week 47 / 22 November 2012

“THE THIRD LEG OF THE TRIPOD” 6ter, Groupe M6’s new channel for sharing

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M6 available in preplay M6 Publicité p. 12 Be entertained, learn and discover the world together Groupe M6 (France) Belgium’s Got Talent p. 4–7 fi nishes with fl ying colours RTL-TVI / RTL New Media p. 13

A week dedicated to helping children RTL 4 p. 14

SHORT Big Picture p. 15 NEWS PEOPLE p. 16–17 p.18 On 15 November 2012 Groupe M6 executives organised an evening event for the launch of their new BE ENTERTAINED, channel, 6ter, which will start airing on 12 December. Its LEARN AND schedule will include French Free-TV series premieres and films for all the DISCOVER THE family as well as original productions and documentaries. WORLD TOGETHER

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Starting 12 December, viewers will be able to watch the ‘TV for sharing’

4 Presenters of 6ter: Norbert and Jean (top), Anicet, Zita and Mac Lesggy (from left to right)

At the end of March 2012, in response to a call for tenders it had issued six months previously, France’s Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA) retained six proposals for new HD DTT channels, among them Groupe M6’s plan for 6ter. “6ter will aim to catch up with W9 pretty quickly,” so Nicolas de Tavernost, Président du Directoire, Groupe M6 at the launch event. Within the few years since its launch back in 2006, W9 has established itself as the most avidly watched DTT channel in France, commanding an audience share of 4.3 per cent among the key Xplora target group of housewives under 50. Groupe M6 envisages a similarly stellar rise for its newcomer Catherine Schöfer, who has been appointed channel, which Nicolas de Tavernost described Deputy Managing Director of 6ter, started off as the “the third leg of the tripod essential for the the presentation of the channel’s programme Group’s development”. schedule by saying: “Right from the start, we will offer viewers series that have not previously been “6ter will be the fi rst channel in France setting shown in France and schedule two fi lm evenings a out to provide family viewing all day long,” week as well as spectacular ‘discovery’ evenings explained Groupe M6 Deputy CEO Thomas and magazines”. In fact, magazines will take pride of Valentin. Indeed, the programmes are designed place on 6ter, with four original productions intended to be watched together by a mix of generations, to sate viewers’ thirst to learn about the world. this is refl ected in the channel’s tagline, “La télé à partager” (TV for sharing). “We’re banking on joint The fi rst of these programmes is Secrets de viewing,” continues Valentin. The Group’s third fabrication (Manufacturing Secrets), which will channel will follow in the footsteps of its elder answer people’s straightforward questions sisters, offering original fare designed to bring about everyday products. Norbert et Jean: Le people together and give them programmes they Défi (Norbert and Jean: The Challenge) will can identify with. At the same time, 6ter will share mark the return to the small screen of two of the values of simplicity, conviviality and optimism the contestants from the latest series of Top with the Group’s other channels. Indeed, Chef. The two gifted cooks will leave the familiar de Tavernost confi rmed that “there will be many surroundings of their own kitchens to go into the different gangways between them”. homes of French viewers and serve as their home chefs, ready to take up whatever challenges their hosts thrust upon them.

