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Striving for excellence Christopher Baldelli on the new challenges ahead for RTL Radio in France
Germany United Kingdom RTL II presents Five presents outstanding miniseries autumn line-up
Japan Belgium Take Me Out to RTL Belgium organises launch in Japan a Green Day COVER: Chistopher Baldelli, the new CEO of RTL Radio France
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“ We’ll constantly be striving for excellence” In an exclusive interview, Christopher Baldelli, the new CEO of RTL Group’s French radio family, told Backstage about the new 2009/10 season and the challenges ahead. Christopher Baldelli France - 16 September 2009
What does the radio station RTL mean to you? Can you cite any stark difference between the A great deal. After over 10 years spent working in worlds of radio and TV? Or have you initially the TV sector, it’s with great enthusiasm that I’m been struck by the similarity between them? now entering the world of radio. As for RTL On the radio, live broadcasting plays a very specifically, I’ve been a real fan for a very long prominent role, so we need to be better at time. In fact, I grew up in Lorraine, a region where reacting to live input. Also on the radio we fully RTL, both as a TV channel and a radio station, produce our output in-house in our own studios was extremely popular. What’s more, I have a and therefore our content belongs to us. With TV, wonderful memory of paying a visit to the Grand- things are different. On the other hand, one thing Duchy of Luxembourg as a 14-year-old and both media have in common is of course an going on a tour of Villa Louvigny, the historical audience, while another is the need to put headquarters of RTL, where I saw my first ever together a programme schedule that delivers studios. Coming back to the present, though, our what the public wants. On both radio and TV we radio group is the leader in France, so it’s a real have to manage our talent, meaning our honour to be running it. presenters and show hosts. Another similarity is the fierce competition rife in both media due to Is your prime objective to boost profitability? the digital revolution. In this difficult environment, What secret weapon are you counting on to no position can be taken for granted, even by a pull that off? leader. I should first reiterate that, being first and foremost a medium, our main objective remains Do you already have any ideas about to ensure we attain sufficient ratings. All the synergies between RTL and M6? same, improving our profitability is definitely a To be frank, yes I do already have some ideas, key aim, too. I intend to involve all our employees but we must be pragmatic about this. Over the in attempts to meet this objective, so that next few weeks I’ll discuss what I think with everyone feels driven by a common imperative. Nicolas de Tavernost and then we’ll see. As for me, I’ll do my best to set out a clear, readily understandable line. You’ve just taken up your post. Do you have any anecdotes for us? Are you working on any other major plans? At the end of July I chaired my first Executive Yes, I am. We still have to complete an internal Committee meeting and, when my colleagues digitisation process of our production and had already packed their suitcases and were broadcasting equipment and I also intend to look getting ready to go on holiday, I asked some of into ways of developing the radio station RTL in them to reschedule their departure to begin to the future. More specifically, I’m thinking of the work as quick as possible. I can easily imagine Internet, mobile telephony, licensing and also that my request did not please them that much sports betting. but they all rose to the occasion.
For the new season just starting, what would you want us at Backstage to wish you? Well, with all the files piled up on my desk, I really could do without catching swine flu! 3 week 38 the RTL Group intranet
Overview: the 2009/10 season on RTL Radio
When presenting his new programme schedule Another popular presenter during this morning to the press, Christopher Baldelli described RTL information slot is Jean-Michel Aphatie, who Radio as “essential, faithful, masterful radio”. hosts L’invité RTL. His interviews have become France’s leading radio station brings its listeners major highlights, attracting over 1.8 million essential content, for example everything they listeners every morning. Politicians, opinion need: information, relaxing entertainment, leaders, business executives or anyone else who humour and sport. In fact, RTL Radio is a happens to be in the limelight are subjected to general-interest medium offering something for his incisive questions on current affairs. In everyone, with all genres represented. This September 2009 alone, he interviewed the season, RTL Group’s flagship radio station has former french Minister of Justice Rachida Dati, lined up a schedule of programmes that not only the former Socialist presidential candidate make essential listening, but also guarantee Ségolène Royal and the re-elected European continuity. In short, RTL is remaining faithful to Commission President José Manuel Barroso. itself as well as to its listeners. RTL’s mastery will extend over all domains, including detailed political coverage of the French regional elections and of major sporting events like the 2010 Football World Cup. RTL Radio will also continue expanding its mastery by using new broadcasting platforms to enlarge its audience.
