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week 28 / 9 July 2015
BUILDING
OUR FUTURE
How RTL Group is constructing RTL City –
its new modern headquarters
week 28 / 9 July 2015
BUILDING
OUR FUTURE
How RTL Group is constructing RTL City –
its new modern headquarters
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RTL Group
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“We have
to acquire and build
must-see TV”
RTL Hrvatska
p.13
RTL Group is
back on Tour
RTL Lëtzebuerg /
RTL Nederland /
RTL Radio (France)
p.14-15 “By building RTL City,
we are building our future”
RTL Group
p.4–12
High tech meeting
Enex
p.16
Smart, clever, witty Big Picture
UFA Show & Factual
p.17 p.22
Five-star judging panel SHORT
FremantleMedia UK
p.18-19 NEWS
p.23–24
The Black Pass:
a veritable lifestyle
Plug RTL / IP Belgium PEOPLE
p.20-21
p.25–28
In August 2013,
RTL Group “BY BUILDING
RTL CITY, WE ARE
commenced
construction on its
new headquarters in
BUILDING OUR
Luxembourg under
the name RTL City.
Backstage met the
FUTURE”
RTL City project team to
discuss this ambitious
project.
Luxembourg – 9 July 2015
RTL Group
RTL City construction site in July 2015
4
The new premises will be situated on five-hectare The architectural design not only reflects RTL
site, representing a constructible area of 96,000 m2. Group’s pioneering spirit, but is also highly functional,
36,000 m2 of space will be dedicated to RTL City, while we have taken account of energy efficient
which will consist of three towers: and eco-friendly construction requirements. One of
Towers A and B totalling 22,000 m2 will be used the objectives of the spatial rearrangement was to
by RTL Group; facilitate and maximise interaction and collaboration
Tower D totalling 14,000 m2 will subsequently between staff, and at the same time the offices are
be used by third parties. designed to be more ergonomic with high standard
working conditions. In a nutshell, by building
In addition to the RTL City project, RTL Group plans RTL City, we are building our future.”
to sell 60,000 m2 of space to a property developer
for residential and mixed-use buildings.
B
A BCE
C tower
RTL Group Shared
tower base
Third
Access to tenant’s tower
RTL City
D
RTL City plan RTL City site map
Elmar Heggen, RTL Group CFO and Head of the Corporate Centre: “By building RTL City, we are bulding our future”
Elmar Heggen, RTL Group CFO and Head of the RTL City rises
Corporate Centre, gives the big picture: “The idea The first phase of RTL City project began in August
of building new premises was conceived back in 2013 with the site clearance and demarcation of the
2007 when we identified a need to host our growing construction zone involving the removal of 140,000
Luxembourgish activities in a more spacious and cubic metres of material weighing 280,000 tonnes
modern venue equipped with state-of-the-art requiring 14,000 truck journeys.
technology. The new headquarters highlights our Next >
commitment to our historic home, Luxembourg,
and is scheduled to be completed by the end 2016.
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RTL City: Timeline
PREPARATION / MOVING
EXCAVATION CONSTRUCTION End 2016
Feb. 2014 – Oct. 2016
DEMOLITION
Building OF OLD
permit HEADQUARTERS
2017
JUN. 2013 AUG. 2013 FEB. 2014 DEC. 2014 END 2016 2017
Following the preparation and excavation phase, Staff is scheduled to move into the new
phase two began in February 2014 with laying headquarters at the end of 2016, and the old site
RTL City’s foundations. 120 construction workers will be demolished and replaced by 60,000 m2 of
are currently working on the RTL City site. residential and mixed-use buildings by 2020.
