RTL Group S.A.
RRTL.DE
Deutsche Börse30.75
EUR
-0.40
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ISIN
LU0061462528
Return %
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1Y
-8.07
26.57
3Y
-16.53
76.60
5Y
-37.35
78.48
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Thomas Rabe
- Full Time Employees
- 12,941
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Broadcasting
- Address
- 43, Boulevard Pierre Frieden Luxembourg City Germany 1543
- IPO Date
- Oct 31, 2007
- Website
- company.rtl.com
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- RTL Group S.A. RTL Group S.A. is Europe's leading entertainment company, operating across broadcast, streaming, content production, digital video networks, and advertising technology; its core offerings include 52 television channels such as RTL Television in Germany and M6 in France, six streaming services including RTL+ in Germany and Hungary and M6+ in France, 40 radio stations in markets like Germany, France, Spain, and Luxembourg, and global content creation through Fremantle which produces over 11,000 hours of scripted and unscripted programming annually across 28 countries; additional services encompass ad-tech via Smartclip, streaming technology through Bedrock, and social media operations with We Are Era. RTL Group S.A. focuses on key markets in Europe, particularly Germany via its largest unit RTL Deutschland which spans TV, streaming, radio, digital, and publishing, alongside operations in France through Groupe M6, Hungary, Luxembourg, and minority interests like Atresmedia in Spain; it serves broad consumer audiences with premium content including live sports rights such as UEFA competitions, Bundesliga, NFL, and Formula 1, while targeting advertisers through platforms like RTL AdAlliance and Ad Alliance in Germany. Founded in 1931 as Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion with roots tracing to 1924 Radio Luxembourg, and formally established as RTL Group in 2000 through the merger of CLT-UFA and Pearson TV, the company maintains headquarters in RTL City, Luxembourg City, with a major corporate office in Cologne, Germany; Bertelsmann holds majority ownership since 2001, and shares trade on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. Recent developments include the June 2025 announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire Sky Deutschland (DACH), creating a combined entity with around 11.5 million subscribers and enhanced German-language content including premium sports and entertainment across RTL+, Sky, and free-to-air channels, expected to close in 2026; in July 2025, RTL Group completed the sale of RTL Nederland to DPG Media for €1.1 billion, establishing a strategic partnership for technology, advertising sales, and content via Bedrock, BCE, RTL AdAlliance, and Smartclip; additionally, a September 2025 public share buyback offer targets up to 4 million shares to potentially settle variable consideration for the Sky deal, while partnerships expanded with ProSiebenSat.1 and M6 Publicité on ad-tech, Deutsche Telekom on streaming distribution until 2030, and One in Hungary for channel and RTL+ distribution since January 2025.