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Matthias Opdenhövel
Matthias Augustinus Wilhelm Georg Opdenhövel (born 25 August 1970) is a German television presenter. Biography Born in Detmold, Opdenhövel has worked as journalist and television presenter for German broadcasters ARD, Sat 1, Pro7, VIVA Germany, VOX and WDR. Together with Aleksandra Bechtel he presented ''Bitte lächeln'' between 1997 and 1998 on German broadcaster RTL 2. He also presented ''Frühstücksfernsehen Weck Up'' between 1998 and 2003 with Barbara Schöneberger on broadcaster Sat 1. Opdenhövel is married, has two sons and lives with his family in Cologne. Television Ongoing * since 2019: ''The Masked Singer'', Pro7 * since 2021: ''ran'', Sat.1 * since 2024: '' The Floor'' * 2010, since 2024: ''Schlag den Star'', Pro7 * 1999–2001, since 2024: ''Hast du Töne?'', VOX/Sat.1 Formerly / specials * 1997–1998: ''Bitte lächeln'', RTL Zwei * 1999: ''Eins Live TV'', WDR Fernsehen * 2003–2004: ''Die Quiz Show'', Sat.1 * 2005: ''TV total Bundestagswah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detmold
Detmold () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of . It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of the district of Lippe and of the Regierungsbezirk Detmold. The Church of Lippe has its central administration located in Detmold. The Reformed Redeemer Church is the preaching venue of the state superintendent of the Lippe church. History Iron Age About to the southwest of Detmold is the hill with a prehistoric circular rampart and the Hermann monument (). The monument commemorates the so-called Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, a battle in 9 AD which may or may not have been fought close to the present location of Detmold. In this encounter, Germanic tribes led by Hermann () defeated Roman legions under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus. Middle Ages Detmold was first mentioned as ''Theotmalli'' in 783, the year of a battle be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Vierte
Das Vierte (English: The Fourth) was a German entertainment channel replaced in January 2014 by Disney Channel. History Das Vierte was launched by NBC Universal Global Networks (NUGN) in 2005 as an all-drama programming channel. The channel reached its 1% first-year goal with the expectations of doubling in two to three years. In 2008, NUGN sold the station to Mini Movie International Channel, owned by Dmitri Lesnevsky, as the station was losing money. Lesnevsky expected to turn the station around through rebranding then reselling it. In 2010, Phoenix Media planned to buy the station but that fell through. As of 2011, the station had a market share of 0.2%. In September 2012, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to purchase Das Vierte. Disney closed on the deal by December 2012. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would become a Disney Channel in January 2014. Disney closed the channel on 31 December 2013. Programming Das Vierte started with the slogan "'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlag Den Raab
''Schlag den Raab'' (, German for ''Beat (the) Raab'') was a live game show that was televised by German television channel ProSieben on Saturday evenings from September 2006 until December 2015. A total of six episodes were produced and broadcast each year and featured one contestant competing with media personality Stefan Raab in a number of disciplines for a variable amount of money. Concept At the beginning of an episode five possible candidates (usually four men and one woman) were introduced to the audience. Each candidate presented him- or herself in a short video clip of one minute (three minutes before the 45th episode). The TV audience then determined the person to compete with Stefan Raab by televoting. One episode consisted of up to 15 games between Raab and the contestant plus one tiebreaker game if the scoreline was even after the fifteenth game. Each episode consecutively won by Raab added €500,000 to the jackpot, e.g. the prize money in an episode following thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999, by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL (German TV channel), RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, though it is not organized by an academy. The Fernsehpreis is the successor to both the Telestar (Das Erste and ZDF) and the Goldener Löwe (RTL) awards. History The first award took place on 2 October 1999 in Cologne. Every year another of the participating stations broadcast the ceremony: Notes References External links Official website German television awards Awards established in 1999 1999 establishments in Germany ZDF ARD (broadcaster) RTL Group ProSiebenSat.1 Media Sat.1 {{tv-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masked Dancer (German TV Series)
''The Masked Dancer'' is a German reality competition television series that premiered on ProSieben on 6 January 2022, based on the American television series of the same name. Like ''The Masked Singers format, celebrity contestants wear head-to-toe costumes and face masks that conceal their identities. Matthias Opdenhövel hosts the show, with Alexander Klaws and Steven Gätjen serving as panelists. The winner of the first season was Oli.P as "Affe". Production In June 2021, EndemolShine Germany announced a dancing spinoff series that shares the same name of the American version, following the success of its sister show ''The Masked Singer''. In November 2021, it was announced that ProSieben would broadcast the show, the same channel who produced ''The Masked Singer''. Format In four live episode, seven celebrities such as singers, actors or athletes in full-body costumes compete against each other with a choreography. Before the respective performance, a short video is sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Zervakis
Linda Zervakis (; born 25 July 1975 in Hamburg) is a German-Greek television presenter as well as newsreader and journalist. She was the first '' Tagesschau'' presenter with an immigrant background. Early life and education Zervakis is the daughter of Greek immigrant guest workers in Harburg, Hamburg, where she attended the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium until 1994. Her father ran a kiosk in Harburg. Following her father's death, Zervakis and her brothers had to help their mother by working in the kiosk while they were still children. Until the age of 28, Zervakis worked on Sundays in the kiosk. Career After graduation in 1994, Zervakis interned at the advertising agency BBDO, where she was then employed as a copywriter. Later, she worked as a volunteer and editor at various radio and television production companies. NDR In 2001, Zervakis moved to NDR. There she was first employed as a newsreader and editor of the radio program N-JOY, beginning in 2004. She was also a news anchor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Gätjen
