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“We achieved good full-year results – again” The past year changed the television industry. Like all commercial TV companies, RTL Group had to deal with the recession, a downfall in advertising, and structural changes through digitisation. Backstage asked Gerhard Zeiler about RTL Group’s performance in 2009. Gerhard Zeiler Luxembourg - 11 March 2010

For the fiscal year 2009, RTL Group’s reported In 2009, almost everyone talked about the revenue was down 6.3 per cent to EUR 5,410 crisis. How is the state of RTL Group? million as most TV advertising markets across Last year, RTL Group had to operate in a tough Europe declined by double-digit rates. However, economic environment, in particular during the RTL Group’s investments in content produc- first half of the year when the TV advertising tion and diversification businesses helped to markets declined at double-digit rates. With better balance the Group’s financial posi- a strong year-end finish, RTL Group again tion. With a record second half-year EBITA of achieved good full-year results and continued to EUR 437 million (up 5.6 per cent year-on-year), operate at high levels of profitability. full-year EBITA reached EUR 755 million (down 17.6 per cent) – despite higher start-up losses RTL Group has succeeded in limiting the which mainly resulted from the first-time full-year negative EBITA impact of the advertising consolidation of Alpha Media Group in Greece, revenue shortfall and achieved a net result at and significant one-time charges, including the level of 2008. Our focus on cash generation restructuring costs in the UK, Germany and led to a significant net cash position of Greece, and a significant programme write-down EUR 789 million at the end of 2009. at Five. A year ago, you said that you wanted to RTL Group reported a healthy EBITA margin of respond to the crisis by reducing the cost 14.0 per cent, while the EBITA margins of the base in the core business of TV broadcast- big five profit contributors − Mediengruppe RTL ing. Did this work out? Deutschland, Groupe M6, FremantleMedia, Our goal was to achieve significant cost savings RTL Nederland and RTL Belgium − remained without losing audience shares, without losing stable or even increased. substance. We have clearly achieved this goal and reduced our operating costs by EUR 371 Net profit attributable to RTL Group share- million in 2009. As our local management teams holders was up 5.7 per cent to EUR 205 million combined comprehensive cost cutting with despite goodwill impairments on Five Group smart programming decisions, we managed to in the UK and Alpha Media Group in Greece. increase audience shares in almost every coun- Net cash from operating activities was EUR 763 try at the same time. million, resulting in an operating cash conversion of 106 per cent and a net cash position of EUR This shows that RTL Group’s local management 789 million at the end of 2009. teams have the right judgment about where to invest less and where to invest as much as in Following these results, Backstage asked previous years. We simply don’t believe in the Gerhard Zeiler, RTL Group CEO, how principle of slashing everything by 10 per cent RTL Group performed throughout 2009. or 15 per cent, across the board. In some areas we didn’t need to cut at all; in some we put even additional money on the table because that is 3 week 10 the RTL Group intranet

what we needed. And this flexible approach is Why does the proposed dividend remain on only possible if you have a decentralised organi- the same level as for 2008? zation run by TV experts. We will continue being As a public company, our first priority remains cost conscious − but at the same time we will not to create value for all our shareholders. We are cut into the substance of our products. debt-free, with a significant positive net cash position at the end of 2009. Based on this sound But how can free-to-air broadcasters grow financial position and the fact that we don’t see again in the future? a major acquisition target in the short term, we First of all − the fundamentals of our business recommend a gross dividend payout of EUR remain strong. TV proved that it is, and will 3.50 per share, on par with the 2008 fiscal remain, the leading medium: an increase in year. I’m very proud that we are able to pay our average viewing time shows how much media shareholders a significant dividend of EUR 541 consumers love television. In many European million, even for a crisis year such as 2009. If countries – including Germany and France – this proposal is accepted at the Annual General people spent more time watching TV than in Meeting next month, it would mean that we have previous years, while in the UK, average view- returned EUR 2.5 billion over the last five years ing time was 225 minutes per day – the highest to our shareholders. figure since 1992. Beyond the traditional ways to watch television, internet and mobile video Coming back to the economic situation which content are growing markets. remains difficult – what is your outlook for 2010? Given the structural changes caused by Given the very low visibility it is not possible increasing digitisation, there are four ‘must do’ to give clear full-year guidance. Although the strategies we pursue. First: we have to continue revenue decline has slowed considerably optimising our core business − the positioning since autumn 2009, we cannot expect a quick of our channels, tight cost control, offer more recovery of advertising revenues to previous value to our advertising clients. levels. So we remain cautious.