Next > 5 Likewise in the spirit of proximity programming, crash. In the Fox network’s series Raising Hope a the third original magazine will focus on everyday young man fi nds himself left alone to bring up his people. In Bien chez vous (Happy At Home), Zita daughter, Hope, after the mother he had a one-night Lotis-Faure, will go out every day to meet someone stand with ends up on death row, convicted of murder. in France and gain an insight into their life through Finally, fans of 90210 Beverly Hills: nouvelle their passion, profession or lifestyle. Finally, the génération will no doubt be delighted to tune into the discovery magazine Xplora, presented by M6’s top French premiere of the programme’s fourth season. science presenter, Mac Lesggy, will take viewers on a breathtaking journey of discovery to the four Groupe M6’s new channel also has some great corners of the world, opening their eyes to the true family fi lms lined up. Over the next few months, splendours of our planet. 6ter’s evening fi lms will include blockbusters, full-length animations, prestige fi lms and The documentaries Incroyable (Unbelievable) and award-winning movies, including Là-Haut (Up), Chasseurs de pythons (The Python Hunters) will Chicken Run, Into the Wild, Slumdog Millionaire, complete 6ter’s range of nature and adventure Vilaine, Astérix and Sister Act. programmes, which between them should set out to fulfi l its brief of “satisfying viewers’ desire to get out Groupe M6 has allocated its new channel a and see the world”, as Thomas Valentin put it. programme budget of 20 to 25 million Euros. By 2017 it is aiming to achieve an audience 6ter will also offer viewers a number of family series share of 3 per cent among housewives under 50, that have not previously aired in France. Switched, and also to break even fi nancially. Starting on broadcast by U.S. network ABC, tells the story of two 5 December, the channel’s main programmes, adolescents who were accidentally switched at birth. some behind-the-scenes glimpses and trailers Super Hero Family (original title No Ordinary Family) will be accessible to the public on 6tereplay.fr portrays the life of a family that is otherwise like any or on 6ter’s I-Phone and I-Pad application. other, but gained special powers following a plane

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6 THOSE FOUR ORIGINAL 6TER PRODUCTIONS IN DETAIL

Secrets de fabrication (Manufacturing Secrets) A weekly primetime magazine presented by Anicet Mbida, who will go behind the scenes in shops, factories and supermarkets to meet the people who make our everyday products, manufacture fridges or build the houses we live in

Bien chez vous (Happy At Home) A daily magazine presented by Zita Lotis-Faure, who will be familiar to viewers from her insider reporting series Zita dans la peau de… (Zita In The Skin Of…) broadcast on M6. A mother and housewife, a home hairdresser and a tiger tamer will be just some of the people whose worlds Zita lifts a lid on for viewers. The programme will include plenty of great tips and ideas for improving people’s daily lives

Norbert et Jean: Le Défi (Norbert And Jean: The Challenge) This primetime magazine presented by Norbert Tarayre and Jean Imbert will see the duo rise to a wide range of different challenges, like preparing a fine-dining New Year’s Eve menu for less than 5 Euros a head or making four friends addicted to junk food ‘see the nutritional light’. This 52-minute cookery programme will also be packed full of cool tips and advice for viewers

Xplora In this primetime magazine, Mac Lesggy, aided by various adventurers and experts and using exceptional footage or 3D reconstructions, will present to viewers, amongst other things, natural phenomena and human constructions that defy the imagination, as well as answering the kinds of questions we all ask ourselves

STRENGTHENING THE CORE BUSINESS

Five new channels from RTL Group in 2012

Free-TV channel mainly targeted at male viewers showing high-end crime and sitcom classics, as well as riveting movies (Germany)

Digital channel catering to children aged 3 to 9, featuring series, films and shows (The Netherlands)

Channel for the whole family with a strong female appeal, airing premium local productions and international series (Hungary)

Action entertainment channel targeted at male viewers aged 15 to 44, featuring international content and key formats such as Fear Factor, Cobra 11, and Baywatch – all dubbed in Hindi (India)

Free DTT family channel broadcasting fictions, series, entertainment and magazines (France)

7 RTL II AND BILD.DE PRESENT MAJOR ‘SECOND SCREEN’ EVENT RTL II

Want to watch a movie with the fl at-share residents of Berlin – Tag & Nacht? RTL II and Bild.de made it possible for the fi rst time in a live event. As part of a large editorial cooperation, the two media organised, the big “Dirty Dancing double date”. Germany – 16 November 2012

RTL II spokesman Carlos Zamorano

Its unique Facebook integration of the successful soap Berlin – Tag & Nacht has made RTL II a pioneer in the fi eld of cross-media entertainment. RTL II and Bild.de presented the fi rst Berlin – Tag & Nacht second-screen event in a major co-operation between their editorial teams.

