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week 33 / 17 August 2012

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Big Picture Four medals for p.23 the Annual Report RTL Group p.22 Anke Schäferkordt presented RTL Television’s new programme line-up for the 2012/13 TV season “WHAT in Cologne. It includes a varied bouquet of new format ideas, while popular established CONSTITUTES programmes have undergone significant development. RTL TELEVISION”

Germany – 17 August 2012 RTL Television

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4 Daniel Hartwich presents Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln

After a rather mixed summer in so far and a thunderstorm the night before, the sun shone brightly at noon at Cologne-Deutz, where RTL Television presented its new programme line-up on 16 August. “The sun is shining, we’ll take that as a good sign for today’s event,” said Anke Schäferkordt, CEO of RTL Television, welcoming the journalists: “Although as commercial TV people, we’ll be quite happy if summer ends soon – with all these incredible sporting events. Of course TV usage has been dominated by the major sporting events, the European football championships and the Olympics.” The programming team has focused on developing new ideas in all genres over the past two years.

“Our package of new launches is therefore Diana Amft in Die neuen Abenteuer der alten Christine bigger than it has been for a long time, especially in the fi elds of drama, entertainment shows, and “If you produce successful programming, it is not reality.” surprising if others eventually copy you,” said Schäferkordt. “This naturally leads to a dwindling Anke Schäferkordt clearly stated the goal for of our audience share to a lower level.” She gave the new TV season: “We want to maintain our the example of the afternoon programme line-up market leadership – and with a clear lead over with various scripted documentary and docu-soap the competition.” In order to achieve this goal she formats and the talent shows, which continue to said RTL Television will set new accents as well score excellent ratings, but are no longer at the as develop its existing formats. Enhancing the exceptional level seen in previous years. channel’s innovation leadership is also important, she said. “That is why we are developing new ideas Humour and action dominate RTL Television’s in all areas, especially for prime time.” in-house fi ction productions in the upcoming season: the channel continues its strategy of event-scale drama movies with star-studded

5 productions like Die Jagd nach dem Bernstein- Meanwhile, in a new season of the German zimmer (The Hunt For The Amber Room). Television Award-winning comedy series Der Lehrer (The Teacher) Stefan Vollmer battles educational problems and disinterest in the classroom in a nonchalant, cool and unconventional way.

Following the successful pilot, IK 1 – Touristen in Gefahr (Tourists In Danger) enters serial transmission. Four exciting cases in Asia await the daring BKA (Federal Offi ce of Criminal Investigation) offi cer and his colleague who are deployed whenever German citizens living abroad are embroiled in crime. In Der Mallorca Detektiv, Tom Hammer is an investigator who is committed to his job body and soul. When Tom’s friend is shot, the trail leads him into high-society circles on Majorca where he meets a mysterious woman who pulls all the strings on the island and is apparently involved in shady business.

The new programme line-up includes two new US series: the continuation of the iconic US series Dallas, which infl uenced an entire decade, and whose TV theme tune is still unmistakable today, will be shown on RTL Television. Alongside young actors like Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe (both well known from Desperate Housewives) and Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious), who star in the remake of Transporter with Chris Vance Dallas, there is a reunion with villain JR Ewing (Larry Hagman) and other stars from the original series RTL Television is exploring new paths with the in their world-renowned roles: Linda Gray as Sue action series Transporter, produced in collaboration Ellen, Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing, Steve Kanaly with M6 in France and HBO and offering high-speed as well as JR’s half-brother Ray and Charlene Tilton entertainment based on the famous movie series. as his niece Lucy. Luc Besson, producer of the Transporter movies, was involved in the production as Executive In the new format Total Blackout – Stars im Dunkeln Producer. The British actor Chris Vance (Prison (Stars In The Dark), celebrities have to complete Break) plays former elite soldier Frank Martin, challenging tasks in total darkness, much to the who transports whatever is required of him as the delight of the audience and the show’s presenter Transporter. Next season’s series highlights Daniel Hartwich. The show starts on 18 August. include a new series starring Diana Amft who In September, season six of Das Supertalent conquered viewers’ hearts in Doctor’s Diary. In (Got Talent) begins with the highest-profi le celebrity Die neuen Abenteuer der alten Christine (The jury of all time. In addition to personnel changes, New Adventures Of The Old Christine), Amft plays with Thomas Gottschalk and Michelle Hunziker Christine, a divorced woman in her mid-thirties alongside Dieter Bohlen on the jury, some changes with a child. When her ex one day reappears with have been made to the show’s concept as well: this a new girlfriend, who is also called Christine and is season each juror will have the option to catapult ten years younger, the “old” Christine wants to test a talent immediately into the live shows using the her market value and embarks on a chaotic, very ‘golden star buzzer’ – regardless of the opinions funny man hunt. RTL Television also introduces of the other two judges. Deutschland sucht den another new sitcom: Sekretärinnen – Überleben Superstar (Idols) will celebrate its 10th anniversary von neun bis fünf (Secretaries – Surviving The in early 2013 with a major overhaul. And the Nine To Five) about the endearingly chaotic Katja audience will also notice some innovative Neumann, who as new chief secretary in a toast changes when RTL Television asks celebrities to factory not only has to cope with her choleric take to the fl oor again in Let’s Dance. boss Berger, but also her bullying colleagues.

