How RTL 2 in France Is Celebrating Its 20Th Birthday As It Looks to the Future
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week 14 / 2 April 2015 POP-ROCK ATTITUDE How RTL 2 in France is celebrating its 20th birthday as it looks to the future Luxembourg France Germany 11th edition of New docu-series UFA Fiction production Télévie Challenge launched on M6 Nackt unter Wölfen receives strong premiered in Germany support week 14 / 2 April 2015 POP-ROCK ATTITUDE How RTL 2 in France is celebrating its 20th birthday as it looks to the future Luxembourg France Germany 11th edition of New docu-series UFA Fiction production Télévie Challenge launched on M6 Nackt unter Wölfen receives strong premiered in Germany support Cover Montage 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 Télévie Challenge 2015: €60,000 for cancer and leukaemia research RTL Group p.9–11 “At the age of 20, we can aim much higher” RTL 2 p.4–8 Seeking a soulmate M6 p.12 New historic perspective UFA Fiction p.13 Big Picture p.14 SHORT NEWS p.15–16 PEOPLE p.17 “AT THE AGE OF 20, WE CAN Backstage takes a look back at where RTL 2 has been – and where it’s heading in the future AIM MUCH – during an interview with Managing Director Tristan Jurgensen. HIGHER” France – 2 April 2015 RTL 2 © Patrick Lazic Tristan Jurgensen, former General Manager of RTL Net, has headed up RTL Group’s French music radio stations since September 2014 4 20 years, 20 events On 26 and 27 March 2015, RTL 2 celebrated its 20th birthday with two days of special programming (Backstage reported) – a nod to the 2.8 million daily listeners, an all-time record in the station’s © Little Shao history. Determined to organise a birthday party for its listeners that is worthy of its ambitions, the radio station did not stop there. “In 2000, when RTL 2 celebrated its 5th birthday, it organised five private concerts,” explains Tristan Jurgensen, General Manager of RTL Group’s French music radio stations, Fun Radio and RTL 2. “Fifteen years Gregory Ascher, Presenter of the Concert Très Très Privé later, the latest addition to RTL Group’s French radio (Very, Very Private Concert) stations is all grown up. Now, at the age of 20, we can aim much higher.” The programming promise remains focused on the music, with presenters who also guarantee the music Indeed, more than 20 special events – private programming, such as Francis Zégut who has been concerts by artists, sneak previews of films, presenting Pop-Rock Station by Zégut every evening showcases and multi-artist spectacles in the for more than 10 years. Lastly, all of the events biggest auditoriums in France – will be organised organised or sponsored by the station are currently between now and December. The aim is to “offer musically oriented: showcases, concerts and unprecedented events in prestigious venues and Pop-Rock festivals. “In 20 years, RTL 2 has to surprise our listeners throughout the year,” Tristan JurgensenCD1 stresses. Les classiques “Being 20 years old 01 Coldplay Yellow 02 Oasis Champagne Supernova means being both bold03 Duran Duranand Ordinary impertinent,” World he adds. 04 David Bowie Stay 05 Joy Division Shadowplay 06 The Cure A Forest 07 Radiohead Street Spirit (Fade Out) 08 Procol Harum A Salty Dog Clear positioning09 Philip as Lynott the Growing Up key to success © Julien Weber 10 Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft 11 Blue Oyster Cult (Don’t Fear) The Reaper 12 Flash And The Pan Walking In The Rain 13 Paolo Nutini Iron Sky Chers amis, RTL 2 is the undisputed14 Simple Minds Dolphinsleader in music radio 15 Sinéad O’Connor Troy Les années se succèdent, un nouveau volume de Pop Rock Station by Zegut for the young adults Duréesegment, totale : 78’29’’ something which est né avec la mission de graver sur 4 CDs des émotions, fussent-elles du passé ou du présent. CD2 Les pépites Tristan Jurgensen attributes01 Temples Colours To Lifefirst and foremost to Depuis un an, je me suis donc mis en quête d’autres mélodies, 02 Midlake This Weight 03 Paul Thomas Saunders A Lunar Veteran’s Guide To Re-Entry d’harmonies, de sons, certains vous seront familiers, rallumant au détour clear positioning: 04 “RTLThe Divine Comedy2 is Bad the Ambassador only adult-oriented de votre mémoire un souvenir, une rencontre, un frisson. Votre curiosité 05 Lykke Li No Rest For The Wicked fera le reste, elle vous guidera, vous sourirez, parfois aux larmes comme music radio station 06 Brettto Andersonhave, Hymn ever since it was lorsque vous retrouvez un être cher. Parfois vous froncerez les sourcils 07 James Vincent McMorrow Cavalier 08 Angus & Julia Stone Draw Your Swords devant l’inconnu, après plusieurs écoutes, celui-ci vous emmènera created in 1995, always09 Asgeir Goingkept Home its musical promise bien au-delà du préjugé, de l’étiquette. 