Fremantlemedia Has Acquired a 51 Per Cent Holding in Danish Scripted Production Company, Miso Film

week 45 / 7 November 2013

THRILLING DRAMAS FremantleMedia has acquired a 51 per cent holding in Danish scripted production company, Miso Film

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THRILLING DRAMAS FremantleMedia has acquired a 51 per cent holding in Danish scripted production company, Miso Film

France Croatia Luxembourg/Spain Groupe M6 A new hit for RTL Group and launches 6play: an RTL Televizija – Atresmedia join the all-in-one digital Kriza Media CSR Forum platform Cover Montage of dramas from the Miso Film portfolio

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p.14–16 “This acquisition is an important milestone in building our prime time scripted business and FREMANTLEMEDIA strengthening our position in the Scandinavian market” – STRENGTHENS Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia. NORDIC FOOTPRINT

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Miso Film is currently producing the epic drama TV series 1864 (8x58min.), written and directed by Ole Bornedal

4 One of the world’s largest and most successful In addition to this, Scandinavia is one of the creators, producers and distributors of global few markets which have successfully exported television brands, FremantleMedia, has acquired scripted formats to other territories and a 51 per cent holding in the Danish is thus an obvious choice for a global production production company, Miso Film. In doing so, company like FremantleMedia. RTL Group’s global production arm strengthens and complements its growing scripted business while simultaneously reinforcing the company’s position in the Scandinavian market.

The mutually beneﬁ cial partnership grants FremantleMedia the potential for further investment in the future. With the help of Miso Film’s strong track record in producing high end drama, the acquisition provides FremantleMedia with the opportunity to enrich its existing portfolio and boost the reach of its traditional content. While taking advantage of Miso Film’s privileged position in the Nordic scripted business, FremantleMedia will – as a leader in the global production business – allow the Copenhagen- based company to release its full potential on an international level. Cécile Frot-Coutaz

Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia, commented: “Our biggest priority right now is to strengthen our core business of creating great content that audiences want to engage with – and scripted output plays a huge role in that. Scandinavian drama travels well as evidenced by the global success of shows like The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge to name a few.”

“I am excited about this partnership; Jonas and Peter’s talent and strong track record in producing high end drama, together with their current slate, makes Miso Film a perfect ﬁ t for FremantleMedia Australian drama Wentworth has met with success in numerous markets and complements our existing high end scripted business in the US, Germany and Australia. I really The obvious global trend for broadcasters at the believe it is going to add hugely to our programming moment is to spend progressively more on scripted portfolio and I’m thrilled to welcome Miso Film to the local programming. For proof of this trend, look no FremantleMedia family.” further than FremantleMedia’s own drama portfolio; the Australian prime time drama series Wentworth The Danish company’s founders, Jonas Allen is the most watched drama in Australian pay-tv and Peter Bose, are highly respected producers history and has, since its launch, already been with strong relationships with key Scandinavian sold to seven countries, including the UK. and broader European broadcasters and Today UFA Serial Drama, part of FremantleMedia’s commissioners, among them; TV 2 Denmark, German production arm UFA, and TV 2 Norge, TV 4 Sweden and MTV 3 Finland as RTL Television revealed plans to produce a well as ZDF in Germany. Not only a renowned name German-language adaptation which will go into in Scandinavia, Miso Film also recently won its ﬁ rst production in March 2014. US commission with A&E for Those Who Kill starring Chloë Sevigny, which will premiere on A&E in 2014.

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5 Jonas Allen and Peter Bose, Co-founders of Miso Film, commented: “Partnering with FremantleMedia TWO ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY is an important step forward in Miso Film’s growth VETERANS: strategy. We strongly believe that FremantleMedia will be a key driver in Miso Film’s further expansion in the Scandinavian market and release the full potential of the company’s productions internationally.”

A dedication to great content, over all else, is what continues to make FremantleMedia one of the world’s leading production companies. Following the recent appointment of Craig Cegielski, Peter Bose: Executive Vice President, Scripted Development Peter has worked in the film in the US, the transaction with Miso Film further industry for more than 15 years, proves FremantleMedia’s dedication to its portfolio Area of expertise: specialises of scripted content. The acquisition is an important in financing and business milestone in building on the company’s strong management, drama heritage, which is recognised equally for Experience: structured the its collection of classic brands as well as its more financing and production of recently launched titles (see box below). a large number of Scandinavian productions. FREMANTLEMEDIA’S SCRIPTED PORTFOLIO: NUMBER ONES ALL AROUND…

In Germany, TV movies continue to prove successful with Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (Generation War) winning an average audiences of 7.2 million viewers across its 3-parts and ranking Jonas Allen: as the third highest rated TV movie Jonas has worked in the film in Germany for 2013 so far. industry for more than 10 years, Area of expertise: development of Australian prison drama Wentworth, high end TV series and films, a re-make of the classic Prisoners series, Experience: focuses on the went against the odds and was the most creative side of production at watched Australian drama launch in Miso Film. Foxtel’s history – season two is in pre-production.