6 In his live stage show Ich weiß, was du denkst The documentary Vermisst (Missing), which (I Know What You’re Thinking) the mind reader researches cases worldwide and brings about and body language expert Thorsten Havener takes extraordinary reunions, returns with Sandra viewers with him on a fascinating journey into the Eckardt as its new presenter, In the emotion- world of human thought, observation, perception charged documentary Entführt – Gib mir mein Kind and suggestion. In Born to Shine celebrities put zurück! (Kidnapped – Give Me Back My Child!), themselves in the hands of a big “little” talent in private investigator Norbert Idel and his team work order to train for an appearance on the great closely with national and international authorities family show: whether it is tap dance, acrobatics or as they search for children abducted by one of the violin – each of the child ‘coaches’ is especially their parents. After the success of the fi rst season gifted in a discipline which the star has no idea about. Christopher Posch – Ich kämpfe für Ihr Recht (I Fight For Your Rights) is back in a new time slot. A Award-winning German comedian Bülent Ceylan new series of Germany’s most popular docu-soap, presents his latest live routine in a stadium before Bauer sucht Frau (The Farmer Wants a Wife) with 42,000 people for the fi rst time, and appears in six Inka Bause, starts in October. In Das Jenke-Experi- new episodes of his popular Bülent Ceylan Show, ment, Jenke von Wilmsdorff slips into unusual roles in which he comments on the events of the week to illustrate socially relevant themes such as the in his own distinctive way and examines everyday generation gap or the reality of addiction. German-Turkish cultural issues. Alexander Schubert and Judith Richter are on the team of the new comedy sketch show In jeder Beziehung. Everyone who lives in a relationship knows that a partnership consists not only of rosy-coloured heights, but also of rather dark depths. Martin Rütter presents a new edition of Martin Rütter – Die grosse Hundeshow (The Big Dog Show), and on Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!) celebrities are back in the Australian jungle for a most amusing start to the year. The new jury of Das Supertalent: Thomas Gottschalk, Michelle Hunziker and Dieter Bohlen The central themes of RTL Television’s new reality formats are people with moving stories, and exposing social ills. In Rach deckt auf – Was wird RTL Television is broadcasting one of the most uns hier aufgetischt? celebrity chef Christian Rach extraordinary fi lms of recent years as a free-to-air investigates issues surrounding food, shopping and TV premiere – the sci-fi thriller Inception starring consumer protection. Ärztepfusch? Dr. Gardain klärt Leonardo Di Caprio, which won four Oscars: auf follows up cases in which doctors’ errors have a masterfully complex, visionary masterpiece condemned their patients to misery. The Secret exploring time and space, dream and reality. Millionaire goes incognito into impoverished Another fi lm highlight of the upcoming RTL season communities to fi nd vulnerable people in diffi cult is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, situations who he can then support; and in the fi rst part of the fi nale of the movie adaptation Die Zuschauer (The Viewers) a group of 50 of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, which grossed more people rather than an individual expert look at than $955 million and was nominated for two people seeking help in order to jointly help them Oscars. The action-packed, explosive movie with their own experience and life-changing advice. remake of the successful 1980s series The A-Team After last year’s success of Der Bachelor, another successfully transfers the funny stunts, clever tricks ‘dream man’ searches for his great love against and cool lines of the original series to the present the picturesque backdrop of South Africa. In Der day. VIP Bus – Promis auf Pauschalreise, celebrity couples are put to the test on a bus package tour. Anke Schäferkordt presented the channel’s In Star Race, six celebrities engage in a top-class information programming in a separate trailer, race and experience the adventure of a lifetime. and stressed the importance of news and Abandoned in the Philippines with no money, information programmes for RTL Television. no celebrity kudos and no interpreter, they have to In addition to daily and weekly news and battle their way through the capital Manila in three magazine programmes, RTL Television will also be teams. reporting extensively on the US elections. Peter

7 Dallas Anke Schäferkordt and Oliver Schablitzki, Head of RTL Nitro Kloeppel will present Armes Deutschland, reiches In times of increasing fragmentation and Deutschland – Peter Kloeppel unterwegs in einer digitisation, however, Schäferkordt said the sozial gespaltenen Republik (Poor Germany, Rich record audience shares of the past two years Germany – Peter Kloeppel on the road in a socially maintained were exceptional years, during which divided republic). On 30 March this year Kloeppel RTL Television, as a major channel, grew counter celebrated his 20th anniversary as anchorman on to the trend: “We have observed that the ten major RTL Aktuell. In May the magazine programme channels – including the public-service channels, Explosiv and then in June the midday news which aired the European football championships programme Punkt 12 will be 20 years old and in and the Olympics – lost audience shares in the September the early-morning magazine programme fi rst seven months of 2012. At RTL Television we Punkt 6 is 15 years old. Anke Schäferkordt: “This are exactly at the level of 2009. Every German on not only shows the importance of information in our has access to an average 80 channels – here high programme line-up, but above all that we rely on double-digit market shares for several channels continuity here.” will no longer be possible long-term.” She said one example of a measure to counter this trend is the With Formula 1 and RTL Television has expansion of the family of channels with the launch established two strong sports in its portfolio as strong of RTL Nitro in April 2012, which is aimed primarily features of its programming. “Viewers immediately at a male audience in the 20 to 59 age group. associate these two sports with RTL,” Schäferkordt Schäferkordt: “Here we simply followed an old rule: was happy to note. In the current 2012 season, if the market is increasingly fragmented, Formula 1 attracted audiences of up to seven fragment yourself.” million, with market shares often going well above 40 per cent. After the TV contract with Formula A few months after launch, the One World Championship Limited (FOWC) was new channel recorded an average market share of extended through 2015 in 2011, this year the 0.5 per cent and is developing “much better than cooperation with long-running TV expert Niki expected – thanks in part to extensive cross- Lauda was also extended for the full term of the TV promotion.” Oliver Schablitzki, Head of RTL Nitro, contract. Boxing also regularly gives RTL Television gave a presentation about the special-interest record viewing fi gures. The partnership between channel, including the four new series in its new the Klitschkos and RTL Television goes back to programme line-up: Covert Affairs, Alcatraz, 2006. Since then, the team led by presenter Florian Breakout Kings and Raising Horizon. “Viewers König, boxing expert Luan Krasniqi, commentator giving RTL Nitro a try, which we are pleased Tobias Drews and reporter Kai Ebel have presented about. Average viewing time is 25 minutes, which 21 fi ghts. On 8 September WBC world champion is high for a small channel, with remarkable peak appears in Moscow in a voluntary market shares of 5 per cent,” said Schablitzki. title defence against Manuel Charr. RTL Television “What helps us especially is that we broadcast will broadcast the fi ght live from Moscow. The IBO, strictly complementary programming in the daytime IBF, WBO and WBA champion with classic series such as Knight Rider, which in will probably step into the ring again in November or ideal cases are three-generation programmes December 2012. watched by grandfathers, fathers, and children.”