Information will remain RTL Radio’s trademark content, dominating its daytime programmes. The first news broadcast will air at 04:30, followed by other bulletins, including at midday and in the evening. Denis Girolami, Vincent Parizot, Elisabeth Martichoux and Jérôme Godefroy are just some of the big names presenting RTL Radio’s news.
The scoop of the autumn season is the arrival of Harry Roselmack, France’s favourite journalist, who is coming to RTL Radio to host the station’s long-standing and emblematic Journal Inattendu on Saturdays. His job will be to get a celebrity guest to play editor-in-chief and help that guest put together the day’s programme and host together a 1-hour live show. Another important arrival this autumn season is Christophe Hondelatte, who will henceforth be hosting the evening programme RTL Soir, offering listeners a full overview of the day's events.
Vincent Parizot will take charge of the extensive morning news coverage, where the emphasis will be firmly on hot, often exclusive news stories. With almost 4 million listeners tuning in each morning, Vincent Parizot’s RTL Matin is the most popular morning radio programme in France, lauded by listeners and critics alike, for its 07:00- 09:30 show was crowned “Best New Programme of the Year” at the latest CB News Awards.
Harry Roselmack is the most popular journalist in France and the new presenter of Journal Inattendu on RTL.
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Left, the MEP Rachida Dati was a guest on Jean-Michel Aphatie's programme. Right, Ségolène Royal, the Socialist president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, appeared also on Jean-Michel Aphatie's programme: two opinionated women with opposing political views, but it's in RTL that they chose to confide.
At 14:30, the entertainment show La Tête dans les Etoiles provides listeners with a relaxing respite in the company of Laurent Boyer and his studio guest for 90 minutes. It’s generally quiet in the early afternoons, making it a perfect time for confiding. Over the years, Boyer has become something of a stars’ confidant, forging close ties with the celebrities who come on his show, a closeness he shares with his listeners, giving them a real insight every day into what it’s like to be a star and letting them in on lesser-known aspects of celebrities’ lives. Indeed, it was to Laurent Boyer last year that the singer and French First Lady Carla Bruni revealed that if she was going to be alone on a desert island, she would take “a radio for songs and news”! La Tête dans les Etoiles has nearly 1 million listeners tuning in every day, making it France’s leading L'invité RTL, hosted by Jean-Michel Aphatie, is all about "receiving show aired between 14:30 and 16:00. Bonne key movers and shakers and helping you understand what they Touche, the ever popular hit programme co- have to say". presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Cyril Hanouna, provides listeners with a mixture of entertainment and humour. Neither of these two is ever short of ideas about challenges to put to candidates who do their best to break the bank and take home the prize money. Yesterday the sum up for grabs reached a record total of EUR 124,750, an unprecedented amount for a radio game show in France.
And then of course there’s that unparalleled radio phenomenon Grosses Têtes, a massive success ever since its launch and RTL’s only show to air every day of the week all the way through the year. This amazing evergreen has provided no less than 18,000 hours of live humour, drawn 1,200,000 fans to RTL’s Grand Studio to serve as the programme’s live audience, and welcomed 2,000 honoured guests from every conceivable kind of background. With his incomparable
Philippe Bouvard, in charge of Grosses Têtes for no less than 33 years: "We provide a public service by cheering people up". 5 week 38 the RTL Group intranet
Laurent Boyer and the actress Marion Cotillard, who won international acclaim in 2008, bagging the Golden Globe, BAFTA, César and Oscar for Best Actress for her interpretation of Edith Piaf in La Môme. sense of humour, backed up by his guests and colleagues, the show’s host, Philippe Bouvard, draws on current events, discerning anything unexpected, surprising or unusual about them and allows everyone taking part in the show to give free reign to their own particular brand of humour.
