CLT-UFA, Europe’s leading broadcasting group, has achieved a record net result, group share, of € 415 million compared to € -14 million thus confirming the positive trend of the first half year 1999. CLT-UFA so continues its extremely successful development.

For  information, the breakdown of this net result, group share, is as follows:

The growing rentability of CLT-UFA’s activities is due to the following elements:

• growing rentability of the core businesses (Free TV in Germany, France and Belgium, radio in France and Germany)

• strong growth in the start-up businesses (Channel 5 in Great Britain and RTL Klub in Hungary)

• disposal of 45% of German pay-TV channel Premiere

The Board of Directors agreed today on the new management structure of CLT-UFA. The Board of Directors appointed Didier Bellens Chief Executive Officer. At the same time, Ewald Walgenbach has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Didier Bellens and Ewald Walgenbach are members of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors redefined the role of the Permanent Committee. As of today, the Permanent Committee will supervise and review the strategy and the development of the company. The Chairman will be Michael Dornemann.

The Board of Directors expressed its gratitude to Rolf Schmidt-Holtz and Rémy Sautter for their excellent work in the last three years and wished the new management all the best for the new challenges ahead.

CLT-UFA is the leading European broadcasting group with shareholdings in 40 radio and television stations, most of which are market leaders (RTL Television in Germany, RTL Radio in France, HMG in the Netherlands). CLT-UFA also holds interests in numerous production and broadcasting rights distribution companies (including UFA Film and TV Productions in Germany and UFA Sports in Europe).