8 ‘EVERYTHING NEW, NEW, NEW!’ Super RTL

Once upon a time

Super RTL unveiled its programme line-up for the 2012/13 TV season. A special prime-time highlight is the German premiere of Once upon a time – Es war einmal... The channel also presented new apps and its consulting fi rm Famicus. Germany – 3 August 2012

”Welcome to the living room”, said Claude Schmit, Managing Director of Super RTL, welcoming the journalists who had travelled to the Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland ‘living room of the future’ in Cologne. “We have been the undisputed market leader in the children’s sector for 15 years. This is a remarkable success in the TV landscape. Thanks to our partners RTL Group and Disney, we are also well prepared for the upcoming season.”

Programme Director Carsten Göttel: “We’ve learned a lot from the past. For example what goes well with us and what doesn’t. Based Claude Schmit welcoming the participants on this, we are now launching into the new TV season and are doing everything new, new, new.” The fl agship of the coming season is the US series Once Upon A Time, which is aired on the ABC network in the US. “In prime time, we are always looking for formats that both adults and children like to watch – and that is the case with Once Upon A Time,” said Göttel. “The series perfectly suits our positioning.” Once Upon A Time links classic fairy-tale motifs with modern-day issues and has reaped kudos from reviewers and audiences alike. The idea for the ABC Studios produced series came from the producers of the cult series Lost. Super RTL is airing the fi rst season beginning on Wednesday 12 September at 20:15 as a free-to-air TV premiere.

Carsten Göttel On Tuesday 4 September, the format simultaneously begins broadcasting on the digital special-interest channel Passion. Super RTL has planned a major marketing campaign for the launch of the series, including print, online, cinema, radio and billboard advertising, as well as a guerrilla marketing campaign.

The children’s channel is adding the new self-commissioned production Woozle Goozle to its Toggo programme line-up. A science magazine with a twist, Woozle Goozle is presented by Beni Weber and his shaggy companion Woozle. Fans of classic cartoons will enjoy Wild Kratts and the latest adventures of Peter Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man. Super RTL is the home of two more free-to-air TV

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9 premieres with the sitcoms Jessie and Austin & Ally. In the Toggolino pre-school block, the youngest viewers can look forward to new series including the classic Bob der Baumeister (Bob the Builder), Timmy das Schäfchen (Timmy Time) and Die Oktonauten (The Octonauts). The British animated series Mike der Ritter (Mike the Knight) will join the ranks of audience favourites this autumn.

As well as highlights from the TV programme, Super RTL presented innovations in other business fi elds. In the mobile sector, the Toggolino app for preschool audiences is poised for launch, and numerous Michael Rüger presented Super RTL’s digital app features are being added to the popular Toggo app, including a ‘second portfolio screen’ function that lets young users answer quiz questions on the content of a TV programme while it is being broadcast, for example.

Based on a consulting project in Dubai, Super RTL has now launched a subsidiary: Famicus advises companies on their positioning in the German children’s and youth market, as well as the development of innovative products and marketing concepts.

Claude Schmit ended the presentation by declaring the channel’s goal and direction: “First, we will remain the most popular channel for children. In the long run, we are aiming for an average 4 per cent share of the 14- to 49-year-old market. We’d like to achieve this in the next fi ve years.”

10 GROUPE M6 REPORTS HALF-YEAR RESULTS 2012 Groupe M6

In the fi rst half of 2012, Groupe M6’s consolidated revenue came to €710.8 million, down slightly by 1.2 per cent, while net profi t rose to €94.4 million, an increase of 3.1 per cent. France – 26 July 2012

The main channel M6’s advertising revenues declined by 4 per cent in the half-year. Over the fi rst six months of the year, the Group’s advertising revenues declined by 2.2 per cent, while non-advertising revenues were stable at €287.3 million (plus 0.2 per cent).

On 30 June 2012, net fi nancial income was €22.7 million (€1.5 million at 30 June 2011), including a €20.2 million capital gain on the sale of the Group’s equity investment in Summit Entertainment in January 2012. Thanks to this transaction, Groupe M6 reports its best half-year net profi t of the last fi ve years, up 3.1 per cent to €94.4 million.

Nicolas de Tavernost Following the publication of Groupe M6’s fi nancial results, Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Management Board of Groupe M6, gave an interview to Le Figaro. For Nicolas de Tavernost, this is the consequence of two things: “the poor performance of the advertising market in May and June, and the specifi c investments made for the European football championships. Euro 2012 is not an investment that will pay off immediately for M6, but we are aiming to be the co-leader in the television industry in France, especially in prime time.”

