How In-House Collaboration in the Netherlands Creates International Number One Shows

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week 42 / 17 October 2013

TESTING GROUNDS How in-house collaboration in the Netherlands creates international number one shows

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Live! Planet People: RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg’s new 2.0 talk show RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg p. 10

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NEWS PEOPLE p. 11 p.12 - 13 Produced by FremantleMedia subsidiary Blue Circle, the first season of Everybody Dance Now! premiered on RTL 4 in February 2013 and became an instant hit with audiences. Backstage talked to Zehra Alp, Executive Producer at Blue Circle SHARING and Erland Galjaard, RTL Nederdand’s Programme Director about EXPERIENCES bringing the dance contest to Dutch TV screens… and beyond. The Netherlands – 17 October 2013 RTL 4

Everybody Dance Now! finalists Dutch Soul Supply

4 Like the majority of talent shows, Everybody Dance Now! (EDN) involves several thousand contestants auditioning in front of a jury and competing for weeks in a bid to win the coveted prize in a suspense-filled final. Been there, done that? In an interview with World Screen in September, FremantleMedia CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz said: “Our job as producers is to make sure our shows still feel relevant and surprise people, and make sure we find great talent, and that we’re true to what the shows are about.”

Twelve-year-old Justen Beer, winner of Everybody Dance Now! season one

Once again the Netherlands has proved to be a good testing market for formats. For Galjaard, RTL Nederland Programme Director: “Not only are we a very well-known test market, but also a market that develops new formats. We launch a lot of new shows that we air in key timeslots with the aim of turning them into hit formats. EDN is a Erland Galjaard, Programme Director at RTL Nederland good example, as is The Voice of Holland, which we developed in cooperation with Talpa.” Alp adds: The new show EDN clearly meets these criteria, as “Programmes destined for broadcast on RTL 4 proven by its ratings. Throughout its first season, during key timeslots have to be of exceptional the show – which aired on RTL 4 from February to quality. As the Dutch public is generally spoiled with April 2013 – was watched by an average 1.4 million good television, they have a very critical eye.” viewers every Friday evening and attracted 26 per cent of the key target group of shoppers aged 20 to The show’s concept surely contributes to the 49. 1.9 million viewers tuned in for the finale. Despite Dutch public’s fondness. Contestants are not having big shoes to fill -– the Friday evening slot also professionals or semi-professionals. Anyone who features The Voice, The Voice Kids, The X Factor believes they are a skilful dancer, whether ballet, and Got Talent – the dance contest did a great job hip-hop, ballroom, breakdancing, can audition; and keeping viewers interested week after week. there is no age limit. During the auditions and the live shows, if the jury likes the performance, the dance EDN is an original format jointly developed by floor on which the contestants perform turns green, Blue Circle with RTL 4. As the channel was if the hopefuls fail to convince them, it turns red. looking for a new family entertainment show for their key Friday evening slot, EDN seemed the perfect Galjaard confirms: “The show welcomes every fit. Like all successful FremantleMedia formats, type of dance talent and focuses mainly on EDN is also “travelling around the world now,” storytelling. This is what makes it appealing for a says Executive Producer Alp. “The contest is now broader audience.” Zehra Alp adds: “Everyone can being broadcast in Thailand. Italy will follow next try their luck, either as a solo or as a group, aged year, and channels in Russia and Vietnam also 5 or 82. We had ballroom dancers, free runners, expressed interest at Mipcom.” folk dancers, rock n roll dancers just to name a few. This brings a large variety of contestants to the

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EVERYBODY DANCE NOW SEASON 1

The show was broadcast on RTL 4 in prime time from 22 February to 12 April 2013

Twelve-year-old Justen Beer beat competition from other talented dancers and won the coveted €25,000 prize

