Sideways glances

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the magazine of the same name, see Seitenblicke magazine .

Television broadcast
Original title	Sideways glances
Country of production	Austria
original language	Austrian German
Production company	Interspot movie
length	5 minutes a day
Broadcasting cycle	Monday to Sunday
genre	magazine
Theme music	Make me a memory
production	Nils Klingohr
First broadcast	September 28, 1987, 9:50 p.m. on ORF 2

Seitenblicke is an ORF television format created under the general management of Thaddäus Podgorski , which has been broadcast on ORF 2 since September 28, 1987 . Every day, five minutes of broadcasting time report on the Austrian social life of the Adabeis , the Schickeria and the “Society-Lions”. Shooting takes place not only at various smaller (for example, celebrity birthday parties and society events in the “Marchfelderhof”), but also at larger events, including major events, as well as, if there is a connection to Austria, from abroad (for example from Oscar night ): “ Be it a charity gala, a premiere or a festive opening - there is hardly a social event at which the 'Seitenblicke' teams are not in the middle of the turmoil. "

Timeline and variants

Is broadcast page views every day at 20:05 as a 5-minute broadcast on ORF 2, between the commercial breaks after the time in the picture (ZIB 1) and the subsequent weather and just before prime time at 20:15. In addition to the regular program, there is also the weekly review Seitenblicke Weekend, broadcast on the Saturday after the midday ZIB (approx. 20 minutes) as well as special editions such as Seitenblicke-Spezial and Seitenblicke-Gourmet. In 2018 there was a special edition Seitenblicke Sommerbühne about the Austrian summer stages, which was broadcast every Friday at 9:50 p.m. in front of ZIB 2.

The signation melody is based on the song Make me a Memory by Grover Washington, Jr. Although the show changed its visual appearance several times in the course of its existence, “the sideways eye in the signature and the 'sparkling wine' melody [were] unmistakable trademarks of ORF. "

Editing, management and reach

Ines Schwandner has been the chief editor of Seitenblicke since 2018. The editors include Christian Reichhold, Robert Reumann (ret.), Karin Schiller, Sabine Spögler-Dinse, Alice Rath-Mayer, Alex Hesse, Walter Kienreich ( ret. ) , Peter Koköfer, Marion Benda, Verena Pawel, Stefanie Zupan, Martin Pusch, Jessica Schwarz (as of 2017).

Erwin Fischer was responsible for the program until he retired in February 1999 . In 2007 Alexander Hofer , who became channel manager of ORF 2 in 2018 and succeeded Edgar Böhm as TV entertainment director on an interim basis, took over the management of the editorial team.

Shipment data

Between the first broadcast in September 1987 and the 25th anniversary of the program in October 2012, around 29,000 contributions were broadcast and 79,403 people were interviewed. At this point in time, a stable number of around 700,000 viewers was noted.

For the 20th anniversary of the broadcast in October 2007, it was shown that the Seitenblicke editorial team received more than 100 invitations per week, of which only three to five events per evening could be attended by the "Seitenblickers". Until then, 36,100 minutes of broadcasting had been designed for 6,359 issues, which would correspond to a full 25 days of broadcasting time. A total of 77,397 people were interviewed, from which 24,147 articles were produced.

From the start in 1987 to 1997, the Seitenblicke von Otto Pammer and his Pammer-Film were produced on behalf of ORF . Since 1997, the Viennese Interspot Film Gesellschaft mbH has produced Rudolf “Purzl Klingohr” and his son Nils Klingohr.

Protagonists and Top 10

The first protagonists interviewed for the Seitenblicke when the format first went on air on September 28, 1987 were the TV commissioner Michele Placido ( Alone Against the Mafia ) and Alfred “Django” Rupf, Colonel of the Police and long-time director the criminal police at Vienna-Schwechat airport , which has become legendary as a "gangster hunter" in Austria.

As Robert Reumann, long-serving editor at the ORF Seitenblick, remarked in October 2007, the only Austrian celebrity "who never showed up in the Seitenblicke" was the author and Nobel Prize winner for literature, Elfriede Jelinek .