Regarding the outlook for the French advertising market, he explains that the group remains “cautious about the summer and the start of the new season. The television advertising market has not improved in the last fi ve years. It has actually dropped in real euro terms. This is a very important fact that must be taken into account by the public authorities and the regulator. The French media authority will have a great deal of responsibility when it examines the impact of the arrival of Canal Plus on the free-to-air television market.”

In fact, de Tavernost believes that: “There is a glut of television offerings on the French market with respect to the industry’s economic capacity” and is worried about the purchase of Direct 8 and Direct Star by Canal Plus, as he already explained to daily Le Monde in June.

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11 GRUPO ANTENA 3 PUBLISHES RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2012 Grupo Antena 3

As the Spanish TV advertising market continued to decline signifi cantly, Grupo Antena 3’s revenue, operating profi t and net result were down fi rst half of 2012. Spain – 25 July 2012

In the fi rst half of 2012, Grupo Antena 3 had to operate in a very diffi cult economic environment as the Spanish TV advertising market – the company’s main source of revenue – was estimated to be down 16 per cent year-on-year. As a result, Grupo Antena 3’s net revenue decreased by 8.6 per cent to €384.7 million (H1/2011: €420.9 million). First-half operating profi t (EBITDA) declined by 56.3 per cent to €34.1 million (H1/2011: €77.9) million). The net profi t of Grupo Antena 3 for the reporting period was €17.9 million, down from €54.0 million in the previous year.

However, the Antena 3 family of TV channels continued to outperform the market and increased its advertising market share by 3.1 percentage points to 33.2 per cent – a total gain of 10 percentage points during the last 5 years. “This highlights the excellent performance of Grupo Antena 3 in comparison with the rest of the market in the adverse economic environment Spain is currently faced with,” the company said in a statement. The Antena 3 family of channels increased its total audience share by 1.3 percentage points to 17.8 per cent.

12 “GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD” FremantleMedia

In a letter to all FremantleMedia employees, the company’s new CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz outlined the path to continue growing RTL Group’s content arm. – 13 July 2012

In her message, Cécile Frot-Coutaz started by thanking her predecessor Tony Cohen for the “outstanding job” he has done in leading the company through an extraordinary growth period, thus making FremantleMedia what it is today – “one of the most successful entertainment companies in the world.”

Welcoming Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Guillaume de Posch, Co-CEO of RTL Group, said: “Cécile has been with FremantleMedia for 17 years and has the vision and leadership that are needed to further grow our content business. She brings expertise and drive from the largest TV market in the world and combines her creative skills as a producer with a sharp business perspective. I am very happy to welcome her at the Cécile Frot-Coutaz helm of RTL Group’s production arm.”

Turning to her future role at FremantleMedia, Cécile Frot-Coutaz wrote in her message: “I am aware of the challenges that we face but I also believe that there are some great opportunities ahead of us. We are well placed to help shape the future.” The company will profi t from focusing on the pipeline, across a broad range of genres, she said and continued: “We must create new brands and investing in global development will be a top priority.” At the same time, FremantleMedia needs to position itself for the transformation to digital, Cécile Frot-Coutaz pointed out.

Referring to her work as Executive Producer for hit shows such as American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The X Factor and The Price Is Right, she underlined how important it is to keep successful shows relevant – and that she knows what effort this takes: “We must never leave our core behind as we pursue new avenues for growth. And the one thing I know is that whatever the medium, whatever the genre, the same principles apply: It is about creating great content that audiences want to interact with.”

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13 About RTL Group, Cécile Frot-Coutaz said: “The good news is that we have a very supportive shareholder who sees FremantleMedia as a growth platform and a company well poised to take advantage of the new opportunities that lie ahead.” She closed with saying: “FremantleMedia’s future success lies with our people. Let’s build on our culture and the values that bind us. I feel immensely proud to be part of the FremantleMedia family and that is why I was honoured to accept the role of CEO. I am excited about our future and I hope that you are too.”

Born and raised in France, Frot-Coutaz earned her MBA

At FremantleMedia North America, from the prestigious Insead business school in 1994. When Pearson Cécile Frot-Coutaz executive produced shows such purchased the assets of Grundy Television, Frot-Coutaz was as American Idol... named Corporate Strategy Executive for the newly created Pearson TV. She then spearheaded the subsequent acquisition and integration of All-American Fremantle into the Pearson Television Group. After a short stint in San Francisco creating online and interactive strategies for Pearson Television, Frot-Coutaz joined the North American headquarters of the newly rebranded FremantleMedia in Los Angeles, where she served as Executive Vice President, Commercial and Operations until her promotion to COO of Production in 2002, and CEO in 2005. In July 2012, she was appointed CEO of FremantleMedia. ...and The X Factor

14 FREMANTLEMEDIA AND RANDOM HOUSE FORM EXCLUSIVE TV PARTNERSHIP FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia and Random House announced a major new creative and strategic partnership to develop scripted television programming for the US and international markets based on the fi ction and nonfi ction books published by Random House’s imprints in North America and internationally. United Kingdom – 26 July 2012

The fi rst-look deal with RTL Group’s production arm FremantleMedia will reside within Random House Television, a newly created part of , the publisher’s rebranded and expanded entertainment division led by Peter Gethers, President. Random House Television will work together with Random House’s editors and publishers, and their authors’ agents, to identify and acquire performance rights for the full range of broadcast network, cable, and premium television scripted formats. The partnership will also seek to collaborate with Random House authors to develop original scripted television properties they might create. United Talent Agency represented Random House Studio and negotiated the fi rst-look deal with FremantleMedia. Jeffrey Levine Jeffrey Levine has been appointed Head of Television for Random House Television, based in FremantleMedia’s Los Angeles offi ces, reporting to Peter Gethers. He will work closely with Jeff Tahler, FremantleMedia Enterprises Senior Vice President of Global Content, and Tony Optican, Senior Vice President of Scripted Programming for FremantleMedia North America, and with the entire Random House Studio team.