With an audience of 2.1 million every day, Les Grosses Têtes is the most avidly listened to radio programme in France between 16:00 and 18:00, 40 per cent ahead of its closest rival.
Where sports coverage is concerned, RTL has a brand new treat lined up for its listeners, with the launch of Le Club Liza due to air on Monday nights between 20:00 and 21:00, hosted by the footballer Bixente Lizarazu, nicknamed Liza. It The world champion footballer Bixente Lizarazu will be presenting will be the first time that a world champion from a new sports show on RTL. ‘the beautiful game’ has been given his own show and allowed to pull all the strings himself. In principle the hour-long programme will focus on news about the French squad, major events abroad, top-flight French football and, as an intriguing added extra, Liza’s revelations.
I didn’t get that. Please Explain!
When people say that RTL ‘unencrypts’ the news, that is no idle use of the word. Proof of this is provided by this new analysis that provides clear explanations of topical issues. What is carbon tax? How about ‘social VAT’? And what are the French doing in Afghanistan? RTL’s programme Je n’ai rien compris, expliquez-moi ! will draw on the expertise of its journalists once a week at 14:00 to explain such matters to its listeners.
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Programmes that help the planet as well as listeners
As an environmentally-minded radio station, RTL broadcasts its green credentials early every morning at 06:53 with the programme C’est notre planète (It’s Our Planet). The show, presented by Virginie Garin, takes up all major environmental issues, which everyone is worried about this century, and Garin makes listeners more aware of the need to save our planet.
This autumn season, as more and more people are finding themselves back in financial difficulties, the programme Ça Peut Vous Arriver (This Could Happen To You) will focus on providing advice and solving individuals’ problems. Julien Courbet will set out to ensure that any person’s rights that have been flouted are swiftly respected. A new addition this season, airing every Friday, will be a special public edition of the show on which a number of specialists will answer listeners’ questions live. Another innovation this autumn is the website RTLConso.fr, a new community space devoted to consumer affairs.
In Ça Peut Vous Arriver, Julien Courbet and legal expert Nathalie Fellonneau push for the quickest possible solution to the problems faced by listeners who have been swindled.
Even RTL’s weather forecasts are leaders in their field
Thanks to leading-edge meteorological instruments placed on the roof of RTL’s headquarters, the radio station’s iconic weather forecaster, Louis Bodin, is able to really stick his neck out and predict the weather a full seven days in advance.
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TV is the most effective medium for building brands The Financial Times reports that TV is by far the medium which has the most impact on viewers. Luxembourg - 17 September 2009
The paper says that even though consumers’ attention has been fragmented between different media since the advent of the internet, television remains one of the few ways to reach a mass audience in a short time. “It is the medium that stands out as the most effective way of building brands,” the Financial Times (FT) quotes Simon Cross, Managing Partner at Billetts Media Monitoring. Similarly, RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler said during his Worldview Address at the Edinburgh International TV Festival: “TV is still and will continue to be THE lead medium. No other medium can build brands as effectively or make such a significant impact on customers as TV. No other medium catches as strongly the emotions and the hearts of the viewers.”
The FT article indicates that a recent survey by Deloitte and YouGov had found that 64 per cent of viewers said television was one of the three media that had the “most impact” on them – well ahead of newspapers, the next nearest medium, cited by 30 per cent. As a result of this and a fall in pricing, television is not suffering as much as other media in the downturn, the newspaper says and refers to the media agency Group M which expects television to maintain its share of UK advertising spending at slightly more than 26 per cent between 2008 and 2010.
