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Mark White takes over asInterim-CEO of Five
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COVER: Mark White, interim CEO of Five.
Mark White, a man who has been with thechannel from the very beginning, is Interim-CEO of Five. White joined Five in 1996, longbefore the channel went on-air in March 1997.He was a key member of the launch teamwhich ensured that Five was fully sold from DayOne. So Mark White knows the channel like theback of his hand and has witnessed all its upsand downs.
Since February, Five’s audience is up 1.8 percent year on year – the only terrestrial channelto increase its audience during this time.Including its digital channels, Five is up 3.3 percent year on year. Mark White’s task will be tomaintain this development for Five until DawnAirey, the broadcaster’s new CEO andChairman, arrives. In Backstage, Mark Whitegives a brief recap of the channel’s history andan outlook on its future.
You joined Five back in 1996, and were partof the team from the very beginning. Inretrospect, how would you describe thedevelopment of the channel?I actually joined in April 1996, a full year beforewe went on air. In fact I was the 18th Channel 5employee. In many ways today’s Five bears lit-tle resemblance to the station that launchedwith the Spice Girls (remember them?) perfor-ming Give Me 5 on Easter Sunday 1997. Andyet I’d like to think that the spirit which under-pinned the channel then is still very much alivetoday. This remains a great place to work, wit-ness the numbers who have returned to Fivefollowing spells with other broadcasters, orthose who simply speak positively about thechannel from the outside. It goes withoutsaying that I’m enormously proud of whatwe’ve created at Five. Nobody will ever againlaunch a UK channel which, from a standingstart, takes 5 per cent of all national viewing -within two years.
Now, in 2008, what are the challenges thechannel faces?When we launched, the multi-channel proposi-tion was just beginning to gain strength. There
were around 6 million enabled homes receivinga maximum of 60 channels. Today the figureshave increased to almost 22 million homes,with up to 400 stations to watch. Holding shareis a massive achievement for a terrestrialbroadcaster, hence the growth of the ‘channelfamilies’. We need to keep our core channelfront-of-mind, while generating growth throughtargeted digital extensions.
Will there be any strategic changes withinthe next few weeks?I think a period of comparative stability mightbe a good idea! Naturally I’ll be talking at lengthto my fellow directors but to answer the ques-tion, I don’t foresee any major structural chan-ges in the immediate future and it’ll be verymuch ‘business as usual’ at Long Acre. Havingsaid that, there are a number of key strategicinitiatives already in place and I will ensure thatthese are implemented.
How would you describe your personalmanagement style?Collaborative and consultative, I hope. I listenand I talk. My core sales management teamhas been together for well over a decade. Iencourage continuity, totally embrace the‘team’ concept and believe in playing to indivi-dual strengths. People are the heart and soul ofany business. If you trust and believe in them,they’ll trust and believe in you. Happy, positivepeople are the most creative and productive. Isee it as my job to create a working environ-ment in which everyone is able and equippedto perform to their optimum level.
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“Positive people are the most creative”Mark White is up to maintain Five’s recent progress.In Backstage he gives a brief outlook.United Kingdom - 30 April 2008
Mark White
Prior to joining Five, Mark White workedfor Thames Television and the satellitebroadcaster UK Gold, where he held theposition of Sales Controller. He wasappointed Deputy Sales Director at Fivein 2000. In March 2004 he becameExecutive Director of Sales.
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On 1 May, RTL Group announced that DawnAirey (47), currently Director of Global Contentat ITV, has been appointed Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO) of Five, effective 1 May2009 at latest. Dawn will take over from JaneLighting who resigned with effect from 2 May2008, due to differing views on the strategicdirection of the company. In the meantimeMark White, Executive Director of Sales so far,will lead the channel as Interim-CEO. On 2 May,the Board of Five announced that Lisa Opiehad also resigned as managing directorcontent with immediate effect.
Gerhard Zeiler, CEO of RTL Group, said: “DawnAirey is one of the most experienced TV execu-tives of her generation. She has held seniorroles in all the commercial terrestrial broadcas-ters as well as BSkyB. She has a perfectunderstanding of programmes, audiences,advertisers, the international market and plat-forms.” Zeiler continued: “Dawn Airey will leadFive into the next phase of its development.She will guarantee that Five will be a vitalised,entertaining and raucous broadcaster that can-not be ignored, also in the period after digitalswitchover. I am delighted that we could per-suade her to take the helm at Five and that shewill be part of our management team of RTLGroup.”