Levine joins the company from Spring Creek Productions, where he worked on the development of many of the company’s features including Blood Diamond, Monster-In-Law and the now casting This Is Where I Leave You. Levine was an Executive Producer on HBO’s Too Big To Fail, which garnered 11 Emmy nominations and won the WGA award for best adaption for Long Form. Previously Mr. Levine was Vice President, Movies and Mini-Series at Turner Broadcasting Company, where he oversaw the development of such projects as James Dean and Mists of Avalon.

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15 Also joining the Random House Television team in Los Angeles is Christina Malach, Executive Story Editor, Random House Studio. The New team under Gethers is Valerie Cates and Claudia Herr, both Executive Story Editors, and Brady Emerson, Story Editor, Random House Studio.

David Ellender, Global CEO of FremantleMedia Enterprises, says “This is a hugely exciting coming together of two companies in the Bertelsmann family. As one of the world’s most successful book publishers with a global roster of admired authors, Random House is the perfect partner for FremantleMedia as we continue to develop and expand our slate of world-class scripted content for international audiences. We warmly welcome Peter, Jeff and the entire Random House Television team, and look forward to working with them to develop high-quality television projects with wide appeal.”

Peter Gethers said, “Partnering with the very talented and savvy FremantleMedia team gives us a wonderful opportunity to signifi cantly increase the many options we already offer to Random House authors around the world. This alliance will enable us to help them expand into new creative and commercial areas to broaden their audience. Random House Television is a natural extension of the partnership we already enjoy with our writers and will help them fl ourish in an increasingly complex, exciting, and interdependent global entertainment business. I’m thrilled to have Jeff on board with us, David Ellender and with the opportunity to work with FremantleMedia in the US and internationally.”

16 UFA RESTRUCTURES ITS FICTION PRODUCTION BUSINESS UFA

In view of a rapidly changing media market, UFA is strengthening its future viability with new structures and processes. As part of UFA’s reorganisation, the new management structure of its Fiction Production department has now been set. Germany – 1 August 2012

The new Teamworx UFA unit will comprise the activities of the UFA Fernsehproduktion, Teamworx and UFA Cinema labels, but the established labels will be preserved. Phoenix Film, in which UFA owns a majority stake, is not currently part of the unit. Nico Hofmann, Joachim Kosack and Jürgen Schuster will head the new unit. Kosack, who already worked for Grundy UFA as an Author, Director and Producer from 1996 to 2001 and oversaw fi lm and series projects as a producer for Teamworx from 2001 to 2006, joins the unit from the channel Sat1, where he has served as CEO since October 2011. In his time with the ProSiebenSat1 group, Kosack was responsible for such successful programmes as Der letzte Bulle, Danni Lowinski, Die Wanderhure and Die Säulen der Erde. Kosack will take up his duties at UFA in October 2012. Nico Hofmann UFA CEO Wolf Bauer says: “I am convinced that by with this integrated structure and management, UFA’s Fiction production activities will be in good shape for the future. We are focusing on creating even closer ties between our creative producers, reducing redundant parallel structures, and strengthening our innovative abilities. We have an excellent creative management team in place with Nico Hofmann and Joachim Kosack.”

After more than 30 years with UFA, Norbert Sauer will step down as Managing Director at the end of August. He has been with the company since 1979, when he started as a Producer. In 1991, he was appointed producer and Managing Director at UFA. During his term as Producer, he has overseen the production of over 300 cinematic and TV fi lms and numerous series and miniseries, many of them award-winning Joachim Kosack productions. Says Bauer: “Norbert Sauer is an outstanding Producer in the German programming market and has played a formative role in establishing UFA Fernsehproduktion as a strong programme maker in Germany. I thank him very sincerely for his splendid achievements as a producer and entrepreneur.”

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17 Thomas Peter Friedl, who joined the company at the beginning of 2008, will also be leaving UFA at the end of the year, on the best of terms and at his own request. As Co-Managing Director of UFA Cinema, he was formative in building its cinematic production operations. During his time at UFA Cinema he oversaw the creation of fi lms Teufelskicker (The Devil Kickers), Hanni und Nanni (The O’Sullivan Twins), Dschungelkind (Jungle Child) and Die Relativitätstheorie der Liebe (The Relativity of Love). Wolf Bauer: “Thomas Friedl has been an inspiring and creative entrepreneurial force in building our big-screen activities and putting our fi lm projects into action. I can only thank him sincerely for our excellent collaboration.”

UFA’s cinematic production activities will continue to have their place Jürgen Schuster in the new Fiction structure: the large-scale production Der Medicus (The Physician) with a top-notch international cast directed by Philipp Stölzl is currently being produced, as is part three in the screen adaptation of the bestselling children’s book series Hanni und Nanni (The O’Sullivan Twins).

18 A YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR IDEA LOVERS Radical Media

FremantleMedia’s Radical Media has launched its fi rst Youtube channel: THNKR, featuring new series and programming available exclusively on the platform. North America – 3 August 2012

THNKR is a new original Youtube channel that gives viewers THNKR logo extraordinary access to the people, stories and ideas that are transforming the world. THNKR brings viewers the unfettered opinions of today’s top thinkers to stimulate, challenge and perhaps even – as the channel’s tag line says – ‘change your mind’.

