RTL Group, a publicly owned international media company founded in 1929, is headquartered in Luxembourg. With a workforce of approximately 8,480 employees, the company's primary business is broadcast television and radio, operating over 60 television channels and more than 30 radio stations across Europe. RTL Group also offers streaming services in select European markets and owns several content production companies, including RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6, Fremantle, RTL Nederland, and RTL Belgium. In 2023, the company reported revenues exceeding $1 billion.
RTL Group reported global sales of €6.25 billion for 2024, a 0.3% increase compared to €6.23 billion in 2023. These results, released on March 20, 2025, show streaming revenue growth of 42%. The company's CEO, Thomas Rabe, stated that RTL Group demonstrated resilience in 2024, despite challenging market conditions in the second half of the year. However, Fremantle, a company RTL Group owns, experienced a delay in reaching its yearly revenue target of €3 billion (US$3.25 billion). RTL Group's 2024 results were described as basically stable, driven by strong streaming revenue growth and advertising returns.
RTL Group offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. RTL Group's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and streaming services.
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RTL Group's revenues were $7.2B in 2023. Caretta Research has split RTL Group's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups), which represents 79% of RTL Group's revenue.
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RTL Group currently holds 23 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including field hockey, multi-sport, cycling, soccer | association football, kickboxing, marathon, handball and motorsports.
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