July 20th, 2005

 

> Interview with Mathieu Bejot TV France International
> Eurodata TV conference on the 31st of August: "International TV trends"
> Reality, the link between Fiction, Entertainment and Factual
> Tour de France 2005 edition: on the road to new records
> International Kids' TV panorama
> Mediametrie celebrated its 20th anniversary on the 28th of June
> Reports available & special offers

Following the London terrorist attack, the Eurodata TV team expresses its deepest sympathy with all the people of Britain.

 

Interview with Mathieu Bejot TV France International
Executive Director

1- Tell us about your major success during the first half of 2005:

Two particularly note-worthy examples from the various successes enjoyed by French programs this year: French drama has fared particularly well in Italy.

After 2001 Audiovisuel's Cordier and PJ and Marathon's Saint-Tropez, Rete4 has shown a slate of drama in primetime, with A Woman of Honour repeatedly pulling in around 3 million viewers. French animation is definitely making its presence felt on US kids’ stations, surfing on the wave of success of Marathon's Totally Spies, Moonscoop's Code Lyoko on Cartoon Network and Millimages' Corneil & Bernie on Nicktoon. More shows have been sold and will be aired soon, such as Futurikon's Dragon Hunters and Alphanim's Robot Boy.

2- How do you use EurodataTV/Mediametrie's services?

Three years ago, TV France International and CNC (the National Centre of Cinema) asked EurodataTV/Médiamétrie to study the ratings of French programmes aired in four key European territories (Germany, UK, Italy and Spain) and in Quebec. We compared their results with their competitors' and with the average of the channel and the slot in which they are shown.

3- How do the services improve your business?

The service is a great help to French distributors. French programmes are sold and aired all over the world. To access and convince key players in a very competitive environment, you need efficient tools. Good ratings in major markets can speak volumes to potential buyers!

 

Eurodata TV will hold a conference on the 31st of August at 14.20 :
 "International TV trends" by Franck Si-Hassen, Eurodata TV Manager

At Medienforum 2005 Producers’ Day:
Cross Media Content – Olympiadtadion Berlin – 10.00 to 18.00.

The Medienforum Berlin-Brandenburg is the central conference at this year's Medienwoche Berlin-Brandenburg and will be held in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. A year before the 2006 Word Cup, it will focus on sport and the media, news journalism, film and media policy. Speakers and other prominent delegates include: Franz Beckenbauer, President of the German Organisation Committee of the FIFA 2006 World Cup; Otto Schily, Federal Minister of the Interior; Reiner Calmund, Special Ambassador for the 2006TM World Cup on behalf of North Rhine-Westphalia; Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman of FC Bayern Munich; Antonia Rados, Correspondent at RTL; Bernd Neumann, Chairman of the Parliamentary Media Committee and Spokesman for Film Policy (CDU); Dr Georg Kofler, CEO of Premiere AG; and Markus Schächter, Director-General of ZDF.

The Medienforum is organised by Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH and the Federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg.

More information !
For further information about the Medienforum, please click here.

 

 

Reality, the link between Fiction, Entertainment and Factual
Abstract from "International TV Trends" report
The strongest link
The 2004-2005 season more than ever encapsulates the phenomenon of mixing TV genres which has been evolving over a number of years. The link between entertainment, drama and factual programs has taken shape through the prism of reality. Increasingly demanding viewers are looking for absolute transparency and for an immediate denouement. Hence, there is a need for the three genres to do away with any kind of secrecy. Whether in reality TV, series or documentaries, you have to make a clean breast of things and show absolutely every aspect of society and, above all, about yourself.

Reality TV benefits
Reality TV has a thousand and one advantages: unearthing new talent, changing a life (though it must always be for the better), washing your dirty linen in public, or even changing a pumpkin into a carriage as in a fairy tale. Whispering things in the ears of attentive psychoanalytical viewers can offer collateral benefits: like the person unburdening him or herself, the viewer feels better afterwards. As all proper therapy requires a therapist, TV created the coach (Bob: do you mean COUCH?).

