RTL Group

RTL Group S.A.
FormerlyCompagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (1931–1954)
Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1954–1997)
CLT-UFA (1997–2000)
Company typePublic Subsidiary
FWBRRTL
LuxSERTLL
MDAX component (RRTL)
LuxX Index component (RTLL)
ISINLU0061462528 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryMass media
PredecessorSociété Luxembourgeoise d'Études Radiophoniques (1929–1931)
Founded30 May 1931; 93 years ago (1931-05-30)
Headquarters
Area served
Key people
ProductsTelevision
Radio
Streaming
Content production
Digital services
Revenue6,234,000,000 Euro (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
735,000,000 Euro (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
467,000,000 Euro (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets9,667,000,000 Euro (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
12,835 (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
ParentBertelsmann Capital Holding (76.28%)
Divisions
Websitewww.rtlgroup.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
Annual Report 2022

RTL Group S.A. ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate office in Cologne, 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 plc in 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.

  1. ^ Christian Muller (20 April 2012). "RTL Group: Ein klares Bekenntnis zu Luxemburg". Luxemburger Tageblatt (in German).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2019-08-28 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). RTL Group. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ James Harding, Lutz Meier (7 April 2000). "Heute entsteht Europas größter TV-Konzern". Financial Times Deutschland (in German). p. 1.
  5. ^ "Bertelsmann stockt Anteil an RTL auf". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2000. p. 9.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2002-03-20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Bertelsmann. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.