Dawn Airey is to return to Five as Chairman andCEO of the broadcaster she joined in 1997 aslaunch Director of Programmes. She began her
broadcasting career as a management traineefor Central TV in 1985. In 1989 she becameDirector of Programme Planning at Central andwas appointed to the Central broadcastingboard. In 1993 she moved to the ITV NetworkCentre as Controller of Children’s and DaytimeProgrammes and in 1994 moved to Channel 4to become Controller of Arts andEntertainment. In 1996 she was appointedDirector of Programmes for Channel Five andwas promoted to Chief Executive in 2000. In2003 she was appointed Managing DirectorSky Networks and was responsible for all ofSky’s wholly owned channels (excluding sport).In 2006 she was made Managing DirectorChannels and Services with responsibility for allthird party channels, joint ventures and networ-ked media. In 2007 she joined ITV as Director ofGlobal Content and in 2008 she became mem-ber of the Board of ITV.
On 2 May, Mark White, who was ExecutiveDirector of Sales so far, has been appointedInterim-CEO of Five. His task will be to keep theperformance of Five and increase the marketshare of the digital channels until Dawn Aireyarrives.
Gerhard Zeiler said: “We have a great program-me team and they have delivered good resultsduring the first part of the year. During the tran-sition period, I will be working closely with themand with Mark White to ensure that we moveforward.”
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RTL Group with solid EBITA growth inthe first quarter of 2008RTL Group had a good start to the year as reported EBITA was up 8.7 per cent toEUR 188 million in the first quarter.Luxembourg - 7 May 2008
The increase of the reported EBITA is mainlydriven by the performance of MediengruppeRTL Deutschland. Reported Group revenuewas down 2.0 per cent compared to the firstquarter last year to EUR 1,336 million mainlydue to lower revenues in the UK and Franceand also due to the strong Euro. The reportedEBITA margin improved to 14.1 per cent main-ly due to continued cost discipline. The netcash position amounted to EUR 1,240 millionwith an operating cash conversion of 101 percent.
The net TV advertising markets in Germany,Belgium and the Netherlands all grew in thefirst quarter of 2008 whilst the French and theUK TV advertising markets were down.
The outlook for the full year 2008 remainsunchanged: with regard to advertising sales,RTL Group has – despite the current economicclimate – no reason to be pessimistic.
The main developments in the operational busi-nesses of RTL Group in the first quarter of 2008were:
• Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland maintains itsclear leadership among young viewers. RTLTelevision’s show highlights Ich bin ein Star -Holt mich hier raus! (I’m A Celebrity… Get MeOut Of Here!) and Deutschland sucht denSuperstar (Idols) had a strong performance.
• M6 in France successfully launched a newaccess primetime lineup with the factual enter-tainment show Un dîner presque parfait (ComeDine With Me) and the newsshow 100% magscoring high ratings. Meanwhile the digitalchannel W9 continues to grow its audiencefigures.
• FremantleMedia had No. 1 shows on all majorUK channels. American Idol (Fox) was again themost watched primetime show in the US andreaches 7.5 million viewers more than its clo-sest competitor.
• Five in the UK reports growing audienceshare since mid February 2008 with a signifi-cant contribution from popular Australiandrama Neighbours.
• The French radio family goes from strength tostrength: the flagship station RTL Radio wasagain the clear market leader in all ratings crite-ria in the first 2008 Médiamétrie survey(January to March)
• RTL Group increased its stake in GrupoAntena 3 to just over 20 per cent.
• On the Internet RTL Group has comprehensi-ve and rapidly growing catch-up TV services inGermany (RTLnow.de), France (M6replay.fr)and the Netherlands (RTLgemist.nl). Five in theUK is going to launch a revamped video ondemand service in the course of 2008.
• With the re-launch of UFA Sports RTL Groupwill invest again in attractive segments ofsports rights marketing.
Please find the RTL Group pressrelease regarding the interimmanagement statement atthe right-handed panel onBackstage.