The American producer/dancer/ choreographer Dan Karaty, familiar to audiences as a judge on So You Finalists Flexx ‘N Squad Think You Can Dance, actress/singer/ presenter Lieke van Lexmond, and stage, all with their own story, hopes and dream. actor/presenter/dancer Jan Kooijman For instance, one of the contestants, a 30-year-old make up the judging panel baker named Andreas, always loved to dance but no one except his mother believed in him. When he The show’s host is Chantal Janzen arrived for auditions, nobody saw a dancer in this big-boned boy, and yet he wowed the jury and the Season 2 will be broadcast in 2014 audience. They all loved him and he was among the twelve who had the chance to make it to the finale.” Even though it bears the same name as a dance contest created in 2012 Besides EDN, Blue Circle and RTL Nederland collaborate on many other formats, among them by FremantleMedia Australia, it is Holland’s Got Talent, RTL Late Night, Een Dubbeltje completely different from its Australian op z’n Kant, 112 Ooggetuige and Take Me Out. namesake So, does being part of the same Group ease the collaboration? It does, according to Zehra Alp: “We have been producing prime-time formats for RTL for a very long time. We respect and trust each other, which contributes tremendously to our successful partnership.” RTL Nederland’s Programme Director concludes: “Sharing our experiences as well as joining our efforts is crucial, as besides contributing to the renewal of our programming it allows us to constantly innovate and remain the market leader.”

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DID YOU KNOW?

Blue Circle is FremantleMedia’s Dutch subsidiary and produces television shows for the Dutch market. The company specialises in entertainment, reality and infotainment

After Blue Circle had operated as a subsidiary of the current RTL Nederland (formerly Holland Media Groep) for several years, HMG sold its shares (50 per cent) in Blue Circle (formerly Holland Media House) in 2004, and FremantleMedia became the sole shareholder

Willem Zijlstra is the company’s Managing Director

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7 ISRAELI SHOW FRANCHISE RISING STAR COMES TO RTL TELEVISION AND M6 RTL Television / M6

RTL Television and M6 acquired the rights to the Rising Star franchise from Keshet International, the distribution and production arm of Israel’s Keshet Media Group. Germany / France – 14 October 2013

Rising Star was a surprise hit in Israel The popular prime time talent show with integrated social network links was the surprise hit in Israel (Channel 2), scoring audience shares of up to 49 per cent in September of this year. Viewer involvement via social networks in Israel was also impressive with more than 2.3 million votes via the ‘second screen’.

Rising Star involves talented singers competing for a record deal and a great career. The concept combines all the elements of a classic music talent show – what sets it apart is the unprecedented voting method. Instead of traditional telephone voting, TV viewers use a mobile app to cast their votes in real time during the performance – visible to both the artist and the audience.

The candidates begin their performance in front of a large LED wall that separates them from the audience and the judges. The profile photos of viewers or judges who vote for the candidate appear on this big screen. The more convincing a candidate’s performance, the more faces of supporters he or she will see. Only when a certain percentage of votes is reached does the LED wall rise up, giving the candidate a clear view of the studio, the judges and the audience.

Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director Frank Hoffmann, Managing Director at RTL Television, says: “Rising at RTL Television Star has all the elements of a classic music talent show, but takes the familiar genre of talent shows to a new level. The new interactivity makes it more exciting, more emotional both for the candidates and for the audience. The viewers are part of the show and hence even closer to the action, thanks to the unprecedented social media integration.”

8 TÉVA SUPPORTS THE TROPHÉE ROSES DES SABLES Téva

The Trophée Roses des Sables (Roses of the Sands trophy), which is Europe’s top rally reserved for women, is being held from 10 to 20 October 2013. For the 13th edition, Marielle Fournier, the presenter of Dossiers de Téva, decided to take part and is working alongside the actress Pauline Lefèvre. Pauline Lefèvre and Marielle Fournier (right) France – 15 October 2013

Pauline Lefèvre

Together for the first time, they are on board a dune-buggy, sharing their daily experiences of this major sporting adventure. For eight days they will have to make their way around the great southern desert of Morocco, with just a road book and a simple compass to guide them. The trials are not timed, as the goal is to cover the fewest kilometres possible between the start and end of the stage.

These two adventuresses at heart, Marielle Fournier and Pauline Lefèvre, are contributing their support to children in southern Morocco through the Enfants du Désert association, for which Trophée Roses des Sables participants will hand out sanitation and child-rearing Follow the girls’ equipment. Marielle and Pauline are also standing up for the Cancer adventure du sein parlons-en! association, of which Téva is also a partner.