“We want lots of quality programming such as Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor to put ads in,” Marc Mendoza, UK chief executive of MPG, Havas’ media agency, said in the Financial Times. 8 week 38 the RTL Group intranet
Outstanding miniseries RTL II shows season three of the cult sci-fi series Torchwood – a five-part miniseries named Torchwood: Children of Earth. Germany - 16 September 2009
On a morning like any other the unfathomable happens: to everyone’s horror, all children around the world come to a complete stop and begin to chant a message: “we are coming!” An alien force is threatening Earth and has taken over all its children. The Torchwood heroes immediately begin to investigate – but their foe turns out to be the British government rather than hostile aliens.
The BBC aired the world premiere of the five new episodes in the cult series just weeks ago: 6 million British viewers watched the TV event of the year at 21:00 on five consecutive weekdays, from 6 to 10 July. The broadcast of the exciting miniseries earned the BBC a significantly above-average Visit Backstage to market share of 28.1 per cent watch the trailer among 16- to 44-year-old viewers. German viewers will get a special treat: RTL II airs not the international license version of the third season of Torchwood, but the original BBC version of the series, which is 10 minutes longer: Wednesdays at 22:05 since 16 September.
The first episode was watched by 820,000 viewers aged 14 to 49 – representing an audience share of 9.1 per cent.
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Wireless tariff for community users October 2009 will mark the launch of the first wireless tariff in Germany which is specially tailored for members of a social network. Germany - 16 September 2009
This makes the full package – which will be “By entering into this partnership, we offer Wer- available to the 7 million registered members of kennt-wen.de members the first wireless calling Wer-kennt-wen.de – a truly unique offer. The plan tailored especially for a social network. WKW-Mobil calling plan includes unlimited Together with Wer-kennt-wen.de, we are taking mobile surfing, including to Wer-kennt-wen.de another big step forward in the development of of course, and free phone calls to other the mobile Internet,” declares Peter Walz, members. Director Strategy & Partner Companies on the Vodafone Germany Executive Board. Wer-kennt-wen.de’s Managing Director Fabian Jager says: “Our community-oriented wireless The new service was developed by tariff WKW-Mobil represents a completely RTL Interactive’s mobile division in association novel offering. We are delighted that our with Wer-kennt-wen.de. 7 million members can now network on the mobile Internet as well, and with their own tariff.”
Take me out to launch in Japan The new FremantleMedia dating show Take Me Out Japan is to be launched on national TV network Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in the important 23:30 time slot each week. Japan - 14 September 2009
FremantleMedia’s Take Me Out will be the first attention of audiences around the world, and local adaptation of an international format to go we are delighted to announce the upcoming to air on a Japanese TV network as a weekly launch of the programme in Japan.” programme in over three years. Take Me Out Japan will kick off with a 90 minute special Take Me Out was developed by episode at 22:00 on 29 September, and will FremantleMedia in France, and was first then air as a 30 minute weekly show at 23:30 commissioned in Australia. The format has from 1 October. since travelled to Denmark, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, and Spain, and Patrick Schult, CEO of FremantleMedia Asia, has recently been said: “Take Me Out is really gathering some commissioned momentum internationally. It’s a unique, fun by ITV in the UK. and modern dating show which is very visually appealing. Take Me Out has captured the
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Pietshow goes to the next round StudiVZ, MeinVZ and Grundy UFA have recruited another cooperation partner for the show’s second season, which begins in October: 3min.de, Deutsche Telekom’s Web series portal. Germany - 14 September 2009
In season two, users can look forward to 20 all- The Grundy UFA production firm and the UFA new episodes of the Pietshow, which will be casting website YourChance.de are still looking simultaneously presented on StudiVZ, MeinVZ for an actor for the new season. Improvisational and 3min.de starting in October. The content talent is of the essence: applicants have will run on the 3min player, which will be exactly 30 seconds to convince the series’ lead integrated in StudiVZ and MeinVZ for the first actor Piet that they are indispensable to the time especially for the Pietshow. The future of the show. Applications in the form of collaboration is a response to the growing home videos are being accepted online at challenge of delivering sophisticated content YourChance.de until 17 September 2009 – and for a burgeoning target audience on the the winner of the video audition will soon find Internet. him – or herself shooting the new episodes with the Pietshow team. “The collaboration between Grundy UFA, 3min and the VZ networks points the way for the The Pietshow, a fictional documentary of the entire media industry,” declared Grundy UFA’s bizarre lives of a student named Piet and his Managing Director, Rainer Wemcken. “The flat-mates, is Germany’s most popular Web demand for professionally produced video series to date. It has generated more than three content on the Internet is growing daily. For this million video views and was nominated for the reason, we have long since stopped seeing International Digital Emmy Award. ourselves solely as a classic TV producer, and now see ourselves as a storyteller who can produce winning content for all sorts of distribution paths.”
