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RTL Group
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RTL to increase spend on VOD services
RTL Group will increase investment in its on-demand services in the territories where it has…
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RTL acquires Nordic online video network for $15m
RTL has fully acquired Nordic multiplatform video network United Screens for a price of SEK…
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ProSiebenSat.1 wants new PSB regime & funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial networks…
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RTL finds Habets successor in Netherlands
European broadcaster RTL Group has found a successor for Bert Habets at its Dutch operation….
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Fremantle ups investment in MCN Divimove
FremantleMedia has upped its investment in European multichannel network Divimove. Thought RTL Group-owned Fremantle’s stake…
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Revenues down, profit up at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has posted a full-year EBIDTA profit increase, but a slight decrease in revenues. The…
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Habets replacing Schäferkordt as RTL CEO
Anke Schäferkordt is stepping down as co-CEO of RTL Group, with the pan-European broadcaster’s Dutch…
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Fremantle taking Germany RTL shows global
FremantleMedia International is taking hundreds of hours of programming from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, a stablemate…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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RTL launching international channel
A new RTL Group entertainment channel, aimed at German speakers and ex-pats around the world,…
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A+E Networks UK poaches RTL exec for COO post
Dean Possenniskie’s first major move since taking over at A+E Networks UK is the appointment…
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RTL buys US$107m stake in YouTube net StyleHaul
RTL Group has agreed to pay US$107 million (€85 million) to buy a controlling stake…
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Netflix tipped to rapidly expand intn’l base
International subscriptions will account for one fifth of Netflix’s overall business in four years time…
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RTL buys SpotXchange
RTL Group has paid €107 million (US$143.1 million) to take a 65% majority stake in…
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Ad market upturn keeps RTL stable
Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…
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FremantleMedia finance chief joins Audio Network
FremantleMedia’s former chief finance officer Ian Ousey has taken the CFO role at Audio Network…
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RTL touts digital growth and YouTube success
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
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RTL and Deutsche Telekom settle channels dispute
RTL Group and Deutsche Telekom have settled a dispute over conditions for carriage of the…
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RTL, CBS launch channels JV in Asia
European broadcaster RTL Group and distributor CBS Studios International are launching a pair of thematic…
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RTL Group invests US$36m in YouTube network BroadbandTV
RTL Group has partnered with multi-channel YouTube content network BroadbandTV, putting US$36 million into the…
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Bertelsmann raises €1.4bn from RTL share offer
RTL Group’s owner Bertelsmann has raised €1.4 billion (US$1.8 billion) through a secondary public offering…
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Bertelsmann selling chunk of RTL
German publishing company Bertelsmann is preparing to sell part of its stake in broadcaster RTL…