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Icons and Idols How ‘The American Idol Experience’ brings pop culture to Walt Disney World

Germany Commercial TV is competent M6 and RTL Radio interview in information

Australia The FremantleMedia Australia No celebrity will be safe from having a perfect storm De TV Kantine week 0

COVER: Carrie Underwood, winner of American Idol season four and Mickey Mouse in front of ‘The American Idol Experience’

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“Making dreams come true” American Idol comes to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Backstage talked to Keith Hindle, about turning a TV show into an attraction. North America - 12 February 2009

‘The American Idol Experience’, which celebra- tes its grand opening on 14 February, was developed by Walt Disney Imagineering in conjunction with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and 19 TV Ltd. It is based on FremantleMedia North America’s smash-hit television show American Idol and is designed to immerse park guests in the authentic feel of a live television production.

Each show takes place in a 1,000-seat, indoor theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park that features the twirling neon signs and a multi-layered backdrop inspired by the actual American Idol set in California. Building on its hallmark of attention to detail, Walt Disney Imagineering worked with the Hollywood set designer who designed the actual TV show set for American Idol. The newly-designed venue is Ryan Seacrest at American Idol Experience the most technologically advanced theatre at Then, audience members vote for their favorite Walt Disney World Resort. Designed to reflect performance using the armrest touchpads, with the best and brightest elements of the TV show, their votes tallied to determine the top singer. ‘The American Idol Experience’ includes an Performers with the highest votes during the audition process open to Disney’s Hollywood preliminary shows will return for a high-energy, Studios guests 14 and older. These guests per- grand finale show that same evening. After their form live in front of a Disney’s Hollywood encore performances, the big moment arrives. Studios Casting Director for the opportunity to It’s a super-charged, eye-popping scene as be cast in one of the preliminary theme park audience votes are tallied, the other performers shows that same day. If shown to have that drop off, music builds and the spotlight shines special ‘star quality’ during the multi-step audi- down, amid a blizzard of confetti, on the day’s tion process, it’s on to performance training, top singer. And every member of the audience hair and make-up. Then, the lights come up can take a bow, too, because they had a role in and it’s show-time for the singers as they try to deciding that day’s star. impress an audience of theme park guests, plus a panel of three expert judges. Prior to the grand opening, Backstage had the opportunity to interview Keith Hindle, Executive Park guests will be able to enjoy the perfor- Vice President Licensing North America at mances just like at a live television taping. FremantleMedia Enterprises. 3 week 07 the RTL Group intranet

Will ‘The American Idol Experience’ be integrated into the audition process of the actual show? Yes – the key to doing this deal was fin- ding a connection to the TV show which made it a strong proposition for Disney, and yet didn’t compromise in any way the integrity of the audition process for the TV show itself. The result is that the ulti- mate winner of each day’s performance will get a Dream Ticket, which gives them front-of-the-line access to any future Idol TV show audition – meaning they will definitely get an audition, they will not have to wait in line, and – in what really Contestant at ‘The American Idol Experience’ resonated for Disney – any parent or friend It’s quite unusual to see a talent show tur- who is too old to enter the TV show can win a ning into a theme park attraction. How did it Dream Ticket for their children to use in the all start? future. It was a long process, over two years of discus- sions and negotiations. It started with our stra- What part did FremantleMedia Enterprises tegy of making Idol a year-round brand, and we play in developing the attraction? approached Disney because for America’s In our initial approach to Disney we had an number one show we should work with the ex-Disney designer prepare professional number one theme park, and because of the mock-ups of the attraction. This has of course close branding fit – both brands make dreams been very much changed since then by the come true. experts at Disney, but it showed them we were serious. Since then it has been a daily dialogue What’s the challenge of adapting the TV to ensure we are as true to the TV experience show to an attraction? and the Idol brand as we can. Several! Making it true to the TV show expe- rience, yet also working with the parameters of Are any other FremantleMedia formats lined a successful park show, such as keeping it up to follow American Idol’s example? short and running multiple shows per day. We Some certainly could in my view, but space in a learned a lot from our ongoing successful Price major theme park is even rarer than a prime- Is Right live theatre show in Las Vegas, where time slot. We will take this one show at a time. we use a large amount of video footage from the actual TV show in the live show, which gives it authenticity and excitement and helps keep the pace fast. Also cas- ting – visitors to the park can actually per- form in the Disney show, so we need a very effective process of selecting them in order to know all six to seven shows per day will be entertaining.