Visit YouTube channel THNKR on .com/thnkr Screenshot of THNKR Youtube’s page

“We live in a fragmented media landscape and it moves at breakneck speed,” says Jon Kamen, Chairman and CEO of Radical Media. “THNKR was borne out of a desire to expose people to ideas that would cut through the clutter. Ideas that they’d want to stop and absorb and think about and respond to. TED (editor’s note: the fi rst Youtube channel that shares the world’s leading thinkers’ best ideas from the TED conference for free) blazed a path by answering the desire of a mass audience to have intelligent conversations online. THNKR extends that concept of inspiring people, exposing them to new ideas, and challenging them, by doing it via the medium Radical Media has always been drawn to: narrative storytelling.”

THNKR’s programme line-up includes Bookd where a select group of extraordinary individuals come together to discuss the most thought-provoking non-fi ction books. In the daily studio series Epiphany, thought leaders across all disciplines are invited to reveal the innovative, the improbable, and the unexpected aspects of their worlds. Finally, the Podium series embraces the art of public speaking and honours those with something to say.

19 IP DEUTSCHLAND UNVEILS ITS NEW BRANDING IP Deutschland

Since 31 July, IP Deutschland has an all-new branding refl ecting its positioning as a marketer of convergent media and platforms. Germany – 31 July 2012

The company’s new website relies on large videos: after the re-launch, ‘full-width’ images on IP-Deutschland.de link to the biggest news items; other offers and news are located in the lower part of the screen. The restructured horizontal nav bar lets users easily navigate to breaking topics, marketing information grouped by platform, facts & fi gures on research and companies and the customers’ section. New logo of IP Deutschland All of the company’s information media will be published under the umbrella brand Fourscreen from now on: from the printed magazine Fourscreen, which presents industry information and channel-, platform- and research-related topics several times a year, to the weekly online newsletter Fourscreen Weekly and the monothematic Fourscreen Specials on industry events like the Kinderwelten symposium and the DMexco trade fair.

Julian Weiss, Head of Marketing at IP Deutschland: “Our new website is an investment in the future of media. We want to get closer: closer to the people, closer to real life and closer to the essentials. Our new information media deliver the latest news and trends in an entertaining way and with more authentic pictures. Our new brand Fourscreen stands for convergence: TV and video on all screens, anytime and anywhere.”

To ensure a consistent image to the outside, the design and the new, consistent pictorial language will be used for presentations and events as well. From 28 August 2012, ‘Primetime – IP on site 12/13’ visitors will get a fi rst taste of an existing event concept in the new look.

The striking logo that IP Deutschland has done business with ever since 1990 Visit IP-Deutschland.de has been given a slimmer silhouette as part of the brand’s evolution, but remains unmistakable. Screenshots of IP Deutschland’s new website

20 RTL NEDERLAND LAUNCHES A NEW CHANNEL RTL Nederland

On 3 September, RTL Telekids will make its debut as a separate channel in the Ziggo portfolio. The programming window by the same name that has aired on RTL 8 for the past two years will also remain in place. The Netherlands – 25 July 2012

The new channel caters to children aged 3 to 9 with a programme that runs seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Featured formats include Bibaboerderij, Green-Kids, Chuggington, Hallo K3!, Brandweerman Sam as well as Ernst & Bobbie and many other new series, fi lms and shows.

Bibaboerderij Chuggington

The programme line-up is 100 per cent violence-free and educational, so that parents can safely let their children watch RTL Telekids at any time. Many children are already familiar with its high-quality, fun programmes. Since the launch of the RTL Telekids programming window on RTL 8 in October 2010, it has attracted a steadily increasing viewership. Now the digital channel on Ziggo lets viewers enjoy its popular programmes 24/7.

Starting Monday 3 September, RTL Telekids will be receivable as part of Ziggo’s TV Plus or TV Extra packages. The daily programming window on RTL 8 will remain in place.

21 FOUR MEDALS FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT RTL Group

As the excitement dies down in in the wake of the Summer Olympics, there is a victory to report in another discipline: RTL Group has received three Golds for its Annual Report 2011. The report was also picked as the overall best international annual report at the ‘ARC Awards’. Luxembourg – 13 August 2012

At the 26th ARC Awards, regarded as the ‘Academy Awards of annual reports’, RTL Group won the Grand Award in the ‘Best of international’ category, one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry. The Grand Award is bestowed on the best reports of a given category or region. RTL Group also came away with a gold medal for best ‘Overall Annual Report’ and ‘Cover Photo / Design’ in the media sector. And fi nally, our Annual Report 2011 scored a bronze medal for ‘Interior Design’. In all, more than 2,200 annual reports from 32 countries were submitted for this year’s ARC Awards.

At the ‘Vision Awards’ presented by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP), RTL Group’s annual report took gold in the ‘Overall’ category, and was ranked among the Top 50 annual reports from the Europe / Middle East / Africa region. The LACP jury of professionals reviewed more than 5,500 annual reports.

RTL Group’s annual report is a co-production by the Corporate Centre and profi t centres’ fi nance and communication departments. The agency Ringzwei is responsible for the report’s design, and the project is lead-managed by RTL Group’s Corporate Communications & Marketing.