On 16 November at 20:15 RTL II broadcast the iconic fi lm Dirty Dancing. The famous Berlin fl at-share tuned in to the cult fi lm at the same time. In fact, all of its members anticipated the fi lm all week: melons were bought and dance steps rehearsed. RTL II spokesman Carlos Zamorano says: “Berlin – Tag & Nacht is a prime example of innovative entertainment across media boundaries. Our format regularly sets new records on TV as well as on Facebook and RTL II Now.” The channel took its popularity one step further with Double Date. The cast of Berlin – Tag und Nacht

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8 Dirty Dancing events were held around the world: fans of the fi lm met not only to watch the movie together, but also to re-enact scenes or dance – and that is precisely the kind of event that took place in the Berlin – Tag & Nacht fl at-share. After the residents prepared for the party during the 19:00 episode on Friday, the audience could look over Fabrizio, JJ and the others’ shoulders and virtually share their living-room sofa with them, via live stream at Bild.de and RTL2.de from 20:15. The stream was not interrupted by advertising – instead, the fans got to watch what was happening in the fl at-share during the real commercial breaks. They could also interact directly with the residents on Facebook.

“This sophisticated event once again underlines the series’ claim to authenticity,” says Zamorano. Although the series is scripted, its storylines are directly interwoven with reality when Ole releases CDs or through events like this Dirty Dancing Double Date.

Berlin – Tag & Nacht airs Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 on RTL II.

EXPERIENCE BERLIN – TAG & NACHT ANYTIME, ANYWHERE RTL II’s popular format expands its second screen strategy by joining fans on their smartphones.

After the Dirty Dancing Double Date on 16 November where fans of the show could join the characters online as they prepared for and celebrated their actual Dirty Dancing viewing party, RTL II now lets them take the Berlin gang anywhere on their smartphones.

The app for iOS and Android is free and offers a multitude of features. Fans can chat with other viewers during the broadcast of the latest episodes – and can actually pick the person they want to sit next to on the virtual couch. The video-on-demand section offers a chance to catch up on missed episodes on smartphones for up to seven days after the original broadcast. Individual episodes and roommates can be rated with stars via a built-in feedback module, and particularly active participants will be awarded virtual trophies.

Finally, of course there’s Facebook connectivity as well – users can use the app to connect with the housemates via their existing Facebook accounts. So now they can join the Berlin gang not only “day and night”, but also from anywhere they want.

The Berlin – Tag & Nacht app

9 RTL GROUP CELEBRATES WORLD TELEVISION DAY RTL Group

This year, the associations of commercial television and TV advertising sales houses across Europe jointly celebrated World Television Day for the fi rst time – and RTL Group participated in the event. Luxembourg – 21 November 2012

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‘World Television Day’ was introduced in 1996 by the United Nations with the aim of highlighting television’s positive impact on society as a social medium.

The associations of European commercial broadcasters and ad sales houses, ACT and EGTA, this year launched a coordinated call to emphasise the role of television in cross-border issues of coexistence, its importance for the world economy, and its contribution to social and cultural developments. To this end, they launched the website WorldTelevisionDay.tv, which presents interesting facts and fi gures about television in Europe, and features celebrities sharing their personal views on why television is such an important element of our society.

Philippe Delusinne, ACT President and CEO of RTL Belgium, says: “In the digital era, while we offer our professional content on multiple screens, linear TV remains the leading medium. Television is an instantaneous and effective communications medium, and this position comes with certain responsibilities to society. It is our task and our honour to report on important events across the world, to drive debates and to encourage people to refl ect. Today is a day to realise that TV is there for us and that we fulfi l many social roles by creating and distributing programmes that inform, engage and entertain millions of people across the world.”

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10 RTL Group and its subsidiaries across Europe contributed numerous testimonials, which can be viewed on RTL Group’s website and the World Television Day website.

RTL Group has always seen it as a priority to emphasise the importance of television to society. In its 2008 brochure TV or Not To Be, Europe’s leading entertainment group shows that TV entertains and informs, demands attention, depicts history, and focuses our emotions.

The value of television is also evident in how television professionals deal with social issues and injustices. RTL Group has published various mini-brochures on the topic, which highlight, among other things, the group’s corporate responsibility activities and present its core competency of communicating information and aiding decision-making through its news programming.

