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6 October 2011

Get cooking How M6 attracts tens of thousands of visitors to a cooking trade fair

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Cover: Motif of promotion poster for the trade fair “Cuisinez avec M6”.

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In 2011, the Cuisinez trade fair is making a very welcome comeback after a three-year break. The initiative for this renaissance is down to the TV channel M6. With its hit programmes such as Un Dîner presque parfait (Come Dine With Me), Top Chef and M.I.A.M M6 has demonstrated a real passion for cooking. In fact, in line with its former reputation as “the little channel that’s going places”, M6 has long since proved its expertise in this domain and was the first French channel to give this innovative concept a real go.

Based on the know-how the channel has acquired over the past few years, its subsidiary M6 Interactions has teamed up with Reed Expositions (the French leader in staging trade fairs for professional and public visitors alike) to create an event that is unique from start to finish. It will transform the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre (Parc des Expositions) in Paris into a gigantic kitchen, where food fans will be able to give free rein to their cooking skills, from Thursday 6 October to Sunday 9 October. More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend.

As Nicolas de Tavernost, Chairman of the Management Board of Groupe M6, explains: “Groupe M6 and cooking is a story of taste that has plenty of juice left in it yet, so it seemed totally logical to us to take that TV food experience into a trade fair setting. Members of the public attending the fair will be able to share with all the participating professionals the gastronomic values that our programmes strive to convey, namely conviviality, sharing, a passion for food, self-fulfilment and wellbeing”.

Groupe M6 has always been a trailblazer when it comes to expanding its wide range of diversification activities and to leverage its strong brands. The trade fair “Cuisinez avec M6” (Get Cooking With M6) underlines this spirit. Drawing inspiration from Anglo-American cooking shows, especially those aired by the BBC in the United Kingdom, M6 brought in the best professionals around to organise and bring together all the partners it needed to bring the project to fruition. Now, after nearly a year of hard toil, the team has successfully cooked up a top-quality programme, combining contributions by top chefs, celebrity food experts and outstanding contestants from the channel’s cookery programmes.

Paris’ gigantic kitchenM6 is arranging the trade fair “Cuisinez avec M6” (Get Cooking With M6), a landmark event that is an absolute must for anyone interested in cooking and will focus on fine food, featuring the chefs well-known from the channel’s various cooking shows.France - 6 October 2011

Top Chef panel of judges (Christian Constant, Thierry Marx, Ghislaine Arabian and Jean-François Piège)


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On the menu, apart from product tastings,will be the chance to take part in live shows, workshops or cooking competitions hosted by more than 150 leading professionals, including talented Chef and owner of a Parisian gourmet restaurant Cyril Lignac, who has become one of the “channel faces” of M6, but also Michelin-star decorated Chefs and judges on the Top Chef and Un Dîner presque parfait panels such as Jean-François Piège, Thierry Marx, Christian Constant, Philippe Etchebest and Jean Sulpice. So the event will be a great opportunity for members of the public to meet their food idols and get cooking with them.

Former participants from the shows Top Chef and Un Dîner presque parfait will also be on hand, together with respective winners of the 2010 and 2011 Top Chef editions Romain Tischenko and Stéphanie Le Quellec, but also Pierre-Sang Boyer, finalist in Top Chef 2011 and Grégory Cuilleron, winner of Un Dîner presque parfait in 2009. And there will be plenty on offer for kids as well, including the chance to take part in hands-on workshops specifically designed to train up those inexperienced taste buds.

Thierry Desmichelle, Managing Director of M6 Interactions, explains that there were several reasons for organising the “Cuisinez avec M6” fair: “First and foremost, the fair is about spotlighting some of our strong brands such as Top Chef and Un Dîner presque parfait and bringing them to life. At the same time we’ll be showcasing our celebrity food experts. The

idea is to beat everyone else and be the first to stake a claim in the domain of cooking events“. Thanks to a business model based both on revenues from exhibitors, partners and ticket sales, Thierry Desmichelle also hopes to sell advertising space that will generate revenue for the channel’s advertising arm and thereby also significant operating income.

“Cuisinez avec M6” trade fair will open on Thursday 6 October 2011 under the high patronage of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food and in the presence of Frédéric Lefèbvre, the French secretary of state for trade, crafts, small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism

and services at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment.

