documentaries - Arte

Chronology
THE CHANNEL
LEADING
ARTE
EUROPEAN
PARTNERS
DESIGN AND
ADVERTISING
60-61
2 OCTOBER 1990
Signature by France and Germany
of an interstate treaty establishing
the foundation of a European
cultural channel.
JANUARY 1989
Jérôme Clément is appointed
President of La Sept.
MARCH 1991
Wolfgang Bernhard and Gerd Opitz
are appointed Managing Directors
of ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH.
FEBRUARY 1993
RTBF, Belgium’s French-language
public service broadcaster,
becomes an associate member.
SEPTEMBER 1992
First campaign “Laissez-vous
déranger par ARTE” (Let ARTE
challenge you!) (Audour, Soum,
Larue).
30 APRIL 1991
The birth of the European Cultural
Channel ARTE, a European
Economic Interest Grouping (GEIE)
formed by La Sept and ARTE
Deutschland TV GmbH.
APRIL 1991
Dr. Willibald Hilf and Daniel Toscan du
Plantier are appointed Chairman and
Vice Chairman of ARTE’s General
Assembly. Jérôme Clément and
Dietrich Schwarzkopf are appointed
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Management Board.
JULY 1995
Co-operation Agreement
with SSR, Swiss public service
broadcaster.
MAY 1994
“Ma télé a du talent!” (Television
with talent!) (Audour, Soum, Larue)
JANUARY 1995
New channel design and graphics:
(Lambie-Naim & Company).
The logo is much clearer
and has a warm orange colour.
SEPTEMBER 1991
La Sept Cinéma established
as a fi lm producing subsidiary
of La Sept.
30 MAY 1992
ARTE fi rst broadcast in France
and Germany via satellite
(TDF 1-2 and DFS1-Kopernikus)
and on cable from 5 pm.
JULY 1995
Dr. Klaus Wenger is appointed
Managing Director of ARTE
Deutschland and ARD Co-ordinator.
JANUARY 1999
Prof. Jobst Plog is appointed
fi rst German President of ARTE.
SEPTEMBER 1996
“ARTE, sehen Sie selbst!” (ARTE
– see for yourself!) (Castenow +
Partner).