On World Television Day the European TV groups and sales houses join the ACT and EGTA associations in reminding people that television represents a cornerstone of freedom of Click to download the brochure in PDF format expression and cultural diversity, and drives tomorrow’s digital world by continually reinventing itself.

The 16th World Television Day took place on 21 November 2012. More information is posted at WorldTelevisionDay.tv.

11 M6 AVAILABLE IN PREPLAY M6 Publicité

M6 Publicité, Orange and Havas Cross Media have come up with a new cross-media operation. For the very fi rst time, programmes will be available before their television broadcast. France – 20 November 2012

Screenshot of the M6.fr/preplay-orange website This exclusive content can be viewed on a smartphone, tablet or com- puter through a dedicated website: M6.fr/preplay-orange. The site, sporting the colours of Orange, offers exclusive scenes and content as well as short videos produced on demand from Internet users through M6’s offi cial Facebook account. This campaign was set up to mirror Orange’s “Vivement Noël” Christmas campaign.

A major communications operation has been launched on television on M6 and on its digital media. TV adverts are interactive and benefi t from new “synchronisation placement”. When the advert goes on the air, the interactive feature, posted in real time on the second screen through the M6 application (smartphone and tablet), allows viewers to navigate easily to the exclusive content on the Preplay website.

You will fi nd the campaign on M6.fr/preplay-orange as of today and until 1 December 2012.

12 BELGIUM’S GOT TALENT FINISHES WITH FLYING COLOURS RTL-TVI / RTL New Media

On 19 November 2012, Belgium’s Got Talent came to an end after 11 weeks of competition. With 743,500 viewers and a total audience share of 37.9 per cent, the fi nale registered its highest ratings for this fi rst season. Belgium – 21 November 2012

The 2 Mad group

The four hip hop dancers from the 2 Mad group conquered the hearts of the audience – at that stage the only people able to vote – and emerged the winner of the fi rst edition of Belgium’s Got Talent. The artists’ performance staged the life of a homeless person in New York, performing to the Ray Charles song Hit the Road Jack. They won the sum of 25,000 Euros as well as the chance to perform on stage at Disneyland Paris in the spring of 2013.

The televised talent show also broke records on RTL.be, with more than 17,000 visitors and almost 157,000 videos watched on the show’s website. On the mobile side, 5,090 visitors used the channel’s second-screen application to connect. Many of them used the ‘Buzzer’ (the function that allows viewers to vote for their favourite contestants), with about 22,000 buzzes. In addition, more than 4,450 tweets were posted on the programme’s page while the show was on the air.

More than 1,500 contestants registered to be part of the entertainment but only 170 had the chance to perform in front of the jury, which consisted of Maureen Dor, Carlos Vaquera and Paul Ambach. On average, the programme’s fi rst season was watched by 647,300 viewers which corresponds to a total audience share of 35.7 per cent (38.7 per cent audience share in the target group viewers aged 18-54).

13 A WEEK DEDICATED TO HELPING CHILDREN RTL 4

From 19 to 23 November 2012, RTL Boulevard is running a special Unicef action week in a bid to raise awareness for the problem of child mortality worldwide. The Netherlands – 20 November 2012

Each day, around 19,000 children around the world die from preventable causes. They could be easily saved with simple measures such as vaccinations, mosquito nets or clean water. Unicef and RTL Boulevard believe that this fi gure should be brought down to zero, as each child that dies, is one too many. Now RTL Boulevard is hosting an action week under the Unicef campaign motto ‘We gaan voor nul!’ (Believe in Zero).

Special reports broadcast on RTL Boulevard will shed a light on child mortality, where and how Unicef is fi ghting it, and the diffi culties the organisation faces daily. For instance Albert Verlind will travel to Denmark with Unicef ambassador Monique van de Ven, to visit an emergency aid warehouse. Other RTL 4 programmes such as Life 4 You and Koffi etijd will also rally to the cause with special broadcasts.