The construction of the RTL City towers will be What will visitor’s first impressions be?
followed by the technical installations (heating, On entering the new building, visitors will immediately
cooling and ventilation, electricity, sanitation and lifts) know that they are in a media group headquarters
and finalisation work (internal partitions, carpentry, from the rectangular block of 18 radio and sound
kitchenettes and finishing touches). studios with large windows offering glimpses of radio
shows on air. These studios are in the middle of a
three-storey glass-roofed atrium. Surrounding this
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A D
1
B
LEVEL 00
C
Access to
RTL City
Visualisation of the reception desk
Takeaway &
coffee bar
Self-service 1
5 4 restaurant TV studios
Meeting rooms 6 2
4
Radio & sound
3 studios
2
Audience lounge
Welcome
desk 1
3
Lounge area
Access to
RTL City
Core Building (C): Level 00 Core Building (C): Level -1
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Old Headquarters
New Headquarters
Photo demonstrating the proximity between the old and the new
headquarters to be completed at the end 2016
atrium will be a central reception desk, formal and
informal meeting areas, a self-service restaurant, a Visualisation of the radio studios
takeaway and a coffee bar. Via the atrium, staff can
access three TV studios and a comfortable lounge In this context, RTL Lëtzebuerg TV, radio and
for TV audiences in the basement. digital services editorial teams will work in one large
newsroom. Alain Berwick, CEO of RTL Lëtzebuerg,
Where will the various departments be explains: “Our aim was to create a joint newsroom
based? where the editorial teams of our TV, radio and online
Tower A will have 15 office floors for the RTL Group departments would gather to collaborate more
Corporate Centre, CLT-UFA International, RTL efficiently. Moreover, the more prominent location of
Nederland, RTL Lëtzebuerg, Media Assurances and our radio studios will allow visitors to immediately
RTL Belgium. Tower B consists of seven floors and see that this is a media company, while our TV
will house the offices of BCE. The allocation of office programmes will be hosted in more modern studios
space for various departments will regroup teams equipped with the state-of-the-art technology we
that are currently dispersed and facilitate increased have invested in.”
collaboration between staff. Next >
Fitness centre on the 14th floor
Alain Berwick, CEO of RTL Lëtzebuerg, shows Backstage RTL Group boardroom on the 14th floor
the prominent location of the radio studios 7
The new premises will also host a fitness centre and
exercise room on the 14th floor offering panoramic
views over the forest. The boardroom is next to
the fitness centre and will feature floor-to-ceiling
windows overlooking Luxembourg City.
Office layout
Tower A: current status of the Management offices on level 3 Visualisation of the offices
The offices in Towers A and B will be arranged around
a central core area that incorporates the lifts, staircase
and lavatories. The modern office design features
glass walls, giving the working spaces a clean-cut
look and feel. Speaking about the spatial and
interior design of the offices, Sophie Depairon, Vice
President Treasury, Corporate Finance and ERM at
CLT-UFA and a member of the RTL City Project
team, says: “While the physical size of the offices will
be equivalent to the current ones, the impression will
be rather different. The interior designers proposed RTL City buildings will use water & air as working fluids
to auto-regulate to buildings’ inner temperature levels
floor-to-ceiling glass partition walls between the
offices and the corridors to create a sense of space
and provide a more transparent and modern office
environment. The corridors will be equipped with
copy corners and storage facilities. Every other
floor will have informal coffee areas, providing extra
meeting points for staff to maximise collaboration.”
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Sophie Depairon, VP Treasury, Corporate Finance
and ERM at CLT-UFA, shows Backstage the view
from the boardroom
Towers A & B will benefit from pixelated, double skin facades,
that will have automatically operated sun blinds
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The technical features of the new
buildings
The new buildings will have a B/B energy
performance certificate, low energy consumption,
and be connected to a highly energy-efficient
cogeneration plant in the area. Its energy-efficient
façade will have a pixelated, double skin system
with internal blinds to reduce excess heat. The
towers will be cooled by thermo-active concrete and
use natural ventilation to ensure the desired level of
comfort while saving energy.
Meanwhile, 21 multi-disciplinary workgroups have
been created to pool knowledge regarding
technological advances and coordinate the technical
move into the new premises.
Speaking of the challenges faced by the project
team, Stéphane Geerts, Vice President of Internal
Services and Facility Management at CLT-UFA and
a member of the RTL City Project team, says: “The
main challenges are definitely linked to our media
activities. The construction of the base, for example,
was incredibly complex, starting with the TV studios
in the basement, which requires a completely empty
space without support columns. The complete
absence of columns required huge beams to be Stéphane Geerts, Vice President of Internal Services
and Facility Management at CLT-UFA, explains to Backstage
placed in the TV studio ceilings to support the weight how the two RTL City Towers will use natural ventilation to
of the towers’ many upper floors. The radio and TV ensure the desired level of comfort while saving energy
sound studios were another major challenge, as it is
imperative to block out external noise in the studios.
