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Kontraplan was a talk show broadcast live on Croatian Radiotelevision
between 2005 and 2007.
Its unique feature was that each guest was located in a separate studio set at a location which defined their background, such as their office or home. One guest as a rule shared the studio with the host to provide an objective, analytical role in the debate.
Author and host of show was journalist and TV producer Dubravko Merlić
, who later won the Rose d'Or
award for The Pyramid
series in 2007.
Kontraplan was a controversial TV show with no limits set to selecting participants or subjects: the guests invited to the show often confronted each other's views on any of the chosen segments of public life, sports, or current affairs, collectively contributing to a different take on a subject.
The international embezzlement scandal involving allegations of money laundering through local branches of the Hypo Group Alpe Adria bank was publicly talked about for the first time in Kontraplan.
Production team:
Croatian Radiotelevision
Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...
between 2005 and 2007.
Its unique feature was that each guest was located in a separate studio set at a location which defined their background, such as their office or home. One guest as a rule shared the studio with the host to provide an objective, analytical role in the debate.
Author and host of show was journalist and TV producer Dubravko Merlić
Dubravko Merlić
Dubravko Merlić is a Croatian television journalist, producer and author, known for his work as a reporter, editor and anchor on Croatian national television...
, who later won the Rose d'Or
Rose d'Or
The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...
award for The Pyramid
The Pyramid (Croatian TV series)
The Pyramid is a weekly Croatian television series, co-produced by Croatian Radiotelevision and Castor Multimedia. Essentially a talk show, it also has a competitive element. In each 60 minute episode, three prominent public figures from different walks of life give their views and debate on five...
series in 2007.
Kontraplan was a controversial TV show with no limits set to selecting participants or subjects: the guests invited to the show often confronted each other's views on any of the chosen segments of public life, sports, or current affairs, collectively contributing to a different take on a subject.
The international embezzlement scandal involving allegations of money laundering through local branches of the Hypo Group Alpe Adria bank was publicly talked about for the first time in Kontraplan.
Production team:
- Co-writer - Željko Matić
- Journalist - Ana Jergović
- Director - Danko Volarić
Sources
- Hypo Alpe Adria-A Bank Scandal in Austria
- Transcript of conversation Ferdinand Jukić and Dubravko Merlić
- Austria's ORF bought report from show Counter Angle
- Die ZeitDie ZeitDie Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
, Bankenskandal