For Christina Lugner, on the other hand, cited as an example, who wants to get involved on the society floor even without her ex-husband Richard Lugner , "Life [...] would be less worth living if the 'sideways glances' no longer existed." Because "eventually it would you certainly don't know them in Austria without the 'sideways glances'. And that would be a shame. '"

While in 2012 the top 10 of the most interviewed guests were Alfons Haider, Harald Serafin and Dagmar Koller, nothing changed in the top 3 five years later on the 30th anniversary of the broadcast:

2017: The top 10 most interviewed "Seitenblicke" celebrities:

1. Alfons Haider
2. Harald Serafin
3. Dagmar Koller
4. Marika lights
5. Otto Schenk
6. Helmut Zilk
7. Birgit Sarata
8. Marianne Mendt
9. Niki Lauda
10. Gery Keszler

2017: The top 10 most interviewed under 30-year-olds "Seitenblicke" celebrities:

1. Conchita , 29 years
2. Zoë Straub , singer, 21 years
3. David Alaba , footballer, 25 years
4. Rebecca Horner , dancer, 28 years
5. Alois Mühlbacher , child prodigy , 22 years
6. Julian le Play , singer, 26 years
7. Victoria Swarovski , singer and presenter, 24 years
8. Stefanie Reinsperger , actress, 29 years
9. Sophie Stockinger , actress, 20 years
10. Nadine Leopold , top model, 23 years old

2017: The top 10 "sidelong" terms:

1. the red carpet
2. the opera ball
3. the laudatory speech
4. the dress code
5. the intercut
6. Guest list / acceptance list
7. the VIP area
8. the premieres celebration
9. the buffet
10. the Marchfelderhof ( Deutsch Wagram )

Quote

“'It was terrible,' says Lisbeth Bischoff , Seitenblicke editor for the first few weeks. 'Because most of them didn't want to give us interviews. It was said that one cannot be watched through the keyhole. People turned up their noses at us. ' The reactions were horrific, says colleague Karl Hohenlohe . 'Destructive. Stop immediately! '

[...]

A typical Austrian paradox soon emerged: 'Nobody watched it, but soon we were among a million viewers for the first time', recalls today's ORF nobility specialist Lisbeth Bischoff in an amused conversation with the ' press '. In a very short time, the skepticism of the protagonists observed turned to the other extreme: 'You stood in line, we were called and couldn't save ourselves from invitations.' If you didn't appear, you were sometimes a little angry; one or the other is said not to have spoken to the ignorant editor for a year. The first positive media criticism, by the way, recalls [Robert] Reumann, in the 'Presse': This is how you imagine a social program. "

- Teresa Schaur-Wünsch : Die Presse, October 2012

Sideways glance society

With reference to the people who "often and happily" appear in the program Seitenblicke , the Seitenblicke Gesellschaft became a fixed term for the media-present social class in Austria and found its way into everyday linguistic usage. The first use is attributed to Erhard Busek , the former ÖVP politician and Vice Chancellor and later President of Forum Alpbach :

“The fact that the ÖVP government is also increasingly relying on productions and events, [...] sees Busek with understanding: 'Unfortunately, we live in the Seitenblicke society. The Adabei pages are the decisive ones and the ÖVP takes this into account. '"

- Erhard Busek : In: APA / Der Standard, 2007

As a keyword, the Seitenblickegesellschaft was included in the Austrian dictionary (ÖWB) as well as in the Duden in 2009 :

• "Seitenblickegesellschaft: People who often and happily appear in the TV magazine 'Seitenblicke'." (ÖWB)
• "Seitenblickegesellschaft, die: ( Austrian for media-present social class)". (Duden)
• "Sideways glance society that: -‹ after the title of an ORF broadcast ›: members of a social class who are often present at social events and therefore have a high media presence." (Duden: How do you say in Austria?)

Licensing

Red Bull Media House received licenses from ORF-Enterprise .

literature

• 20 years of Seitenblicke: "From pleasure to carnage" In: Der Standard / APA , November 7, 2007. ( Full text online .)
• Teresa Schaur-Wünsch: 25 years of looking sideways at Austria: “Society, not society”. The "Seitenblicke", ORF pioneers, are 25th. In: Die Presse , print edition, October 16, 2012. ( Full text online .)
• Georg Markus (Ed.): In the best company. Stories and anecdotes from 25 years of sideways glances. Amalthea, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-85002-808-0 .

