week 7 / 12 February 2015
AIMING HIGH PAYS OFF How RTL Radio breathed new life into its cult hit programme Les Grosses Têtes
Singapore Germany Germany RTL CBS Asia Clipfish launches new Deutschland 83 premieres Entertainment Network Smart TV movie channel at Berlinale kicks off in Hong Kong week 7 / 12 February 2015
AIMING HIGH PAYS OFF How RTL Radio breathed new life into its cult hit programme Les Grosses Têtes
Singapore Germany Germany RTL CBS Asia Clipfish launches new Deutschland 83 premieres Entertainment Network Smart TV movie channel at Berlinale kicks off in Hong Kong
Cover Laurent Ruquier, in the studio of RTL Radio (France), presenting Les Grosses têtes (Copyright of the photo: Abaca Press pour RTL)
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Entertainment conquers Hong Kong RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network “The time had come for p.8 ASIA ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK RTL Radio to give this programme a makeover to set ourselves up for the future” New movie fun RTL Radio (France) with Clipfish p.4–7 RTL Interactive p.9
Successful premiere at the Berlinale Unexpected surprises! UFA Fiction / M6 RTL Television p.11–12 p.10
A clean sweep for La Isla Minima Atresmedia p.13
Big Picture p.14
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Next > © Abaca Press pour RTL 6 “Laurent Ruquier has done a perfect job of A major boost to the radio’s ratings revitalising Les Grosses Têtes, displaying great talent, professionalism and intelligence,” Christopher Following the radio station’s lower audiences for the Baldelli says enthusiastically. Although the daily 2014 season, the overhaul of Les Grosses Têtes work associated with the programme is supervised has clearly boosted the show’s ratings, as indicated by Station and Programme Director Jacques Expert, by the latest poll published by Médiamétrie, covering Baldelli also holds monthly meetings with Ruquier the period November to December 2014. The to analyse the programme’s strengths and identify arrival of Laurent Ruquier, as well as of Yves Calvi potential areas for improvement. to present RTL Radio’s prime time morning show, increased the station’s cumulative audience to nearly 6.5 million listeners, producing the steepest annual upturn in seven years and attracting 579,000 new fans, an increase of 10 per cent. “Laurent Ratings of Ruquier is precisely what RTL Radio is all about: Les Grosses Têtes a radio station aimed at everyone,” Baldelli said in an interview published in Le Monde on 8 February 2015. “Being the leading general-interest station in a world of target groups and increasing focus on niche listeners topics is a challenge to which we have successfully 2,198,000 risen,” Baldelli concludes. (up by 257,000 on the previous year)
15,5% audience share (up 13 per cent on the previous year) Watch what 14% cumulative audience happens when (up 14 per cent on the previous year for 25- to 49-year-olds) two big radio names meet 24% cumulative audience (up 24 per cent on the previous year for 50- to 59-year-olds)
12% cumulative audience (up 12 per cent on the previous year for 60- to 74-year-olds)
62% more listeners than the previous year from higher occupational categories (cumulative audience)
Source: Médiamétrie audience poll for November to December 2014
7 ENTERTAINMENT CONQUERS HONG KONG RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network has sealed a carriage deal with PCCW Now, Hong Kong’s leading pay-TV operator and one of the world’s largest commercial deployments of IPTV. Singapore – 10 February 2015
Following its kick off on 10 February 2015, RTL CBS Entertainment HD will potentially reach over one million pay-TV households through now TV.
Jonas Engwall, CEO RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
“We are delighted to bring the channel to viewers in Hong Kong and to partner with such an accomplished operator as now TV,” says Jonas Engwall, CEO RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network. “We are confident that our channel will reach and be appreciated by large audiences in the territory.”
Loke Kheng Tham, PCCW’s Executive Vice President of Pay TV, adds: “We are very excited to bring RTL CBS Entertainment HD to our viewers in Hong Kong. The addition of RTL CBS Entertainment HD further demonstrates our commitment to providing the best content available for now TV customers.”
8 NEW MOVIE FUN WITH CLIPFISH RTL Interactive
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is further expanding its presence on smart TV sets with Clipfish by launching an ad-financed Smart TV movie channel. Germany – 6 February 2015
With over 800 movies, Clipfish will offer a varied and free of charge range of films from the start. It includes films such as the American thriller Bad Lieutenant featuring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in a free webstream premiere for Germany, Monster starring Oscar winner Charlize Theron, and the action film Hostage with Bruce Willis. The offer will be gradually expanded with movies of all genres. The new Smart TV channel will be advertised in TV commercials broadcast on the channels of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
Alongside the video-on-demand content offered by the Now family, the interactive music television channel dooloop.tv, the ’Fitness & Yoga‘ channel, and the already existing four Clipfish channels (Music, Comedy, Anime, Series), ’Clipfish Filme’ is already the eleventh video content offer from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland based on the HbbTV standard (Hybrid broadcast broadband TV). The offer is being marketed by Fourscreen marketer IP Deutschland.