To this end, the architects used the technique a ‘box
within a box’.”
res
& Figu
Facts
Works started in August 2013
280,000 tonnes of materials removed
Requiring 14,000 truck journeys
120 employees working on construction site
Construction to be completed at the end of 2016
ph o t o s o n n e xt pages
More
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RTL City coming to life (1/2)
View the construction progress
RTL City
Entrance
Reception area
10RTL City coming to life (2/2)
View the construction progress
Restaurant
Coffee and snack bar
Roof (Level 3)
11Project governance
Project Team
Under the leadership of Elmar Heggen, CFO and Head of the Corporate
Centre, a Project Team was set up, consisting of:
Alain Berwick Sophie Depairon Stéphane Geerts
CEO of RTL Lëtzebuerg VP Treasury, Corporate VP of Internal Services
Finance and ERM and Facility Management
at CLT-UFA at CLT-UFA
Steering Committee
A Steering Committee was also put in place in 2013 to oversee the planning of the project
and to provide guidance when requested. The Steering Committee consists of:
Elmar Heggen Alain Berwick Francesco Costadura
Chairman of the Steering CEO of RTL Lëtzebuerg SVP Human Resources
Committee of RTL Group
Sophie Depairon Oliver Fahlbusch Stéphane Geerts
VP Treasury, Corporate SVP Corporate VP of Internal Services
Finance and ERM Communications & and Facility Management
at CLT-UFA Marketing of RTL Group at CLT-UFA
Alexander Glatz Frédéric Lemaire Romain Mannelli
EVP Strategy & CEO of BCE EVP Human Resources
Controlling of RTL Group of RTL Group
12“WE HAVE TO ACQUIRE AND BUILD MUST-SEE TV”
RTL Hrvatska
On 2 July 2015, RTL Group Co-CEO Guillaume
de Posch visited RTL Group’s Croatian family
of channels, RTL Hrvatska in Zagreb. During
his visit he presented the RTL Group strategy
to Croatian colleagues, followed by a question
and answer session and a tour of the site,
including the technical departments.
Croatia – 7 July 2015
Guillaume de Posch, Co-CEO RTL Group
“I’m very happy to be here and to see so many interested faces,” said
Guillaume de Posch, before giving an overview of the three pillars
of RTL Group’s strategy – broadcast, content and digital. “Television
is and will remain strong if we create and test new ideas, inventing
new ideas every day. We have to acquire and build must-see TV. We
must collaborate with production companies, invest in new talent and
strengthen our family of channels. We also have to find new ideas
to develop non-advertising revenues,” said de Posch. Regarding the
digital pillar, he added: “This is the pillar we want to expand.”
Guillaume de Posch at RTL Hrvatska During his visit to Croatia RTL Group Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch had the chance to
visit RTL Hrvatska’s technical departments
Guillaume de Posch’s speech was followed by a presentation by
Henning Tewes, CEO of RTL Hrvatska, who talked about the launch
of the three new pay TV channels, RTL Passion, RTL Living and
RTL Crime, as well as the re-launch of the website. He also gave a
brief overview of the current situation and a look ahead at the second
half of the year.
“All shows we have launched since the beginning of this year are
winning their slots. As the number two channel group, we cannot fight
everywhere, but when we fight, we fight to win. Our audience shares
are growing - in prime time and throughout the day. We are up and in
contrast to past years and we are going to grow,” said Tewes.
13RTL GROUP IS BACK ON TOUR
RTL Lëtzebuerg / RTL Nederland / RTL Radio (France)
From Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July 2015,
the 102nd Tour de France is taking place in
21 stages for a total distance of over 3,300
kilometres. As in previous years, the famous
circuit is followed closely by RTL Group’s TV
channels and radio stations.