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Star-studded line-up Five has revealed its Autumn schedule including the hottest new US drama, FlashForward, and a wealth of exciting new, original commissions featuring a host of famous names. Ian Wright, Kate Walsh and Melinda Messenger (from left to right) United Kingdom - 11 September 2009
Five’s Channel Controller, Richard Woolfe, said: “This is the most exciting season ever on Five. The combination of the very best in US drama and great new original series presented by some of the hottest talent in the business is utterly irresistible.”
Highlights of Five’s Autumn schedule include: FlashForward, the hotly-tipped new US drama starring British actors Joseph Fiennes and Jack Davenport. In the series, a mysterious event causes the entire world to suffer a brief blackout (two minutes and 17 seconds) and everyone sees a vision of their own future in six months’ time.
Live From Studio Five, which launched at 18:30 on Monday 14 September, is the new, nightly, hour-long magazine show hosted by Ian Wright, Melinda Messenger and Kate Walsh. The news, talk and entertainment series presents the day’s most interesting stories in the clearest, most entertaining way.
Heads or Tails hosted by Justin Lee Collins, who has signed an exclusive two-year deal with Five, is a new, prime-time, ten-part series which gives members of the public the chance to become a millionaire on the toss of a coin. The eight-part prime-time series Britain’s Best Brain reunites legendary presenters Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston on screen for the first time in nearly ten years. Louise Redknapp fronts Farmer Wants a Wife, a brand new six-part series which follows single lovelorn farmers looking to find a mate. Louise Redknapp 12 week 38 the RTL Group intranet
Becoming aware of one’s environmental footprint RTL Belgium dedicated a whole day to environmental issues for the benefit of personnel. RTL Belgium’s Green Day logo Belgium - 11 September 2009
RTL Belgium wishes to be part of a community detailed study will allow RTL Group to evaluate initiative favouring all measures that will reduce the current situation and consider measures its environmental footprint on Earth and is that will make it possible to reduce this inviting personnel to join in the effort. The main footprint. objective of Green Day was to raise awareness and to inform RTL Belgium personnel of the RTL Belgium also hopes to acquire the importance of respecting the environment. Entreprise éco-dynamique label. This is an initiative by the Institut bruxellois de Gestion de The goal on Green Day was also to help l’environnement (Brussels institute of individuals find concrete ways of reducing their environmental management). The objective of environmental footprint, whether professionally the label is to encourage companies and or personally. Information kiosks were installed organisations in Brussels to voluntarily commit in the lobby of RTL House, a series of to improving their environmental performance conferences organised by the WWF were held and to gradually implement an environmental in the auditorium and the traditional lunchtime management system. fare was replaced by organic meals.