Second: we have to make a real business out The first two months of 2010 were better than of the growing non-linear TV habits of our view- we feared, with slight increases in most markets. ers. All the catch-up TV ventures we have built However, we are still way behind the advertis- up in Germany, in France, in the Netherlands, in ing levels of the years 2007 and 2008. And you Belgium, in Hungary and in the UK show cannot extrapolate the developments in January there is a huge − and rapidly rising − need for and February for the whole year. on-demand viewing. And we have to get the business model right, combining free, advertis- ing-funded services with pay models.

Third, we need to establish a second revenue stream so that all the platforms − cable, Find all related satellite, IPTV − pay for the signal and the documents on content we deliver. We have to find a way so that RTLGroup.com the people who base their businesses on our signals pay an appropriate price.

Fourth, we have strong channel and programme brands. Exploiting them better than we have in the past is a priority for the future. As I have already said, 2009 proved our industry’s ability to adapt. This ability has always been one of our strengths. If we do our homework, we will not only weather the current climate of economic doom and gloom, we will also turn the techno- logical changes to our advantage and see a return to growth.

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Football! On 4 March in Brühl near Cologne, RTL Television presented its programming and team for the upcoming football world cup in South Africa. Anke Schäferkordt Germany - 5 March 2010

Günther Jauch, Jürgen Klopp and Florian König (from left to right)

Even RTL Television’s choice of location was a “Unfortunately, travelling to South Africa is nod to the Football World Cup, which will take a relatively expensive option for fans,” says place in an African country for the first time ever. Loppe. “So we decided early on to present our Despite the icy outside temperatures, an African World Cup broadcasts featuring Günther Jauch flair pervaded the Matamba Hotel in Phanta- and Jürgen Klopp from the big fan festivals in sialand, a theme park in Brühl near Cologne. Germany.” The moderators will thus be travel- RTL Television holds the exclusive live Free- ling to seven German cities in a special World TV broadcasting rights to nine matches at the Cup Truck, and analyse the matches from there. 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa: led “I look forward to working with Jürgen Klopp,” by its own dream team of Jürgen Klinsmann, says Günther Jauch. “He’s incredibly sponta- former football player and national coach of the neous, can spin ideas out of a situation and was German team, Jürgen Klopp, coach of Borussia born with a sense of humour – and the viewers Dortmund, and Günther Jauch, it will broadcast sense that too.” Guests at the event were treated six preliminary-round matches, two Round-of-16 to a taste of this when the two moderators – to games and a quarterfinal. “An exciting year in prove that they are officially authorised to drive sport lies ahead of us,” said RTL Television CEO the World Cup Truck – presented their driver’s Anke Schäferkordt, welcoming the members of licenses, including the old ID photos on them. In the press at the event. Manfred Loppe, head of South Africa, Florian König will provide commen- the Sport department at RTL Television, went tary, and will moderate and analyse the matches on to explain in detail how the matches were with Jürgen Klinsmann. Klinsmann will also visit drawn, and which matches exactly will be broad- the teams and interview people. The broadcasts cast. One highlight is that the preliminary-round will benefit particularly from Klinsmann’s in-depth matches will all be shown during prime time, for knowledge of the German national team. example at 20:30. 5 week 10 the RTL Group intranet

