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Fremantle eyes US revival to reverse revenue decline as €3bn target looms

Fremantle’s revenues fell 3.4% in 2023, leaving the company requiring 30% growth over the next two years to hit its self-imposed target of €3bn. The RTL Group-owned producer-distributor saw revenues fall to €2.27bn in 2023, but added that it hoped a recovering US market would drive growth across 2024 and closer to its €3bn revenue […]

Germany’s VOX rejigs execs with Marcel Amruschkewitz & Iris Preiß taking key roles

RTL Group’s German network VOX has rejigged its top team with Marcel Amruschkewitz and Iris Preiß taking on expanded roles. Amruschkewitz, who has been working at VOX since 2006, will become program director and will be solely responsible for all of the channel’s unscripted content. He was previously editor-in-chief and head of entertainment, a role […]

Sky & RTL Group in Germany agree deal to share drama & sports

Sky and RTL Group in Germany have struck a new deal that will see the pay TV and free-to-air operators share rights to drama and sports. The two-year agreement, described as an “innovative partnership” by RTL, will predominantly see sports rights being shared but also includes a provision that will see Sky Deutschland’s dramas such […]

RTL Group to sell Netherlands business incl Videoland to VTM owner DPG Media in $1.2bn deal

European media giant RTL Group is selling its Netherlands-based operation, including streamer Videoland, to VTM owner DPG Media, in a €1.1bn ($1.2bn) deal. The sale, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close around mid-2024 and will see RTL Nederland’s networks including five free-to-air TV channels, three digital pay-TV channels and its news […]

RTL Deutschland names chief creative officer Stephan Schmitter as CEO

RTL Group has named Stephan Schmitter as CEO of RTL Deutschland, with a remit across its broadcast operations and streamer RTL+. Schmitter will retain his chief content officer responsibilities once he takes up his new role on 1 January 2024, which will be a year since former CEO Stephan Schafer stepped down after just 12 […]

RTL profits plummet 50% as advertising woes hit Germany, Fremantle target remains

European media giant RTL has seen its profits nose dive thanks to a moribund German TV advertising market, although its streaming interests and production-distribution outfit Fremantle provided some relief. In its first half results released today, RTL said its profits had been cut in half while revenues were down 5.1% to €3.1bn. Adjusted EBITA was […]

RTL Group promotes Jan Peter Lacher to SVP content

Pan-European broadcast group RTL has promoted Jan Peter Lacher to the newly created role of SVP of content. Lacher, who is currently chief transformation officer at RTL Deutschland, will take on his new role on 1 August. Reporting to Andreas Fischer, EVP of business development at RTL Group, Lacher will work with the programme managers […]

Fremantle eyes further M&A as Q1 revenue drops 5.6%, parent RTL hit by advertising woes

Fremantle will continue its rampant M&A activity to achieve its €3bn revenue target by 2025 according to parent RTL Group, despite the distributor-producer’s revenue falling by almost 6% in Q1. The 72 Films and Element Pictures owner said its Q1 revenues had fallen by 5.6% to €435m ($480m), down from €461m on last year, while […]

Fremantle fuels record RTL revenue as M&A spending spree set to continue

Fremantle’s M&A spending spree is showing little sign of slowing down, with parent RTL Group confirming that it would be “investing significantly” in the production & distribution arm, which reported a 21% rise in revenue for 2022. Fremantle’s revenues touched €2.3bn ($2.4bn) last year while profits soared 15% on 2021, following another busy year of […]

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