week 44 / 29 October 2015

ICONIC SHOWS,

TOP-NOTCH FICTION How FremantleMedia is diversifying its content portfolio

Germany North America Germany Mediengruppe RTL joins RTL II presents its Deutschland launches America’s new season’s line-up Jubadoo jury panel week 44 / 29 October 2015

ICONIC SHOWS,

TOP-NOTCH FICTION How FremantleMedia France is diversifying its content portfolio

Germany North America Germany Mediengruppe RTL Simon Cowell joins RTL II presents its Deutschland launches America’s Got Talent new season’s line-up Jubadoo jury panel Cover Montage with FremantleMedia France’s productions La France a un incroyable Talent ©Darius Salimi pour WeKapture/M6 D&co ©Frank Ferville/M6 L’Amour est dans le pré ©Benjamin Decoin/M6 La nouvelle Star ©Aurélien Faidy/Autofocus Questions pour un Champion

Publisher RTL Group 45, Bd Pierre Frieden L-1543 Luxembourg

Editor, Design, Production RTL Group Corporate Communications & Marketing

k before y hin ou T p r in t

backstage.rtlgroup.com backstage.rtlgroup.fr backstage.rtlgroup.de QUICK VIEW

Entertainment at its French best FremantleMedia France p.4–7 Jubadoo, a new tutorial platform, launched Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland p.8

Simon Cowell joins America’s Got Talent Partnership jury panel with Moat FremantleMedia SpotX North America p.12 p.9

New season’s New jury for line-up Australia’s Got Talent RTL II FremantleMedia Australia p.10–11 p.13

Big Picture p.14

SHORT NEWS p.15–16 ©FremantleMedia France ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS FRENCH BEST

France – 29 october 2015 FremantleMedia France

Backstage spoke to Monica Galer, CEO of FremantleMedia France, to lift the lid on the company’s production activities, following its acquisition of a majority stake in two French companies.

Monica Galer, CEO of FremantleMedia France

4 A creator of iconic shows… FremantleMedia France was launched in 1988, In addition to its successful shows in the French the same year as its award-winning production market, FremantleMedia France has seen one of Questions pour un Champion (Going For Gold) that is its own ideas, Séduis-moi si tu peux (Take Me Out), still on air today. Since its creation, FremantleMedia been made in 32 countries through FremantleMedia’s France has produced iconic game shows including global network of production companies. In this Le juste prix (The Price Is Right), Une famille en or dating , bachelors present themselves to (Family Feud), La Nouvelle Star (), as well as an audience of single women and must wow them reality hits including C’est du propre (How Clean Is to win a date with a lucky lady. Speaking about the Your House?) and Projet Fashion (Project Runway) programme being more successful abroad, Monica and many more. Galer says: “We were not so successful with it in France, curiously, but it’s been a successful format for FremantleMedia in general.” ©FremantleMedia France ©FremantleMedia France

QUESTIONS POUR UN CHAMPIONS HAS THE FRENCH ADAPTATION OF FAMILY FEUD, BEEN ENTERTAINING THE FRENCH PUBLIC UNE FAMILLE EN OR, IS NOW ON TMC ON FRANCE 3 SINCE 1988 AFTER 16 YEARS ON TF1 Highlights include two of FremantleMedia’s Asked what makes a show popular, Galer says there international hit shows: Got Talent and The Farmer is no guarantee for a ready-made recipe to create Wants A Wife. Currently on RTL Group’s channel only successful formats and says the answer is M6, La France a un incroyable talent (Got Talent) rather complicated: “It’s a very magical mix consisting kicked off its tenth season on 20 October 2015 with of an idea, its production, the channel it’s on, the a brand new jury and a revamped structure. The mood of the country,” before adding that the role of latest season of L’amour est dans le pré (The Farmer scheduling should definitely not be downplayed. Wants A Wife) has been one of the most popular shows in France for this year, attracting an average of 32 per cent of the target group and is set to return for an eleventh season next year. In the meantime, fans of the show can look forward to a special follow- up tenth season programme, L’Amour est dans le pré: seconde chance, which brings back contestants from previous seasons who were unsuccessful in ©FremantleMedia France finding love the first time around. It starts on M6 in November 2015. NOUVELLE STAR IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR ON D8 FOR A 12TH SEASON