Manfred Loppe Volker Wasmuth

“In addition to the broadcasting rights for the tournament itself. “Of course we also want to matches, we have acquired an extensive rights capture the mood in the participating countries,” package that allows us to report extensively on promised Kloeppel. all matches in our news programmes,” said Anke Schäferkordt. RTL Television’s Chief Editor Peter The N-TV news channel is also focusing its Kloeppel and Ulrike von der Groeben, moderator summer programming on football. “Everything’s of the sport segment on RTL Aktuell, picked up revolving around football at N-TV these days,” on this announcement and explained what this says N-TV’s Chief Editor Volker Wasmuth. N-TV additional coverage will look like. “Naturally, we will broadcast the German national team’s press don’t just plan to talk about football, but will also conferences and get viewers in the mood for the present the country and its people,” said Peter day’s matches each morning with its World Cup Kloeppel. “Personal safety and security will be Breakfast. The two Internet portals RTL.de and a major topic.“ In Nicole Macheroux-Denault, Sport.de will also cover the year’s big sporting RTL Television has a correspondent on the event. In addition to reading detailed reports, ground in Africa who will spotlight these topics. Internet users will be able to watch live streams In a video message, she let the journalists at the of the matches broadcast by RTL Television. event know that “South Africa is definitely ready for this World Cup.” The news programmes won’t be limited to coverage of the South African

Jürgen Klopp, Günther Jauch, Jürgen Klinsmann and Florian König (from left to right)

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The jury is in In the German edition of X Factor, singer Sarah Connor will join music producer George Glueck and jazz trumpeter Till Brönner in the quest for new vocal talent. Jochen Schropp will moderate the show. Germany - 8 March 2010

Sarah Connor, Till Brönner, George Glueck and the moderator Jochen Schropp (from left to right)

The trio will not only judge the artists, but will also Brönner. “Music is the most easily understood serve as mentors, coaching “their” candidates language in the world. In fact, for some and working with them to improve their voice, artists it’s the only language.” styling and performance. In this way, even the judges compete in the keenly awaited X Factor Producer George Glueck, 59, completes the contest. jury threesome. As founder of the successful German label “X-cell Records,” his unerring “When I learned that the X Factor judges would instincts as a producer, publisher and manager be mentoring the contestants and supporting have helped him take outstanding artists like and coaching them in their development for Rio Reiser, Melanie Thornton, H-Blockx, Sarah a period of several weeks, I was immediately Connor and Falco to the top of the charts time delighted,” says Sarah Connor (29) about her and again. “We are exploring entirely new paths new role at Vox. “I’m excited to find new artists with the X Factor auditions in Germany,” and give them a real chance. I look forward to says Glueck. “I hope that, in the end, winning this new challenge and above all I hope to see the show and topping the charts will mark the some great new talent, who will ideally establish beginning of a long career as a performer for one themselves long-term in the music market.” of my candidates.” With five consecutive number-one hits, nearly 40 gold and platinum records, and over five mil- Jochen Schropp, 31, will moderate the show for lion recordings sold worldwide, Sarah Connor is Vox and RTL Television. The 31-year-old music regarded as a fixture in pop music. fan, who has studied voice himself (Musical and Pop) has many years of stage experience. Jazz musician/jazz professor Till Brönner (38) Schropp’s assignments as a moderator have has for many years been an institution in the included the live moderation of the Love Parade international music business, in a wide range and the “Kurzfilmbären” awards at the 2009 of genres: the Grammy nominee and three- Berlin Film Festival. He is also a widely-known time Echo winner produces and composes for actor, familiar from many TV movies and series the likes of Hildegard Knef, James Last, Sergio including Polizeiruf 110 and Sternenfänger. Mendes, Udo Lindenberg and Annie Lennox. He has shared the stage with superstars like Anyone interested in competing on X Factor can Dave Brubeck, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole submit their application on Vox.de until 29 March and Tony Bennett. “I look forward to X Factor 2010. In Germany, X Factor is produced for Vox because working with young talent provides by Grundy Light Entertainment. RTL Television constant inspiration for me as well,” says will broadcast the season kick-off. 7 week 10 the RTL Group intranet

Long-term marketing cooperation As exclusive service provider to the German Basketball Federation, UFA Sports will handle the marketing of all advertising and media commercialisation rights for the German national basketball team. Germany - 8 March 2010