FremantleMedia remains a leader in top rated daily drama: Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten “PARTNERING WITH (Good Times, Bad Times) remains the FREMANTLEMEDIA IS number one daily drama in Germany; AN IMPORTANT STEP Between Friends is the number one FORWARD IN MISO FILM’S drama in Hungary; GROWTH STRATEGY” Aussie soap Neighbours is the Jonas Allen and Peter Bose number one drama across all free-to-air digital channels in Australia for 2013 and continues to be Channel 5’s highest rated daytime programme in the UK for 2013

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Dicte Those Who Kill

1864 Ginger and Rosa

Miso Film, founded in 2004, has had incredible success with its prime time scripted series across Scandinavia, most recently launching Dicte on TV2 Denmark, TV4 Sweden and TV2 Norway to great ratings success, with a second season of the series already in production.

In addition, crime thriller Those Who Kill has been picked up by A&E Networks for a US remake.

Miso Film is also currently producing the epic war drama TV series and film 1864, which is the largest production ever in Denmark with a co-production support from some of the largest Scandinavian broadcasters including Denmarks Radio, TV2 Norge and TV4 Sweden.

On the big screen, Miso Film has produced the feature-length Danish thriller The Candidate; co-produced the Norwegian World War II resistance drama Max Manus – the biggest box-office success ever in Norway with 1.2 million admissions – and the English language feature film Ginger and Rosa. Their latest feature film Danny’s Doomsday is currently in post-production and will be ready for theatrical release in fall 2014.

Cécile Frot-Coutaz herself recommends Miso Film’s most recent prime-time scripted series, Dicte: “I promise you’ll agree with me that it makes for fantastic viewing!”

You can ﬁ nd more information about Miso Film on their website

7 ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL PLATFORM M6 Web

Groupe M6 recently launched 6play, a unique entry point to digital media for the three free-TV channels M6, W9 and 6ter. France – 5 November 2013

6play offers access to all functions such as Direct, Replay, Connect, as well as the channels’ websites, and on all screens including the Web, smartphones, tablets and television.

This new platform also offers the most comprehensive digital television service on the market, namely:

Simpliﬁ ed access to Groupe M6 programmes with 800 hours of content available on Replay each month and new content linked to programmes and series; including premieres, excerpts, exclusives and bonus material The Direct function for the livestream of M6, W9 and 6ter channels, accessible at all times The enrichment of programmes with the Connect function, which adds up to more than 700 hours of enriched content a year after its launch

6play groups together digital media from the three channels: M6, W9 and 6ter

A pioneer in catch-up television since 2008, Groupe M6 intends to reinforce its leading role on the premium video market with 6play. The group is thus pursuing its innovation strategy by producing a family of channels that are accessible at all times and on all screens.

8 A NEW HIT FOR RTL TELEVIZIJA RTL Televizija

RTL Televizija’s new sitcom Kriza was the most-watched sitcom premiere in Croatia in the past ﬁ ve years. Croatia – 6 November 2013

Kriza’s pilot episode on 20 October attracted 32.5 per cent of the commercial target audience (viewers aged 18 to 49), and 30.5 per cent share of the country’s total audience. The sitcom’s success story continued with the second episode, which recorded a 36.8 per cent share in its target demographic. The third episode, broadcast on Sunday 3 November, attracted 27.2 per cent of the target group and was thus the most watched format broadcast on RTL Televizija on that night.

Noted Croatian actors, Enis Beslagic (left) and Nikola Kojo

The four main characters are Bosnian men of a certain age, who are dealing with their respective midlife crises. Their story is recounted by a renowned writer of the region, Fedja Isovic. The cast includes the noted Croatian actors Enis Beslagic and Nikola Kojo.

Kriza (Crisis) is produced by Sarajevo based FIST Production.

The new hit Croatian sitcom airs Sunday nights from 22:00 on RTL Televizija.

9 RTL GROUP JOINS THE MEDIA CSR FORUM RTL Group / Atresmedia

RTL Group has recently become a member of the Media CSR Forum – a platform for exchange set up to develop Corporate Responsibility practices and understanding for the media sector. Luxembourg / Spain – 7 November 2013

Télévie: one of the CR initiatives organised by RTL Group

The Media CSR Forum was established based on the insight that the practice of Corporate Responsibility (CR) within a media company is unique to the approach taken in traditional industries. For example, a media company has a minor impact on the global consumption of natural resources but a major inﬂ uential reach. The Media CSR Forum gives members the opportunity to develop a common understanding of CR implications for the media sector and promotes and assesses best practices related to social and environmental performance.