Monica Galer joined FremantleMedia France in 2002 and was appointed CEO of the French business in 2007. Since then the media industry has changed considerably. She also points out ©FremantleMedia France that due to the ongoing transformations the public no longer has a static view of what media is: “I firmly believe that the world has changed. Not only the media, but the social and economic situation of the world that we live in have changed radically in the last few years. I believe that the ICONIC GAME SHOW LE JUSTE PRIX HAS BEEN AIRING ON TF1 FOR 20 YEARS Next >

5 changes in the media are a consequence of this – François and Pascal are incredibly talented it’s not the source of the change. The social drama producers with a wealth of experience and media have also played a role in shaping people’s long standing relationships with all of the major perception of what the media is.” French broadcasters. This is an important deal for FremantleMedia as we establish our scripted presence in France and I look forward to a successful creative partnership with the duo.” Pascal Fontanille and François Aramburu are behind the successful French series Clem which has been entertaining viewers on TF1 since 2010. Other recent successes include On se retrouvera (on TF1) and Délit de Fuite ©FremantleMedia France (on ).

PROJET FASHION ENTERTAINED FASHION FANS THIS YEAR ON D8

…now branching out into fiction ©TF1/Frederic Berthet In this context she outlines her strategy which is based around the competitive advantage of diversification: “My strategy is to reach a certain level of diversification. We need to diversify more than before. This is why we are now getting into fiction, FOUNDERS OF FONTARAM, PASCAL FONTANILLE which is something I have already wanted to do for AND FRANÇOIS ARAMBURU ARE BEHIND THE SUCCESSFUL FRENCH SERIES CLEM ON TF1 some years, but now with a lot of support from Cécile [Cécile Frot-Coutaz, FremantleMedia CEO] and her team we are succeeding in doing this. And we are The second scripted company in which also diversifying into ‘brand content’, in approaching FremantleMedia France has invested is Kwaï. The brands that want to put out their messages with new company is specialised in TV films and scripted ideas of how to convey that message.” series and is best known for the cult crime drama series Femmes de loi, which ran from 2000 to 2009, In addition to a talented and creative in-house team, also on TF1. Kwaï’s Founder Thomas Bourguignon the French production company has been investing has already many riveting new projects in the in local creative talents and recently acquired a pipeline. “Right now he’s producing Republican majority stake in two companies that both have big Gangsters for Canal Plus and has a series under the fiction portfolios: Fontaram and Kwaï. “I considered title Godzilla set up for Arte. Thomas Bourguignon is that FremantleMedia France needed to produce a brilliant writer and producer and we look forward to fiction. There are several ways of achieving this creating some really exciting scripted projects with ambition. One is hiring people hoping that they will him, in France and beyond,” concludes Galer. have the right contacts, bring in the right projects and then these projects are sold to broadcasters, a very long process which can take up to years ©Kwaï before you’re on air. Or acquire a shareholding in a company you respect and admire or think is important for various reasons. And I find that’s a faster way of getting into the production of fiction,” she underlines. FOUNDER OF KWAÏ, THOMAS BOURGUIGNON Explaining further the rationale behind the acquisitions, she says: “So we have now two Next > companies; the first is Fontaram, a company recently set up by two talents Pascal Fontanille and François Aramburu who have proved very successful.

6 Getting to know Monica Galer better

Q: Recently, you have watched… A: Recently, I watched an American series I like very much called Show Me A Hero. It’s a new series from the people who made The Wire. It’s a series of six episodes and I thought it was very well made. I really enjoyed watching it.

Q: Recently, you have read… A: I read a series of four novels written by an Italian writer, Elena Ferrante, the first one is called My Brilliant Friend. I thought it was magnificent. It’s extremely well written. It could be a fantastic screenplay.