Demond Green (10) at the European Basketball Championship in Poland 2009

As the German National team begins to prepare “We are delighted to give the DBB our active for the Basketball World Cup, which takes place support in recruiting sponsors and marketing in Turkey from 28 August to 12 September, UFA their worldwide TV rights in the years ahead,” Sports and the German Basketball Federation says Robert Müller von Vultejus, Managing (DBB) signed a cooperation agreement, which Director, UFA Sports. “In the year of the World also includes the marketing for this year’s Cup, the Supercup is especially important and Supercup. will get a great deal of international media atten- tion.” At the Supercup, which takes place in Bamberg on 13 to 15 August, the German team DBB President Ingo Weiss says: “UFA Sports will encounter three of the world’s best teams: has an excellent reputation as a sports rights Turkey, Croatia and Lithuania. Turkey, this marketer. The new agreement is a significant year’s World Cup host, came in second during boost to the professionalism of our TV market- the 2001 European Championships, which also ing. I firmly believe that our sport will derive took place on Turkish soil. Lithuania, the 2003 lasting benefit from this.” European Champion, and Croatia are regarded as top seeds for the World Cup alongside the US team and the current European Champion, Spain. On 20 and 22 August, the German team will also test its skills in two home games against Puerto Rico, also one of the strongest basketball teams of recent years. German basketball fans can look forward to seeing numerous NBA stars at these encounters.

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Nouvelle Star fulfils the record labels’ function In an interview on RTL Radio France last week, Philippe Manœuvre, one of the judges on Nouvelle Star, outlined the role that talent shows have come to play among young artists. Philippe Manœuvre France - 11 March 2010

As editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Rock Beginning of March, season eight of Nouvelle & Folk, Philippe Manœuvre has always had an Star kicked off with the episode filmed at the unconventional approach to work. His persona- auditions in Marseille and Toulouse. This was lity can be sketched in just a few words: he is followed by the castings in Strasbourg and Lyon, never seen without his famous tinted glasses which were watched by 3.3 million TV viewers or his leather jacket. And he’s always got a on 9 March. Nouvelle Star auditions are held snappy comeback. French audiences know in six French cities altogether, and next week Philippe Manœuvre primarily as a member of the in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The auditions Nouvelle Star (Idols) judging panel. Together never fail to attract huge crowds of hopefuls: in with his fellow judges Lio, André Manoukian all, some 30,000 young people wanted to sing and Marco Prince, he makes tough – but fair – for the judges. Although some of them clearly decisions about the young would-be stars, just want their fifteen minutes of fame, most are always topping them off with some witticism. passionate musicians who are doing everything In an interview with RTL Radio France, in their power to get a hearing with a record he asserts that M6’s talent show does label. Nouvelle Star gives them this unique some fundamental work that is neglected opportunity. by the music industry nowadays: the search for hidden talent, taking the time to listen to thousands of singers.

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In conversation with radio presenter Vincent Parizot, Manœuvre went on to talk about how popular Nouvelle Star is among French audiences, adding that the French are in fact a liberal-minded audience, as the programme is a French version of the popular Idol format, regarded as somewhat of a phenomenon in 37 countries, and especially in the US. Asked whether the show “might save singers years of difficulties on the way to the top,” Manœuvre answered in the affirmative. “In the provinces, the candidates often tell us about their arduous odysseys. Often they’ve sent demo CDs to the labels themselves, but never received an answer.” The Nouvelle Star judge suspects that “no one has the means to lead young singers out of anonymity and foster their musical talent. The shows shines a different kind of spotlight on Soan, winner of the Nouvelle Star 2009 the young talent and exposes them to a broad public.”

Philippe Manœuvre cites Soan, an unusual singer and last year’s winner, as an example: “There are a lot of unconventional artists and it’s pretty rough for them. Soan used to sing on the metro. The people voted for him in the year of the economic crisis. He sparked a veritable movement and spontaneous recognition by the audience. From Soan to Camélia Jordana, Amandine Bourgeois, Ycare, Julien Doré, Christophe Willem, Amel Bent… all of the new talents on Nouvelle Star are unique and individual.”

Taking the time to listen, taking the risk of promoting unconventional singers and musical diversity, and involving the audience in the process are just some of the many things that make Nouvelle Star such a hit with viewers.

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UFA Cinema celebrates its first box-office opening Teufelskicker, UFA Cinema’s first big-screen production, makes its box-office debut on 11 March. Germany - 11 March 2010

In all, five UFA Cinema films will open in theatres this year, says Thomas Peter Friedl, Manag- ing Director of UFA Cinema. Friedl is also the producer of Teufelskicker (The Devil’s Kick- ers), the first of the five movies. It is a screen adaptation of the eponymous children’s series by Frauke Nahrgang, which has sold more than 1 million books and radio plays in Germany alone.

