RTL Deutschland, also known as Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, is a privately owned company headquartered in Germany. It is a subsidiary of RTL Group. Founded in 2008, it employs approximately 4000 individuals and reported $2.9B in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, managing a portfolio of thematic channels and a streaming service in Germany, having been created to manage the German operations of RTL Group.
RTL Deutschland is reshuffling its management board following unconditional approval for its acquisition of Sky Deutschland, with Elke Walthelm and Michael Radelsberger of Sky Deutschland set to join the board after the transaction's expected closing on June 1. Previously, on January 29, the company dissolved its marketing department as part of a comprehensive restructuring that included 600 full-time job cuts, with 230 in the news sector, in response to declining advertising revenue in linear television. Earlier in January, Ad Alliance, part of RTL Deutschland, reported its magazine portfolio achieved a total reach of 29.05 million readers per month in the ma Pressemedien 2026 I analysis published on January 27. On January 21, Ad Alliance welcomed advertising partners for its "I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!" broadcast on RTL and via the RTL+ livestream.
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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, SES Satellites and Lumen Technologies.
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RTL Deutschland currently holds 15 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including american football, linear (thematic channel groups), combat sports, motorsports, soccer | association football and handball.
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