What is the main advantage of ‘The American Idol Experience’ compared to established attractions? This ability to actually take part is the key and largely unique, and also that it is a brand parents enjoy with their children, not just something for the kids or a roller coaster for the adults. Of course the enormous brand recognition through the TV show helps: Idol is watched by 30 mil- lion Americans twice a week for four months of the year, and distributed in over 100 countries worldwide. Keith Hindle, Executive Vice President Licensing North America 4 week 07 the RTL Group intranet

Commercial TV is a competent source of information Private channels have proven their expertise in the information sector. They are particularly good at meeting the needs of young demogra- phics. Germany - 9 February 2009

28.5 per cent of the 14- to 29-year-olds sur- veyed indicated that RTL Television has espe- cially attractive information programming, for

Peter Kloeppel example news, documentaries and info shows.

RTL Television also leads the pack when it comes to engaging entertainment program- ming such as shows, series and movies. The survey also shows the extent to which a vie- wer’s level of education influences their choice of channel: 9.9 per cent of respondents with a university entrance certificate felt well-informed by RTL Television (ProSieben: 8.7 per cent), whereas 24.3 per cent (30.3 per cent) of res- pondents with this comparatively higher level of education turn to the commercial channels for entertainment. By contrast, around 30 per cent of participants with a tenth-grade education indicated RTL Television is their channel of choice for both information and entertainment.

The survey was carried out from 12 to 16 January 2009 by Link Institut, market and social researchers based in Frankfurt on behalf of the German marketing publication Horizont. The results were published in the Horizont Extra issue on 5 February.

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Learning from one another means learning with each other As part of the Com.mit Awards call for entries, Peter Kloeppel and Minister of State Maria Böhmer visited a Berlin school. Rainer Haake, Deputy Head Teacher, Minister of State Maria Böhmer and Peter Kloeppel Germany - 11 February 2009

In January 2009, RTL Television announ- ced its 2nd Com.mit Award for Integration. The media prize is given out to grammar-school students who success- fully deal with the topics of immigration and integration using the media of film. RTL Television’s chief editor Peter Kloeppel joined the initiative’s patron, Minister of State Maria Böhmer, on a visit to the Robert-Jungk Grammar School in Berlin-Wilmersdorf on 9 February, to talk to 30 teens about their own experiences with immigration and integration. These 12th and 13th-year students encounter the issue of integration on a daily basis: the Peter Kloeppel and Maria Böhmer 800 teens at their school, which has Minister of State Maria Böhmer gave positive “European Classrooms” as its motto, have feedback after the discussion round: “The stu- 28 different nationalities. About 45 per cent of dents at the Robert-Jungk Grammar School them come from families with an immigrant provide us with a very good example of how background. Kloeppel was primarily interested immigration can mean an opportunity for our in the students’ own experiences with the country. Integration increases understanding issue. between people and cultures. It is extremely important to focus on the manifold opportuni- “The teens at this school were very open, well- ties that integration opens up for a society. RTL informed and interested when it came to immi- Television does so very well in its programmes grant issues, and also had a strong interest in and projects.” media, politics and other cultures in general. You get the impression that the integration of Kloeppel, too, commented positively on the people with a foreign background is part of discussion: “Basically, I think Germany is a very daily life here,” concluded Kloeppel after the immigrant-friendly country. Most of our popula- event. “But integration can only happen if peo- tion are interested in people from other cultu- ple can talk and write and express themselves. res. And yet opportunities for integration are To make this clear to people we have to keep not nearly fully exploited, for example due to a this discussion alive, especially in the media.” lack of funds provided for education and lan- guage. All in all, however, we are making good progress on the issue of integration, and RTL Television is doing its part as a broadcaster.”