Viewers who got to see the film at one of the advance premieres last weekend in Cologne and Berlin were visibly impressed. “The many children in the cinema were thrilled. Young viewers are completely honest with their reactions, and so it was nice to hear them laughing in the right places, and to see them so caught up in Teufelskicker fever,” beams Friedl. The next few weeks will tell how the movie is received by theatre audiences across Germany. Says Friedl: “We’re releasing 430 copies of the film to German movie theatres – that’s a massive launch for this country.”

Football fans of both sexes will be able to iden- tify with the stories told in Teufelskicker – apart from the passion for football, the film is all about Poster of Teufelskicker friendship and team spirit, problems with parents and school, competition and rivalry – in other Teufelskicker is a cinematic production of UFA words, real life its trials and tribulations. The Cinema in cooperation with Phoenix Film. Its underlying message is “You can make it – any- producers are Thomas Peter Friedl, Markus time and anywhere!” The Teufelskicker have Brunnemann, Dr. Jürgen Schuster, Wolf Bauer to learn to adapt to new circumstances in their and Nico Hofmann, with Patrick Zorer as daily lives, master difficult tasks and overcome Executive Producer. The production was conflict. Giving up is not an option – a Teufels- sponsored by Filmstiftung NRW, Medienboard kicker meets challenges head on. Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt and the Deutscher Filmförderfonds. The theme music is by the German musician Bela B., who rose to fame with his band ‘Die Ärzte’. The film opens with his song, ‘Tag für Sieger’ (A Day For Winners), which will be available as a single from 12 March. Comments Friedl: “We are thrilled that Bela B. the grandmaster of German rock music, agreed to enhance our strong Teufelskicker team and is storming the pitch with us.”

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“If they want all the news, they come to us” RTL Belgium’s Editor-in-chief Laurent Haulotte was interviewed by La Libre Belgique about the Belgian family’s number one status, particularly in the news sector. Laurent Haulotte Belgium - 9 March 2010

Its latest success: RTL-TVI’s 19:00 news show on 28 February broke its previous audience record, with a 54.5 per cent total audience share. The steadily growing gap between RTL-TVI news and that of the competition is almost 400,000 viewers, while audiences on average are also larger. Laurent Haulotte, who has an impressive editorial team of 120 journalists and cameramen under his command, talks about the success of the news on RTL-TVI, Bel RTL and the RTLinfo.be website.

“The fact is we have managed to establish ourselves as a fixed reference point for the public. But we don’t steer our course by looking Caroline Fontenoy presents the 19:00 news on RTL-TVI at ratings. If we did, we’d lose our soul. We must Number one on TV and in radio (especially remain a reference, so people who want news Bel RTL’s morning show), RTL Belgium also has automatically turn to us.” The reasons for this a vocation to be the leader in new media. There dazzling success lie in “the consistency of our is a real challenge that exists, on one hand, an editorial line, our adaptability, our proximity to increasing need for adaptability, and on the other our audience and our empathy with what people hand, the absolute necessity of maintaining the experience. The aim is not to provide information level of professionalism. “We are living in an based on emotion, but emotion is an element exciting time that’s about reclaiming the role of that information. We have totally assimilated of the journalist. The more platforms exist, the this,” says Laurent Haulotte. The editor-in-chief more need for professionals to produce informa- does not forget for a moment that this success tion. One has to adapt to this state of affairs,” comes from his staff, of whom he has very posi- Laurent Haulotte concludes. tive things to say. “I have an extraordinary, highly motivated team who is always ready to respond to a major news event.”

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On the rise Alpha News has increased its audience share by 42.9 per cent in the space of a year, and Alpha has announced the renewal of its contract with news anchor Antonis Sroiter. Greece - 10 March 2010

One year after Antonis Sroiter took over as presenter of Alpha News and the bulletin was moved to the new time slot at 19:00 its over- all progress has been satisfactory indeed. According to the AGB ratings, during the period from 1 April 2009 to 28 February 2010, Alpha News attracted an average 12.1 per cent of viewers aged 15 to 44 Mondays to Fridays. This represents a 39.1-per cent increase over the 8.7 per cent achieved during the same period the pervious year. Alpha News achieved a total audience share of 12 per cent during the same period and timeslot, compared to 8.4 per cent in the same period the previous year, an increase of 42.9 per cent.