On top of this live event for the general public, M6 will of course be scheduling special programmes spotlighting the event. On Friday 7 October, viewers will be served up an edition of 100% Mag specially shot on location at the fair, and there will also be numerous pieces about it aired on the news. Furthermore, RTL Radio, the fair’s media partner, will devote a considerable share of its content during the event to the art of cooking.

Cyril Lignac

Stéphanie Le Quellec


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Map of the “Cuisinez avec M6” trade fair

Facts and figures

• Four days of fascinating encounters, mouthwatering activities, tastings and sales from 6 to 9 October 2011 covering an areas of 5,000 m2 at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris

• Over 200 free culinary activities, courses and shows on offer from 150 professionals, including more than 60 chefs

• 50,000 amateur cooks, ranging from beginners to old hands are expected to attend

• Partners include leading French brands such as Conforama, Truffaut, Fnac and Gourmets & Vins

• No fewer than six fully equipped kitchens each with a specially-designed programme of five courses per day, given by very big-name Chefs

• Admittance to the fair is priced at €18, but reduced-rate tickets at €14 will be available for groups and students

• Passes costing €41 will secure visitors a place on a private, one-hour course led by a top contestant from Top Chef

• Additional courses on food photography, wine appreciation and table setting will also be on offer, and an extensive display of aromatic herbs as well as plenty of other free workshops and activities will be open to all visitors

For more information see

Salon-Cuisinez.com


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Both executives expressed their belief that television will continue to play a major role in people’s lives going forward. “Television is and remains the leading medium,” said Gerhard Zeiler, adding that this is why he isn’t worried when people share their thoughts about TV programmeson Twitter or Facebook. Zeiler emphasised that linear TV use has increased in nearly all countries, and that’s not even including non-linear usage, which is also on the rise.

On the technology front, two things have changed in particular: “The quality of television has improved,” Zeiler remarked, referring to the development of flat screens, HD and 3D television. And secondly, the market entry barriers for new players in the TV market are coming down. “The distribution market is already open for business,” said Hans-Holger Albrecht. “The future belongs to the Internet as a distribution channel.” This gives companies direct access to consumers – without the detour via cable operators, for instance. At the same time, however, competition is increasing as viewers’ brand loyalty diminishes. Albrecht, who recently visited Google and Facebook in the US, said: “Talking to Google executives,

you realise how they see the world: they want to achieve dominance in the audiovisual world, a dominance they already have in the online search sector. Youtube is their brand for content, while Google TV serves as the technology platform.“ Facebook, Apple and Amazon have similar plans, Albrecht said, so these players “are clearly rivals.”

The strength of TV companies, he continued, is primarily their content, which the new competitors don’t yet have. Google for one has announced it plans to invest $500 million in content. Zeiler says: “That’s not even one-fifth of what we spend on content per year – that

“We are interested in as many people as possible watching our content”At the 18th Österreichische Medientage RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler and Hans-Holger Albrecht, CEO of the Modern Times Group, discussed the future of television.Austria - 30 September 2011

Gerhard Zeiler

Host Sebastian Loudon with Hans-Holger Albrecht and Gerhard Zeiler (from left to right)


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doesn’t scare us.” Albrecht also pointed out that the worldwide dominance of Hollywood productions is diminishing: the strength of TV broadcasters lies above all in local content, as well as in linear television for major events and sport broadcasts. Another advantage, according to Albrecht, is that here in Europe one can closely monitor developments in America to prepare for possible threats.

Gerhard Zeiler added: “We won’t make the mistake of pooling all power in a single place. In music, this was the case with Apple’s I-Tunes. This won’t happen in television. Not even Google will manage to achieve that.” He underscored that RTL Group is “platform-neutral” and therefore it must be ensured that there are enough platforms and competition: “We are interested in as many people as possible watching our content.” Zeiler also underscored the fact that there are plans to collect a small portion of the income that platform operators generate with content from TV companies.

In summary, he said: “Three factors are necessary to secure the future of television in the digital world: first, net neutrality must be ensured – telecoms providers must not be allowed to curb the speed if people are watching a lot of videos online. Second, the battle against piracy must be continued in an effective way. And third: we need many platform operators who are independent from each other, so as not to repeat the mistake made by the music industry.”

