen releases while the pro- Proximus) and downloaded on PSP. gramme also features film extracts and trailers.

Antena 3, a precursor on mobile devices Antena 3 becomes the first general-interest channel in Spain to broadcast its programming live through mobile devices. Spain - 22 September 2008

The Spanish channel of RTL Group and In the first phase, Antena 3 and Vodafone, Vodafone España have concluded an historic through the Vodafone live service, will be agreement that will allow viewers live access to broadcasting over 70 per cent of the channel’s television programmes using their mobile pho- programming. In addition to daily live broad- nes. casts, Antena 3 and Vodafone will give viewers the chance to watch two other channels crea- In so doing, the two companies have taken an ted especially for mobile telephones: Antena 3 important step in the distribution of television 24-Hour News (latest news) and Series Antena content via multimedia devices and are making 3 (the most successful series). Antena 3 the first Spanish general-interest TV channel to make its programmes available via the mobile network (Vodafone live) at the same time as they are broadcast on conventional televisions.

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Bruce Darnell brings even more style to Frauenzimmer.de What shoes are a ‘must-have’ this season? What should every woman carry with her in her purse? In 10 beauty tips from the popular book Drama, Baby, Drama – Wie Sie werden, was Sie sind (Drama, Baby, Drama – How you become what you are) by Bruce Darnell, exclusively available on Frauenzimmer.de since 15 September, answer these and other burning questions asked by fashionistas everywhere. Germany - 18 September 2008

Spectacular ice-skating show on Alles was zählt Fans of the popular series Alles was zählt (All That Counts) have been treated to an icy extravaganza: for three days (19 September – 21 September), the Grundy UFA production has showed a lavish ice-skating show called Love Crash. Germany - 19 September 2008

Cook like a champion Now it’s easy to cook the winning recipes from Vox’s popular format Das perfekte Dinner. In Das perfekte Dinner – Die Siegermenüs (The Perfect Dinner – The Winning Menus), the Cologne based imprint VGS presents 20 weekly winners and their set meals on 160 pages. Germany - 19 September 2008

Salsedo voted “Talent tout neuf 2008” by Internet users For the fourth year running, with the “Talent tout neuf” (Brand new talent) operation, the Groupe M6 has enabled the general public to discover three promising French singers. France - 19 September 2008

A Golden Hen for Inka Bause The popular presenter Inka Bause (Bauer sucht Frau) has won the “Golden Hen 2008” audience award for best TV presenter. Germany - 22 September 2008

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UFA Fernsehproduktion to produce TV movie about modern-day piracy UFA Fernsehproduktion is working on a spectacular new film project with the working title S.O.S.– Pirates. Germany - 22 September 2008

McLeod’s Daughters soundtrack storms the Charts The third soundtrack from the popular Vox series McLeod’s Daughters gets comfortable in the Top Ten. Germany - 22 September 2008

Musipedia.be, everything you need to know about the history of music Bel RTL, Le Soir, Sabam (Belgian society of authors, composers and publishers) and the French Community of Belgium multimedia library has launched a brand new Belgian music encyclopaedia on 22 September. Belgium - 23 September 2008

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People Alexander Oekter named new Paris correspondent for the Info Network Alexander Oetker, Info Network correspondent, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland Germany - 18 September 2008

Alexander Oetker, who most recently served as RTL II’s Berlin correspondent, will be moving to the Paris studio effective immediately and will report from France as an Info Network correspondent for Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.

Alexander Oetker, 26, succeeds Miriam Beutner, who after over three years is returning to Germany at her own request.

A native of Berlin, Alexander Oetker is a typical ‘home-grown’ talent of the German broadcasting group. At 18, while still studying political science, he already worked as a freelance at RTL Television’s Berlin studio, where he gained five years of valuable editorial and production experience. In 2006, he became a correspondent for the RTL II News in Berlin.

Peter Kloeppel, chief editor at RTL Television, says: “We thank Miriam Beutner for her great job building up the studio in Paris and are delighted to send another young colleague to France in the person of Alexander Oetker who, with the right instinct for RTL stories, will give our viewers an understanding of a fascinating country and vibrant metropolis.”

Alexander Oetker comments: “I look forward to my time in France because there is still so much to be discovered there, from Lille to Nice: political news from Sarkozy and Co. – business news à la Société Générale – fashion highlights and aberrations – cultural, culinary and offbeat treats – I plan to keep a watchful eye on all of these here in Paris in the years ahead.”

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