Steven Gätjen (born 25 September 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a German-American event and TV host based in Germany. Private life and education Steven Gätjen was born in 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona, where his German father worked as a doctor. When he was three years old, he and his family moved to Germany because his father took a job at the Altonaer Klinik. His mother is Columnist of the ''Hamburger Abendblatt''. In addition to the actor Andy Gätjen, he has another younger brother. In 1992, Gätjen graduated from high school in Hamburg, then did a year of community service and internship at OK Radio. He also attended the University of California in Los Angeles and the Hollywood Film School in San Francisco. Gätjen lives with his wife in Hamburg-Ottensen and has a second home in New York City. Career Gätjen has been a presenter of various television shows since 1999, initially mainly on ProSieben. From 2000 to 2002, from 2007 to 2015 and again since 2017 he has hoste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTL (German TV Channel)
RTL (from ''''), formerly RTL plus and RTL Television, is a German-language free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland, headquartered in Cologne. Founded as an offshoot of the German-language radio programme '' ,'' RTL is considered a full-service broadcaster under the ''Medienstaatsvertrag'' (Interstate Media Treaty) and is the largest private television network in Germany. As of August 2010, RTL employs some 500 permanent staff, having outsourced its news and technical departments. In September 2021, '''' (RTL Germany Media Group) was renamed . As part of the rebrand, both the group and the channel received new logos and branding. History RTL plus was already known through the radio station. Even before the broadcast began, the pressure on politicians to introduce private television in Germany was growing in Saarland, which could be reached from the broadcasting systems in Luxembourg. Private television began operations in the Federal Republic of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Wolf (football Manager)
Hannes Wolf (born 15 April 1981) is a German football manager who currently coaches the German U20 national team. Career Early career Born in Bochum, Wolf spent his playing career as a striker in German minor leagues, including a stint with the second team of 1. FC Nürnberg. His career on the sidelines began in 2005 at SG Eintracht Ergste, followed by a tenure as player/coach at ASC 09 Dortmund. In 2009, Wolf was named assistant coach of Borussia Dortmund’s men's reserve team, before joining the coaching staff of the club's youth set-up one year later. He later became the head coach of the reserve team. In the final 15 matches he coached, he had a record of six wins, five draws, and four losses. Under his guidance, Dortmund's under 17 squad won the German national championship in 2014 and 2015. He also led the club's under 19 team to the national title in the 2015–16 season. Stuttgart On 20 September 2016, Wolf became the head coach of 2. Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Kuntz
Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was most recently the head coach of the Turkish national team. Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, reaching the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals and winning UEFA Euro 1996. He scored six goals from 25 full caps, including in the Euro 1996 semi-final elimination of England. Club career Kuntz's playing career lasted from 1983 until 1999. He made 449 appearances and scored 179 goals in the Bundesliga. Kuntz played for VfL Bochum, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld and also played in Turkey for Beşiktaş J.K. In 1986 and 1994, Kuntz was the top scorer in the Bundesliga. In 1995, Kuntz joined Turkish side Beşiktaş following request of his compatriot coach Christoph Daum. Kuntz made his 1.Lig debut on 13 August 1995 in an away game against Kayserispor that ended 1–1. On 24 September 1995, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Thomas Hitzlsperger (born 5 April 1982) is a German football executive and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently board member at Serie A club Hellas Verona. In February 2019, he was appointed Head of Sport at VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart, later rising to the position of CEO. He stepped down from this role in March 2022. In January 2025, after the acquisition of Hellas Verona by American private equity firm Presidio Investors, he was announced as a board member of the Serie A club. As a player, he spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England (accompanied by a short loan spell at Chesterfield), before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart, where he was a member of the team which won the Bundesliga in 2007. In 2010, he signed for Italian side Lazio, before moving back to England to join West Ham United later that year. He then had brief spells with Wolfsburg and Everton. Hitzlsperger also represented the Germany nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WDR Fernsehen
WDR Fernsehen is a German free-to-air television network owned and operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and serving North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" television stations that are offered within the federal ARD network. History The station began broadcasting on 17 December 1965, as ''Westdeutsches Fernsehen'' (WDF), changing its name to ''West 3'' in 1988, before settling for ''WDR Fernsehen'' in 1994. Originally airing only in North Rhine-Westphalia, the channel has become available across Germany with the advent of Cable TV and satellite television. The station is also available free-to-air across Europe via Astra 19.2°E. In November 2013, the channel faced a graphical rebrand. News sub-regions WDR Fernsehen operates eleven sub-regional opt-out services, each broadcasting a 30-minute local news programme entitled ''Lokalzeit'' at 19.30 each Monday to Saturday evening together with a shorter, 5-minute bulletin at 18.00 on Mondays to F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