Photo story in the Annual Report 2011 Order the Annual Report 2011

22 “Mariah Carey joins American Idol as new judge” Mariah Carey, one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, joins American Idol as a new judge, when the show returns in January 2013 on Fox. SHORT NEWS 1/3

The German TV market in July Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

In July, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s channels achieved a combined audience share of 33.8 per cent in the 14 to 49 age group, putting them 6.1 percentage points ahead of the channels of their competitor ProSiebenSat1. Germany – 2 August 2012

Steadily rising for almost a year M6

In July 2012, M6 continued in stride, improving its ratings with a total audience share of 10.9 per cent – a 0.4 percentage point increase over July 2011. France – 31 July 2012

The Dutch TV market in July RTL Nederland

RTL Nederland’s four channels collectively attracted an audience share of 28.8 per cent among viewers aged 20 to 49 in July 2012, putting them well ahead of their nearest commercial competitor, the SBS Group (20.8 per cent). The Netherlands – 6 August 2012

‘RTL remains the leader in two of the criteria’ RTL Radio

Médiamétrie released the results of its French radio audience fi gures for the period of April to June 2012. Notwithstanding a dip in cumulative audiences on the survey, RTL Radio remained the absolute market leader throughout the season. France – 18 July 2012

RTL radio stations grow their ratings yet again RTL Radio Deutschland

The results of the latest Media-Analyse (MA 2012 Radio II) show that RTL Radio Deutschland’s radio holdings continue on track and have defended their top positions among Germany’s radio listeners. Germany – 18 July 2012

24 SHORT NEWS 2/3

RTL Lëtzebuerg undisputedly the number one media outlet RTL Lëtzebuerg

TNS-Ilres recently published its Plurimédia 2012 study, which measures, among other things, audiences and readership in the country’s various media. RTL Group’s Luxembourgish subsidiary confi rms its leading position in most categories. Luxembourg – 1 August 2012

UFA Sports cooperates with Manchester United UFA Sports

Manchester United and UFA Sports have teamed up to bring the 2012 Manchester United Pre-Season Tour to TV viewers across the world. Germany – 17 July 2012

Filming starts on second season of RTL Hvratska’s daily drama series RTL Televizija / RTL Hrvatska

After the fi rst season of Ruza Vjetrova fi nished on a high note, attracting 33 per cent of its target audience, RTL Hvratska has begun fi lming the second season of the local production. Croatia – 19 July 2012

Build your own Jurassic Park Ludia

Ludia, FremantleMedia’s interactive entertainment company, has launched the game app for I-Phone, I-Pad and I-Pod touch, in conjunction with Universal Partnerships & Licensing. Canada – 30 July 2012

RTL Net joins Audience Square RTL Net / M6 Publicité

RTL Net, the digital subsidiary of RTL Radio in France, joins the private premium advertising marketplace Audience Square (ASQ), whose operations are to be launched in September 2012. France – 1 August 2012

25 SHORT NEWS 3/3

UFA is Germany’s most popular programme provider UFA

Grundy Light Entertainment tops the Kress producer ranking as the most successful programme supplier to German television – for the sixth consecutive year. Germany – 6 August 2012

Miinto makes shopping even more fun RTL Ventures

RTL Ventures’ latest project launches on 8 August. Presenting: Miinto. The Netherlands – 8 August 2012

Video goes mobile IP Deutschland

More than one third of all Germans now accesses the internet via mobile devices, one-fi fth of them also view online video content. These are the fi ndings of the Digital Barometer survey carried out by TNS Emnid, IP Deutschland and the trade magazine Werben & Verkaufen. Germany – 9 August 2012

Second round of the genre study ‘Kartografi e von Bewegtbild’ IP Deutschland

Britain’s Got Talent’s Youtube channel has chalked up a huge one billion views, making it the most-watched Youtube channel for a British television series ever. Germany – 10 August 2012

One billion views FremantleMedia UK

Britain’s Got Talent’s Youtube channel has chalked up a huge one billion views, making it the most-watched Youtube channel for a British television series ever. United Kingdom – 13 August 2012

26 PEOPLE WENDY XAVIER DE BOUCHARD MOULINS M6 France – 30 July 2012

Wendy Bouchard Xavier de Moulins

At the end of summer on M6, Xavier de Moulins will In 2009, she presented Studio d’Europe 1 alongside become the presenter of 66 Minutes in its new format. Michel Drucker. She subsequently joined Michel Field’s He will also continue to present the evening news team on TF1 as a fi lm columnist for the programme Le 19h45 from Monday to Thursday. Zone Interdite will Au Field de la Nuit. During the 2010/11 season, she now be presented by Wendy Bouchard. presented her own programme 22-23, on Europe 1. In May 2011, when she began working at France Télévisions, At the beginning of July, M6 announced that the she co-hosted the programme Festival de Stars in Cannes presentation of Zone Interdite would be handed over to on France 2 with Michel Drucker. Since August 2011, Xavier de Moulins at the end of summer, following the Wendy has presented a number of weekend discussion departure of Mélissa Theuriau. Meanwhile, with the and news programmes on Europe 1. This summer on announcement that Aïda Touihri was leaving M6, the Europe 1, she is analysing communication strategies on channel decided to place Xavier de Moulins at the Secrets de com’ and Europe 1 Soir in the evenings until helm of the Sunday magazine 66 Minutes, whereas the end of August. Zone Interdite will be presented by Wendy Bouchard, who has been recently recruited by Groupe M6.

Wendy Bouchard holds a degree from the Sorbonne and is a graduate of the lEP Paris and the Centre de Formation des Journalistes. She began her career in the editorial department of Europe 1 as a general news reporter. In 2007 she joined the station’s cultural department. She worked on Marc-Olivier Fogiel’s morning programme before becoming Marie Drucker’s replacement on the 18-20 programme.

27 PEOPLE IVAN GALE RTL Hrvatska Croatia – 2 August 2012

Ivan Gale (39) has been appointed the new Sales Director of RTL Hrvatska with immediate effect. He takes over from Miro Bižic (34), who has been promoted to another position.

