RTL Deutschland, also known as Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, is a privately owned company headquartered in Germany. A subsidiary of RTL Group, it lists RTL Technology among its subsidiaries. Founded in 2008, the company employs approximately 3110 individuals and reported $2.9B in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, functioning as a commercial mass media corporation that unifies German broadcasting, publishing, and digital production assets. It operates a cross-media production and distribution network, offering mass-market free-to-air television networks including RTL, Vox, and n-tv, specialized pay-television sports and entertainment assets, and digital and print publishing properties inherited from Gruner + Jahr. These assets are distributed through its cross-platform advertising sales engine, Ad Alliance, alongside its direct-to-consumer digital subscription streaming platforms RTL+ and WOW, serving the broader German-speaking market.
RTL+ reported its most successful first half-year in its history, with total video-on-demand (VoD) usage increasing by 6.5 percent to 356.92 million hours in the first six months of 2026. This follows the July 7 appointment of Patrick Sturm as Executive Vice President Technology to lead a newly structured technology organization. Sturm, who previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Sky Deutschland and played a key role in transforming its customer platforms, took on this role after RTL Deutschland announced plans on July 6 to merge the technology teams following its acquisition of Sky Deutschland. Earlier on July 6, RTL Deutschland successfully tested Clear-Com FreeSpeak Cell during a live event production at Germany’s Nürburgring race circuit, validating the system's ability to deliver reliable low-latency communications across both private and public 5G networks.
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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 2025. All the revenue comes from linear (national channel groups).
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Examples of RTL Deutschland's suppliers include Lumen Technologies, Deutsche Telekom Germany and SES Satellites.
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RTL Deutschland currently holds 16 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, american football, combat sports, handball and motorsports.
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