Romain Mannelli, Chairman of the RTL Group Corporate Responsibility Council, says: “RTL Group’s participation in the Media CSR Forum demonstrates our growing commitment to CR. RTL Group is acutely aware of its responsibility towards communities, and a wide range of specifi c CR initiatives have already been taken across the Group. The Forum represents a unique opportunity to expand our knowledge and to understand how peers deal with this matter of creating a sustainable business combined with social value. I think that sharing our experience in the Forum will also benefi t the other media companies.” Romain Mannelli, Chairman of the RTL Group Next > Corporate Responsibility Council 10 The Spanish broadcasting company Atresmedia, which is just as committed through a wide range of CR initiatives and the work of its Foundation (Fundación Atresmedia), has also joined the Media CSR Forum. Patricia Pérez, Corporate General Manager at Atresmedia in charge of Corporate Responsibility, says: “Since 2007, Atresmedia has worked hard to integrate CR into the Group’s culture and business strategy. We realise that our stakeholders demand greater accountability and transparency in the non-fi nancial aspects of the company, which is one of the reasons we continue to evolve our CR efforts. Joining the Media CSR Forum is a step forward in this commitment and gives us an opportunity to learn from our peers in the sector as well as share with them the experience Atresmedia has gained in recent years.”

Recent Forum meetings have initiated a discussion on the responsibility that media companies have to shape public debate, change behaviours, and promote sustainable lifestyles as their contribution to social responsibility. In this way, they provided a framework for the discourse about the impact of content on society: does media content reﬂ ect or move society and if so, what responsibility does this place on media companies? Ethics in advertising, the use of CR information by investors, and the emerging issue of data privacy were among the latest topics discussed. Patricia Perez, Corporate General Manager at Atresmedia Created in the UK in 2001, the Media CSR Forum has members ranging from broadcasters to academic media and advertising agencies. The BBC, Sky, Pearson, ITV, Turner and Virgin Media are among its UK members. Sister forums also exist in the Nordic countries (MTG) and in France (Lagardère, Groupe TF1, Vivendi and France Television).

For more information, please visit the Media CSR Forum website

11 Sailing for a good cause

In a bid to support the Initiatives-Coeur charity – an organisation that raises funds for children from disadvantaged countries in need of serious cardiac operations – 6ter has braved the oceans. Two enthusiast skippers, Tanguy de Lamotte and François Damiens, set sail earlier this week from Le Havre for Itajai in Brazil. 6ter is documenting their every splash, wave and gust of wind in Le carnet de bord de Tanguy de Lamotte et François Damiens, which can be seen every evening at 20:40 on 6ter. SHORT NEWS 1/1

The German TV market in October 2013 Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

In October 2013, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s channels collectively attracted 30.8 per cent of the 14- to 59-year-old viewer market – which put them 4.5 percentage points ahead of the ProSiebenSat1 group. RTL II had its best October since 2005. Germany – 4 November 2013

The French TV market in October 2013 Groupe M6

In October 2013, M6 registered a total audience share of 10.8 per cent. W9 was the DTT leader among viewers under 50 with a 4.3 per cent audience share. 6ter conﬁ rmed its number one status among the new DTT channels with housewives under 50, recording a 1.0 per cent audience share. France – 7 November 2013

The Dutch TV market in October 2013 RTL Nederland

Throughout the month of October, RTL Nederland reached a combined audience share of 36.2 per cent in the target group of viewers aged 20 to 49 (October 2012: 33.9 per cent) and thus remained ahead of the public service broadcasters and the SBS Group. The Netherlands – 5 November 2013

RTL Radio’s Internet ratings in September 2013 RTL Net

In September 2013, with almost 3 million unique visitors, RTL Radio once again conﬁ rmed its leading position in digital media in France. France – 6 November 2013

13 PEOPLE RICK GLANKLER FremantleMedia United Kingdom – 4 November 2013

Under the new structure, Bob Higgins, EVP Creative and Production, Carl Lumbard, Head of Global Licensing & Consumer Products, Joss Dufﬁ eld VP Distribution & Sales, and Tessa Moore, VP Brand Management, will continue to lead in their respective business areas, reporting directly into Rick.

Rick Glankler says: “FremantleMedia is one of the most exciting new players in the kids’ space, with fantastic existing content and exciting future plans. I’m very much looking forward to working with the team to continue to create relevant and meaningful franchises that kids and families will engage with across all media platforms.”