Web links

• Sideways glances. Current reports from society, the scene and culture ORF customer service. In: der.ORF.at, program offers ORF 2.
• Sideways glance society that. In: Duden online: "This word appeared in the spelling dictionary for the first time in 2009." "Overview of meanings: social class present in the media".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Seitenblicke 2018 on the Interspot Film website , accessed on April 13, 2019.
2. ↑ See for example:
   • Society lion Richard Lugner celebrated the 80s. In: wien.ORF.at, October 11, 2012. ( Online , accessed April 13, 2019.)
   • Arms dealer and society lion Adnan Kashoggi dies. In: Der Standard / APA , June 6, 2017. ( Online , accessed April 13, 2019.)
   • "... The mastermind and main culprit was Udo Proksch , society lion with the best connections in the ruling SPÖ , ..." In: The Lucona case. In: Wolfgang Fürweger : Land of Scandals: The biggest political affairs, bankruptcies and crimes of the Second Republic. Carl Überreuter, Vienna 2019, ISBN 9783800079858 , without pagination ( limited preview in Google book search).
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} 30 years of "Seitenblicke" on ORF. Numerous celebrities at the anniversary party in the Interspot studios. In: der.ORF.at, 2017 ( undated ), accessed on April 13, 2019.
4. ↑ ^{a b} cf. for example:
   • Society Events on the Marchfelderhof website , accessed on April 13, 2019.
   • Celebrity event: Herring feast at the Marchfelderhof. In: News , February 14, 2018, accessed on April 13, 2019: “The traditional society rush at what is probably the" oldest "celebrity herring feast in Austria has existed since 1913, i.e. for 105 years. Since then, the Marchfelderhof artist herring feast has been a unique end to the carnival and a highlight at the same time. "
   • Marchfelderhof boss Gerhard Bocek invited to his 70th birthday. In: VIENNA.AT - Vienna Online. Russmedia Digital GmbH (Ed.), August 21, 2012, accessed on April 13, 2019.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Lined up in the Society ^for 20 years. In: wien.ORF.at, October 20, 2007, accessed on April 13, 2019.
6. ↑ "The weekly review brings the best sayings and punchlines of the past few days, a detailed interview with the 'Star of the Week', the 'Festival of the Week' in extra length and a detailed weekly review of what is happening in society." In: Seitenblicke Weekend, program description in EPG , accessed on April 13, 2019.
7. ↑ ^{a b} 20 years of Seitenblicke - Splendid gala in the Vienna Interspot Studios. ( Memento from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: service.ORF.at/programm, October 2007, accessed April 13, 2017. In it, the trademark and word creation box : “In addition, the term 'Seitenblicke Gesellschaft' (Copyright Erhard Busek ) Entry into daily usage and the next edition of the 'Austrian Dictionary' ('Seitenblicke Gesellschaft: Those people who often appear in the TV magazine Seitenblicke'). "
8. ^ "Side glances for light into the dark" and retrospectives on the social year. December 25, 2018, accessed July 29, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Head of entertainment as the next acid test for ORF. November 20, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2019 . 
10. ↑ New program manager for the ORF “Seitenblicke”. In: Wiener Zeitung , February 24, 1999, accessed April 13, 2019.
11. ↑ Alexander Hofer takes over ORF TV entertainment . Article dated December 20, 2018, accessed July 29, 2019.
12. ↑ ORF general director appoints channel managers and editors-in-chief . OTS notification dated May 25, 2018, accessed July 29, 2019.
13. ↑ ^{a b} 25 years of looking sideways at Austria. In: Die Presse , October 16, 2012.
14. ↑ ^{a b c d} ORF- “Seitenblicke”: Top 10 most interviewed celebrities. The show has turned Austrians into local stars for 25 years. In: News / APA , October 16, 2012, accessed April 13, 2019.
15. ↑ Wolfgang Paterno: In the name of Colonel Rupf. Police: Alfred “Django” Rupf, cover boy for the magazine “Das Beste”, side viewer par excellence and notorious Kieberer at Schwechat Airport, is retiring. In: Falter , edition 19/01 of May 9, 2001 ( beginning of article freely accessible , accessed on April 13, 2019.)
16. ↑ ^{a b} Keyword Seitenblickegesellschaft. In: Austrian dictionary. 41st edition, Österreichischer Bundesverlag Schulbuch, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-209-06875-0 , p. 587.
17. ↑ ^{a b} Keyword Seitenblickegesellschaft. In: Duden. The German spelling. Volume 1, 25th edition, Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-411-04015-5 , p. 974.
18. ↑ Busek: "Coalition is accompanied by luck". In: Der Standard / APA , August 31, 2007, accessed April 13, 2019.
19. ↑ Keyword Seitenblickegesellschaft. In: Jakob Ebner: Duden: How do you say in Austria. Dictionary of Austrian German. 4th edition, Dudenverlag / Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-411-04984-4 , p. 340. Cited as an example: “ Our side-gazing society, where people enjoy themselves, where they eat and drink and laugh and Flirt, this side-glance society increases awareness of ›the other is better‹ to the unbearable. (ORF / Religion, 9 December 2006, Int) ".