Gerhard Zeiler at the Österreichische Medientage in Wien


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The final episode of American Idol’s season ten won in the ‘Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special’, and ‘Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series’ categories. The show, which is co-produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, had been up for an impressive ten Emmys in total.

Deadliest Catch, which follows a group of extreme fishermen hunting in the unforgiving waters of Alaska’s Bering Sea, picked up Emmys in the ‘Outstanding Reality Programme’, ‘Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming’, ‘Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming’ and ‘Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming’. It won all the awards it was nominated for.

This year, it was RTL Television’s turn to organise the Deutscher Fernsehpreis awards gala, its fourth stint doing so. RTL Television CEO Anke Schäferkordt chaired the award’s board this year, while Nazan Eckes and Marco Schreyl hosted the glamorous gala with the support of other well-known presenters. The gala culminated in the presentation of an Honorary Award to Joachim Fuchsberger (85) for his lifetime achievement.

RTL Television won the prize for ‘Best Sports Programme’ for RTL Boxen and in particular for the broadcast of the Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye match. Teamworx and RTL Television also came away with ‘Best Miniseries’ for Hindenburg. The lavish two-part historical movie by Philipp

Kadelbach (Director) prevailed over Go-West– Freiheit um jeden Preis and Der kalte Himmel. The judges were especially impressed by Benedikt Herforth and Denis Behnke’s production design and special effects. The Teamworx production Homevideo won ‘Best TV movie’ for strong screen writing and directing as well as the performances of its top-notch cast, as the judges noted in their statement. Its lead actor Jonas Nay also won the ‘Förderpreis’ (Young Talent Award) for his performance as a teenager, who becomes a victim of cyber-mobbing due to an unfortunate series of coincidences and ultimately feels there is no way out of the situation other than suicide. Homevideo has already aired on Arte and will be broadcast on ARD at 20:15 on Wednesday

Awards in SeptemberSeptember brought a shower of awards for RTL Group companies, including an MTV Video Music Award and six Emmys for FremantleMedia.Luxembourg - 3 October 2011

Actor Maximillian Simonischeck and the team of Hindenburg

Wladimir Klitschko


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19 October. Teamworx Managing Director Nico Hofmann says: “The two awards in the top categories ‘Best Miniseries’ and ‘Best TV Movie’ fill me with pride – especially because of the breadth of skill Teamworx demonstrates here. On the one hand an epic, spectacularly told history thriller, on the other our intense contribution to an up-to-the-minute topic: cyber-mobbing among teens.”

ARD won eleven prizes in all (including Arte and the third channels), while RTL Television came away with two. ZDF, Sat1, ProSieben and Kabel Eins won one award each. The Deutscher Fernsehpreis has been presented since 1999 by ARD, RTL Television, Sat1 and ZDF to honour outstanding services rendered to television. This year, the awards presentation took place on 2 October at the Coloneum in Cologne.

Katy Perry’s Firework video, which was produced by FremantleMedia company Radical Media, was crowned ‘Video of the Year’ at the MTV Video Music Awards 2011. The video beat off competition from Adele, Bruno Mars, Beastie Boys and Tyler, The Creator to take the top award.

Talkback Thames, FremantleMedia’s UK production arm, won the ‘Indie of the Year Award’ at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival Channel of the Year Awards 2011. The awards are voted for by delegates of the event, which is attended by over 2,000 people representing the full spectrum of the television industry. It’s the first time the Indie of the Year category has run, and Talkback Thames was up against other production companies including Kudos, Shine and Zeppotron.

The Teamworx production Schicksalsjahre cleaned up at the Seoul International Drama Awards, winning the TV Movie and Best Director categories. Miguel Alexandre personally accepted the prize for Best Director at the awards gala, which was broadcast live on Korean television. The two-part miniseries will be aired on the Korean channel KBS. The Seoul International Drama Awards are regarded as one of the foremost TV festivals in East Asia.

In France, M6 received a ‘Special Mention’ from the Fondation pour l’enfance for the format Kid ettoi, a programme which is broadcasted every Saturday at 7:55 at M6 Kid. The magazine

answers questions in which nearly all children are interested (How will fashion be this winter? How do I successfully survive my first pyjama party?) or more serious questions (How do I safely surf in the internet? How do I react to attempts at blackmail?). La Fondation pour l’enfance annually honours the best TV formats that build viewer awareness for issues in youth protection and the need to protect minors.