Through this initiative, RTL Belgium is joining an internal effort led by parent company RTL Group, which decided to measure, on a precise scale, the environmental footprint of each one of its subsidiaries. A work group has been created and includes a representative from each subsidiary. This
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Home also to air in Letzeburgish Home, the film and plea to save the planet by Yann-Arthus Bertrand, was a global event when it came out in June 2009. RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg will be screening this magnificent documentary in Luxembourgish. Luxembourg - 17 September 2009
Over just a few decades, mankind has upset a RTL’s Luxembourg TV station for 18 years now, balance built up during nearly 4 billion years of where she is as passionate as ever about Earth’s evolution, and is thereby jeopardising pursuing her career as a journalist and the planet’s future. There is a heavy price to pay presenter. On RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg she’s in for this, “but it’s too late to be pessimistic” as charge of a bi-monthly magazine on latest Yann-Arthus Bertrand himself put it, in a sound trends. Her voiceover work on Home was the bite that has become the credo of the film. first time she’d ever tried her hand at narration. To begin with, she told us, Steve Schmit It was RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg that decided to wanted a male voice, like in the French version translate Home into Luxembourgish. “Of in which Yann-Arthus Bertrand’s voice can be course that entailed a major investment, but it heard. Meanwhile, she took care of the was our way of ‘doing our bit’ and showing that translation, which she wanted to be especially we feel genuinely affected by environmental good in view of the importance of RTL’s clear issues”, Steve Schmit, the TV station’s objective: to win over as many viewers as manager, told Backstage. “By presenting this possible to the cause advocated in the film. wonderful documentary to our viewers in “You know, in so doing I really became one with Luxembourg in their own language, we feel certain of reaching more people. When talking about his film, Yann Arthus-Bertrand said that people’s consciences needed to be pricked by beautiful, emotive images, because emotions are what genuinely touch us all. We are counting on the film’s narration in Luxembourgish unleashing such emotions in our viewers”, he added.
The Luxembourgish voiceover was provided by Sandie Lahure, who was enthusiastic about talking to Backstage on Wednesday 16 September. Clearly, Home has a special place in her heart. Sandie explained to us that she’s been with
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the film”, she said. Noticing Sandie’s total was narrated by Glenn Close and the Spanish commitment to the project, Steve Schmit voiceover was provided by Salma Hayek. offered her the chance to take her involvement RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is by no means the only further by doing the actual voiceover. “I was RTL Group subsidiary to have made a major genuinely very proud to be entrusted with the effort to promote and disseminate the film: job”, Sandie went on, admitting that the Others include the TV channels Club RTL in message of the film had touched her deeply. Belgium and N-TV in Germany, and the radio “Sometimes it made me feel sad, seeing some stations Bel RTL (Belgium) and RTL Radio of the images of nature being destroyed, but France. happily the film ends on a positive note by saying that we can all do something ourselves On 5 June 2009, to mark World Environment and that we will succeed if we all act together”, Day, Home was released free of charge on she continued. Sandie was already aware of television and the Internet, in cinemas and on some environmental issues and scrupulously DVDs and giant screens set up in public places, sorted her household rubbish, for example. But in 18 languages (now 19) in 136 countries. after watching the film she decided to change Footage was shot in 54 countries and the film her car as well, opting for a more was three years in the making. Its aim was to environmentally-friendly model. “The film is a bring home a message, and rise to a mighty wake-up call, bringing home the fact that we challenge. “If you ask people to change the definitely have to change some aspects of our way they live, you have to tell them why. That’s lifestyles, and we hope that its message will get what this film was all about,” according to Yann through to viewers in Luxembourg”, she Arthus-Bertrand. concluded. For the record, the English version
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park © Film Home – A coproduction Elzévir Films / Europacorp
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Autumn on RTL Televizija RTL Televizija presented its 2009/10 line-up at its traditional annual sales event, which was held at one of Zagreb’s most famous clubs, the Aquarius. Johannes Züll Croatia - 15 September 2009
A sudden thunderstorm and heavy rains did not docu-soap Ljubav je na selu (Farmer Wants A prevent 800 guests from attending. The event Wife), in which Lorena Nosic guides our hard- under the heading “Feel the entertainment in working and good-natured farmers to finding 2010” doubled as a farewell to the company’s the love of their life in fourteen episodes, starts former CEO Christoph Mainusch and a in September. Jezikova juha, a new reality celebration of RTL Televizija’s 5th anniversary. show set in the kitchen, traditionally one of the favorite rooms in the house for the Croats, is “We have a strong line-up and new innovative based on the British show Ramsey’s Kitchen formats for the next season that will help us to Nightmares. RTL Televizija will begin showing remain the market leader,” Johannes Züll, CEO this reality show in October. of RTL Televizija, said at the official programme presentation. “This event was very important Viewers will continue to enjoy the unusual for us in respect to advertisers and clients.” adventures of the crew from the sitcom Moja 3 zida, which brings a new and fresh type of For the new season Robert Knjaz and his team humour to television. There is also the of authors have prepared a new show called ubiquitous Vlado Šola in new episodes of Najveci hrvatski misteriji. In 15 episodes, it Pobijedi Šolu and new seasons of Vecera za 5 places a number of celebrity guests in strange (Come Dine With Me) with Lorena Nosic and situations. The second season of the popular Belma Hod ic.