Q: Recently, you were moved by… A: I was very moved, for example, by the Andy Warhol exhibit that is currently on show in Paris at the Musée d’Art Moderne. ©Kwaï

KWAÏ IS SPECIALISED IN TV FILMS AND SCRIPTED SERIES

7 PRACTICAL TUTORIALS FOR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has launched Jubadoo – a new video platform featuring many useful video tutorials. Germany – 27 October 2015

Just in time for Halloween, users will be able to access tips for cooking, make-up and decorations

Produced by RTL Interactive, Jubadoo offers video tutorials on topics ranging from interior design, DIY, food and drink, to fashion and beauty, as well as technology.

Matthias Büchs, Managing Director and Head of Online and Mobile at RTL Interactive: “Offering appealing and relevant videos on all platforms is at the very heart of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s digital strategy. Online tutorials are extremely popular. We are using Jubadoo to test a new offer because we want to professionalise this area.”

Matthias Büchs, Managing Director and Jubadoo contents are adaptive, enabling their appearance to adjust to Head of Online and Mobile at RTL Interactive each individual device. To begin with, 50 videos will be available. It will then be gradually expanded each month.

8 AMERICA, BEWARE OF TV’S MOST ICONIC JUDGE! FremantleMedia North America

Simon Cowell will be a judge on the upcoming 11th season of America’s Got Talent, a production of FremantleMedia North America and . Auditions for the upcoming next season, to be aired in 2016, are currently underway. North America – 23 October 2015

Simon Cowell created the Got Talent format that firstly launched with America’s Got Talent (AGT) in 2006. The format, co-owned by FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment globally, holds the title for the highest number of adaptations, making it and officially the World’s Most Successful Reality TV format, now airing in 183 countries worldwide with more than 500 million global viewers since its launch. Simon Cowell created the Got Talent format Cowell, who will continue his role as Executive Producer of America’s Got Talent, is a music executive, TV producer and star of some of the highest-rated television shows in the world. His discerning eye for talent and candid remarks have transformed popular culture and made him a household name across the globe, influencing TV and music for more than a decade.

Simon Cowell says: “I am really thrilled to be joining America’s Got Talent next season. What I love about this show is that it’s open to absolutely anyone. America has some fantastic talent just waiting to be discovered and I would like that talent to come to our show including any dogs who can sing!”

Trish Kinane, President of Entertainment at FremantleMedia North America and Executive Producer of America’s Got Talent, says: “Quite simply, Simon Cowell is one of the best judges of talent in the world. He has a brilliant ability to identify acts with raw talent and develop them into superstars. We are delighted to have Simon’s honest critique at the judges table for the 11th season of AGT, entertaining audiences and sparking conversation as we search for America’s next great talent.”

9 A PROGRAMME FOR EVERYONE RTL II

RTL II has presented its highlights for the 2015/16 season, and viewers can look forward to a variety of programmes. Numerous premieres are in the pipeline alongside familiar, established shows. Germany – 26 October 2015

In the in-house productions, the RTL II schedule features two new series. Along with the four-part crime series Neanderthaler, the line-up © RTL II, Bavaria Fernsehproduktion, Conradfilm © RTL also includes Gottlos – Warum Menschen töten. The three-part drama series, written by Grimme Prize winner Thomas Stiller, is inspired by real-life events and focuses on aspects that are usually not addressed in ordinary crime series, such as the emergence, development and Gottlos – Warum Menschen töten ultimately also the escalation of conflicts, where it sometimes remains far from clear who is the perpetrator and who is the victim.

Fans of top class US series will not be disappointed: RTL II presents the 16 new episodes of the fifth season ofThe Walking Dead as a German Free-TV premiere. Moreover, the Munich-based station has secured another zombie series with Z Nation. RTL II will also be showing the fifth season of the award-winning fantasy series Game of Thrones again as a German Free-TV premiere. In addition, the coming

© DreamWorks Television, Television, © DreamWorks RTL II TV season features the second series of The Quest and the fifth series of Falling Skies. Invasion Productions, TNT Originals TNT Invasion Productions, With Achtung, die Dietrichs kommen! – Das Leben der etwas anderen

Falling Skies Millionärsfamilie, RTL II is showing an innovative comedy format that focuses on a millionaire family, which is an amusing mix of docusoap and comedy, coupled with improvisation elements. German cult character Dennis will also be presenting a mix of late night show and comedy entitled Der Dennis Show – von und mit Martin Klempnow.