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Bertelsmannsignificantly improvesoperating resultsBertelsmann reported strong first-quarterresults for fiscal 2008. First-quarter operatingprofits (Operating EBIT) were up by 9.6 percentcompared with the previous year.Germany - 8 May 2008
Operating EBIT for the period under reviewamounted to EUR 217 million (Q1/2007: EUR198 million). These developments were drivenby the continuing positive performance of themajor core businesses. Group net incomeimproved to EUR 35 million (Q1/2007: EUR -70million).
Meanwhile, revenues declined by 3.9 percentyear-over-year to EUR 4.2 billion. Adjusted forportfolio changes and foreign-exchangeeffects, revenue decreased 1.7 percent year-over-year. The revenue performance reflectednegative foreign-exchange effects dueto the euro’s strength relative to theU.S. dollar and British pound.Revenues were also impacted bydeclines in sales of physicalrecordings and revenues atDirect Group in North America.
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Acts, chartbreakers anda party atmosphereOn Friday, 2 May, RTL Television airedthe 50th episode of Die Ultimative Chartshow(The Ultimate Chart Show). Five new episodeshave already been commissioned.Germany - 2 May 2008
The Chart Show was originally planned as aone-time event and has instead becomeGermany’s most popular pop show. On Friday2 May at 20.15, Oliver Geissen celebrated its50th episode. This time, the theme of the showis ‘The 50 Most Popular Rock Classics of AllTime.’ Birthday guests included the comedianMichael Mittermeier, music executive ThomasM. Stein and German politician Claudia Roth.Viewers were treated to on-stage performancesby Bryan Adams, Suzi Quatro, The Sweet, AliceCooper, Nazareth, Uriah Heep and The Troggs.Geissen presented the first Chartshow on 21May 2003, and its market shares have nearlyalways exceeded the channel’s target of 17percent in the 14- to 49-year-old demographic.
An elated Oliver Geissencommented: “The show isfun, is as colourful andvaried as music. And it isenjoyed across the genera-tions. The whole familycomes together in front ofthe TV and enjoys themusic of their lives, whe-ther it’s Tokio Hotel or Udo
Jürgens who’s visiting the show. Our concept issimple and compelling: viewers want to knowwho is number one. And our ranking is statisti-cal: we calculate the placements, ensuring thatreally only the ones who were actually at thetop of the charts win.”
RTL Television has commissioned the produc-tion of five new episodes of the Ultimative ChartShow. The new episodes will to be aired star-ting in autumn. “As long as we can keep findingnew, exciting topics to entertain viewers, we’renowhere near the end,” said Oliver Geissen.The show’s producer is Günther Jauch with hiscompany I & U Information and Entertainment.
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Fit for the Championships The German Football Association and Super RTL have joined forces to fuel the exci-tement in the lead-up to the EURO 2008 by keeping young fans well-informed aboutthe mega-event and getting them eager to get kick the ball around themselves.Germany - 7 May 2008
Super RTL and the German FootballAssociation (DFB) have a lot planned for thetime leading up to and during the Europeanchampionships. Since 5 May, 2008, the footballassociation and Super RTL have been callingon school classes to kick up a storm. The trai-ning programme in Paules Fußballstunde zurEuropameisterschaft (Paule’s EuropeanChampionship Football Session) was specifi-cally developed for school classes by the DFB.The classes are invited to submit photos andvideos to Super RTL showing how they are put-ting the training programme into practice. Theclass with the most compelling applicationwins a day with Renate Lingor, a player on theGerman national women’s football team. Lingorwill visit the winning school, hold a football coa-ching session for the children, and talk to themabout the life of a professional football player.For the runner-up, RTL’s own football expertFlorian Ambrosius will organise a lavish footballparty to accompany the broadcast of a EUROqualifying match played by the German natio-nal team. Other prizes include two classroomsets of Uno Kick games and 20 DFB packagescontaining everything a football fan’s heart des-ires: miniature footballs, merchandising items,stuffed Paule dolls and many other items.
Starting 1 June 2008, Super RTL will run ten TVspots to augment its viewers’ football expertisewhile also providing them with key informationabout the European championships in Austriaand Switzerland. National team player PhilippLahm will play a major part as he shares hisinsider knowledge with teenage football fansand joins Florian Ambrosius in ensuring that thefootball extravaganza will be even more exci-ting for audiences.
