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RTL
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90% subscriber streaming growth for RTL in year-to-date
RTL has reported strong revenue for the year-to-date, praising a recovery in TV advertising and…
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RTL and Talpa Network sign merger deal
RTL Group and Talpa Network have signed agreements to merge their broadcasting and affiliated media…
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RTL names new German management team ahead of G+J merger
RTL Group has named Matthias Dang and Stephan Schäfer as the new become Co-CEOs of…
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Vodafone adds TV Now Premium, promises targeted ads in expanded RTL deal
Vodafone Deutschland has agreed with broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland to expand the pair’s long-term partnership,…
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RTL to rebrand TV Now as RTL+, plans international rollout in ’22
RTL Group had over three million paying streaming subscribers at the half-year point, a highlight…
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TF1-M6 merger takes a step forward with employee groups’ approval
Bouygues Group, owner of French commercial broadcaster TF1, and RTL Group, owner of rival M6…
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RTL Netherlands to merge with Talpa Network
RTL Group and John de Mol’s Talpa Network have struck a deal to merge their…
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RTL adds half a million streaming subs in Q1
Media giant RTL Group added over half a million new paying streaming subscribers in the…
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RTL closes SpotX sale
Media giant RTL Group today has closed the sale of its US ad-tech company SpotX…
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RTL sees streaming revenue and subs jump
Broadcast giant RTL Group saw its German and Dutch streaming revenues jump by 20.6% last…
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RTL Group consolidates Belgian operation
RTL Group has agreed in principle with its co-shareholders in the group’s Belgian TV and…
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Deutsche Telekom takes TV Now in expanded deal with RTL
Deutsche Telekom and RTL Group’s German unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, have agreed an expanded distribution…
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RTL posts improved advertising numbers as streaming subs soar
Broadcasting group RTL has made a modest comeback in the third quarter, with ad revenues…
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RTL completes sale of stake as BroadbandTV launches IPO
RTL Group has completed the sale of its entire shareholding in Vancouver-based YouTube multichannel network…
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RTL sees boost from streaming as COVID-19 takes its toll
RTL has seen significant growth for its streaming services in the Netherlands and Germany even…
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RTL withdraws outlook for 2020 over coronavirus fears
Pan-European broadcaster RTL Group has withdrawn its outlook for 2020 and dividend proposal for 2019…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom launches new TV packages
Deutsche Telekom-owned Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has refreshed its TV offering with the launch of…
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Bertelsmann’s Rabe raises possibility of RTL-ProSiebenSat.1 merger
Bertelsmann and RTL boss Thomas Rabe has called for looser regulation that would permit a…
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RTL wins Europa League, Europa Conference League in Germany
Broadcaster RTL has secured the broadcast rights to the Uefa Europa League and soon-to-launch Uefa…
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RTL sees paying streaming customers jump by 50%
Pan-European broadcaster RTL saw the number of paying subscribers to its streaming services in Germany…
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RTL unveils new structure for ‘total video’ age as VOD base grows
RTL CEO Thomas Rabe has claimed that his company is “shaping the future of the…
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Red Bee Media signs deal with RTL for MCR services
Media services company Red Bee Media has announced that it will be providing its services…
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German competition watchdog gives green light to ProSiebenSat.1-RTL ad JV
German competition watchdog the Bundeskartellamt has approved commercial broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL’s advertising joint venture…
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RTL steps up international exclusive content drive with new formats unit
RTL Group is stepping up its efforts to build exclusive content with the launch of…
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RTL combines assets to create ‘Europe’s leading digital studio’
RTL Group is combining key digital assets to create what it describes as “Europe’s leading…
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Conze: Germany can resist Netflix, Joyn to be leading AVOD platform
The German video entertainment business is capable of defending its patch against the threat of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL create JV for programmable addressable advertising
ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland are teaming up to drive the development of addressable TV and…
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RTL sees pay VOD base grow by 60%
RTL Group grew its paying video-on-demand subscriber base in Germany and the Netherlands to 1.15…
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RTL declines to discharge Habets
International broadcaster RTL Group’s annual general meeting of shareholders has declined to discharge CEO Bert…
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RTL names Natalie Tideström Heidmark as CEO of United Screens
RTL has appointed Natalie Tideström Heidmark as new CEO of United Screens, the Nordic-based multi-platform…