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M6 aims to triple online revenue following M6+ launch
RTL-owned Groupe M6 this week launched its new streaming service M6+, with the goal of…
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Deutsche Telekom and RTL team up on Euro 2024 coverage
Deutsche Telekom and RTL Deutschland have joined forces to deliver joint coverage of the upcoming…
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Advertising and streaming power RTL to strong Q1
RTL Group’s first quarter was turbocharged by advertising and streaming growth, partially offset by a…
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Super RTL to take over Nickelodeon channel in Germany
German kids and family entertainment broadcaster Super RTL has struck a deal to expand its…
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RTL looks to streaming growth after tough year
Broadcaster RTL Group saw strong growth in streaming last year but its top line was…
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Bertelsmann boss Thomas Rabe to step down by 2026
Thomas Rabe has revealed his plans to step down as CEO of RTL parent company…
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RTL’s Smartclip restructures leadership team
RTL Group’s adtech development and solutions provider, smartclip, expands its senior team with four new…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL join forces for wider ad tech offering in Europe
German-owned media outfits ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland have entered into a partnership to join its…
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RTL invests €200m as Fremantle set to acquire Asacha Media Group
RTL-owned production outfit Fremantle has struck a conditional agreement to acquire global production studio Asacha…
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RTL Group’s BCE name Frédéric Fiévez COO
RTL Group’s Luxembourg-based technical service provider, Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE), has promoted Frédéric Fiévez to…
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RTL in Formula 1 and football deal with Sky Deutschland
RTL Deutschland has struck a sports deal with pay TV operator Sky Deutschland to bring…
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RTL to sell RTL Nederland to DPG Media in €1.1bn deal
RTL Group has reached a €1.1 billion agreement on the sale of its Dutch operation…
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RTL completes consolidation of European ad sales subsidiaries
RTL Group’s ad sales arm has completed the consolidation of all its European subsidiaries into…
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New CEO for RTL Deutschland
RTL Group has named Stephan Schmitter as CEO of RTL Deutschland, with a remit across…
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RTL streaming growth fails to offset ad decline
Continued growth of RTL’s streaming services failed to offset the impact of the ongoing advertising…
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IP Österreich taps smartclip for digital cross-platform advertising
RTL Group-owned Austrian cross-media advertising sales house IP Österreich is extending its partnership with Smartclip,…
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Bertelsmann resilient despite financial challenges at RTL
RTL-owner Bertelsmann has reported group revenues of €9.7 billion, for H1 2023, up 4.5% on…
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RTL sees huge earnings drop, moves forward with streaming strategy
RTL was hit by the impact of a moribund German TV advertising market in its…
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RTL names new group-wide content chief
Pan-European broadcast group RTL has appointed Jan Peter Lacher to the new role of senior…
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RTL AdAlliance taps The Trade Desk to expand programmatic buying in Europe
RTL’s media sales house RTL AdAlliance has teamed up with advertising technology specialist The Trade…
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RTL Hungary wins UEFA Champions League rights for first time
Broadcaster RTL Hungary has signed a deal with the European Football Association (UEFA) to acquire…
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RTL AdAlliance launches smart TVT
RTL AdAlliance – the international broadcast outfit’s ad-tech arm – has launched smart TVT, a…
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MFE raises stake in struggling ProSiebenSat.1 again
MediaForEurope (MF) has further upped its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. MFE has purchased additional…
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RTL Deutschland groups international ad-tech in one unit under Martin Hoberg
Broadcaster RTL Deutschland is bundling its ad technology activities in one new unit led by…
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RTL takes advertising hit but streaming growth continues
RTL took the hit of a 9% drop in revenue in the first quarter as…
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RTL+ launches on Vodafone Deutschland
The RTL+ streaming service is now available on Vodafone Deutschland’s TV platform as a pre-installed…
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RTL sees streaming base rise by almost half
RTL Group saw its streaming subscriber base jump by almost half in the course of…
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RTL Germany renews UEFA Europa League for 2024/25-2026/27
RTL Germany has extended its live rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa…
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RTL Deutschland sets up media tech investment outfit
RTL Deutschland has set up a new unit, RTL Ventures, to invest in consumer tech companies….
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RTL suffers second regulatory blow as merger with Talpa is blocked
Dutch competition authority the ACM has told RTL Group and Talpa Network that it will…