Luxembourg / The Netherlands / France – 3 July 2015
TELEVISION
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg
Race veterans Kim Kirchen and Tom Flammang on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
It has become an early summer tradition: RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
broadcasts the race live, with commentary from race veterans Kim
Kirchen and Tom Flammang. The Journal du Tour, the daily report
on the race, provides a summary of the stage, with interviews and
commentaries every evening after the news. Moreover, there is a daily
live-stream of the television broadcast on rtl.lu and its mobile app. Site
and app users are also given all the useful information including a live
ticker feed, results so far and the rankings.
RTL 7, The Netherlands
On RTL 7 the festivities began early on 3 July 2015. The programme
Tour de Jour (Tour of the Day), presented Dutch viewers the chance
to follow all of the stages; beginning with the start of the race in their
home country, in the city of Utrecht. A live talk show is broadcast
every evening from 20:30 to 21:30 and covers the highlights from
each day. Presenter Wilfrid Genee, who joins the cavalcade on
the Tour along with all the programme’s team, can be sure of a
wealth of guests, in particular the Dutch rider Michael Boogerd
(12 times Tour de France competitor) and the cyclist Eddy Planckaert
(with seven Tours under his belt) who will provide their analyses and
RTL 7 presenter Wilfred Genee
views.
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14RADIO
RTL Radio, France
Once again this year, the sports team from RTL Radio is heading out
to bring their listeners to the heart of the Tour de France during several
daily features, with the help of former champion Laurent Jalabert. The
daily programme Le Club Jalabert and live breaking news updates
when things heat up on the course, are among the highlights offered
by the number one radio station in France. Laurent Jalabert will bring
his expertise as well as his characteristic enthusiasm and passion.
Le Club Jalabert on RTL Radio (France)
In addition, each day of the race is followed for all three weeks of the
Tour de France, seven days a week, including news flashes every
half hour from 12:30, live coverage of the crossing of big hill climbs,
and the last five kilometres re-broadcast in full. Finally, every morning,
Christian Laborde tells you his fabulous story of the Tour de France in
under 60 seconds. A look back over a century of human adventure by a
lover of the Tour de France, in Fenêtre sur Tour (Window on the Tour),
is a bit of escapism on the radio by a writer and poet who loves cycling
as much as words.
RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg
RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg’s reporters are also out on the course and are
broadcasting live from the Tour de France. The Journal du Tour is
broadcast every morning during the race at 08:40, with special tourist
information, including on food and culture, about the areas in which the
stage is taking place and the regions currently being crossed.
15HIGH TECH MEETING
Enex
Enex has recently held its Technical Meeting
at TV 2 in Copenhagen (Denmark), which
was attended by 38 delegates from 21 partner
companies.
Luxembourg – 6 July 2015
The event kicked off with a tour of the TV 2 studios followed by a visit
to the high-tech team covering the Danish elections that day. The
collaborating technical experts discussed the future of the news industry
and the opportunities and challenges faced in today’s digital world. The
focus this year shifted more toward external speakers in order to bring
their expertise to the discussions. They included Lars Nielson, CTO
of Ericsson, who spoke about the part 4G/LTE communications can
play in content delivery for broadcasters, and Henrik Norrelykke, Vice
President of Cobham Satcom, who underlined the big part traditional
satellite broadcasting still has to play.
Adrian Wells, Managing Director of Enex
Pop-up TV 2 studio outside the Danish parliament building
Adrian Wells, Managing Director of Enex, said: “We are seeing a
growing role for IP and cellular distribution, but it is becoming clear that
more traditional technologies still have a big part to play. There is a
huge opportunity for Enex to provide real benefits from the opportunities
presented by the mix of these new and old technologies on behalf of all
the partners - just as it has since it was created.”
16SMART, CLEVER, WITTY
UFA Show & Factual
On 6 July 2015, a new UFA Show & Factual
Production show called Wer weiß denn sowas?
went on air. The game show are shown from
Monday to Friday on channel ARD at 18:00.