9 LIVE! PLANET PEOPLE: RTL TÉLÉ LËTZEBUERG’S NEW 2.0 TALK SHOW RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg

Live! Planet People is THE new programme kicking off the season on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. Airing in access prime time, the talk show features Luxembourgish personalities and, for the first time, offers viewers the chance to interact during the broadcast. Luxembourg – 16 October 2013 Monica Semedo (above) and Dan Spogen alternate hosting the show In addition to the legislative elections and the enrichment of its news programmes, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg this season is betting on the renewal of its access prime time. “Live! Planet People replaces the magazine programme 20 vir Planet magazin, which registered good ratings last season,” explains RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg’s Programme Director Steve Schmit. “Faced with growing competition from foreign channels, however, we’ve decided to put this programme forward and modernise its concept in order to capture the attention of viewers earlier in the 19:00 to 20:00 time slot and maintain our monopoly in prime time.”

On the set of Live! Planet People, each day presenters Dan Spogen and Monica Semedo alternate hosting two Luxembourgish personalities who are in the news. Together with their columnists, they invite their guests to share their experiences.

The innovative character of this programme lies in the interaction between the viewers, who can ask the guests questions and react live to the content in the show. To make this possible, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg and its digital entity RTL New Media launched RTL Plus – a second-screen functionality available on the channel’s website and integrated in the applications of RTL.lu. When viewers are equipped with a computer, tablet or smartphone, they can interact with the programme.

“In contrast to other second-screen applications, RTL Plus is presented more like a chat with the station,” explains Steve Schmit. RTL Plus – a second-screen functionality that allows viewers to interact with the programme “The early utilisation figures are encouraging and they reflect our viewers’ loyalty.” And so, new functionalities via RTL Plus will soon be available to enhance the content of other programmes. Among other things, it will allow users to send photos and take part in live surveys.

Live! Planet People, live Monday to Friday from 18:30 to 19:00, on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg.

10 SHORT NEWS 1/1 Fun Radio launches a multi-media campaign Fun Radio

In early October, Fun Radio launched a new multi-media campaign promoting the station as the most socially and digitally connected radio station in France, including a TV spot. France – 11 October 2013

Antena 3 joins the fight against child poverty Antena 3

The Spanish TV channel Antena 3 has joined forces with the humanitarian organisation Aldeas Infantiles SOS (SOS Children’s Villages) to combat child poverty. The initiative is part of Atresmedia’s corporate social responsibility programme. Spain – 11 October 2013

RTL Television and UFA Fiction develop a historical mini-series RTL Television / UFA Fiction

A detective inspector who investigates cases his own way, Berlin during the Weimar Republic and a world that is falling apart – all this provides material for the historical miniseries with the working title Killing Berlin, which RTL Television and UFA Fiction are jointly developing. Germany – 16 October 2013

RTL CBS Entertainment HD launches in the Philippines RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network

Sky Cable Corporation and RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network announce a carriage deal that brings the newly launched RTL CBS Entertainment HD channel to the Philippines. The Philippines – 17 October 2013

New licenses to celebrate cherished classic property FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment

The 30th anniversary of the Bafta and Emmy award-winning movie The Wind in the Willows falls on 27 December this year, and FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment is looking to support the anniversary across 2013/14. United Kingdom – 17 October 2013

11 PEOPLE FREMANTLEMEDIA AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES SENIOR PROMOTIONS FremantleMedia Australia

Australia – 11 October 2013

FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) and Asia Pacific have announced senior management promotions. The branded content division, Spring, will also be integrated into FMA.

Simon Rabbitt, previously Finance Director, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of FMA. Rabbitt will oversee the company’s finance, legal & business affairs, HR, and business operations, which previously reported to FMA CEO Ian Hogg. Greg Woods, previously Financial Controller, has been promoted to Head of Finance and will report to Rabbitt.

In addition, the branded content division Spring will be integrated into FMA, in a move designed to create more domestic synergies and bring the division more closely in line with FremantleMedia’s broader global structure.