Claude Schmit, CEO of Super RTL, said:“Super RTL has a soft spot for football in gene-ral and for youth football in particular, witnessour sponsorship of the Danone Nations Cup,
the international top event for 10- to 12-year-old football hopefuls. We also introducedToggo United – Die Fußball-Show, the first-everfootball magazine for children. Our collabora-tion with the German Football Association wasoutstanding even then. We look forward to thisnew cooperation and to working with PhilippLahm. Together, we will take the Europeanchampionships as an opportunity to motivatechildren, on several levels of media, to becomeactive themselves. School football is an excel-lent way for them to do so.”
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M6 purchasesa 100 per cent stake inthe Cyréalis group On 30 April, Groupe M6, through its subsidiaryM6 Web, completed the acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Cyréalis. This deal makes M6 oneof the top 15 most visited sites in France with atotal of 8.9 million unique visitors per month.France - 2 May 2008
In buying over the Cyréalis group, M6 Web, thesubsidiary for developments in new technolo-gy, is showing its determination to build up atop-notch Internet platform in France. Cyréalis’Internet expertise will help M6 Web to continuedeveloping the websites for its channels andprogrammes (M6.fr, M6Replay.fr, etc.) andexpand its range of themed portals. To encou-rage the integration of the two teams, Cyréalis’founders Jerry Nieuviarts and Nicolas Rosset-Lanchet will join M6 Web’s ExecutiveCommittee, though Cyréalis’ Lyon office willstill be operational.
The Groupe M6’s Managing Director Nicolas deTavernost commented: “Our acquisition ofCyréalis is another step in M6’s strategy of pro-fitable growth, giving us the means to streng-then our Internet offer and become one of theleading players on the Web with a strong anddiverse range of content and services. TheGroup is delighted to welcome Cyréalis’ twofounders, whose experience will no doubtprove valuable to M6 Web”.
This move also allows M6 Web to diversify itsInternet-based income sources. Thanks to thetakeover, M6 Publicité has a bigger targetgroup and a stronger position. M6 Web willassume control of sites managed by Cyréalisand expand its range of targeted offers. Nowalmost one in three Internet users will use web-sites managed for M6 Publicité for information,entertainment, communication or even shop-ping.
Jerry Nieuviarts, Managing Director of Cyréalis,said: “We’ve made Cyréalis one of the top inde-pendent Internet players in France. We’reproud to be joining the Groupe M6, a medialeader with a real policy of diversification,whose additional experience and know-how inthe domain of media content will help us boostthe monetisation of our audience and our brandportfolio”.
The Cyréalis group’s main activity was the ope-ration of three editorial websites on high tech-nology (clubic.com) video games (jeuxvideo.fr)and e-business (neteco.com). It also ran a pricecomparison site (achetezfacile.com). Cyréalissites received a total of 5.3 million unique visi-tors per month, mainly men aged 15 to 35 andover. The company’s turnover for 2007 was 6.9million euro, and its result from operations was3.0 million euro.
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M6 attracts millionsof viewersThe French channel M6 started the week well –its excellent selection of programmes attractedmillions of viewers.France - 7 May 2008
4.5 million viewers tuned in to the magazineZone interdite (Forbidden Zone), 2.2 millionwatched the instalment of Un dîner presqueparfait (An Almost Perfect Dinner) andthe film Indiana Jones et le templemaudit (Indiana Jones and the Templeof Doom) drew an audience of 4.9 mil-lion.
Zone interdite attained an audienceshare of 18.5 per cent across the vie-wing public. Mélissa Theuriau presen-ted the programme, which aired at20.50 on Sunday evening. This week’stheme was ‘The police on the trail ofcrooks, traffickers and dealers’.M6 was France’s second most-wat-ched channel that Sunday evening.
At 18.00 on Monday, the last dinnerprepared by one of the contestants onUn dîner presque parfait achieved anaudience share of 20.9 per cent acrossthe viewing public. This performance made M6 the Frenchpublic’s number-one channel.Ratings among housewives agedunder 50 were also excellent – the pro-gramme’s audience share for thisgroup was 38.9 per cent.