Germany – 6 July 2015
The new quiz show stars comedian and mastermind Bernhard Hoëcker
and quizmaster Elton, who attempt to answer the challenging questions
posed by host Kai Pflaume, each with the help of a different celebrity
guest. These questions are sometimes bizarre and may be about
science, wildlife or simply general knowledge questions. Bernhard
and Elton compete against each other with the aim of winning as
much money as possible for their supporters in the studio, because
at the beginning of each show, the audience are asked to take sides:
Bernhard Hoëcker or Elton. At the end of the show, the winnings are
divided among those in the studio audience who guessed correctly.
The game is played with the help of a large, interactive game screen
with 12 different categories.
Watch th
e trailer
Elton, Kai Pflaume and Bernhard Hoëcker
Among the celebrity guests will be the famous fellow quiz show presenter
Frank Elstner, actor Christine Neubauer, and two footballers from the
team who won for Germany the 1996 European Championship, Mario
Basler and Thomas Helmer.
In addition to the daily broadcast, a special prime time edition of
the game show Wer weiß denn sowas XXL? will be aired on 25 July
2015. The celebrity line-up will include tennis stars Boris Becker and
Michael Stich, and comedian Bülent Ceylan.
17FIVE-STAR JUDGING PANEL
FremantleMedia UK
FremantleMedia UK has recently announced
that Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora signed as
judges for the new series of The X Factor,
as well as confirming that Cheryl Fernandez-
Versini will return to the judging panel alongside
show creator Simon Cowell.
United Kingdom – 8 July 2015
Popstar Rita Ora is no stranger to The X Factor having first appeared
on the show in 2012 as a guest judge. Rita burst on to the music
scene in 2012, scoring a number one single with her collaboration with
DJ Fresh on Hot Right Now. She went on to have a number one debut
album which produced two further number one singles. Speaking
about joining the show, Rita Ora says: “I am excited to be coming back
to The X Factor – I had a ball here in 2012. This is a journey I can’t wait
to embark on to find some talented singers. It’s the new generation
taking over. Booooom.”
© itv
The X Factor jury Nick Grimshaw, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Rita Ora
As the host of BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast show since 2012, Nick Grimshaw
is one of the most respected Radio DJs in the business. A massive
champion of music, he will bring a new and fresh perspective to the
panel in the search for the next big singing sensation. Nick Grimshaw
says: “I love X Factor and have watched the series religiously since it
started, so obviously I’m hugely excited to be joining the show. Music
is my job and my passion and I’m really looking forward to seeing what
talent we can find and nurture this year. I can’t wait for Judges Houses
in Oldham!”
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18Cheryl Fernandez-Versini returns to the panel for her fifth series, after
last year taking Lauren Platt all the way to the semi-finals. As the only
British female to have five solo number one singles in the UK, Cheryl
is one of the nation’s most successful female recording artists. Cheryl
Fernandez-Versini says: “I haven’t been as excited about an X Factor
season since I first became a judge. The addition of Rita and Grimmy
along with some interesting changes we’ve made to the format has
refocused us to do what we do best, finding talent and making stars.
I cannot wait to get started!”
Simon Cowell highlights: “It’s taken a while! But I am very happy to
be able to confirm our line-up of judges for The X Factor this year. The
combination of Nick, Cheryl and Rita is going to be a lot of fun! They
all bring a lot of enthusiasm and passion for music to the show. I have
a feeling I am in for a bit of a rough time but sometimes you have to
embrace the craziness and now, with luck, we hope to find a star.”
Richard Holloway, acting CEO, FremantleMedia UK, says: “Rita
and Nick are brilliant additions to the panel. Nick began his career
in the music business and is hugely passionate about finding and
breaking new talent, while Rita knows what it takes to be a successful
artist. Alongside the welcome return of Cheryl and Simon, we have a
formidable judging panel for what is shaping up to be quite the series.”
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell
Richard Holloway, acting CEO of FremantleMedia UK
19THE BLACK PASS: A VERITABLE LIFESTYLE
Plug RTL/IP Belgium
The Black Pass is an entertaining programme
aired by Plug RTL every Sunday at 17:50 that
captivated viewers in French-speaking Belgium
for five weeks. It came about as a result of
the partnership between RTL Belgium’s TV
production team, IP Belgium and Unilever for
the Axe Black campaign.