Docu-soap invasion
The 2004-2005 season also saw more and more docu-soaps appearing Once again, it is impossible to do anything more real or closer to viewers, because these shows follow real people as they go about their everyday lives. This is “pure reality”, with no scripts, covering every single stage of life. This is a perfect example of TV being held up as a mirror to real life.

Drama is getting real
Drama became significantly tinged with reality throughout the 2004-2005 season. Viewers’ relationships with drama have changed: they have become involved and play a role alongside their heroes, although these seem to be becoming less and less fictional. A wind of TV realism is blowing through the worldwide audiovisual landscape...

Source: NOTA International TV trends 2004-2005 full season report - All Rights Reserved

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"International TV Trends - 2004 / 2005 Season’’
>> Price 2990 €

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Tour de France 2005 edition: on the road to new records

The Tour de France has just started and nothing seems to have changed: the crowd is still impressive along the roadside. All over the world TV viewers are present at roll call in front of their TV sets to follow Lance Armstrong’s final tour.

This world famous cycling competition has always represented a good opportunity for TV channels to attract a lot of TV viewers in the summer period.

The mountain stages have always traditionally been the most followed on TV. In 2004, the stage Lannemezan – Plateau de Beille broadcast live on Saturday afternoon was viewed by more than 6,4 million people on average on France 2 and by more than 2,5 million people on average on TVE1.

With this new edition and even before the Alpes or the Pyrénées stages, good results have already been obtained in terms of TV ratings by the broadcasters during the Prologue stage: more than 3,4 million people in France on France 2, more than 3,3 million TV viewers in Germany on ARD and around 410 000 TV viewers on the American cable channel Outdoor Life Network.

Average audiences for the 2005 Tour de France Prologue

(ratings%, market share%, viewers in thousands / Target: Total individuals)

Sources : Eurodata TV / Médiamétrie-Médiamat (France) / AGF-GfK (Germany) / TNS Audencia de Medios ( Spain) / SKO ( Netherlands) / TNS Gallup Media ( Norway) / Nielsen Media Research ( USA) – All rights reserved

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"One Sport Year on TV in the World - 2005 issue’’
>> Price 1290 €

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International kids'TV panorama at MIPCOM Junior
Hold the key of the booming kids'TV market!

Saturday October, 15th - 5:00 pm
Auditorium Brougham (level 1)
NOGA HILTON

Eurodata TV Worldwide is proud to announce its first official conference at MIPCOM Junior in Cannes.

The speaker, Charlotte Michelotti, Eurodata TV Worldwide Product Manager,
will deliver an international overview of the children's TV market over
the five continents:
- Children's programs - the offer and the consumption
- Impact of the audience figures on the programming schedule
- Worldwide hits

As part of the booming and exciting kids'TV business, in search of international information for efficient programmes acquisitions or distribution, Eurodata TV Worldwide and Reed Midem invite you to this conference. Mark your agenda today!


More information!

To hear about our Top Kids
Animation report, please click here

 

Mediametrie celebrated its 20th anniversary on the 28th of June

This special event gives us the opportunity to take a look at the media evolution in France over the past 20 years. Household TV usage increased from 4h09 in 1985 to 5h36 in 2004 (worldwide, daily viewing time increased by 24 minutes over the past 10 years). The number of radio listeners grew from 32 millions in 1986 to 41 millions in 2005. Concerning theater attendance, senior citizens are the audience that grew the most over the past 20 years. The number of internet users grew from 23,5% to 49,2% of the French population during the past 4 years.

Source: Médiamétrie – All rights reserved


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Eurodata TV reports available & special offers

NOTA: “International TV Trends” season 2004/2005
>> 2990 €, click here

“One TV Year in the World “- 2005 issue
>> 750 €, click here

“One Sport Year on TV in the World” - 2005 issue
>> 1 290 €, click here

EURODATA TV Formats Preview
>> 3 Months Trial offer! click here 

EURODATA TV Sport Insight
>> from 1500 € for one report in one country, click here 

Top Kids Animation, one report in one country
>> 850 €, click here 

Telenovelas Monitoring in five countries
>> 425 € for a quarterly report, click here

 

Contact: sferreira@mediametrie.fr Tel.: +33 1 47 58 36 90

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