During the action week, RTL 4 will air a promotional trailer featuring presenters and experts from RTL Boulevard introducing the campaign and making an appeal to the audience to show their support by SMS. Each SMS sent to the number 4333 pays for fi ve children to be protected from measles. Throughout the week RTL Boulevard will give updates on the number of SMS received.

The RTL Boulevard Unicef action week runs from 19 to 23 November, from 18:35.

14 Unter Uns comes of age On 28 November 1994, Unter Uns launched as the second daily series on German television. Now as popular as ever, it has reached the ‘legal‘ age of 18 – reason enough for RTL Television to give it a rousing toast both on TV and online. Big anniversary specials have been running since 19 November. SHORT NEWS 1/2

Giving rappers a chance, too RTL 4 / Blue Circle

The talent show X Factor will be back on RTL 4 in the spring of 2013. Interested candidates who believe they have what it takes can now apply. For the upcoming fi fth season, the audition rules have been changed slightly to include other categories of artists. The Netherlands – 16 November 2012

Bienvenido a Miami W9

After sending the Ch’tis to Ibiza, the Tyrol and Mykonos, W9 gives a chance to the folk in the South of France. This time, it is a challenge to conquer Miami. Les Marseillais à Miami, a new daily series on W9 since 19 November 2012. France – 19 November 2012

Deco.fr also in a DIY version M6 Web

Deco.fr, the number one website devoted to home decoration with more than 1.5 million unique monthly visitors (Médiamétrie), enriched its content and now offers the Deco.fr Bricolage division. France – 19 November 2012

Pop-Rock Station by Zegut: the box set RTL 2

Since 19 November, Pop-Rock Station by Zegut, one of the fl agship programmes of RTL 2 in France, arrived in music shops with a unique 4-CD box set. The radio station is dedicated a special day to the release. France – 19 November 2012

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M6: France’s leisure brand Groupe M6

A survey carried out by Toluna for the Grand Livre des Marques shows that M6 is France’s favourite brand in the “Leisure” sector for the third consecutive year. France – 21 November 2012

Number one on the air and on the Web RTL Net

RTL Radio confi rms its leadership both on the Web and in its core business. The results from the Nielsen Net Ratings survey for September 2012 indicate that RTL.fr is France’s number one radio website with 2,515,000 unique visitors and a 33 per cent increase in traffi c over one month. France – 21 November 2012

17 PEOPLE PHILIP JEFF SEGAL CONROY Original Productions North America – 16 November 2012

“Thom’s confi dence in us to run the company is truly an honour,” says Philip Segal, CEO & Executive Producer of Original Productions. “Jeff Conroy and I have partnered successfully the past seven years at Original Productions, complementing our mutual creative and business approaches. We’ve expanded the signature of Original Productions which will lead us to the next great evolution.”

Phil Segal Jeff Conroy “Phil and I have been extremely fortunate to collaborate on what has become some of America’s highest-rated Original Productions has promoted two of its key television series. This is a smooth transition for us and our experienced creative production executives: Philip team at Original Productions,” says Jeff Conroy, President Segal has been named CEO & Executive Producer, & EP at Original Productions. and Jeff Conroy has been appointed President and Executive Producer. Original Productions currently has 14 series airing on major cable television networks, including multiple Segal replaces Thom Beers, recently appointed CEO of seasons of ratings blockbusters Deadliest Catch, Original Productions’ parent company FremantleMedia Bering Sea Gold, and Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice North America (FMNA), and Original Productions’ on Discovery; Storage Wars, Storage Wars: Texas, Chairman. The prolifi c company produces powerhouse and American Hoggers on A&E Network; and Ice Road series including Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, Truckers and Ax Men on History. Storage Wars, Ax Men, and Bering Sea Gold.

Thom Beers, CEO of FMNA and Chairman of Original Productions, says: “This is a seamless transition for Original Productions. Both Phil Segal and Jeff Conroy have been a driving force for nearly ten years and share my creative know-how and business vision to lead Original into the future. There are some very clear opportunities for Original Productions in scripted and unscripted programming in the current market environment, and Phil and Jeff are the perfect people to lead the team and continue to deliver the ground breaking content we’re known for.”

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