Belgium – 9 July 2015
The programme is the fruit of efforts and synergies between various
arms of RTL Belgium (its creative agency, media agency, the channel
itself and its advertising department) which all joined forces to come
up with a brand new concept for promoting their advertiser Unilever’s
Axe Black brand.
Each weekly 20-minute episode of The Black Pass presented to the
viewers a Belgian city with a Belgian celebrity’s personal view. Eusébio
Larrea, RTL Belgium’s Manager Internal Productions, explains: “Plug
RTL has always spotlighted Belgian celebrities – singers, actors,
designers – in a creative way. The creative process behind this
programme is innovative in that the concept was jointly devised by the
TV production team, IP TV’s Crea Lab and Unilever. The programme
not only showcases home-grown talent, but also spotlights great places
and top addresses to check out, telling viewers which parts of town to
visit, which bars and restaurants to try out and providing some really
hot tips on where to find the best fashion. During the show, viewers
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©RTL Belgium / Olivier Pirard
Eusébio Larrea, Manager Internal Productions, The Black Pass aired every Sunday on Plug RTL
RTL Belgium
20were directed to the websites www.plugrtl.be and www.axe.be, which
detailed the music and places featured on the programme and also
offered viewers an interactive extension of the show in the form of the
‘Axe Black Guide’ app, enticing viewers to explore the Axe.
IP TV Director Stéphane Coruble explains: “The team effort by
Unilever /Mindshare, Plug RTL staff and IP TV’s Crea Lab in making
the programme The Black Pass underscores the full creative potential
of the TV channels run by RTL in Belgium. Our aim is to step up such
format-free, out-of-the-box collaborative efforts by working together
with advertisers in an effort to showcase the values of their brands
and associate them with the programmes broadcast on our channels.
We are delighted that Unilever opted to place its trust in IP TV’s Crea
Lab to promote its new product Axe Black using an innovative new
editorial partnership and tell people about the coolest, trendiest places
and fashion hot spots in the most densely populated cities of Belgium.”
Valérie Morfitis, Unilever’s Country Media Manager, says: “Axe is
a global brand whose marketing mix has developed internationally.
Alongside more conventional campaigns designed to raise its profile,
we are firm believers in the fundamental value of embedding the brand
in a local context. We brought in one partner in the north and IP TV in
the south to work on the joint development of content relevant to Axe’s
core target group. Our aim in so doing was to enlist our consumers’
Stéphane Coruble, Director, IP TV
loyalty to the brand in Belgium. This top-quality content is of course
broadcast on Plug RTL, but is also disseminated via our digital, multi-
channel communication plan so as to increase the number of touch
points with our customers”.
Axe Brand Manager Ankatrin Pessemier adds: “Axe Black is a totally
new kind of Axe. In a world that is becoming increasingly agitated,
we are looking for subtlety, as expressed by our slogan “Less is
more”. The collaboration with Plug RTL on the Axe Black Guide is
totally in keeping with this strategy. Together with several magnetic
personalities, we will go in search of the coolest hangouts in a number
of large cities. We are also creating unique content that we will be
able to share across different platforms, thereby extending our reach
beyond the conventional channels used to advertise.”
The Black Pass presented each week a different Belgian city
21RTL Radio France goes
100 per cent electric
To mark the initiative #RTLBougePourLaPlanète which was launched
in January 2015, RTL Radio (France) reporters will now be using two Bluecars
which are 100 percent electric vehicles, tailor-made in RTL Radio’s colours.
The agreement between Christopher Baldelli, CEO of RTL Radio (France)
and Vincent Bolloré, CEO of Groupe Bolloré was made official
on 26 June 2015 at RTL Radio’s offices with a handover of keys.
This agreement means that RTL Radio (France) will be the first
national radio station to use Bluecar vehicles.SHORT NEWS 1/2
Developing world-class entertainment
FremantleMedia Latin America
FremantleMedia Latin America (FMLA) has announced a
co-development partnership with one of Latin America’s most
creative and talented stars, Marco Antonio Regil. The FMLA team
will be working with Regil to produce new entertainment & lifestyle
programming.
North America – 3 July 2015
Let’s play!
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland expands its game business
and signed a partnership with Discovery Networks Deutschland:
RTL Interactive produces for both Discovery channel DMAX and
TLC a games platform.
