Eyes & Ears of Europe: News

Don’t lose your head: Neuer Auftritt von NPO Zapp dank CapeRock

Published at 24.01.2024 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

NPO Zapp, the leading go-to TV channel for Dutch kids and teens, teamed up with CapeRock to invigorate their brand identity. To stay relevant in a fierce market with giants like YouTube and TikTok, the only option is to embrace social media with innovative concepts. This led to turning Zapp into a dynamic digital content brand with a compelling story and strong values. The presenters, central to the storytelling as protagonists, elevate the indents with their unique energy and personality. The indents are glooming with a short and snappy mix of 2D and 3D animation.

Design relaunch: Orange Heat creates new accents for ZDF sportstudio

Published at 25.01.2024 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

ZDF sportstudio is underlining its quality standards in cross-platform sports reporting with a comprehensive relaunch. The Hamburg-based creative agency BRAND NEW is taking charge of the development of the branding package. At the beginning of December, the current sportstudio, other regular programs and the sportstudio live series with winter sports were launched - the European Handball Championship is currently also running with the new look and feel.

Book Tip: Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines

Published at 27.01.2024 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

In "Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines," Dr. Joy Buolamwini takes us on a journey through the intricate landscape of artificial intelligence, revealing that the challenges posed by AI are not sudden but have been brewing for years. From her early exploration of robotics in high school to developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini's trajectory led her to MIT in 2015, where she delved into groundbreaking research at the “Future Factory.”

Podcast Tip: The Creator Club Podcast

Published at 26.01.2024 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

Katie Steckly describes herself as digital marketer, YouTube creator and travel enthusiast. She has an Episode of her podcast out about a new trend in Marketing before you even knew it was! Steckly started her career a decade ago with YouTube videos. Since then, she emerged to a well of inspiration and marketing insights for other professionals. Listening to her podcast it becomes obvious she is in love with sharing information and resources to help others succeed.

Exhibition Tip: Mysteries of the World

Published at 28.01.2024 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

This exhibition tip leads you to Brno, the second largest city in Czech Republic. The curators of this show Ing. M.Sc. M.Sc. Ondřej Rea and Mgr. Petr Lukas gathered objects of almost all continents in this show. Those objects have one thing in common: their creation or purpose is surrounded by mysteries.

Stephan Riebel - appointed as new Board member of Eyes & Ears of Europe

Published at 10.11.2023 by Corinna Kamphausen

Stephan Riebel is Head of Program Promotion and Broadcast Management at Deutsche Welle. He has been involved in the promotion of DW's multilingual, transnational program for 25 years. Before that, he worked as a freelance TV writer and director. "I am very much looking forward to working on the board of Eyes & Ears. The variety of platforms that media companies use today opens up a world of creative possibilities. We can tell and present stories in ever new ways. Eyes & Ears is the institution that supports and inspires creatives in this. Helping here is a wonderful task." Stephan Riebel has been provisionally appointed as the new member of the Eyes & Ears of Europe Board for the public broadcasters group.

TOGGO Touchdown: A design package for the new generation of football fans

Published at 15.11.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

"TOGGO Touchdown" is Toggo's new football magazine for children and young people. The package was developed by the Cologne agency FEEDMEE Design and includes the opener, all show graphics, TV studio visuals, print ads and merchandise.

Lasting Wounds by Aleksandra Marchenko

Published at 15.11.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

In this article, Aleksandra Marchenko gives a moving and honest account of how the war in Ukraine is changing the aesthetic perception of Ukrainians: "I closely follow the visual representation of the new reality and the "standards of beauty" that are changing Ukraine during the growing violence of the war. They have outgrown aesthetics."

RTL Germany launches biggest campaign of the year for the RTL+ All Inclusive Entertainment App

Published at 15.11.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

Series, reality shows, live sport, films, music, audio books, podcasts and magazines - RTL+ has it all in its all-inclusive entertainment app! The multimedia offering is now being promoted with the most extensive marketing campaign of the year. A high double-digit million gross volume will be spent on this. The aim is to reach a broad entertainment target group via TV, radio, (digital) out-of-home, online, print and a major social media campaign by the end of 2023.

CapeRock: Planet A

Published at 15.11.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

CapeRock's recent revamp of the popular YouTube channel "Planet A" has had an impact. "Planet A" is broadcast by Deutsche Welle on YouTube and TikTok and focuses on reports on global economic, environmental and climate issues.