Cologne, Germany -- Heads are rolling again at German commercial channel Sat.1, which on Wednesday dropped network boss Guido Bolten after barely a year at the job.
Bolten came in with an aggressive strategy aimed at winning back market share from competitor Rtl. He pulled out the checkbook to lure comedy star Oliver Pocher and top journo Johannes B. Kerner from the public broadcasters. But the ratings didn't follow. Sat.1's market share in the key 14-49 demo stayed flat at 10.8%, even as Rtl pulled ahead, adding 1.2% to 16.9%
So Bolten is out and channel owner ProSiebenSat.1 is overhauling its entire corporate lineup.
The group has already centralized Fiction programming across its portfolio of German channels -- which alongside Sat.1 include Pro7, Kabel1 and several digital and pay channels -- now it has done the same for entertainment and factual programming.
Jobst Benthues, managing director of production subsidiary Red Seven, takes...
Bolten came in with an aggressive strategy aimed at winning back market share from competitor Rtl. He pulled out the checkbook to lure comedy star Oliver Pocher and top journo Johannes B. Kerner from the public broadcasters. But the ratings didn't follow. Sat.1's market share in the key 14-49 demo stayed flat at 10.8%, even as Rtl pulled ahead, adding 1.2% to 16.9%
So Bolten is out and channel owner ProSiebenSat.1 is overhauling its entire corporate lineup.
The group has already centralized Fiction programming across its portfolio of German channels -- which alongside Sat.1 include Pro7, Kabel1 and several digital and pay channels -- now it has done the same for entertainment and factual programming.
Jobst Benthues, managing director of production subsidiary Red Seven, takes...
- 1/13/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Germany is still in shock after a school shooting Wednesday that left 16 dead including the 17-year-old gunman. News of the massacre in Winnenden, a small town in the Black Forest, continues to headline newscasts across the dial.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called it a day of mourning for all of Germany for what she said was "an appalling, unimaginable crime."
German channels quickly shuffled their schedules as news of the shooting broke, dropping light entertainment for news updates and commentary programs. Public broadcaster Zdf scrapped the launch of its new live show "How Clever Is Germany?" and added magazine programs focusing on the massacre and its aftermath.
"This is not a time for entertainment," the show's presenter Johannes B. Kerner said.
Youth-oriented channels Viva and MTV cut their regular diet of daily soaps and series in favor of "appropriate" music videos and ran a live news ticker...
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called it a day of mourning for all of Germany for what she said was "an appalling, unimaginable crime."
German channels quickly shuffled their schedules as news of the shooting broke, dropping light entertainment for news updates and commentary programs. Public broadcaster Zdf scrapped the launch of its new live show "How Clever Is Germany?" and added magazine programs focusing on the massacre and its aftermath.
"This is not a time for entertainment," the show's presenter Johannes B. Kerner said.
Youth-oriented channels Viva and MTV cut their regular diet of daily soaps and series in favor of "appropriate" music videos and ran a live news ticker...
- 3/12/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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