The channel has also renewed its contract with Antonis Sroiter, securing him as presenter of Alpha News for another two years. “I am very satisfied with the renewal of my contract with Alpha,” Antonis Sroiter says. “Also, I’m happy Antonis Sroiter that I will continue my creative collaboration with the management of the channel and with Vassilis Papadrossos, the News and Current Affairs Director, who have both supported me from the first.”

Vassilis Papadrossos comments: “I am delighted that we will continue our collaboration with An- tonis Sroiter, who demonstrates his journalistic skills and his talent as a news anchorman on a daily basis.”

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Top results The media analysis MA 2010 Radio I shows that whilst commercial radio has gained ground among the target demographic of 14- to 49-year-olds (up 5.6 per cent), RTL’s radio stations increased their listenership by a solid 8.8 per cent, which means they are clearly outperforming the market. Germany - 11 March 2010

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104.6 RTL has increased its audience by But the unrivalled top dog among German radio 18 per cent, making it once again the undisputed stations remains Bavaria’s Antenne Bayern, market leader in Berlin. One decisive factor in in the deep south. Antenne Bayern, an RTL the station’s success is Arno Müller, who every holding, is Germany’s most popular radio day for the past 19 years has helped Berlin station. The media analysis confirms that it wake up with his early-morning show Arno und attracts an average 1.2 million listeners per die Morgencrew (Arno and the Morning Crew), hour and 3.8 million listeners a day. which is far and away the city’s most popular breakfast programme. Meanwhile, sister station As Antenne Bayern CEO Karlheinz Hörhammer 105’5 Spreeradio has expanded its audience by puts it: “It’s safe to say we’re the undisputed an amazing 58 per cent, meaning that it, too, is king of radio. We have defended our territory for now a leader in Berlin among the 14- to 49-year- many years now and are steadily expanding it.” old demographic targeted by advertisers. RTL Radio Deutschland CEO Gert Zimmer Stephan Schmitter, Managing Director of RTL’s feels the positive results are an important sign: radio stations in Berlin, is delighted to see they “We’re very happy that the stations in which have made such fabulous headway: “In 104.6 RTL Radio Deutschland owns an interest have RTL and 105’5 Spreeradio we have two radio outperformed the market overall. This shows stations occupying a very strong position in the that the measures we’ve initiated are market. We owe this tremendous success to bearing fruit. Especially in a difficult economy, steady, creative teamwork and the city’s most our extremely positive audience gains provide popular breakfast show presenters: Jochen Trus us with a stable foundation for economic and Arno Müller“. success. Moreover, our sustained performance makes us a reliable partner for our advertising customers and provides serious incentive for them to invest in radio.”

14 The “Ch’tis” rule Broadcast on 7 March on RTL-TVI, the French film Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis achieved a new audience record in French-speaking Belgium: 1,404,200 viewers tuned in to RTL-TVI, representing an incredible total audience share of 67.1 per cent. week 10 the RTL Group intranet

4,000 episodes of Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden The oldest and most popular daily soap of the Netherlands celebrates its 4000th episode with an edge-of-seat double-header on 5 March. 1.6 million viewers tuned in, representing an audience share of 26.5 per cent among shoppers aged 20 to 49. Netherlands - 5 March 2010

From radio to TV On Refait le Match, the news magazine dedicated to football that is usually broadcast on RTL Radio is coming to the i>Télé channel Mondays at 20:40. France - 8 March 2010

The truth will out Lie To Me has been a popular success on RTL-TVI in Belgium since January. Since 10 March the US series is also broadcast on the German channel, Vox. 4.14 million viewers tuned in to the first episode, representing an audience share of 17.7 per cent among viewers aged 14 to 49. Belgium - 10 March 2010

Hrvatska trazi zvijezdu is a hit with audiences On 2 March, more than 750,000 viewers tuned in for the fourth episode of Hrvatska trazi zvijezdu (Idols) on RTL Televizija, which marked the debut of Andja Maric as a judge on the show. Croatia - 10 March 2010

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People Five boosts programming team United Kingdom - 5 March 2010

Greg Barnett joins Five as Commissioning Executive for Daytime and Soaps. He will be tasked with developing Five’s daytime offering across all platforms and further exploiting the channel’s hit Australian soaps, Neighbours and Home & Away. Matt Bennett will become Commissioning Editor, Factual, reporting to Five’s Head of Factual, Andrew O’Connell, and will be overseeing Five’s long-running factual strands including the award- winning Extraordinary People. Both take up their posts later this month.