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Marc Schröder, Managing Director of RTL Interactive
Marc Schröder, Member of the Executive Board of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and Managing Director of RTL Interactive: “With the new smart TV channel ’Clipfish Filme’ we are continuing to expand the non-linear video content offer of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland for the big screen as well. More than seven million Smart TV sets that are connected to the Internet can already access HbbTV services. This is the perfect platform for offering our broadcaster-independent, ad-financed video content on demand on a time-shifted basis.”
9 SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE AT THE BERLINALE UFA Fiction / RTL Television
Deutschland 83, a co-production between UFA Fiction and RTL Television, celebrated its world premiere on 9 February 2015 at the Berlin Film Festival. © RTL / Claudius Pflug © RTL Germany – 12 February 2015
In addition to the cast, the makers of the film were also in attendance at the ‘Haus der Berliner Festspiele’ as the first two episodes were presented to the film industry, to journalists and to several select Berlinale visitors. The screening ended to thundering applause, and the entire cast stepped up on stage to answer the moderator’s questions.
Afterwards, RTL Television, UFA Fiction and FremantleMedia International (FMI) jointly hosted a reception at Bertelsmann’s Berlin premises to celebrate the premiere in style.
The cast of Deutschland 83 © RTL / Claudius Pflug © RTL © RTL / Claudius Pflug © RTL
Author Jörg Winger, RTL Television’s Programming Managing Director Frank Hoffmann, Actor Jonas Nay, Director Eduard Berger, Actress Maria Schrader, Chairman of the Board of UFA Fiction Nico Hofmann, CEO of FMI Jens Richter und Head of Fiction at RTL Television Philipp Steffens (from left to right)
SOON TO BE SEEN OVERSEAS!
Deutschland 83 has been sold to Sundance TV. The series will be broadcast in the original German with English subtitles, and is the first German-language drama series ever to be broadcast in the US. Leading actor Jonas Nay
10 UNEXPECTED SURPRISES! M6
On the new programme Tout peut arriver, first aired on M6 on 11 February 2015, Jérôme Anthony and Guillaume Pley revel in putting celebrities and members of the public on the spot. So be on your guard! France – 11 February 2015 © Julien Knaub / M6
Tout peut arriver
Even if you don’t happen to be in the Tout peut arriver studio yourself, this doesn’t mean that the programme can’t come and seek you out! Indeed, long-standing fans of a certain star find it hard to believe their eyes when they see that whilst they are sitting in the audience their idol is in their very own home, sitting in their living room, eating a meal in their kitchen or taking a shower in their bathroom. Singers Christophe Willem and James Blunt have agreed to play along and provide their Scan or click to watch a clip from the show fans with some unforgettable shared moments and encounters.
Here’s another type of unexpected surprise: sitting at home, expecting to enjoy a perfectly normal evening of television, families, friends and fellow tenants will be ambushed by our presenter duo, who will appear on their TV screen and take control of the set to invite them to take part in a massive karaoke session…with a difference! For here, instead of using a tape recorder or bizarre video clip, the karaoke is 100 per cent live, with music performed by popular artists who have come to sing for them, like Lio, Gilbert Montagné or Michel Fugain.
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11 © Julien Knaub / M6 © Capture d’écran / M6
Impressions from the show Tout peut arriver guarantees fun
And Guillaume Pley and Jérôme Anthony will not exactly let celebrities off lightly either. The first ‘victim’ on their list is none other than Philippe Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Etchebest, the two-star Michelin chef voted ‘Best French Craftsman’, the format on which Tout peut arriver who will find himself in a mock TV studio launching a fake cookery was based, was launched in 2002 show. In another episode, a celebrity wearing earphones will be put and has won numerous awards at the at the mercy of our playful two presenters and issued with totally zany National Television Awards for the Most instructions designed to make the person in question do or say all kinds Popular Entertainment Programme. In of mad things right in front of dumbfounded members of the public. 2014 alone the programme bagged a TV Choice Award in the Best Entertainment Guillaume Pley has issued this warning: “Watch out! Anyone Show category and a Freesat Free TV could put you on the spot: your friends, husband, family or us. On Award in the Best Live TV Programme this show, as the name suggests, absolutely anything can happen!” category. Moreover, the show picked Jérôme Anthony confirmed that “Nobody is safe. If you don’t happen up a Bafta in the Entertainment Craft to be watching TV and believe you can’t be caught out, then think Team category. At the British Academy again! It could happen to you anywhere!” Television Awards, the programme was crowned Best Entertainment Tout peut arriver broadcast on M6 at 20:55 on 11 and 18 February Performance and Best Entertainment 2015. Programme. Missed episodes of Tout peut arriver can also be watched on The original format Ant & Dec’s catch-up TV on 6play, Facebook and Twitter: #TPA. Saturday Night Takeaway has been successfully adapted in many different countries.