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New series and new seasons of existing series The evening also held a surprise for former will begin going on air in mid-September. The CEO Christoph Mainusch. Gerhard Zeiler, action comedy Chuck and the crime drama Put CEO of RTL Group, had sent a message to osvete (Life) will premiere on RTL Televizija. Mainusch, which was played in front of Chuck, a series about an ordinary computer everyone. Comedian Robert Knjaz had geek named Chuck Bartowski, is going to keep recorded a special video entitled In Krištof’s viewers entertained with its story about a Time in which all the employees of regular guy thrust into unusual circumstances. RTL Televizija were involved. The video Life centers on Charlie Crews, a detective freed highlighted the TV station’s development and after spending 12 years in prison for a crime he achievements over the past five years. did not commit. In addition to these new titles, RTL Televizija will show new seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Bones, as well as CSI: Las Vegas and CSI: Miami.
RTL Televizija’s autumn movie line-up offers viewers an attractive, first-rate mix of various entertaining film genres with something for everyone, including Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, Robots, both dubbed to Croatian, as well as X Men: The Last Stand, Rocky Balboa and Ray.
The team of Moja 3 zida
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Back on RTL Klub Who Wants To Be A Millionnaire? returns to Hungarian screens with a new host. In October, A Star Is Born will return as well. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire with Sándor Fábry Hungary - 17 September 2009
Sándor Fábry, a well-known Hungarian stand- up comedian and host of the Evening show with Sándor Fábry, replaces István Vágó as host of Who Wants to be a Millionnaire? as of 17 September. Vágó has left the channel after 10 years to become the host of Duel on ProSiebenSat.1-owned TV2. With its new host, Who Wants to be a Millionnaire? also has undergone some changes to the concept. Pairs of celebrities will face Fábry monthly to win money for themselves and for charity.
Furthermore, A Star Is Born will return to screens in October. After its success in 2007, Sándor Fábry RTL Klub’s talent show is again looking for gifted, young artists. Musicians, dancers, storytellers, magicians, actors and even acrobats can showcase their special talent. The show is moderated by the same hosts as in 2007 – Nóra Ördög and András Stohl, – while the jury of four is going to differ from the one in 2007. Actresses Szonja Oroszlán and Judit Hernádi, theatre director Tamás Szirtes and critic Miklós Fáy will be at hand to give their comments on the performances, to compliment them or criticize as the case may be.
The members of the jury One of Hungary’s most famous lute artist and guitar player Dániel Benko is looking for a wife in his reality show Marry me, Dániel!, on air this fall on RTL Klub. The eccentric musician, a cast member of the Hungarian versions of I'm A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here and Come Dine With Me is determined to find his other half by moving into a spectacular villa with 17 women aged between 20 and 50. During the show, Dániel will go on dates with the ladies outside the villa to get to know them better. He will decide which one of them to marry during the final episode which will be aired in December.
