RTL Deutschland, also known as Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, is a privately owned media company headquartered in Germany. A subsidiary of RTL Group, it was founded in 2008. The company, which functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer, manages a portfolio of broadcast television and radio services, along with thematic channels and a streaming service in Germany, operating with its subsidiary RTL Technology. It has approximately 4,000 employees and reported $2.9B in revenue as of 2024, with its primary role being to manage the German operations of RTL Group.
RTL Deutschland is dissolving its marketing department amidst a comprehensive restructuring and large-scale job cuts, totaling 600 full-time positions with 230 in the news sector, citing declining advertising revenue in linear television. On January 27, the company's Ad Alliance reported its magazine portfolio achieved a total reach of 29.05 million readers per month in the ma Pressemedien 2026 I analysis. Previously, on January 21, Ad Alliance secured advertising partners for "I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!", broadcast on RTL and via the RTL+ livestream. Earlier in January, around the turn of the year, RTL+ surpassed 7 million paying subscribers, reinforcing its position as Germany's largest national streaming service, having averaged over 10 million monthly users during 2025 for a cumulative net reach of 10.24 million people per month. This follows an announcement on January 7 confirming approximately 230 job cuts at RTL News as part of the broader 600 job reductions across the group, attributed to a reorganization of brands, programs, and processes.
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RTL Deutschland offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services industry. RTL Deutschland's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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RTL Deutschland's revenues were over $1B in 2024. All the revenue comes from linear (national channel groups).
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Examples of RTL Deutschland's suppliers include Deutsche Telekom Germany, Lumen Technologies and SES Satellites.
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RTL Deutschland currently holds 15 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including handball, motorsports, soccer | association football, american football, combat sports and linear (thematic channel groups).
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