Germany – 3 July 2015
A new jury for the 10 years
M6
Hélène SEGARA, Eric ANTOINE, Kamel OUALI et Gilbert ROZON For this season La France a un Incroyable Talent will count on the
singer Helene Segara, the magician Eric Antoine, the choreographer
and director Kamel Ouali, who will join Gilbert Rozon, always faithful
to the post to decide between the candidates.
Un nouveau Jury pour les 10 ans de
« La France a un Incroyable Talent »
France – 6 July 2015
Bientôt sur M6
Le programme événement produit par Fremantle Media France revient prochainement
sur M6. Pour célébrer ce 10ème anniversaire, de nombreuses nouveautés attendent les
téléspectateurs, et notamment un jury inédit composé de :
la chanteuse HELENE SEGARA
le magicien ERIC ANTOINE
le chorégraphe et metteur en scène KAMEL OUALI
et le producteur GILBERT ROZON !
« La France a un Incroyable Talent » : révélateur de talents depuis 10 ans
Bientôt de retour sur M6
Emmanuel FOUENANT : 01 41 92 66 24 – emmanuel.fouenant@m6.fr
Adrien VERSEAU : 01 41 92 66 75 - adrien.verseau@m6.fr
Contact FremantleMediaFrance
Christopher DAVIN : 01 44 09 36 65 – c.davin@tvconseil.fr
Building strong connections
BroadbandTV
Guillaume ALCONCHEL : 01 44 09 36 57 – g.alconchel@tvconseil.fr
In an article on Fortune.com, Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO
of BroadbandTV, talks about what advice she would give to her
22-year-old self today and proposes networking practices for
young entrepreneurs. Read the whole article here.
North America – 7 July 2015
23SHORT NEWS 2/2
It fits to the target group!
RTL Nitro
On 5 November 2015, the ‘GQ Männer des Jahres’ (GQ men of the
year) will be awarded in Berlin and RTL Nitro as new TV-partner will
broadcast the award in prime time. Barbara Schöneberger will host
the event.
Germany – 7 July 2015
Eldoradio has lost none
of the Rock-A-Field Festival
Eldoradio
Eldoradio accompanied during the last weekend the biggest Rock
festival in Luxembourg. With an in situ studio, a team of 40 people
provided more than 60 non-stop hours of programme embellished
with artist interviews. View the photos here.
Luxembourg – 8 July 2015
Creating the bigger buzz
FrementleMedia North America
Variety reports the Digital Audience Ratings from 29 June to
5 July 2015, measuring what entertainment content is resonating
most across Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Tumblr, Youtube and
Wikipedia combined and America’s Got Talent took the number one
spot with a rating of just over 17 million.
North America – 9 July 2015
RTL 4 lands Warner Bros International’s
hit show
RTL 4
Previously broadcast on public channel BNN, the interactive quiz
show De Nationale Testen will become an RTL 4 brand in 2016. After
testing the IQ of viewers and celebrity contestants, new themes will
be health and sex among others.
The Netherlands – 9 July 2015
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ANDREAS
KÖSLING El Cartel Media
Germany – 7 July 2015
Andreas Kösling
On 1 July 2015, Andreas Kösling was appointed Andreas Bartl says: “Andreas Kösling has developed
Co-Managing Director of El Cartel Media. He is now and expanded El Cartel Media very successfully in recent
managing the advertising sales house together with years – and has done so in a highly competitive market.
Andreas Bartl, Managing Director of RTL II and What he and his team have done, and continue to do, is
Co-Managing Director of El Cartel Media. outstanding. I am therefore very pleased to appoint him
as a member of El Cartel Media’s management team.
Kösling has been employed by El Cartel Media since 2003, Together we will continue to promote the marketing of
and knows the company very well. Until June 2013 he held various media offerings from RTL II.”
the position of Director Sales and Distribution. Previously
he was Head of Sales, and before that, he held various
positions in the sales department and worked as media
planner at El Cartel Media.
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JULIA
KIKILLIS
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Germany – 8 July 2015
Julia Kikillis is taking over the management of Vox’s
© Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Communications Department. Kikillis, 35, has worked as a
press officer for Vox since May 2008 and as Deputy Head
of the Communications Department since January 2015.