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The TV debate Two weeks before the German Bundestag (parliamentary) elections, chancellor Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats’ chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier, met in Berlin-Adlershof for their only TV debate. Germany - 11 September 2009
When celebrities get up and dance … Since 11 September, stars present the world’s best dance numbers in Yes we can dance, on Sat1, produced by Grundy Light Entertainment. Germany - 11 September 2009
Dreaming of Home, Sweet Home? Bel RTL makes it come true by offering an apartment. Belgium - 14 September 2009
The Topmodel Villa is ready for move-in On 14 September, the search for the Benelux Next Top Model made its debut on RTL 5, with 16.6 per cent of viewers aged 20 to 34 tuning in. The Netherlands - 14 September 2009
Who will rock The Dome 52 ? The music experts at The Dome and MySpace in Germany and Austria have been scouting for new music talent since 11 September. The best band will perform during the Warm Up for The Dome 52 in the Graz city hall. Germany - 15 September 2009
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Doctor’s Diary goes to the next round Following the ratings of the second season, it’s now official: There will be a third season of the series Doctor’s Diary. In eight new episodes, Dr. Gretchen Haase will continue her quest to save patients, get some respect and – of course – for the love of her life. Germany - 16 September 2009
On the rise With total audience share of 11.3 per cent in the first week of its new September programming, which was marked by the launch of its very own major news show in a grand premiere, M6 had a good start to the new season. France - 16 September 2009
Isn’t there a little know-it-all in all of us? Since 16 September, SWR Fernsehen airs the new Grundy Light Entertainment produced quiz show Schlauberger (Know-It-All). Germany - 16 September 2009
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People Holger Andersen is new Director of Programming at RTL II Holger Andersen Germany - 17 September 2009
Holger Andersen, 40, Head of Comedy at RTL Also on 1 October 2009, Markus Küttner, 38, Television, will leave to join RTL II on 1 October will take over as Head of Comedy & Real Life at as the channel’s new Director of Programming. RTL Television. In this role, he will be responsible for all non-fiction comedy formats. Jochen Starke, Managing Director of RTL II, He will also continue to supervise the says: “We are delighted to have brought one of department’s real-life formats including Super the most respected programming developers in Nanny, Teenager außer Kontrolle – Letzter German television on board in the person of Ausweg Wilder Westen and Raus aus den Holger Andersen. His experience in the field of Schulden, as well as Die ultimative Chart Show entertainment and his expertise in strategic series. programme planning precisely match the challenges RTL II's programming will face in Barbara Thielen, in her capacity as Head of future,” says Starke about the new member of Fiction, will take on the supervision of sitcoms his team. and comedy movies. The Entertainment, Show and Daytime programming department headed Holger Andersen looks back on 15 years of by Tom Sänger remains unaffected by the successful programming work for the market changes and will continue to realise Real Life leader, RTL Television. From 1999 to 2005, he formats such as Bauer sucht Frau (Farmer was in charge of strategic programme Wants A Wife) and Rach, der Restauranttester. development as head of the department. Such popular formats as Raus aus den Schulden (Get Out Of Debt), Die ultimative Chart Show, Super Nanny and Ich bin ein Star – holt mich hier raus! otherwise known as the Jungle Camp, were created under his management. Since 2006, Andersen has served as RTL Television’s Head of Comedy, in charge of the ongoing supervision and development of the channel’s non-fiction programmes as well as successfully building the Comedy department.
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People Irene and Carlo sign new contract Irene and Carlo The Netherlands - 15 September 2009
Irene Moors and Carlo Boszhard have signed a new contract with RTL Nederland, stipulating that the two moderators will be seen exclusively on RTL 4 in the next three years.
This TV season, Carlo and Irene already wowed viewers with the two live shows Let’s Dance and Carlo & Irene: Life 4 You. A special edition of De TV Kantine is in planning to mark RTL Nederland’s 20th anniversary, along with a World Animal Day special of Ik Wed Dat Ik Het Kann.
RTL 4 Director of Programming Erland Galjaard says: “Carlo and Irene have been loyal to RTL Nederland for years. Irene has been with RTL Nederland since the very beginning and Carlo joined the team two years later. In all these years they have established firm ties with our viewers as well as our programming people. Their relaxed attitude brings a sense of humour and fun into living rooms and their programmes clearly bear their signature.”
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