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A new feature What will TV use look like in the future? How many TV channels will there be ten or twenty years from now? And what do acronyms like DVB-H or MBMS stand for? Germany - 6 February 2009

Answers to such questions are provided by the with many terms from the world of digital tech- new ‘Digitale Zukunft’ (Digital Future) section of nology – including explanations of the acro- Wirkstoff.tv, a generic TV website, jointly ope- nyms DVB-H and MBMS. The glossary is upda- rated by the airtime sales companies IP ted on an ongoing basis. Finally, the ‘Digital-TV’ Deutschland, SevenOne Media, ARD-Werbung section contains other articles on the topic – for Sales & Services, ZDF Werbefernsehen, El example the number of channels now on air Cartel Media, Viacom Brand Solutions, and the ‘relevant set’ of viewers. In this way, the Discovery Networks Germany and Tele 5. It platform documents the many different possi- presents myriad media facts, along with case bilities of TV use, at a time when digitisation is and effectiveness studies related to TV as an proceeding rapidly and television cannot advertising media. The site was established in remain unaffected by this. TV content is alrea- April 2006 and has since also come to serve as dy being used on a number of channels such the homepage for the annual industry event as online or mobile. Wirkstoff.tv is designed to ‘TV-Wirkungstag’ (TV Effectiveness Day). reflect this development as well and make all the studies and insights on the market available The ‘Digital Future’ section is structured in online. three parts: ‘Studien’ contains research concerning the digital future, i.e. on the use of More information about television and the new TV content on the Web, on video podcasts or ‘Digital Future’ section is available online at video advertising for mobile devices. The Wirkstoff.tv. ‘Digitales ABC’ section contains a glossary

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Supporting Safer Internet Day 2009 To mark Safer Internet Day on 10 February, the Cologne children’s channel is airing a Klicksafe advert and is expanding its ‘internet driver’s licence’ on Toggo.de.

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It is an important concern for Super RTL to help Safer Internet Day is a day of global action for young users take a more responsible attitude more security on the internet. It was initiated by towards the internet and ensure their safety as the European Union and has been held every they surf the World Wide Web. To this end, second Tuesday in February since 2004. In Super RTL and the internet agency Elements of Germany, Safer Internet Day is coordinated by Art devised ‘Mission Internet’ for Toggo.de. the Klicksafe initiative. Children can earn an ‘internet driver’s licence’ by completing various missions which empo- More information on the ‘internet driver’s licen- wer them to explore the internet independently ce’ can be found on www.Toggo.de and and use its potential competently. www.EoA.de

As part of Safer Internet Day 2009, children can vote for a new ‘mission’ since 10 to 28 February on Toggo.de. The topic module which gets the most votes will be added to the exis- ting ‘internet driver’s licence’ from 1 April.

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Grilling Nicolas Sarkozy On Thursday 5 February at 20:15, the President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in a special programme broadcast live from the Elysée Palace: Face à la crise. Nicolas Sarkozy France - 9 February 2009

Nicolas Sarkozy was interviewed by four jour- years. He also reminded us that this is the first nalists during the programme: time that a crisis has affected all countries, () and (TF1) opened without exception, at the same time. He stated the debate. They were followed by Guy that the money lent to the banks by the State Lagache (M6). The presenter of Capital was not costing the French people a single concentrated on economic and social issues cent and that it would instead bring in 1.4 bil- for a good half-an-hour. Finally, Alain Duhamel lion Euros in interest by the end of the year. He (RTL Radio), sole representative of a radio sta- emphasised that this inflow of fresh money into tion, questioned the Head of State about the Treasury coffers would be used to finance Europe and the reality concerning a joint res- social measures to help the French people who ponse to the crisis.

This long grilling in front of 15 million viewers was a very dangerous exercise for the Head of State at a time when all the country’s economic and social indicators are in the red. 1.5 million French people went on strike and took to the streets last Thursday, worried and anxious in the face of increased unemployment, decrea- sed purchasing power and the situation regar- ding their savings. The latest survey conducted by the Parisien has just been published, sho- wing that the president’s popularity has plum- meted by 5 points. Only 39 per cent of the French still trust him, a level never reached before.

During the interview, short reports – some shot by the 66 Minutes teams – gave a tangible por- trait of how the lives of many French people have been turned upside down since the crisis. The testimonies were heart-rending and revea- led how serious things are.