12 A CLEAN SWEEP Atresmedia
The Atresmedia Cine production La Isla Mínima won a total of ten prizes at the ‘Premios Goya’ awards ceremony on 7 February 2015. Spain – 10 February 2015
The thriller La Isla Mínima was one of the evening’s biggest winners, sweeping the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Alberto Rodríguez) and Best Screenplay (Rafael Cobos), Best Actor (Javier Gutiérrez) and Best Young Actress (Nerea Barros). Álex Catalán accepted the prestigious Goya for Best Cinematography, Pepe Domínguez for Best Production Design and Fernando García for Best Costume. Julio de la Rosa won the Best Music award, and José M.G. Moyano received the Goya for Best Editing.
Poster of La Isla Mínima The awardees
The event wasn’t the only awards triumph for La Isla Mínima this February. At the 70th edition of the ‘Medallas CEC’ in early February 2015, the Atresmedia Cine production was also among the top performers, scoring a total of eight medals – including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Javier Gutiérrez).
RTL Group owns a 19.2 per cent shareholding in Atresmedia.
Click or scan to watch the trailer for the movie
13 Creating a buzz
A sneak peak of FremantleMedia UK’s Talkback production The Keith Lemon Sketch Show has attracted over 7.2 million views, 64,000 likes, 22,000 comments and 89,000 shares on Facebook. In the fast paced show, whose first episode was aired on 5 February 2015 on ITV2 in prime time, Keith Lemon affectionately spoofs the world of TV, film and famous faces.
Watch Keith playing a moustachioed Kim Kardashian SHORT NEWS 1/2
A French channel sets the clock to UK time Paris Première
On 8 February 2015, Paris Première broadcast the 68th Bafta awards ceremony 2015 live and in exclusivity. Bafta rewards cinema excellence and is the British counterpart of the American Oscars. France – 6 February 2015
Boosting your fan reach FremantleMedia
Youtuber Elrubius belonging to Divimove network has scored ten million subscribers on Youtube. Elrubius is one of Europe’s most successful Youtube talents. Visit Elrubius channel here. United Kingdom – 9 February 2015
A special award FremantleMedia UK
The X Factor UK has won the International Programme Sales category at the Broadcast Awards, which took place in London on 4 February 2015. The award recognises the fact that it took FremantleMedia International only six months to get the 11th season into 140 territories. United Kingdom – 10 February 2015
On the search for true beauty RTL Television
On 11 February 2015, together with the star designer Guido Maria Kretschmer, the search for Deutschlands schönste Frau (Germany’s most beautiful woman) started on RTL Television. 20 candidates travel to Majorca and compete for the title by tackling different challenges to show what they are made of. In the grand finale, the viewers decide who will become ‘Germany’s most beautiful woman 2015’ and will be shown on a poster of the international underwear manufacturer Triumph. Germany – 11 February 2015
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Golden Camera nominee UFA Fiction
The UFA production Bornholmer Straße has been nominated for a Golden Camera as ‘Best TV Movie’. The 50th Golden Camera Awards will be presented in Hamburg on 27 February 2015. Germany – 11 February 2015
Talent publicly recognised RTL Radio
Two young rising stars at RTL Radio, Marie Jansen, presenter of 5 to 7 Weekend and the journalist Laurent Tessier were among the winners of the Jeunes Talents de la Radio 2015 awards presented on 9 February 2015 at the Salon de la Radio in Paris. France – 11 February 2015
Bionic abilities M6
From 12 February 2015, the American series Intelligence is broadcast on M6 in prime time. The series follows the adventures of Gabriel Vaughn (played by Josh Holloway), a very special agent with enhanced intelligence thanks to a chip implanted in his brain. France – 12 February 2015
Football fans Club RTL
With the return to Club RTL of two flagship European football competitions, Anne Ruwet will present Europa League games and Stéphane Pauwels will be in charge of the Champions League. Belgium – 12 February 2015
16 PEOPLE TOMMY WOSCH UFA Fiction
Germany – 6 February 2015
As part of its portfolio expansion, UFA Fiction is setting up its own comedy unit, which will combine its hidden camera, comedy and sitcom activities. The unit will be managed by Tommy Wosch.
Wosch has many years of experience in comedy as a producer, writer and director. With his production company Biller & Vass, he also produced the comedy programmes Böse Mädchen and In jeder Beziehung for RTL Television, which were nominated for the German Comedy Prize. Wosch also works as a radio presenter. He will continue to present the afternoon programme Die schöne Woche on Radioeins. Among the first projects Tommy Wosch will be developing for UFA Fiction is, in addition to a sitcom, a hidden camera format for primetime.
Markus Brunnemann, Managing Director UFA Fiction: “Tommy Wosch is incredibly creative and he is one of the few people in this field to be responsible for fantastic programmes as a producer, writer and director. We are very pleased to have Tommy Wosch on our team as a producer. With his outstanding creativity we are looking forward to realising many exciting and entertaining projects together.” Tommy Wosch, Manager of the unit comedy of UFA Fiction
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