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| Formerly | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (1931–1954) Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1954–1997) CLT-UFA (1997–2000) |
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| Company type | Public subsidiary |
| FWB: RRTL LuxSE: RTLL MDAX component (RRTL) LuxX Index component (RTLL) | |
| ISIN | LU0061462528  |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Société Luxembourgeoise d'Études Radiophoniques (1929–1931) |
| Founded | 30 May 1931 |
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Key people | |
| Products | Television Radio Streaming Content production Digital services |
| Revenue | 6,234,000,000 Euro (2023) |
| 735,000,000 Euro (2023) | |
| 467,000,000 Euro (2023) | |
| Total assets | 9,667,000,000 Euro (2023) |
Number of employees | 12,835 (2023) |
| Parent | Bertelsmann Capital Holding (76.28%) |
| Divisions | |
| Website | www |
| 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.
- ^ Christian Muller (20 April 2012). "RTL Group: Ein klares Bekenntnis zu Luxemburg". Luxemburger Tageblatt (in German).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2019-08-28was 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
2002-03-20was 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.