Nicolas Sarkozy said that he hears and unders- tands the distress of the French people. He considered this to be the crisis of the century, one the world had not experienced for 100 Guy Lagache 9 week 07 the RTL Group intranet

were the most touched by the crisis. “We have and Europe must want it. We have very strong saved all the banks and the French people’s European values. You have to believe it.” That savings, and we have avoided disaster,” he way, Europe will be able to make itself heard said. The reforms are still on the agenda, his and respected internationally. The President is mandate has not changed. He had been elec- placing his hopes on a joint European position ted, he said, to make the country more compe- concerning the crisis at the next G20 conferen- titive, and to bring back full employment ce in London. He thinks a radical reform of Nicolas Sarkozy will continue to work at it. This capitalism is needed, together with a review of revival plan, mainly aimed at spending on financial market regulations, tax havens, rating investments, will be accompanied by social agencies, hedge funds and the money earned measures. by traders. A joint European response was nee- ded to all these issues. The message was Guy Lagache, M6 journalist, wanted to have heard by 57 per cent of all French people wat- more details, to know what exactly would be ching television as the discussion was broad- improved in the lives of the French people. The cast on TF1, France 2 and M6 simultaneously. President responded that he wanted to talk 2009 will be a difficult year, but the President with the employers and trade union organisa- hopes that things will calm down in 2010. tions on 18 February, mainly concerning sha- ring profits within companies, suppressing the business tax, exempting the poorest-paid from income tax, and unemployment benefits for young people and employees on fixed-term contracts. The State is also ready to give subs- tantial help to the industries that have been hardest hit. At that moment, Alain Duhamel, flagship journalist for the leading French radio station, stepped in. He wanted to talk about the European dimension of the crisis with the Head of State. The President replied that “France can

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Partner of Stardoll community site Number one in the dress-up games segment of online games, Stardoll is a community site designed for young girls who like fashion and design and who want to make friends around the world. France - 10 February 2009

Now offered in 17 languages, the site has alrea- M6’s teams will be responsible for the adapta- dy brought together more than 25 million mem- tion, animation and promotion of this new ser- bers from around the world and registers more vice in France. Stardoll is a brand name of than 12 million unique visitors per month in Swedish company Stardoll AB, which reached more than 220 countries. a partnership agreement with M6 Web in November 2008. You can find out more on Accessible at no charge, Stardoll gives internet Stardoll.fr. users the chance to create their own virtual doll, give them their own unique style, do their makeup, furnish their apartment and meet friends. They can also choose from among more than 500 celebrity dolls (Madonna, Victoria Beckham, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp…) and give their favourite star a makeover.

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Head to head with themselves For one week FremantleMedia Australia had television’s equivalent of the perfect storm. On 11 February, at 19:30 FremantleMedia Australia was present on all three commercial broadcasters. Australia - 12 February 2009

Three of FremantleMedia’s biggest and most “FremantleMedia Australia is effectively having successful franchises were on air simulta- a TV version of the perfect storm,” says neously on the country’s primary free-to-air FremantleMedia Australia’s CEO Mark broadcasters: Australia’s Got Talent 3 on Seven Fennessy. “Whilst this is not ideal scheduling, it Network, Farmer Wants A Wife on Nine is testament to the strength of our program- Network and So You Think You Can Dance on ming, our production capacity and of our Network Ten. All three attained a combined brands. It’s something FM Australia should be audience share of 75 per cent. very proud of.”

Also, leading into So You Think You Can Dance More good news from FremantleMedia was another of FremantleMedia’s top shows – Australia is that Triple Zero Heroes launched The Biggest Loser – making the whole evening successfully on Sunday 8 February drawing an even more dominated by FremantleMedia audience of 1.7 million and ranking number one Australia than the week before. in its timeslot while beating Network Seven’s average by 29 per cent.

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Wanted: Stage talents for musicals UFA’s online casting portal Your Chance joins Stage Entertainment in searching for aspiring musical stars. The campaign began on 9 February 2009 and accompanies the launch of the Yourchance.de website. Germany - 9 February 2009

