Frauentausch is a German docu-soap with the same premise as the British television show Wife Swap . The concept involves temporarily swapping one family member between two families.
22-501: The docu-soap premiered on 14 July 2003. The show runs every Thursday at 9:15 p.m. as part of the evening lineup of commercial broadcast channel RTL II . It is produced by Constantin Entertainment GmbH . Reruns are shown on weekday mornings. Each episode of the docu-soap shows two women—as well as, alternatively, one or two (gay) men—who swap households and live with another family for 10 days. The 90-minute program depicts how
44-594: A full channel licence. In addition to its own news programmes ( RTL II News , RTL II Spezial. Das Magazin and Das Nachrichtenjournal ), the channel commissions shows from independent producers which air in the afternoons. In the afternoon, the channel now primarily features its own docu soap and reality show productions. Among its prime-time line-up the channel's own docu soap productions such as Die Geissens – Eine schrecklich glamouröse Familie and Frauentausch are particularly successful. Various US shows such as Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead have been
66-402: A younger audience; for example, it has been known to put a CD release or the launch of a new gaming console in the second headline slot directly after the day's top event. This unconventional approach has brought RTL II's broadcasting licence into jeopardy at least once, as a German commercial broadcaster has to feature minimum amounts of serious information and culture programming to be allowed
88-436: Is a creditor with the portion of his contribution not consumed by losses. Strictly speaking, the dormant partnership is nothing more than an 'undisclosed participation'. A Civil-Law Association is not a legal entity and cannot sue or be sued. It is often used for single joint ventures (e.g. construction projects) and comes to an end when the joint project has been completed. A Private Foundation ( Privatstiftung ) constitutes
110-540: Is operated by RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG . RTL2 is a private general entertainment (Vollprogramm) tv channel on the basis of the Interstate Broadcasting Agreement (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag) . Variants of the channel are produced for Austria and Switzerland, with their own advertising. They can be received via cable networks in Austria and Switzerland, and more widely by digital satellite. RTL Zwei
132-535: Is part-owned by RTL Group in Germany. RTL II was originally scheduled to begin broadcasting on 26 September 1992; some TV guides were anticipating the channel's launch. However, the channel's launch was delayed until 1993 because LPR Hessen (known as the Hessische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk ) repeatedly raised concerns about the channel's shareholder structure to German media authorities. The shares of
154-429: Is restricted to their fixed contributions to the partnership. Although a partnership itself is not a legal entity, it may acquire rights and incur liabilities, acquire title to real estate and sue or be sued. For example, a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung & Compagnie KG (GmbH & Co. KG) is a limited partnership with, typically, the sole general partner being a limited liability company. It can thus combine
176-459: Is similar to other Wife Swap programs, when, for ten days, wives exchange homes and families. They are allowed to advise each other through a video and information cards. They meet blindfolded, halfway en route to their new homes. They are allowed to greet each other, then are later asked for their impression of the meeting. On the tenth and last day of the swap the wives prepare for their trip home, and say goodbye to their substitute families. At
198-579: Is the German name for a limited partnership business entity and is used in German , Belgian , Dutch , Austrian , and some other European legal systems. In Japan , it is called a gōshi gaisha . Its name derives from the commenda , an early Italian medieval form of limited partnership . In Indonesia , it is legally called commanditaire vennootschap ( CV ) or Persekutuan Komanditer , derived from colonial Dutch administration. Partnerships may be formed in
220-408: The advantages of a partnership with those of the limited liability of a corporation. A dormant partnership ( stille Gesellschaft ) comes into existence when a person makes a contribution to an existing enterprise (company, partnership, sole proprietorship) and shares in the latter's profits. The dormant partner has no liability for the debts of the enterprise; in case of insolvency of the enterprise he
242-464: The channel was the movie Little Miss Marker . In 2000, RTL II began broadcasting the shows Popstars and Big Brother . Popstars ran on the channel for two seasons before it moved to ProSieben , while Big Brother continued to air until 2011. The network began offering a video on demand service in February 2012. As of 7 October 2019, the channel was rebranded as RTL ZWEI . The number 2
