Société Luxembourgeoise d'Études Radiophoniques (May–July 1929) Compagnie Nationale de Radiodiffusion Luxembourgeoise (1929–1931) Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (1931–1954) Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1954–1997) CLT-UFA (1997–2000)
Television Radio Streaming Content production Digital services
Revenue
€7.224 billion (2022)
Number of employees
18,623 (2022)
Parent
Bertelsmann Capital Holding (76.28%)
Divisions
RTL Deutschland
RTL Nederland
Groupe M6 (48.26%)
Fremantle
Website
company.rtl.com
Footnotes / references Annual Report 2022
RTL Group ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate office in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[1][2] The company operates 56 television channels and 36 radio stations in Germany, France and other European countries. It also offers national streaming platforms, content productions and a range of digital services. Important segments of RTL Group are RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6 and Fremantle.[3]
The company, in its present form, was established by Bertelsmann, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), and Pearson TV in the year 2000.[4] Over the years, Bertelsmann, a conglomerate based in the German city of Gütersloh, continued to increase its stake in RTL Group and currently owns just over 75% of the shares in the company after holding a stake of more than 90% in the past.[5][6] RTL Group is one of a total of eight divisions of Bertelsmann: It is responsible for more than a third of its revenue and a large share of its operating profit.[7]
It is one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union.
^Christian Muller (20 April 2012). "RTL Group: Ein klares Bekenntnis zu Luxemburg". Luxemburger Tageblatt (in German).
^Cite error: The named reference 2019-08-28 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Annual Report 2022" (PDF). RTL Group. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^James Harding, Lutz Meier (7 April 2000). "Heute entsteht Europas größter TV-Konzern". Financial Times Deutschland (in German). p. 1.
^"Bertelsmann stockt Anteil an RTL auf". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2000. p. 9.
^Cite error: The named reference 2002-03-20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Bertelsmann. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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€7.224 billion (2022)
18,623 (2022)