In the docusoaps area, Richard Lugner and his wife Cathy are getting their own documentary soap Lugner und Cathy – Der Millionär und das Bunny. Trau Dich! 4 Anträge und ein Traumkleid is all about proposing: every week, a total of four people who want to marry their partners © RTL II, Joker Productions © RTL face the ‘proposal’ challenge. The game consists of four competing candidates, with the other competitors rating each other’s proposals. Only one entrant can win in the end, and also surprise the love of their life with a wedding dress. Lugner und Cathy – Der Millionär und das Bunny

Next >

10 No RTL II schedule would be complete without the Geiss and Reimann families. © RTL II © RTL There will be new seasons of both Die Geissens – Eine schrecklich glamouröse Familie! and Die Reimanns – Ein außergewöhnliches Leben. The second series of Die Diät-Tester will also be aired, and with Meine Eltern, ihre Kilos und ich RTL II is launching a new diet project that focuses on parents. Both formats will be presented by sports science expert Felix Klemme.

The audience can also look forward to numerous new episodes of established formats such as Traumfrau gesucht and Die Geissens – Eine schrecklich glamouröse Familie! Der Trödeltrupp – Das Geld liegt im Keller.

There is also plenty of music in the new season. RTL II will be showing the Free-TV premiere of the BBC’s major Backstreet Boys documentary Show’Em What You’re Made Of. In this unique documentary, the band members tell their true story for the first time, reviewing the time they spent together from their own perspective. In the new format Kay One – Sängerin gesucht!, the successful rapper, Kay One, is searching for

© RTL II – Andreas Freude II – © RTL talented young female vocalists. Who will win the star over with their singing talent?

Magazines and documentaries that are also planned include a new season of Vice Reports and, in the RTL II magazine Klub, presenter Julia Krüger will be keeping viewers up to date with people and entertainment news (Backstage reported). There will also be a second season of the RTL II clip show LIKE! Die größten Internetstorys first shown in spring. Kay One - Sängerin gesucht!

Click to watch some highlights of the RTL II line-up

11 OPTIMISING INVENTORIES SpotX

SpotX has announced the partnership with ad analytics company Moat to measure viewability and performance metric across inventory sold through its platform. North America – 28 October 2015

The partnership adds additional insights to help SpotX platform customers optimise their inventory, target their campaigns, and meet the viewability demands of buyers, which are rapidly increasing, according to Vice President of Demand at SpotX, Kelly McMahon.

“As quarter three of 2015 got underway, we noticed an immediate shift in buying behavior, with many brands and agencies tightening the screws on viewability requirements,” says McMahon. “Our partnership with Moat will allow publishers to optimise inventory to meet evolving buyer expectations, and help the market improve inventory performance.”

SpotX deploys Moat’s analytics, along with data from other vendors, as part of its infrastructure and analytics service to give customers insights to verify campaign delivery, brand safety and viewability.

12 STAR-STUDDED JURY PANEL ANNOUNCED FremantleMedia Australia

The judges for the new season of Australia`s Got Talent, produced by FremantleMedia Australia, have been announced. Australia – 29 October 2015

Kelly Osbourne, Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, Eddie Perfect and will be the judges for the new season of Australia’s Got Talent in 2016. They will be joined by Dave Hughes, one of Australia’s favourite comedians, who will host the talent show.

International host, fashion designer and singer, Kelly Osbourne will bring her years of showbiz experience, sharp wit and strong opinions to Australia. She is well known for her biting, honest and compassionate commentary.

Dicko, as he is affectionately known, is no stranger to judging Aussie acts. Loud, proud and bold, but utterly charming, he has years of experience in both music and television. Over five seasons on Australian Idol he cemented himself as the country’s premier talent search judge and proved he isn’t afraid to give completely honest feedback.

Multi-talented performer Eddie Perfect has made his name as an actor, singer, composer and comedian, and will bring his eye for talent to the judging panel. Eddie, with his experience in so many fields of entertainment, is well placed to help unearth Australia’s next star performer.

