- CEO
- Thomas Rabe
- Full Time Employees
- 17,732
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Broadcasting
- Address
- 43, Boulevard Pierre Frieden Luxembourg City Germany 1543
- IPO Date
- Nov 3, 2014
- Business
- RTL Group S.A. (RTL.SW) is a Luxembourg-based leading European entertainment company that operates television channels, radio stations, streaming platforms, content production studios and digital services across multiple countries including Germany, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and others; its core offerings encompass free-to-air and pay-TV channels such as RTL Television, VOX, ntv, RTL+, RTL Crime, RTL Living and GEO Television in Germany; M6 and associated channels in France; Videoland in the Netherlands; RTL+ in Hungary; 36 radio stations; Fremantle's global production of scripted and unscripted content including formats like Got Talent and Idols; and digital advertising via Smartclip and RTL AdAlliance. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Luxembourg City with a major corporate office in Cologne, Germany, the company, a majority-owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann, generates revenue through advertising, subscriptions, content sales and distribution, targeting broad consumer audiences in broadcast, streaming and digital media segments. Recent developments include the completed sale of RTL Nederland to DPG Media for €1.1 billion in July 2025, yielding an expected €5 per share dividend; the announced acquisition of Sky Deutschland (DACH) in June 2025 to enhance streaming with premium sports rights like Bundesliga and Formula 1, adding approximately 11.5 million subscribers across Germany, Austria and Switzerland; renewal of the Deutsche Telekom distribution partnership for RTL+ until at least 2030; migration of RTL+ to the Bedrock platform targeting completion in early 2026 for cost savings; Fremantle's launches of Imaginae Studios for AI content, Fremantle Sports unit, and Global Originals hub in 2025; and a share buyback program initiated in September 2025 for up to 4 million shares to potentially settle acquisition-related considerations.