Bellut looks Böhmermann continue not necessarily in the main program – Quotenmeter

The contract with the moderator, he wants to extend anyway. Instead, the director would have a very strong development in 3Sat.

The new television Council President

“It is an important and exciting opportunity to join the most successful German TV channels in a time of dynamic changes in the media landscape critically and constructively to develop. the new composition of the television Council, we have the chance, the manifold even more to take the company’s interests ZDF program into view. ” – Marlehn Thieme

The 59-year-old received in the election on Friday 36 votes in favor, 5 votes against and 9 abstentions. The new Television was also reduced by 17 people: 60 members he now leads, 20 of which may be “close to the state”.

All members and their functions are listed on the next page of this article.

Important day for ZDF. On Friday, the top executives of the transmitter Ruprecht Polenz adopted from the Television of the transmitter. After 14 years of this still led the 17th and final meeting of the expiring XIV. Term. The lawyer and politician had in his capacity as Chairman of the ZDF television board always understood as an advocate of the audience, as stated by the transmitter. On his initiative, the Board of Management of Television Council was expanded and established a simple and clear method. In his tenure also the bodies control has been strengthened, for example by establishing an approval process for new or modified telemedia services.

“We have come a long way in our efforts to improve transparency. This must be our aim, because we can only as representing the interests of viewers credible.” For the future Polenz sees ZDF well positioned. “ZDF has developed over my tenure of a single-channel transmitter to a successful program family and asserted itself in the competition”, the outgoing television Responsible New Chairman of the Panel declared was now the 59-year-old Marlehn Thiemne, a lawyer from Bad Soden im Taunus. it belongs to Television Council since 2004 and is representing the Evangelical Church in Germany. in 2012 she took over the chairmanship of the Committee Telemedia and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance, investment and technology (more on this in our-supplied box).

at the edge of the meeting also ZDF director Dr. Thomas Bellut commented on current topics of his transmitter – about the future of Comedian Jan Böhmermann and its “Neo Magazine Royale” ►. The current contract runs until the end of the year. According Bellut talks about a continued cooperation would currently run. The big stage in ZDF wants to Böhmermann but probably continue not offer. “The main foundation of Jan Böhmermann I see still at ZDFneo because he does not have his trademark soften there. He can stay as it is, and it is just a peak audience, which he so very, very well achieved, especially a very young audience, “Bellut said Friday. Possible but was, he admitted that Böhmermann “could still do something more” in ZDFneo. Böhmer’s already publicly expressed wish was a second shipment per week, the hitherto but did not materialize. His second mission, “Schulz and Böhmermann» ► incidentally first discontinued

Great joy reigned at Bellut meantime on the development of 3Sat. The supported jointly by ZDF, ARD, ORF and SRG 3sat achieved in the current year 1 , 2 percent the highest market share in its history. “3sat is a quality offer for orientation and arrangement in the digital age. The success with viewers shows that the clear brand and program profile with a focus on culture and science pays.” With numerous highlights the three-country channel positioning in . this year, as the cultural program in German-speaking Among other things, the theme week “focus on Brazil” for the Olympic Games from 25 July, the social, economic and cultural backgrounds of the country before

Read. on the next page: All members of the new television Council Overview