RTL Deutschland, also known as Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, is a privately owned company headquartered in Germany. It is a subsidiary of RTL Group, operates the subsidiary RTL Technology, was founded in 2008, and employs approximately 4000 individuals. The company reported $2.9B in revenue as of 2024 and operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. It specializes in broadcast television and radio, managing the German operations for RTL Group by overseeing a portfolio of thematic channels and a streaming service.
RTL Deutschland is reshuffling its management board after receiving unconditional approval for its acquisition of Sky Deutschland. Following the transaction's expected closing on June 1, 2026, Sky Deutschland executives Elke Walthelm and Michael Radelsberger will join RTL Deutschland's management board. Previously, on January 29, 2026, the company dissolved its marketing department as part of a comprehensive restructuring and large-scale job cuts, which included 600 full-time positions, with 230 in the news sector, amid declining advertising revenue in linear television. Earlier, on January 27, 2026, Ad Alliance's magazine portfolio achieved a total monthly reach of 29.05 million readers, according to the ma Pressemedien 2026 I analysis by agma.
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RTL Deutschland offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services industry. RTL Deutschland's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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RTL Deutschland's revenues were over $1B in 2024. All the revenue comes from linear (national channel groups).
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Examples of RTL Deutschland's suppliers include Lumen Technologies, SES Satellites and Deutsche Telekom Germany.
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RTL Deutschland currently holds 15 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including american football, combat sports, motorsports, linear (thematic channel groups), handball and soccer | association football.
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