10 RY X Berlin 11 Flagship Hollywood Underwater Paradoxalement, la photographie qui illustre ce Pop Rock Station Vol.3 and its commitment12 Phosphorescent to its Song Forlisteners.” Zula Its musical n’est pas sonique mais définitivement aquatique comme une sorte de clin 13 The Derek Trucks Band Our Love promise is to deliver a14 Kingsound Pug Doggy Talkthat focuses on guitars d’œil à « 20 000 lieues sous les mers », « Moby Dick », 15 IAMX Walk With The Noise « Le Grand Bleu », à Cousteau, et à l’album « Nevermind » de Nirvana. 16 Gary Numan I Am Dust Un cliché pris un dimanche après-midi dans une piscine de Suresnes and rock influences17 UNKLE from feat. Ian Astbury the Burn MyUnited Shadow States, Brit Pop 76’08’’ dans les Hauts de Seine par une bande de passionnés de plongée Durée totale : sous la houlette de Julien Weber, auteur des visuels and French groupsCD3 from Les 1980 reprises to today. “We needed des Pop Rock Station Vol.1 et 2. 01 The Brunettes Lovesong a way to sum up02 Margot our & The musical Nuclear So and So’s promise, Ziggy Stardust so we called Depuis l’achat de mon premier 45 tours, la musique ne m’a jamais quitté, 03 Sleeping At Last Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic elle m’accompagne chaque jour, chaque nuit. Elle continuera à nous séduire, 04 Joshua James & The Forest Rangers No Milk Today RTL 2 the ‘Pop-Rock05 Jacqui Naylor sound’ Losing My Religion station, something car elle est éternelle, alors je vous la confie, prenez en soin, 06 Trespassers William Love Is Blindness c’est la meilleure des amies. 07 Dark Horses Road to Nowhere which many of our rivals08 Elk City Play– With who Fire are adopting all or 09 Son of the Velvet Rat Love Will Tear Us Apart part of our original claims10 Body Count Hey– Joeenvy us for today.” It Francis Zegut, flatteur de cages à miel. 11 The Waterboys Girl Of The North Country 12 Violent Femmes Do You Really Want To Hurt Me should also be pointed13 The Stranglersout that Walk On the By station still stands 14 Mike Watt & The Secondmen Street Fighting Man 15 Gravity Kills Personal Jesus by the positions set out16 Fear Factory in the I Will Follow brand’s original claim: 17 The Donnas Dancing With Myself “RTL 2 isn’t radio, it’s music.”Durée totale : 72’03’’ CD4 Les lives - Les guitares 01 Noir Desir I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (live from Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France / 1993) 02 The Boxer Rebellion The Gospel of Goro Adachi (live in TN) 03 Rival Sons Manifest Destiny Pt.1 (live in Gothenburg) 04 Gary Moore Parisienne Walkways (live) 05 Molly Hatchet Fall Of The Peacemakers (live version) 06 ZZ Top I Need You Tonight “RTL 2 IS07 David Lee RothTHE Damn Good ONLY 08 Marillion Easter 09 Jeff Beck The Final Peace 10 Winger Headed For A Heartbreak 11 Whitesnake Still Of The Night ADULT MUSIC12 Toto White Sister RADIO 13 Jefferson Starship Save Your Love 4CD Durée totale : 77’28’’ 4CD • 5 HEURES DE MUSIQUE STATION THAT 62 TITRES POP ROCK INCONTOURNABLES P & c 2014 Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company. Tous droits du producteur de l’œuvre phonographique et du propriétaire de l’œuvre enregistrée réservés. Sauf autorisation, la duplication, la location, le prêt ou l’utilisation de ce disque pour Le volume 3 du meilleur de l’émission de Francis Zegut exécution publique ou radiodiffusion sont interdits. Fabriqué en U.E. 5054196370251 HASc Photos : Julien Weber. KEPT5054196370251 ITS MUSICAL PROMISE.” With his show Pop-Rock Station by Zégut, Francis Zégut has Tristan Jurgensen been one of RTL 2’s iconic voices for more than 10 years Next > 5 developed a unique and exclusive approach to musical events by focusing on intimate and rare moments between artists and listeners,” Tristan Jurgensen says. “Private concerts, interviews, and offering every month the opportunity to a different © Patrick Lazic Pop-Rock artist to take over the editing of our Website as an ‘editor-in-chief’ are all unique opportunities to bolster links between listeners, artists and the station.” On 26 March 2015, RTL 2 celebrated its birthday at a party Best ratings in 20 years broadcast live in the presence of artists representative of the station, including Raphael (left) and Jean-Louis Aubert Today, RTL 2 is making the most of its musical positioning and the authentic and high-quality image ‘Amplified Radio’ made at RTL 2 it has earned from the public. As can be seen in the latest ratings – with 2,830,000 daily listeners and When asked about the station’s future prospects, a 3.2 per cent audience share – RTL 2 beat all of the former general manager of digital subsidiary its ratings records in January.