Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Industry	Mass media
Founded	November 7, 2007 in Cologne
Headquarters	Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key people	Bernd Reichart
Products	Television, broadcasting and content production
Owner	Bertelsmann
Number of employees	3300[1] (2016)
Parent	RTL Group
Website	www.mediengruppe-rtl.de

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is a German media group, a wholly owned subsidiary of RTL Group (itself a subsidiary of locally based Bertelsmann), which owns several television channels in Germany.

Broadcast center of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland in the Rheinhallen of Deutz, Cologne.

History

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland was created in 2007 by RTL Group as an umbrella brand grouping all its audiovisual activities (except radio) in Germany. The Group's free TV channels, digital specialty channels, IP Deutschland, Cologne Broadcasting Center (CBC) and RTL Interactive, the subsidiary responsible for the diversification of supply digital services, depend on the new group whose ambition is to be present on all screens, whether television, computer or mobile phones.

2010

On September 1, 2010, RTL digitaltext (digital version of the teletext offer) was launched, followed by n-tv at the beginning of 2012, VOX in mid-2012 and RTL II in April 2013.

2011

January 1, 2011, VOX received a sole broadcasting license for a full program. Previously, the station had shared a dual license with dctp.

On September 26, 2011, the Picassoplatz in Cologne-Deutz was inaugurated as the new address of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.

2012

On January 31, 2012, RTL Group signed a three-year contract with Walt Disney Studios Distribution[2] to broadcast films from the Disney catalog in Germany on the channels of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.[3]

2014

The fourth pay-TV channel of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is being created in cooperation with the Gruner + Jahr magazine GEO. The offer shows high-quality documentation. Cologne Broadcasting Center (CBC) performs the playout.

2016

RTL International was launched on January 18, 2016. This channel was dedicated for Germans living abroad. On May 31, 2017, RTL International ceased broadcasting.

2019

On 25 September 2019, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland announced the launch of VOXup on 1 December 2019, a spin-off of VOX, which is particularly successful with women.[4]

Subsidiaries

RTL Television (Cologne, 99,7 %) with its subsidiaries
- RTL Regional
  - RTL Hessen (Bad Vilbel, 60%, further 30% Hit Radio FFH and 10% Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)[5]
  - RTL Nord (Hamburg, 100%)[6]
  - RTL West (Cologne, 75%, further 25% holds Jörg Zajonc)[7]
- GEO Television (Pay-TV, Cologne, 100%)
- RTL Crime (Pay-TV, Cologne, 100%)
- RTL Living (Pay-TV, Cologne, 100%)
- RTL Passion (Pay-TV, Cologne, 100%)
- RTL International (defunct Pay-TV, Cologne, 100%)
VOX (Cologne, 99,7 %; Bertelsmann holds further minority shares via the participation of Gruner + Jahr in the dctp)
n-tv (Cologne, 100%)
Nitro (Cologne, 100%)
RTLplus (since 4 June 2016)
Toggo Plus (since 4 June 2016)
RTL II (Grünwald near Munich, 35,9 %, with Bauer, Tele München Gruppe, The Walt Disney Company, Burda)
Super RTL (Cologne)
RTL interactive (responsible for the diversification of supply digital services, Cologne, 100%)
info Network (news production, Cologne)
IP Deutschland (marketing, Cologne, 100%)
Cologne Broadcasting Center[8] (production, technology, IT, Cologne)

References

"Firmendaten Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH". cio.de. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
RTL Buys Film and TV Content From Disney, Handelsblatt Reports
RTL Germany secures Disney package
"VOXup - Mediengruppe RTL gründet neuen TV-Sender". presseportal.de. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
"RTL Hessen Programmfenster GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.
"RTL Nord GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.
"RTL West GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.
CBC – Cologne Broadcasting Center GmbH – technisches Sendezentrum der RTL Deutschland Gruppe

External links

Official website (in German)

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[1] "Firmendaten Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH". cio.de. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[2] RTL Buys Film and TV Content From Disney, Handelsblatt Reports

[3] RTL Germany secures Disney package

[4] "VOXup - Mediengruppe RTL gründet neuen TV-Sender". presseportal.de. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[5] "RTL Hessen Programmfenster GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.