Sangeeta Desai, COO FremantleMedia, adds, “Rick is one of the most respected professionals in the entertainment and toy industries. He is a great all-rounder, with an impressive track record in brand management, sales, licensing and product development, and has worked on some of the most sought-after properties in this space. He will play a major role in taking our impressive slate to the next level.”

Rick Glankler Rick joins FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment (KFE) from Mattel/Fisher Price, where he helped lead the FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Rick integration and global brand management of Hit Brand’s Glankler to the role of EVP/General Manager of Kids & properties within the Fisher-Price division as part of Family Entertainment (KFE), effective immediately. Mattel’s acquisition of Hit Entertainment.

Based in New York and reporting to FremantleMedia As Senior Vice President (SVP) at Hit Entertainment, his COO, Sangeeta Desai, Rick will take responsibility for brand, licensing and production leadership helped to build all areas of FremantleMedia’s KFE business: production, some of the most successful kids’ global franchises ever consumer products, TV sales and brand management. – including Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Fireman He will oversee all creative and commercial aspects of Sam, Angelina Ballerina and, the newest, Mike the Knight. the business with the overall responsibility of continuing to grow FremantleMedia’s outstanding portfolio of brands into successful global franchises.

14 PEOPLE STEFAN DE KEYSER FremantleMedia Belgium Belgium – 7 November 2013

FremantleMedia has announced Stefan previously worked for SBS Belgium NV for over the appointment of Stefan De Keyser ﬁ fteen years, where he held several senior positions. to the role of Co-Managing Director He joined as Financial Controller and rose through the of FremantleMedia’s production arm ranks to become COO where he was responsible for the in Belgium with immediate effect. management of day-to-day operations at SBS Belgium He willwork alongside Kristine Willems, (VT4 & VIJFtv) and the four subsidiary companies in Co-Managing Director FremantleMedia Denmark, Finland and Norway. Belgium.

Stefan De Keyser During his tenure, he identiﬁ ed and developed new sources Stefan De Keyser will lead the of income across all platforms, renegotiated major output management of the day-to-day operations and deals with Disney, Warner and CBS, and implemented a will spearhead all commercial activity, while successful reorganisation that increased proﬁ tability and Kristine will drive the creative vision of the strengthened the channel’s market position. This led to the business including developing and selling sale of SBS Belgium to Corelio, Sanoma and Woestijnvis FremantleMedia formats into the Belgian market, in 2011. working closely with the company’s global production, licensing and sales operations.

Commenting on his appointment, Stefan De Keyser says: “It’s a fantastic opportunity to be part of the FremantleMedia family and to work with some of the world’s biggest entertainment brands. I look forward to working alongside Kristine and the team to grow the business.”

Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO FremantleMedia adds: “Stefan’s experience and strong track record in delivering growth and operational performance, together with Kristine’s exceptional creative vision and production know-how, ensures we have a dream team in the Belgian market. I’m delighted to welcome Stefan to the team.”

15 PEOPLE ANNE BROSTROM Blu Denmark – 5 November 2013

FremantleMedia announced the Brostrom joins FremantleMedia from TV3 where she appointment of former TV3 was Commissioning Editor with the network. A Masters executive, Anne Brostrom, to graduate in Media Science, she began her career as a the role of Managing Director, trainee at indie producer, Koncern, and has worked at Blu, FremantleMedia’s Danish a number of production companies including Mastiff, production arm, effective from Metronome, Nordisk/Banijay and Blu progressing through 1 January 2014. the production ranks to become Series Producer and Executive Producer. Her production credits include local As well as overall management hits such as Paradise Hotel and The Audience as well Anne Brostrom of the day-to-day operation of Blu, as iconic international formats such as Take Me Out and Anne Brostrom will be responsible Hell’s Kitchen. for the strategic vision of the business and will be charged with developing unique programming for the highly competitive Danish market, selling FremantleMedia formats in Denmark and working closely with FremantleMedia’s International production, licensing and sales operations.

Brostrom will report to Daniela Matei, CEO Nordics, Eastern Europe and Balkans (NOREEBA), and sit on the NOREEBA senior management team.

Anne Brostrom, comments on her appointment: “It is a huge privilege to head up an organisation like Blu, which produces ‘must-see’ shows that really resonate with Danish audiences. It’s a very exciting time to be re-joining the company and I look forward to working with our talented teams to grow the business.”

Daniela Matei, CEO Nordics, Eastern Europe and Balkans, adds: “Anne’s passion for programme-making and her leadership skills are well-known and highly appreciated in the extremely competitive Danish market; her ability to drive the very best from her teams and the productions she works on, combined with her expertise in both broadcasting and production, perfectly position her to take on this challenging role. We’re really excited to have her working with us, leading Blu on its steady path towards greater success and growth.”

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