Alongside the other casting calls on Your Michael Hildebrandt, Head of Marketing at Chance, two casting calls are initially run with Stage Entertainment, comments: “Creative Stage Entertainment: ideas are called for in the quest for the best stage and on-cam talent. We’re proud of our The first one addresses professionals in the presence on UFA’s new online casting portal, Musicals genre, with Stage Casting Director and are excited to see what kind of remarkable Ralf Schaedler calling on actors to apply online people and talents we can find in this way.” at Yourchance.de. The other invites young musical talents to apply online for a course of Your Chance is UFA’s new online casting Portal. study at the Joop van den Ende Academy, Since 9 February 2009 Germany’s biggest film Stage Entertainment’s official training institute. and TV producer are looking for talent, new faces and people with unusual skills through UFA CEO Wolf Bauer says: “We’re pleased that Yourchance.de. As well as casting calls for UFA Yourchance.de was be launched with casting productions such as Gute Zeiten – Schlechte calls as attractive as Stage Entertainment’s. Zeiten (RTL Television), Zuhause im Glück (RTL Your Chance is a wonderful tool for our part- II) and Sag die Wahrheit (SWR), there are nume- ners and for us to scout outstanding talent, and rous casting calls for select partners in theatre, also a great chance for our viewers to draw our comedy, music and dance. attention to themselves and their abilities.”

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Millions moved a thousand times Wege zum Glück (Pathways to Happiness), a Grundy UFA / Teamworx – produced series of telenovelas broadcast daily at 16:15 on ZDF, celebrated its 1000th episode on 6 February. Tanja Wedhorn as Bianca Germany - 6 February 2009

Grundy UFA, Teamworx and ZDF made TV his- tory with Bianca – Wege zum Glück, turning the telenovela format, absolutely unknown in German television until then, into an unparalle- led success. A romance boom ensued and numerous telenovelas followed in Bianca’s footsteps.

Bianca – Wege zum Glück, Julia – Wege zum Glück and the current season of Wege zum Glück, which will see its grand finale with a double episode on 24 February, fascinated and entertained an audience of millions over four years. Germany’s first telenovela couple, Tanja Wedhorn as Bianca Berger and Patrik Fichte as Oliver Wellinghoff, remain unforgotten and beloved among fans. The fifth dream couple, set to find happiness in the upcoming finale, are Anja Boche as Nora van Weyden and Timo Hübsch as Alexander Wagner.

From 2 March 2009, Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen, a new format developed by Grundy UFA and Teamworx for ZDF, will bring compel- ling entertainment and larger-than-life emo- tions, humorous and close to life, to audiences Alisa, the new telenovela which launches 2 March daily at 16:15.

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No celebrity will be safe As long as there is television there will be TV canteens, places where celebrities meet up. Viewers of the new RTL 4 programme De TV Kantine will be able to follow the stars through their ups and downs. Carlo and Irene as Joop Broakhekker and Kim Holland The Netherlands - 12 February 2009

As Glennis Grace sings in the theme song: “See how the stars shine on TV/But join me in the canteen and you’ll see/How they laugh and how they cry/Any star on TV seen/Feels right at home in the TV canteen.” With episodes entit- led Wie Heeft De Cock Vermoord? (Who killed the Cock?), Sterrenslag (Star wars), Het Gouden TV-idee (The golden TV idea), Er Kijkt Geen Hond (Nobody’s looking) and Vieze Spelletjes (Nasty games) the parody show pre- sented by Carlo Boszhard and Irene Moors will offer their audience a mock peek behind the scenes of the TV world. Parody of the famous talkshow Pauw & Witteman In the late 1990s, Carlo and Irene started off playing characters in Pittige Tijden, which was part of the popular children’s programme Telekids. In Life & Cooking they embraced the parody genre once again in Hou Van Holland, a series in which they played Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima. They followed that up with De Veerbootjes, Showtime, Marianne & Mari and, the highpoint in their career so far, last season’s De Wereld Slaat Door.

De TV Kantine will be aired between the live show and results of X Factor. For eight weeks Carlo and Irene will be let loose with all the make-up and wigs they need. Stars be warned! From Friday 20 March at 22:00 no Dutch cele- brity will be safe!

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Sweeping the board at TP de Oro At the presentation of the 37th TP de Oro awards on 10 February, Antena 3 took home a total of five prizes – more than any other broadcaster competing for the prestigious Spanish TV awards. Spain - 12 February 2009

Matías Prats won his sixth consecutive TP de Oro as best news presenter, and thus retains his status as the most-awarded moderator in the history of the award. Antena 3 Noticias 2, the news programme anchored by Prats, won Best News Programme for the fifth year in a Matías Prats, best news Presenter for sixth consecutive times row.