After earning a degree in Communication Sciences,
Kikillis completed a PR internship in the press office of
Brainpool TV GmbH from November 2006 to May 2008
before joining Vox. She succeeds Corinna Teuner, who
passed away in May 2015 after a long illness.
Bernd Reichart, Managing Director of Vox, says: “We
are pleased that we were able to appoint Julia Kikillis,
our first choice, as the new Head of Communications
at Vox. Thanks to her long years of experience at Vox,
most recently as Deputy Head, she has already helped to
shape the communications strategy. She also has the full
trust and confidence of the entire Vox press team, which
she prudently guided through a time that was personally
stressful for everyone due to Corinna Teuner’s illness.
The fact that Vox was able to keep up the quality of its
communication activities during this time is as much to her
credit as to that of her team.”
Julia Kikillis
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APPOINTMENTS AND NEW
ARRIVALS IN THE POLITICAL
DEPARTMENT RTL Radio (France)
France – 6 July 2015
France’s leading general-interest radio station is Sarkozy’s presidential campaign, which was published in
strengthening its political department and continuing 2012.
to develop its range of current affairs programmes, as
evidenced by the arrival of a number of new presenters Jérôme Chapuis, who has been Deputy Editor-In-Chief
after the summer break. of the political department of RTL Radio (France) since
2011, will be joining the station’s morning show team
With an eye on the 2017 French presidential election, RTL on 24 August. Alongside Stéphane Carpentier and Yves
Radio (France) is proud to announce the appointment of Calvi, the man who fronted the political show Le Grand
a new Deputy Editor-In-Chief, Benjamin Sportouch, to Jury RTL/Le Figaro/LCI will switch to presenting the
strengthen its political team. The 38-year-old journalist news at 06:00 and 07:30. A graduate of Lille’s School of
won RTL Radio’s Bourse Dumas in 2001 and began his Journalism (ESJ Lille), Jérôme Chapuis started out as a
career at the rue Bayard, before joining the political team at political journalist, namely as a reporter for Europe 1 in
L’Express, then working as a correspondent for the French 2006. Subsequently, he became Deputy Editor-In-Chief of
Press Agency (AFP), reporting from the prime minister’s the political department of i-Télé/Canal+. He also co-wrote
office in 2007. He also co-authored a book on Nicolas the book Les étés meurtriers, les politiques ne prennent
jamais de vacances.
Benjamin Sportouch Jérôme Chapuis
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Elizabeth Martichoux Nicolas Domenach
Starting this autumn, the new presenter of Le Grand Jury Christopher Baldelli, CEO of RTL Radio (France), says:
RTL/Le Figaro/LCI, which airs from 18:30 to 19:30 every “I am very intent on making sure that as a broadcaster
Sunday, will be Elizabeth Martichoux, who has headed we express diverse sensibilities. RTL is the radio station
the political department of RTL Radio (France) since 2013. that presents the full spectrum of opinions, side by side, to
After joining the station as an economic journalist back enrich public debate and enable everyone to shape their
in 2005, she was subsequently entrusted to present the own views.”
08:00 news, but after being appointed Editor-In-Chief, she
switched to becoming a co-presenter of the midday news
bulletin and the public debate format Les auditeurs ont la
parole for two seasons.
Nicolas Domenach will take his first steps on the airwaves
by joining the team presenting the station’s morning show
On n’est pas forcément d’accord on RTL Matin. Twice a
week he will do the show’s editorial at 08:15, alternately
alongside Eric Zemmour and Alexandra Szacka.
Nicolas will endeavour to show how current affairs are
“characterised by fraternity, life and positive expectations
in a Europe that is deep in crisis just two years away from
a seemingly potentially explosive presidential election.”
After starting out at the Quotidien de Paris and then the
Matin de Paris, Nicolas helped to create l’Evénement du
Jeudi in 1984, then set up Marianne in 1997, becoming
its Deputy CEO in 2007. In 2014, he joined the weekly
business magazine Challenges as a political columnist.
He has co-authored several political books, including Off:
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