The channel Introduction
A European public-service TV channel
• ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape :- Private - TF1, M6, Canal+ - Public - France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, ARTE
Audience shares of French TV stations
TF131%
France 220%
France 316%
M613%
Other channels13%
Canal+4%
ARTE 3%
The channel Introduction
A European public-service TV channel ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape
Channels Revenuesin M€
France 5259 ARTE F
365 TF1 1 596
Canal + 1 585
France 2 1 573
France 3 1 415
M6 659 TF1
Canal +
France 2
France 3
M6
ARTE
France 5
The channel Introduction
A European public-service TV channel ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape
Investment in TV Drama
France 234%
Canal+3%
M66%
TF134%
ARTE F5%
France 318%
France 2
France 3
ARTE
TF1
M6
Canal+
The channel Introduction
A European public-service TV channel ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape
Investment in Documentaries
France 29%
Canal+6%
M64%
TF18%
ARTE F27%
France 519%
France 327%
France 2
France 3
France 5
ARTE
TF1
M6
Canal+
The channel Introduction
A European public-service TV channel ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape
Investment in Performing Arts
France 212%
Canal+12%
M60%
TF14%
ARTE F30% France 3
42%
France 2
France 3
ARTE F
TF1
M6
Canal+
A European public-service TV channel ARTE in the French audiovisual landscape
The channel Introduction
Investment in CinemaPay TV
Canal+77%
Ciné Ciném a
5%
TPS Ciném a
18%
TPS Cinéma
Canal+
Ciné Cinéma
Investment in Cinema Free to air channels
France 223%
France 313%
TF142%
M616%
ARTE F6%
France 2
France 3
ARTE
TF1
M6
Investm ent in Cinema
TF117%
M67%TPS
Cinéma11%
Canal+45%
ARTE F2%
France 35%
France 210%
Ciné Cinéma
3%
The channel Introduction
• ARTE in the German audiovisual landscape:
Private - RTL, Sat 1, Pro 7, RTL2
Public - ARD, ZDF, 3sat, ARTE
Audience shares German TV stations
ARD14%
ZDF13%
RTL15%SAT.1
10%
ARTE1%
Others40%
PRO77%
The channel Structure
ARTE France (50%) (Paris)France TV (45%), French State (25%)
Radio France (15%), INA (15%)
ARTE G.E.I.E.
(Strasbourg)
ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH (50%)
ARD (50%), ZDF (50%) (Baden-Baden)
The channel History
1982President Mitterrand asks famous historian G. Duby to compile a report about the relations between culture and television. This report leads to the creation of :
1984La Sept - first French cultural channel
1988First Franco-German studies about a television channel involving both countries
1990Interstate Treaty founds a European Culture Channel
1992ARTE’s first programmes are broadcast via satellite and cable, then on the French terrestrial network (September)
The channel History
1993Belgium’s RTBF becomes an associate Member
1995Swiss SSR and Spanish TVE sign cooperation agreements
1996Poland’s TVP signs a cooperation agreement
1996ARTE reaches 11% of the French Market with Roberto Benigni’s Il Monstro
1998Austrian ORF signs a cooperation agreement
199965 million households have access to ARTEFinnish YLE signs a cooperation agreement
Digital Broadcasting from 2 p.m. on French and German Satellites
The channel History
2001Analogic broadcasting 24 hours a day via ASTRA
2001New cooperation agreements with Dutch NPS and the BBC
2002Swedish SVT signs a cooperation agreement
ARTE Radio on the Web2003
77 million of households have access to ARTE
2004New schedule, new programmes
2005Broadcasting of ARTE in France in terrestrial digital mode 24 hours a day
The channel History2006
Broadcasting of ARTE programmes by Video On Demand and mobile telephonesRe-election of Jérôme Clément as President of ARTE France
Broadcasting of ARTE Belgique, window of RTBF on ARTE in Belgium2007
Gottfried Langenstein nominated President of ARTE GEIE, Jérôme Clément, Vice-President
2008Broadcasting in High Definition on the Terrestrial Network in France “Gaza Sderot” and “Twenty Show” on the ARTE Website
2009New Association agreement with Greck Public TV – ERT
Launching of ARTE Live Web
The channel Missions
Mission 1: Culture
• Culture meant in a broad sense:
– Arts:
Music, theatre, dance, painting, photography, architecture…
– A cultural way of looking at the world, “as it goes”:
Science, history, environment, geopolitics, current affairs, news…
The channel Missions
Germ an30%
European30%
Other10%French30%
Mission 2 : Europe
• A bi-national TV station
• “Bring the peoples of Europe together”
• Broadcasting centred on Europe
• Cooperation agreements with 7 European TV stations
• Multilingual programmes
• 90% of European programmes:
The channel Broadcasting
France: analog terrestrial from 7pm to 3am (Atlantic Bird) + digital terrestrial 8am to 3am
Germany, Europe: cable + satellite from 2pm to 3am(Astra, Hot Bird)
Africa: as payTV on satellite, from 7pm to 3am(Intelsat)
The channel International Relations
4 lines of action :
1. Contribution to the French audiovisual presence in the world (TV5, CFI)
2. Cooperation with television networks from Central and Eastern Europe
3. International communication
4. New developments, partnerships with foreign TV stations