This reorganisation will see Spring General Manager Ian Hogg, CEO of FremantleMedia Australia, made the announcement Zara Curtis promoted to General Manager, Spring and Brand Partnerships, with expanded responsibility for FremantleMedia licensing and all third-party commercial partnerships.

Spring will continue to create content ideas for programmes with high audience appeal and ‘brand- friendly’ sponsor opportunities. Spring is working on several content partnerships that span television, social media, mobile and Youtube.

Ian Hogg, FMA CEO, comments: “I am delighted that we have the right talent in-house to make this reorganisation seamless for the business. Both Simon and Zara have excelled in their current roles and were the obvious choice for expanded remits in a new structure. Spring is only two years young and has already established itself as a profitable division, driven by revenue diversification through creativity and a strong customer focus. It is a natural progression for both Spring and our licensing division to join forces and work even more closely with networks and brands to bring best practice to our formats and brand partners here in Australia.”

12 PEOPLE MARKUS BRAUCKMANN RTL Interactive

Germany – 15 October 2013

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has appointed Markus Brauckmann as the new Managing Editor Entertainment at RTL Interactive, effective immediately, in a move that strengthens its online editorial desk.

Markus Brauckmann, a political sciences graduate and journalist by training, is in charge of Entertainment content for the company’s Web platforms from now on. In his new role, he will devote himself to creating stronger content links between the websites (RTL.de and Vox.de) and second-screen offerings (RTL Inside) with Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s TV formats.

Frank Müller, Chief Editor at RTL Interactive, says: “For over two years now, we have increasingly provided Markus Brauckmann, Managing Director Entertainment simultaneous online and mobile accompaniment to at RTL Interactive our TV formats for interactive use. I believe that with Markus Brauckmann, we can extend Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s TV formats into the online realm even better and provide interactive accompaniments to them for our viewers.“

After stints at RTL Television, Pro Sieben and AZ Media, Brauckmann worked as a consultant on international video projects, most recently managing the video site CDU.tv for German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the CDU party’s election campaign team.

13 PEOPLE NEW FACES ON THE AIR RTL Belgium

Belgium – 16 October 2013

RTL-TVI injects some fresh blood into the station. The Belgian channel welcomes two new personalities to the family: Georges Huercano as Director of the magazine programmes and David Dehenauw as weather presenter.

At the same time, RTL-TVI welcomes a new weather presenter, meteorologist and head of operations at the Georges Huercano, RTL TVI / © JM Clajot Institut Royal de Météorologie. Already in charge of the weather on the Flemish-language channel VTM since On 1 November 2013, Georges Huercano will joins 2003 and on VRT’s Radio 2 since 2000, David Dehenauw RTL Belgium, where he assumes the management of is a specialist in general, maritime and aeronautical the magazine programmes. Known for his creativity, weather. He will join a team that already includes Sabrina competence and vast experience, he has been working Jacobs, Audrey Leunens, Stephan Van Bellinghen and with the RTL-TVI team for several years already – Daniela Prepeliuc. David Dehenauw will provide additional through productions by Keynews, the channel’s partner, expertise through his experience in the meteorological and through his increasing involvement in television field, while continuing to carry out his functions at VTM, programmes and on Bel RTL. IRM and VRT. He will become the first meteorologist to present the weather at the national level in both languages. Director of Television Stéphane Rosenblatt explains: “George’s arrival shows the strategic importance of Stéphane Rosenblatt explains: “The audience counts RTL to continue to produce and strengthen its magazine. on the weather forecast as an essential source of These are an essential element in our policy of being information. Seriousness, precision and scientific grounded in French-speaking Belgium, and they will legitimacy are the important factors that help to give be even more so tomorrow. With his experience and the weather forecast overall credibility. David’s arrival is his passion for this profession, Georges Huercano will invaluable, as he will serve to guarantee the quality of our contribute immensely in helping us achieve our forecasts. We’re happy to welcome him.” objectives.” Georges Huercano will be in charge of hosting, managing and developing all of the Belgian channel’s policies with regard to magazines. His work will also be transversal, as he will be called upon to provide insight into all the platforms, and he will continue to present the magazine Indices and host On refait le monde on radio as well as on television.

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