W9 also scored at the International Film and Multimedia Festival in Frankfurt. Fast Club, a Montagne Rogue-produced show hosted by Stéphane Rotenberg and Romain Thievin, took first prize in the ‘Best Reportage and Documentary TV’ category at the 10th International Film and Multimedia Festival in Frankfurt, prevailing among 297 candidates. The awards were presented on 15 September at the opening of the International Automobile Fair. Fast Club is broadcast on W9 Saturdays at 12:10.

In radio, the French website RTL.fr is among the top ten most popular international French websites in spring 2011 in the ‘News/Current Events, General Information’ category. This was determined in the Study “NetObserver” conducted by Harris Interactive, as published at the end of August. RTL.fr is in fact the leading radio website in this category.

Across the border in Belgium, RTL-TVI scored five awards for two productions at the Festival de la Fiction TV de la Rochelle. The jury honored François Berléand for two fiction productions soon to be broadcast on RTL-TVI. The Belgian-French television film and co-production of RTL-TVI and Nexus BXL/USA won the prizes for Best Television Film Comedy and the ‘Best Artistic Director’. The three episodes of BXL/USA will soon be broadcast on RTL-TVI. The made-for-television film Mister Bob also won three awards: ‘Best Male Actor’ and ‘Best Realisation’, as well as the Label Poitou Charente in September.

Viasat, the Modern Times Group’s free and Pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, won the CSI Award 2011 for ‘Best Outside Broadcast or Playout Technology or Service’. The award-winning playout center was installed by Luxembourg-based Broadcasting Center Europe.


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X Factor presenter Jochen Schropp gets backstage support from the charming host Janin Reinhardt. Several times during the big live stage show the camera switches backstage to the “X-room” where the 29-year-old Erfurt-born actress interviews X Factor contestants before and after their performances. She will also ask them questions that viewers have submitted on Vox.de.

The audience can experience the contestants’ tension up close during the live shows, because all the vocal talents will be equipped with pulse monitors. Their heart rates can be directly mapped to Vox.de and displayed on the I-Phone app, telling us whose heart is pounding and who stays cool during their performance.

The synchronous TV application turns the I-Phone into a second screen. Via the app and X Factor Inside, viewers get interesting background info, exclusive contests and news directly on the smartphone along with all the big live X Factor shows. They can vote for their favourite contestants via the app or simply watch their last performance again.

All of the songs sung by contestants in their live shows are available for download on I-Tunes once the show has started. In addition, viewers can download tracks directly via the X Factor I-Phone App, or get them from the I-Tunes store via Vox.de.

All internet and smartphone offerings are produced by RTL Interactive in close coordination with Vox.

Vox presents major interactive web eventFrom 18 October 2011, viewers can further enhance their X Factor experience. The synchronous TV application X Factor Inside turns the I-Phone into a second screen and the Heartbeat tool can be used to monitor the pulse of X Factor contestants live on the show.Germany - 6 October 2011

Janin Reinhardt

The X Factor app


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Face à l’actu is an interview magazine with the objective to get to the bottom of things to better explain and understand the world around us. On the show, Marc-Olivier Fogiel hosts personalities as well as people unknown to audiences who have made a mark in the week’s events. Face à l’actu will cover five or six political subjects, sport, human-interest stories and goings-on in society, all featuring interviews with one or more guests.

After hosting the talk show T’empêches tout le monde de dormir on M6 from 2006 to 2008, Marc-Olivier Fogiel is back on the air for 70 minutes of live discussions, one-on-one interviews and eyewitness accounts, right to the point and without any double talk.

One of the guests on the first show was François Hollande, a candidate in the Socialist Party primaries leading to the 2012 French presidential election.

A new magazineM6 launched the first edition of Face à l’actu, a new weekly magazine presented by Marc-Olivier Fogiel.France - 30 September 2011

Face à l’actu presenter Marc-Olivier Fogiel (right) interviewing François Hollande

Face à l’actu

is broadcast Sundays

at 13:25 on M6


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With an extra half hour in the morning and a new block at noon, RTL Telekids has been on air significantly longer since 26 September. At weekends the programming window runs until 10:30. In addition, many new programmes were added to the schedule, including Sprookjesboom (Fairytale Tree), De Freggels and the animated seasons Chloe’s Closet about the magical world of an imaginative girl, Chloe. There are also new series of Chuggington, Brandweerman Sam and Bassie & Adriaan.