The second film in the Indiana Jonesseries was broadcast on M6 at 20.50on Monday evening and attracted anaudience share of 20.0 per cent of the4-plus age group.
This made M6 France’s most-watched channelamong under-50s on Monday evening, with anaudience share of 29.8 per cent.
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Melissa Theuriau (right) celebrating 15 years of Zone Interdite
‘Chez Muriel’, one of the hosts of Un dîner presque parfait
Harisson Ford as the famous Indiana Jones
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Virtual auditions forAmerica’s Got TalentFor the first time ever, America’s Got Talent willteam up with MySpace for a virtual audition cityepisode as part of a nationwide search for thehottest performers in the country to compete inthe blockbuster reality show's third season. North America - 6 May 2008
A Virtual America’s Got Talent Audition City forMySpace users went live on Tuesday 29 April.Individuals could simply go to MySpace andupload a video of their talents. The show’s pro-ducers will review submissions and the selec-ted participants will be flown to Las Vegas toparticipate in an audition show. The VirtualAudition City episode will feature the selectedMySpace acts. This show will be treated as anyother audition city show and the acts will be eli-gible for the million-dollar grand prize.
“I think this is an incredible idea and it giveseveryone an unprecedented opportunitythrough MySpace to showcase their amazingtalents and have a shot at winning a million dol-lars and hopefully becoming a big star,” com-mented Simon Cowell.
“MySpace has always served as an online plat-form for our community to showcase its talent,”said Josh Brooks, VP of Marketing and Contentfor MySpace. “Our partnership with America’sGot Talent is a natural extension of that plat-form into the television arena. We’re thrilled tobe able to offer this opportunity to our usersand can’t wait to see their personal videos –talented or not!”
David Luner, SVP Interactive & ConsumerProducts for FremantleMedia Enterprises inNorth America added, “We’re creating a bridgebetween viewers, contestants and theMySpace community, providing an integratedexperience unlike anything else out there”.
With the talent search open to competition actsof all ages, America’s Got Talent, hosted byJerry Springer and presided over by celebrity
judges David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan andSharon Osbourne, has brought the variety for-mat back to the forefront of American cultureby showcasing performers from across thecountry. The third season premieres onTuesday 17 June. The acts that make it throughthe “Vegas Callbacks” will then move on to thelive semi-final performance episodes. At thisstage, the judging will be turned over to theAmerican viewing audience who will vote eachweek for their favourites. The series culminatesin a live finale where one act will be crownedthe most talented new act in America, and walkaway with a million-dollar prize.
Terry Fator, a ventriloquist from Dallas, Texas,had his life changed forever last August whenhe was crowned the second season champion.Not only did he win the million-dollar grandprize, but his lifelong dream to headline onthe Las Vegas strip came true when hesigned a contract with The LasVegas Hilton in a deal worth morethan USD1.5 million dollars.
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Special overview ofa TV sensationStarting on 8 May, RTL 5 is broadcasting a one-hour special De Gouden Kooi: Op Weg Naar DeFinale (The Golden Cage: The Road to the Final)prior to the final. This programme will give vie-wers a full overview of more than a year andhalf of sensational television. The Netherlands - 8 May 2008
After twenty eventful months, the spectacularfinal of De Gouden Kooi (The Golden Cage),which is presented by Bridget Maasland and isthe world’s longest-running daily reality show,will be broadcast live on Thursday 22 May.Before this exciting event, De Gouden Kooi: OpWeg Naar De Finale will give viewers the chan-ce to relive, among others, the romance bet-ween Dennis and Nadia, resulting in the firstGouden Kooi baby (who will be born verysoon), the voluntary departure of ex-millionaireLieke and the arrival of Mike, a tramp whoeventually left the villa to start a new life with anew house and job. Brian’s boxing match willbe shown again, and viewers can once moresee how Terror Jaap slowly became King Jaap.Fans can also review footage of Huub andClaire’s sumptuous wedding. In brief, this willbe a sensational overview with countless fabu-lous images.
Since its launch in October 2006, De GoudenKooi has achieved great ratings – in its secondyear, viewing figures even increased, risingfrom an average of 3.9 per cent (2007) to 4.9
per cent (2008) of the 20 to 34-year-old targetgroup. The programme has played a key role inRTL 5’s success, helping it to increase its ave-rage market share for the 20-34 age group to14.7 per cent. Recently, the channel has evenboasted a market share regularly exceeding 20per cent. The final of De Gouden Kooi will be afantastic end to the show and a wonderful wayfor its legions of fans to relive some happymemories.