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#1733086031401264-497: The channel's initial owners (RTL Television, CLT, Bertelsmann, Burda and FAZ) had to be reduced to below 25% before the licence for the channel could be awarded to RTL. The channel eventually started broadcasting on 6 March 1993 at 6:09 a.m., using what used to be Screensport 's transponder. (Screensport ceased operations five days earlier as a result of its merger with Eurosport ) on the Astra satellite service. The first programme on
286-614: The day, have been edited down. In February 2013, RTL II announced that its Sunday morning children's programme would be discontinued as of 21 April 2013. A separate and short-lived online channel for anime was launched in April. RTL II was the first channel to introduce various foreign TV formats on German television such as: The average age of the viewers is 43.5 years (as of 2016). GmbH %26 Co. KG A Kommanditgesellschaft (abbreviated KG , pronounced [kɔmanˈdɪtɡəˌzɛlʃaft] ; from Kommandite + Gesellschaft )
308-419: The halfway point en route to their apartments, the women or men meet each other again. They might give each other advice on what they can change or talk about problems encountered, etc. Sometimes the discussions end in insults or even in violence. Finally their arrival at their own home and how their families receive them are shown. On 18 May 2006 the hundredth episode was shown with a big anniversary special. It
330-521: The legal forms of General Partnership ( Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts , GbR), or specialized in trading ( Offene Handelsgesellschaft , OHG), or Limited Partnership ( Kommanditgesellschaft , KG). In the OHG, all partners are fully liable for the partnership's debts, whereas in the KG there are general partners ( Komplementär ) with unlimited liability and limited partners ( Kommanditisten ) whose liability
352-451: The local Big Brother in access prime-time , and a prime-time lineup consisting mostly of docu soaps, movies and licensed series such as 24 and Stargate SG-1 . Recent efforts to move further towards quality programming with science magazine shows and documentaries have met with an indifferent audience response. The channel's prime-time newscast RTL II News is frequently criticized for its selection of news stories, which cater to
374-518: The most successful series of RTL II's prime-time slot. Its late-night line-up also featured North American series such as Autopsie – Mysteriöse Todesfälle and Flashpoint . RTL II has offered the largest anime content of all free-to-air German-language TV channels. It aired about over 80 Anime series and also broadcast cartoons. On weekdays, RTL II also aired an anime afternoon in their children/youth "Pokito" slot. Following tensions with media authorities, RTL II's standards and practices department
396-427: The participants struggle with, among other things, homesickness, a longing for their families and problems adapting to the environment. In order to increase the tension and potential for conflict, the producers of the show often tend to choose women who come from different backgrounds and have strongly contrasting ways of life such as, for example, rural and suburban families or pious and atheist families. This program
418-531: The south of Munich; only its news department is still based in Cologne, in order to share RTL news production facilities. The company is jointly owned by RTL Group S.A. (35.9%), Bauer Media Group (31.5%), Tele-Munich Television Media Participation LP (31.5%, of which the Leonine Holding and The Walt Disney Company hold 50% each). and Hubert Burda Media (1.1%) Programming pillars are daily episodes of
440-436: Was believed to be especially sensitive about children's programming. As a consequence, the channel has cut scenes from anime series like Detective Conan , InuYasha , One Piece and Naruto , for which it has received criticism from anime fans. Even some episodes where the original version had previously been given a FSK 6 rating, meaning that it was suitable for children ages 6 up and may legally be aired at all hours of
462-457: Was shown whether the lives of the families who have taken part in Frauentausch have changed or whether there are new friendships between some families. Prisma Film produces with Tausche Familie a similarly successful format for Austrian television. RTL II RTL Zwei (stylised as RTL ZWEI ), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II , is a German-language television channel that
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#1733086031401484-449: Was spelt out for the first time in the station's history. The design was developed with the agency mehappy GmbH . The channel is operated by RTL2 TV GmbH & Co. KG , which was founded in 1992 and employs around 210 people. Andreas Bartl has been managing director since June 2014. The company was originally headquartered in Cologne , but is now run from the municipality of Grünwald , to
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