Gale is coming from 25 Sata where he was Sales Director in charge of print, web and TV. Bižic will continue to serve RTL Hrvatska as Sales Director for International Projects.

Johannes Züll, CEO of RTL Hrvatska, comments: “I would like to thank Mr. Bižic for his contribution and achievements at RTL Hrvatska. His commitment and dedication have helped to position RTL Hrvatska as the most reliable partner in the media industry in Croatia. At the same time, I am pleased to announce Ivan Gale as his successor. I am convinced that he will ensure the continuation of our excellent relationship with all players on the Croatian media market”.

After studying economics in Zagreb, Gale began his career as a Sales Representative and Customer Support Offi cer at Infoinvest (Dow Jones Telerate). In 2000, he joined Johnson & Johnson’s Zagreb offi ce as Financial Controller. He then became a Sales Executive at RTL Televizija in 2004. In September 2008, Gale, who was by then serving as Deputy Sales Director at RTL Televizija, took over the position of Sales Director Print at 24 Sata. Ivan Gale

28 PEOPLE JÖRG NOMMENSEN Super RTL Germany – 7 August 2012

Jörg Nommensen (40) has been appointed Director Sales & Marketing Super RTL and will join the company’s management board with effect from 1 September 2012.

Nommensen succeeds Christoph Ahmadi, who is leaving to join the management board of Hamburg-based Cinemaxx AG. His own successor will be Peter Haupt (42), who studied business education and has been with Super RTL since 2007, most recently as Deputy to Jörg Nommensen.

Nommensen, who holds a degree in business administration, has worked for the Cologne-based media company since 2003, and as Head of Sales & Business Relations was responsible for managing its network of advertising customers and marketing customer-specifi c and integrated cross-media concepts.

Claude Schmit, Managing Director of Super RTL, comments: “I am very pleased that we were able to win recruit two in-house candidates for these important positions. The appointment of Jörg Nommensen and Peter Haupt is the best way to ensure the continuity of our business.”

Jörg Nommensen

29 PEOPLE LUDOVIC PROST CLT-UFA International Luxembourg – 10 August 2012

Ludovic Prost

Ludovic Prost, currently Senior Controller at RTL Group, complete the on-going reorganisation of the international will take on the additional role of Deputy Managing fi lm rights distribution business. Under his leadership Director of CLT-UFA International (CUI) with immediate the team revived the sales activities, turned the effect. As of 1 January 2013 he will succeed Francesco distribution business profi table while scaling it down Costadura as the company’s Managing Director. gradually, and in parallel strengthened the contract and rights administration service activities. I take the Ludovic Prost worked from October 1998 to December opportunity to thank Francesco for his achievements and 2005 at CUI in various fi nance functions. As a direct report look forward to continuing working closely with him in his of Francesco Costadura, he was involved in structuring new HR role”. licencing and M&A deals and played a pivotal role in restructuring CUI’s rights-trading business. In his position Elmar Heggen adds: “Ludovic has been working as Senior Controller at RTL Group, he has been in successfully for several years for CUI and RTL Group’s charge of supervising FremantleMedia’s operations and Controlling, working closely with the Executive Committee, investments since January 2006, among others. in particular with regards to FremantleMedia. He gained both an extensive experience at operational level, and an Francesco Costadura, who has been leading CUI since understanding of the strategic issues from a producer’s January 2004, was promoted to Senior Vice President HR and broadcaster’s perspective when it comes to rights. at RTL Group’s Corporate Centre as of 1 July 2012, and I am delighted that Ludovic is taking on this new challenge, will co-manage CUI with Ludovic Prost until the end of and wish him every success in his additional function.” 2012 to ensure a smooth transition. Francesco Costadura says: “I’m very pleased about Elmar Heggen, Chief Financial Offi cer of RTL Group working again with Ludovic Prost, and about the prospect and Head of the Corporate Centre, comments: to hand over CUI’s helm to him. I am sure he’s the right “Francesco took the helm of CUI in 2004 with the mission to person to lead CUI in the coming years”.

30 PEOPLE ANJA REICHERT RTL Group Luxembourg – 17 August 2012

RTL Group announces the appointment of Anja Reichert as Management Development and Recruitment Executive at RTL Group. She will report to Romain Mannelli, Executive Vice President HR at RTL Group, and to Francesco Costadura, Senior Vice President HR at RTL Group.

Anja Reichert will ensure the recruitment activities at the Corporate Centre and will be in charge of management development at group level, in particular in collaboration with the Bertelsmann University. The internal mobility of talents within RTL Group and within Bertelsmann, and the implementation of group-wide management development initiatives in collaboration with Bertelsmann will also be on her agenda. In her role, she will closely work with the HR departments of RTL Group’s subsidiaries and with Bertelsmann Corporate HR.

Anja Reichert started her career at Colgate-Palmolive in New York as Associate Product Manager in 1990 before joining Prudential Relocation Intercultural Services as an Intercultural Training Manager in 1993. After these New-York-based posts, she moved to Europe for personal reasons, and held several functions in Marketing and Project Consulting in Rome and Paris. In 2006, she started as HR Project Consultant at 3C Associates in before moving to Anja Reichert Luxembourg, where in 2008 she was appointed Associate Manager HR at Paul Wurth in charge of Learning and People Management. Prior to joining RTL Group, Reichert served as Senior Manager HR Services at PwC in charge of designing, developing and managing large-scale HR projects for key industrial and fi nancial services clients. Anja Reichert holds an MBA in International Business from George Washington University in USA and a diploma in professional Coaching and Mentoring from the Oxford School in England.

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