Sophie Monk is one of Australia’s most popular The judges for the new season of Australia’s Got Talent personalities. Herself a graduate from a TV talent search, she competed in the inaugural season of which saw her win a place in the popular girl group, Bardot. Since then her sassy and uncensored approach, and a natural ability to entertain, has seen her build an impressive media career across radio, television, film and music.

Julie Ward, FremantleMedia Australia and ZigZagTV Executive Producer, says: “We are so excited about this line-up! Australia’s Got Talent is a show with surprises at every turn and our judging panel reflects that. Individually, they have legions of fans and layers of entertainment experience, and together will be a formidable team.”

Australia’s Got Talent is a FremantleMedia Australia production in association with ZigZagTV for the .

13 Ghoulish and Glam On 29 October 2015, multi-channel network StyleHaul YouTubers are called to take Snaps of StyleHaul launches its first-ever Halloween-inspired their zombie-fashion disguises, which will be curated Snapchat series The Stylish Dead, combining the across the creators’ and StyleHaul’s Snapchat worlds of zombies and fashion. accounts. Extra Stylish Dead content, including tutorials and look books, will be available on Marrying two seemingly disparate things into StyleHaul’s Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube something terribly beautiful, StyleHaul is looking to channel, using the hashtag #StylishDead. change the stylish conceptions about the zombies. Exclusively available on Snapchat, The Stylish Dead Source: Tubefilter.com narrates what would happen to the world of fashion during a zombie apocalypse. Get inspired and watch these Halloween makeup tutorials:

CarlaMarieMakeUp Dulce Candy

Shannon Fox Fresh Blush SHORT NEWS 1/2

A new home for Europe’s biggest talent network Divimove

Divimove has relaunched their website featuring a more modern look and feel, simple navigation and a responsive design. In addition, all business units now have their own section. Click here to explore the new website. Germany – 23 October 2015

Addicted! RTL 4

On 27 October 2015, the third season of Verslaafd! kicked off on RTL 4. During a whole new season, Peter van der Vorst will once again offer a helping hand to addicts and the desperate members of their families, intervening alongside an expert. This series of Verslaafd! will not only deal with alcohol and drug addicts, but also with people addicted to video games. The Netherlands – 27 October 2015

Listeners asked to vote RTL Radio

RTL Radio in France has launched the 10th edition of the ‘RTL Album of the Year’. Twelve albums from the French-speaking world selected by the artistic teams and managers at RTL Radio in France will be voted on by listeners on RTL.fr. France – 28 October 2015

Sucessful second season! Vox

On 27 October, Die Höhle der Löwen ended successfully on Vox in Germany with an average audience share of 11.7 per cent in the target group – 1.3 percentage points up compared to 2014. The show returns for a third season in 2016. Germany – 28 October 2015

15 SHORT NEWS 2/2

From thriller to series UFA Fiction

UFA Fiction has acquired the rights for Das Joshua Profil, the latest book of Sebastian Fitzek. Based on the novel, the series will be produced by Nico Hofmann, Jörg Winger and Jonas Baur. Germany – 29 October 2015

Made in digital era RTL Television

Michael Wulf, Managing Director of Info Network and Chief Editor of RTL Television, spoke with Turi2 about the changes in news production caused by online media. He also talked about the newly created video platform RTL Next. Watch the interview here. Germany – 30 October 2015

16 More about Backstage

BACKSTAGE DAILY NEWS FROM ‘AT RTL GROUP, IS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE WE CARE’ IN THREE GROUP – DIRECTLY LANGUAGES IN YOUR INBOX

You can read In addition to the RTL Group is committed Backstage in your weekly newsletter we to effectively combine preferred language – offer to registered users business success with in English, German a daily newsletter socially responsible actions or French. available in three towards local communities languages. and to protect the environment. Visit the Corporate Responsibility news section on Backstage (CR news) and find out how RTL Group aims to improve the societies in which we operate.

backstage.rtlgroup.com backstage.rtlgroup.fr backstage.rtlgroup.de

For more information, don’t hesitate to contact the editorial team: [email protected]