The Show will be broadcast on RTL 5 on 8 Mayat 23.15.
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‘King-Terror’ Jaap, one of the participants
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“A case study for geographical expansion”On 3 May the Croatian newspaper Vecernji List published an interview with our CEOGerhard Zeiler about RTL Group’s strategy, its position in Eastern Europe – and aboutthe success of RTL Televizija in Croatia.Croatia - 6 May 2008
The focus of the interview was on RTL Group’sactivities in Eastern Europe and especially inCroatia. “RTL Group is very happy with itsinvestments in Eastern Europe”, Gerhard Zeilersaid and mentioned the activities in Hungary,where RTL Klub has been market leader foryears, Russia, where RTL Group has a footholdvia a 30 per cent minority stake in Ren TV anda participation in a joint venture for non-terres-trial channels, and of course Croatia. With RTLTelevizija being the most-watched channel inthe key age-group of 14- to 49-year-olds, Zeilerleft no doubt that the channel is in a much bet-ter shape compared to its main commercialcompetitor.
Being asked on Croatia’s role in the circle ofcountries of RTL Group Gerhard Zeiler pointedout that “RTL Televizija has become a casestudy for geographical expansion which is oneof our stated strategic goals. In the past fouryears, we have shown RTL Group can expandinto new markets by leveraging our strong RTLbrand and our TV expertise gained in many
European markets.” The newspaper said thatthere have been rumors in Croatia that RTLGroup might withdraw from the country. Zeilerexplained that these rumors have no basis:“There are very few countries, where a newco-mer-channel became market leader in such ashort period of time. RTL Televizija is not onlythe market leader among young viewers, it isalso relevant and its operations are already pro-fitable. These successes are clearly linked withRTL Televizija’s CEO Christoph Mainusch.”
Gerhard Zeiler also explained the importance ofattractive content and strong brands, especial-ly in the hyper fragmented digital world. “In thedigital world, there will be more television thanever in future. Television will have more distri-bution platforms than ever and it really will betelevision for everyone – for mass audiences aswell as for smaller target groups. As a contentand brand company, RTL Group is in excellentposition to continue strengthening its positionas the leading European entertainment net-work.”
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Superstars returnsSuperstars, one of the most iconic sporting series ever, returns on Five. The show, whichpits top athletes from different sports against each other, will start this summer. United Kingdom - 2 May 2008
New crime series from UFA Film- & Medienproduktion ZDF will begin airing a new prime time series called Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell (YourAssignment, Father Castell) on 8 May.Germany - 5 May 2008
Widenning its lead The channels that make up Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland averaged 34.4 percent ofGermany’s 14- to 49-year-old viewers in April, 1.2 percentage points above March and wellahead, yet again, of the channels in the ProSiebenSat.1 group, which scored 30.5 percent.Germany - 5 May 2008
New highs, new look, new formats In April, viewers accessed 35 million videos online at RTLnow.de. From this week on thevideo-on-demand (VoD) platform presents a new look and new formats.Germany - 6 May 2008
Teamworx to produce Der VulkanAfter over two years of research and development, the preparations for Der Vulkan are infull swing. Following the success of Die Sturmflut, Teamworx is teaming up with RTLTelevision on their next joint project, an event movie with an all-star cast and a budget ofnearly 9 million euros.Germany - 7 May 2008
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Rocketing audience figuresThe French-speaking Belgian channel's evening schedule proved extremely popular withviewers on Tuesday 6 May. Its evening news programme attained a market share of almost50 per cent, and the evening ended well with a market share of over 30 per cent. Belgium - 8 May 2008
Super RTL co-production wins an awardHairy Scary, a 26-part series to be aired on Super RTL this summer as Max & Maggie, wonan award at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film on 6 May.Germany - 7 May 2008
A revolution in real-time strategy gamesBlack Inc., an RTL Games label, and the Bulgarian developer Black Sea Studios presentWorldShift, a game that combines the best elements from real-time strategy and onlinegames.Germany - 8 May 2008
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