Efteling TV now runs on weekdays from 15:30 and has new content. Also new is Titatoverfeest, a studio programme featuring Tika and Kwark who take children on adventures in their castle in the air. The Efteling TV game show format De Schatkamer has been revamped – the episodes are now shorter and more exciting. Hosted by Curt Fortin and Felice Dekens, two schools compete against each other to get the key to the treasure chamber.

RTL Telekids is RTL Nederland’s children’s programming and features numerous series and shows aimed at children aged from three to nine. They are completely free of violence. The presenter and singer Keet is the face of RTL Telekids. The children’s programmes run between 6:30 and 10:00 on weekdays and from 15:00 to 17:00 on RTL 8. On Saturdays and Sundays RTL Telekids is on between 6:30 and 10:30.

Even more children’s programmingRTL 8 has had a significantly expanded RTL Telekids programme window since the last week of September 2011.The Netherlands - 30 September 2011

Chugginton

Felice Dekens (left) and Curt Fortin

L’Amour est dans le pré is back

L’Amour est dans le pré (The Farmer

Wants a Wife) returns to RTL-TVI for a

new, third season presented by Julie

Taton. 483,700 viewers tuned into

the first episode, representing

an audience share of

27.1 per cent.


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“For medical research to benefit everyone”RTL Radio and the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) joined forces during a special day to raise listeners’ awareness of the foundation’s actions.France - 30 September 2011

A strong start to the seasonMediengruppe RTL Deutschland’s channels together attracted 35.1 per cent of the 14- to 49-year-old demographic in September, putting them 5.0 percentage points ahead of the ProSiebenSat1 channels, which collectively attracted 30.1 per cent.Germany - 3 October 2011

A record-breaking season debutIn September 2011, M6 registered a total audience share of 11.2 per cent and had its best monthly performance in two years.France - 4 October 2011

Enhancing the leadRTL Nederland’s channels together attracted 37.5 per cent of the 20- to 49-year-old viewer market in September 2011, putting them well ahead of the public channels (24.2 per cent) and the SBS group (22.1 per cent).The Netherlands - 4 October 2011

A new season of Soko 5113ZDF airs 24 new episodes of the UFA Fernsehproduktion-produced series Soko 5113. The new episodes will be aired, as usual, Mondays at 18:00 on ZDF.Germany - 3 October 2011


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Opening Dubai officeFremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has opened its first office in the Middle East. Anahita Kheder, Vice President Middle East, has been appointed to head up the new office, which will be based in Dubai.United Kingdom - 4 October 2011

Five new frequencies in eastern FranceWith new permits recently awarded by the CSA, Fun Radio expands its broadcast network, putting five new frequencies into operation in eastern France.France - 5 October 2011

Now also available in SwitzerlandThanks to an agreement with the platform operator Netdream, Grupo Antena 3’s international programming is now receivable in Switzerland as well, meaning Antena 3 can now be watched in 22 countries.Spain - 5 October 2011

Shooting starts on Blinde SpurenIn early October shooting began on a pilot for the series Blinde Spuren (Blind Tracks). Eyeworks Fiction Cologne is producing the 45-minute pilot for RTL Television. Germany - 6 October 2011


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People

Robin Blitzblum The Netherlands - 5 October 2011

Robin Blitzblum became Senior Creative for RTL Concepts at RTL Nederland at the beginning of October.

Blitzblum, 48, has about 25 years of experience in advertising and entertainment, and has spent the past five years as Creative Director of MTV Networks Advertising. Effective immediately, he will strengthen the RTL Concepts team, the driving force behind its successful programme concepts, and partnerships with advertisers.

Kjeld Ouwerkerk, Manager RTL Concepts: “Robin is someone who thinks in concepts and has a wide network of contacts. Having brought with him several cross-media concepts he has developed, he is a real asset to RTL Nederland.”

Robin Blitzblum: “This is a big major for me. I can present my concepts to a wider audience here.”

Robin Blitzblum

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