Amparo Baró, a supporting actress in the series El Internado, was named Best Actress. El Internado had won the TP de Oro for Best Spanish Series last year.

Megatrix, Antena 3’s block of programming for children and teens, won the award for Best Children’s and Youth Programming. This is the third time Megatrix has won this award since it was launched in 1995.

And finally, the digital niche channel Antena Neox won the award for best DTT channel.

The TP de Oro is the Spanish equivalent of the British Bafta awards, and is awarded annually by the TV listings magazine TP.

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A spy never gets fired… he gets burned On 5 February W9 aired the first three episodes of the in France previously inedited US series Burn Notice. Up to 500,000 viewers tuned in to watch. France - 6 February 2009

Exclusive: Jérôme Kerviel talks to RTL Radio On Friday 6 February, the 32 year-old trader accused of fraud, an act that cost the Société Générale EUR 4.9 billion, presented his version of the facts on RTL Radio. France - 9 February 2009

New fan shop Fans of shows such as Deutschland sucht den Superstar or successful video games such as RTL Winter Sports will now find all related products at a specially created shop on RTL.de. Germany - 10 February 2009

DVB-T offering extended From the middle of 2009, the Stuttgart region will be able to receive RTL Television, Vox, Super RTL and RTL II as DVB-T – and in a new technology standard. Additionally, the pay-TV channels Passion and RTL Crime will be broadcast free-to-air for one year. Germany - 11 February 2009

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An “almost perfect” dinner, with “more than” perfect audiences The programme Un dîner presque parfait, airing Monday on access on M6, drew an average of 3.4 million viewers and a total audience share of 21.8 per cent, which is a new record. France - 11 February 2009

Silent Library coming soon to W9 Coyote and W9 are presenting a totally crazy game that comes straight from Japan. It is going by its original name: Silent Library. The shooting of the first episodes will start soon. France - 11 February 2009

Second season in planning Vox’s event documentary Mein Restaurant is scheduled to enter its second season in autumn 2009. The production firm, Granada, is now scouring Germany’s cities for suitable candidates and locations. Germany - 11 February 2009

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People RTL Group launches New Media department Ian McClelland, Head of New Media Department Luxembourg - 11 February 2009

RTL Group has recruited Ian McClelland to head its experience will be a great benefit in overseeing our newly created New Media department, with effect new media activities and identifying key opportuni- from 1 January 2009. The launch of this depart- ties.” ment is a significant move to strengthen and grow the Group’s presence on all new media platforms. Prior to accepting his new position at RTL Group, Ian worked for eight years at Turner Broadcasting, In his new role, McClelland will plan, implement a company whose current assets include CNN, and monitor strategic projects across the internet, TBS and Cartoon Network. Ian joined the organisa- interactive TV, mobile, broadband and other new tion as Interactive Producer before being promoted and emerging platforms. He will facilitate group- to Senior Producer and EMEA Director Digital wide exchange of information, explore opportuni- Media. In this latest position, he oversaw content ties and drive collaboration throughout the Group. strategy, development and management on all Ian McClelland will report to Elmar Heggen, CFO of digital non-linear emerging platforms and led digi- RTL Group and Head of the Corporate Centre. tal product and service development across both Entertainment and News divisions. His responsibi- Elmar Heggen says: “The setting up of this new lities allowed him to develop extensive experience media department allows us to wider share our in Online, IPTV, VoD, mobile and emerging techno- digital know-how, and further drive synergies bet- logy across 15 European countries. ween our major businesses. Ian’s professional

People Marketing management appointment at IP France France - 10 February 2009

Guillaume Luquet has been named Director of at Canon. He then joined IP France, the advertising Marketing at IP France. He will carry out his func- service of the French radio stations (RTL, RTL 2, tions alongside CEO Guillaume Astruc. Fun Radio), where in 2001 he was Head of Partnership Projects in sales and marketing mana- A graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce gement. In 2004, he was put in charge of creation de Marseille and holder of a master’s degree in phi- and strategic planning. In 2008, Guillaume Luquet losophy, Guillaume Luquet, 35, began his career in was promoted to the position of Director of 2000, when he was in charge of communications Creative Services for IP France. 19 http://backstage.rtlgroup.fr http://backstage.rtlgroup.com http://backstage.rtlgroup.de

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