[6] "RTL Nord GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.

[7] "RTL West GmbH". Mediendatenbank (in German). Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK). Retrieved 2015-05-23.

[8] CBC – Cologne Broadcasting Center GmbH – technisches Sendezentrum der RTL Deutschland Gruppe

[ref1-9] t venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.

[ref2-10] t venture with The Walt Disney Company.

[ref3-11] t venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref4-12] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-13] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-14] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-15] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-16] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-17] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref13-18] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref5-19] t venture with TF1 Group.

[ref6-20] t venture with AB Groupe.

[ref7-21] t venture with L'Équipe.

[ref8-22] Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).

RTL Group
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland Germany, Austria and Switzerland	TV RTL VOX RTL Zwei[gl 1] VOXup Nitro RTLplus Super RTL[gl 2] Toggo Plus n-tv RTL Crime RTL Living RTL Passion GEO Television Radio RTL Radio 104.6 RTL Antenne Bayern[gl 3] Radio Hamburg[gl 4] Radio NRW[gl 5] 105'5 Spreeradio Radio 21 (Germany)[gl 6] Radio Regenbogen[gl 7] Big FM[gl 8] Hitradio RTL Sachsen[gl 9] Hit-Radio Antenne[gl 10] Radio Brocken (50%) 89.0 RTL Antenne Thüringen (15%) Radio Ton (2%) Rock Antenne[gl 3] Sachsen Funkpaket (31/9%) Radio Dresden Radio Leipzig Radio Chemnitz Radio Lausitz Radio Zwickau Radio Erzgebirge Vogtland Radio Oldie 95 (4.78%) Radio Top 40 (15%)
RTL Nederland Netherlands	TV RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Crime RTL Lounge RTL Telekids RTL Z Catchup and Video on Demand RTL XL Videoland
Groupe M6 (48.6%) France	M6 W9 6ter Paris Première Téva Série Club[gl 11] TF6[gl 11] M6 Boutique & Co M6 Music M6 Music Black M6 Music Club Best of Shopping Girondins TV Gulli Tiji Canal J MCM MCM Top La Chaîne du Père Noël RFM TV Catchup and Video on Demand 6play Salto (JV with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1)
France	TV RTL9[gl 12] Radio RTL RTL 2 Fun Radio RTL L'Equipe[gl 13]
RTL Belgium[gl 14]	TV RTL-TVI Club RTL Plug RTL Radio Contact Vision Bel RTL TV Radio Bel RTL Radio Contact Mint Catchup RTL Play
RTL Luxembourg	TV RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg RTL Zwee RTL9 Club RTL Plug RTL RTL-TVI Radio RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg RTL Radio
RTL Hrvatska Croatia	RTL RTL 2 RTL Kockica RTL Living RTL Passion RTL Crime RTL Croatia World
Magyar RTL Televízió Hungary	TV RTL Klub RTL II RTL+ RTL Gold Cool Film+ Muzsika TV Sorozat+ Video on Demand RTL Most
Atresmedia Spain	TV Antena 3 (HD) laSexta (HD) Neox Nova Mega Atreseries (only HD) Radio Onda Cero Europa FM Melodia FM Catchup Atresplayer
Latin America & Brazil	Gulli Brasil
Russia	Gulli Girl Tiji
Fremantle (Production company)	Blue Circle (Television production) Blu Productions Fremantle Australia Talkback Thames Hare and Tortoise Boundless Euston Films UFA Grundy UFA Teamworx Phoenix Film
joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda. joint venture with The Walt Disney Company. joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft. joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. joint venture with TF1 Group. joint venture with AB Groupe. joint venture with L'Équipe. Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).