The channel

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

The channel Human Resources

                                                        

ARTE France215 permanent staff+ freelance

ARTE G.E.I.E. 365 permanent staff+ 450 non-permanent staff

ARTE Deutschland ARTE Staff, ARD, ZDF

40 permanent staff