Richard Woolfe said: “I’m delighted that Greg is joining as our new Soap and Daytime tsar. Greg will be exploiting the great opportunities our daytime schedule presents. He will also be supporting Donna Taberer, our Head of Entertainment. Matt is a hugely talented executive who will be building on our popular established factual brands as well as spotting the next big things in the genre and produ- cing shows which take our viewers on amazing journeys. He and Andrew O’Connell will form a formidable team.”

Greg Barnett joins from TwoFour Broadcast where he executive produced shows such as Noel’s Christmas Presents and Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? for Sky 1. Prior to that he worked as an executive at a variety of production companies including 19 TV, Tiger Aspect, Brits TV, ITV Productions and the BBC working on series such as Soapstar Superstar, SM:TV Live and Strictly Dance Fever.

Matt Bennett joins from Tiger Aspect where he’s been series producing and directing programmes since 2006. His most recent project is Joanna Lumley’s Nile for ITV1. He series produced the BAFTA-nominated series Ross Kemp in Afghani- stan and the BAFTA nominated film,Ross Kemp: A Kenya Special, as well as Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan and Ross Kemp on Gangs for Sky 1. He produced and directed the first series of Trawlermen for BBC1 and was Series Director of The Reclaimers for BBC2.

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People Sabie Valner Luxembourg - 8 March 2010

On 1 January 2010, RTL Group appointed Sabie Valner to the newly created position of Fund Manager RTL Ventures.

In this role, Sabie will report to Elmar Heggen, CFO of RTL Group and Head of Corporate Centre. His key responsibility is to establish RTL Ventures as a vehicle for “promotion-for-equity” investments into online ventures.

Prior to joining RTL Group, Sabie participated Sabie Valner in the Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Programme, where he worked on lead investment/divest- ment projects in China in the Corporate Strategy department at Bertelsmann in Germany under CFO Thomas Rabe. He has been at RTL Group since October 2009, working with Ian McClelland, Head of New Media, to help set up the New Media team and prepare the ground for RTL Ventures.

Born in Hungary in 1971, Sabie began his professional career as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Amsterdam, working on strategy and reorganization projects in Benelux, Germany, Eastern Europe and Malaysia. He went on to work in private equity for an American fund set up by the US Congress and the former chairman of Goldman Sachs, focusing on Hungarian investments. Afterwards he co-founded an Internet auctions startup, was promoted to group managing director and turned the company around to become a profitable, dominant market player. The venture was sold to a media company in September 2008 at an excellent profit. Sabie comes from a family of entrepreneurs and has been a shareholder or director in five other companies.

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People Haryaty Abdul Rahman Asia - 11 December 2010

FremantleMedia Enterprises has appointed Haryaty Abdul Rahman to the newly-created position of Director of Sales, Asia.

Rahman will be based in Singapore and reports to the recently promoted Ganesh Rajaram, Senior Vice President, International Distribution and Home Entertainment, Asia. She joins the

Haryaty Abdul Rahman company immediately and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the distribution and home entertainment businesses in select markets in Asia. “Haryaty is the perfect addition to my team as we explore new opportunities for growth both with the bigger broadcasters in major territories all the way through to the smaller companies in developing markets”, says Ganesh Rajaram. “Through previous roles she has developed a very acute understanding of the broadcast environment in the region and I am confident that she will bring a great amount of expertise and knowledge to this role.”

Prior to joining FME, Rahman was Senior Man- ager at the Media Development Authority (MDA) in Singapore, where she played a key role in ex- posing local producers to the international mar- ket by initiating projects for collaboration through the MDA’s various funding initiatives. However, it was in her role as Senior Programming Man- ager at Channel News Asia (CAN) that Haryaty developed and honed her excellent relationships and pedigree in the television business. She successfully sold many locally produced CNA programmes to the international market, formed excellent relationships with European buyers, and made substantial inroads into the Middle East and European markets.

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