Observed Signal · Oct 2, 2026 · Hiring · Source: Meedia · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Frank Vogel Appointed Deputy Chairman of AGF Supervisory Board
Frank Vogel, CEO of Ad Alliance, has been elected as the new Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at AGF Videoforschung, Germany's leading TV audience measurement body. He succeeds Carsten Schwecke, who resigned from the position after leaving RTL earlier this year. Schwecke is set to become Managing Director of MediaMarktSaturn Marketing starting November 1. Matthias Eckert of Hessischer Rundfunk remains Chairman. Vogel, who has led Ad Alliance since 2022 and since June 2026 also oversees RTL's national and international marketing and adtech strategy, brings extensive experience in marketing and market research. AGF Videoforschung's CEO, Kerstin Niederauer-Kopf, emphasized the importance of this appointment for the further development of their measurement systems and standards.
Appointment of a deputy chairman at a TV measurement body is a minor personnel change within the German media industry; limited direct impact on AdTech operations, but relevant for TV and video measurement stakeholders.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Frank Vogel, CEO of Ad Alliance, was elected as Deputy Chairman of the AGF Supervisory Board.
- He succeeds Carsten Schwecke, who resigned after leaving RTL.
- Matthias Eckert (Hessischer Rundfunk) remains Chairman of the AGF Supervisory Board.
- Carsten Schwecke will become Managing Director of MediaMarktSaturn Marketing on November 1.
- Vogel has led Ad Alliance since 2022 and since June 2026 oversees RTL's national/international marketing and adtech.
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Frank Vogel named new AGF supervisory board deputy chair
Frank Vogel, CEO of Ad Alliance, which markets advertising for RTL Deutschland and Sky, has been elected as the new deputy chairman of the supervisory board at AGF Videoforschung. He succeeds Carsten Schwecke, who vacated his mandate after leaving RTL Deutschland. The chairmanship remains with Matthias Eckert from Hessischer Rundfunk. Kerstin Niederauer-Kopf, chair of AGF's executive board, highlighted Vogel's expertise in advertising and moving-image markets as valuable for the further development of measurement systems and standards. Vogel emphasized the need for comparability in an increasingly diverse media landscape and pledged to advance measurement for a convergent moving-image and advertising market. AGF measures TV ratings and cross-media moving-image usage in Germany, with shareholders including ARD, RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1, Sky Deutschland, and others.
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Ad Alliance Chief Frank Vogel on RTL's New Scale
In an interview at the Screenforce Festival, Ad Alliance chief Frank Vogel discusses the implications of RTL’s recent expansion following the takeover of Sky Deutschland. Vogel highlights that the combined group now reaches about 12 million paying subscribers across its offerings and stresses the strategic importance of first-party data for advertising monetization. He says the big acquisition spree is likely over for now, but that partnerships remain important for distribution and sales — noting that US streamer HBO Max is marketed by Ad Alliance in Germany and that there is a joint streaming package with RTL+. Vogel also reflects on the industry’s resilience amid global crises and his own career path from market research at Gruner + Jahr to leading the Ad Alliance. The interview was conducted by turi2 editor Markus Trantow and published on July 7, 2026.
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