RTL Group

RTL Group () is a conglomerate of media Luxembourg which was created in 2000 by fusion of CLT-UFA and of the British production company Pearson TV.

The group

History

RTL Group is created in April 2000 following the fusion of CLT-UFA (the group of media of Bertelsmann AG and the Groupe Brussels Lambert) with the British production company Pearson TV (property of the group media Pearson plc). In July 2001, the German group Bertelsmann becomes the majority shareholder of RTL Group following the exchange with the Groupe Brussels Lambert) from its 30% compared with 25% in Bertelsmann AG. In December 2001, Bertelsmann acquires the 22% of Pearson plc to have 89,8% of RTL Group. The 10,2% remainders are with dimensions with the Stock Exchange of Brussels.

Activity

RTL Group has or takes part in the capital of 39 chains of Télévision and 32 networks of radio in ten European countries. It is the greatest group of television and broadcasting European and first producer of emission of the world.

It is also an important televised production company specialized in the Soap operated S and in the plays.

Whereas Vivendi Universal and Sky Télévision misent on the launching of paying chains, RTL Group is based on the development of free channels and commercial, of which the essence of the financing comes from advertizing revenues.

List television channels and radio

Germany

Radio

104.6 RTL with Berlin
Antenna Bayern in Bavaria
Radio operator Hamburg with Hamburg
Radio NRW in Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia
RTL Radio, which emits since the Luxembourg
Western Antenne Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Mecklembourg-Poméranie
Hitradio Antenne in Lower Saxony
Hitradio RTL in Saxony.
Hitradio Brocken in the areas of Magdeburg, Market, Dessau, Harz, Altmark and of Naumburg in the east.
89.0 RTL in Lower Saxony, in the north of the Hesse, the north of the Thuringe and in Saxony
Antenna Thüringen in Thuringe
BB Radio in Berlin and in Brandebourg

Television

RTL Television (held at 100%)
RTL II (held to 35,9%)
VOX (held to 99,7%)
Super RTL (held to 50%)
RTL Shop (held to 100%)
N-TV, chain of information (held at 100%)
Traumpartner.tv (held to 100%)
K1010 (held to 19,87%)
RTL Crime (held to 100%)
RTL Live (held to 100%)
RTL Passion (held to 100%)

Belgium

Radio

Beautiful RTL (held to 43%), program general practitioner, during Belgian of RTL in France.
Radio operator Contact (held to 49,9%), musical radio also established in Eastern Europe.
Mint, Fusion of Contact2 and BXL since January 25th, 2007.

Television

Group TVi SA:

RTL-TVi (held to 66%), French-speaking general channel.
Club RTL (held to 66%), French-speaking general channel.
Plug TV (held to 66%), program for teenagers and young people adult impetus in 2004.

Croatia

Television

RTL Televizija (held to 58%), general channel launched in 2004. Logo identical to that of RTL Television in Germany.

Spain

Radio

Europa Fm
Onda Cero

Television

Group Antenna 3:

Antena 3 (held to 17,2%), private general channel.
Antena Nova
Antena Neox

France

Radio

RTL (held to 100%)
RTL2 (held to 100%)
Fun Radio (held to 100%)
RTL the team (held to 50%)
RTL Differently (held to 100%)

Television

RTL9 (minority shareholder - 35%)

Group M6

M6 (principal shareholder - 48,6%)
TF6 (Co-shareholder via M6 with TF1 - 50%)
Paris Première (shareholder with 48,6%)
Téva (shareholder with 24,6%)
Series Club (Co-shareholder via M6 with TF1 - 50%)
Fun TV (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)
W9 (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)
M6 Music Hits (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)
M6 Music Rock'n'roll (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)
M6 Music Black (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)
M6 Boutique the Chain (principal shareholder via M6 - 100%)

Hungary

Television

RTL Klub (held to 49%)

Italy

Radio

RTL 102.5 (held to 22%)

Television

RTL 102.5 TV (held to 22%)

Luxembourg

Radio

RTL Radio operator Lëtzebuerg (held to 100%)

Television

RTL Tele Lëtzebuerg (held to 100%), private general channel.
Den 2. RTL (held to 100%)

Netherlands

Radio

Radio 538
TMF Radio

Television

RTL 4 (held to 73,7%), private general channel.
RTL 5 (held to 73,7%), private general channel.
RTL 7 (held to 73,7%), private general channel.
RTL 8 (held to 73,7%), private channel has female vocation.

Cal-TV on the chains of group RTL Nederland

Group RTL Nederland diffusing RTL 4, RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8. RTL proposes several variations of the plays of cal-TV: Lijn 4 (RTL4) Live COp 4 (RTL4) 5Live (RTL5) 8Live (RTL8). These plays are proposed during in day and evening.

September 2007: The FIOD (Service of inspection of the Dutch tax department) carried out investigations in the buildings of RTL, SBS, of Endemol Nederland and 2 Way Traffic (producing of plays of cal-TV). The FIOD was in the search of materials in relation to the scenarios of the plays, the diagrams of the emissions of cal-TV, the costs and the profits brought by these plays of cal-TV.

October 2007: RTL Nederland will cease emitting in a temporary way all the plays of cal-TV diffused on its chains and this starting from November 1st

October 9th, 2007, RTL stated that starting from November 1st, the plays of cal-TV would not be diffused any more on these chains . The plays of cal-TV made run much ink in the Netherlands. This stop makes following a letter addressed by Het Openbaar Ministerie (Dutch Public ministry) to groups RTL Nederland.

If a fraud is discovered, the amount of the fine can rise with € 670.000 , information disseminated on the site of the Dutch Public ministry

the United Kingdom

Television

Five (held to 100%), private general channel.
Five Live (held to 100%), specialized channel.
US Five (held to 100%), specialized channel

Russia

Television

REN TV, (held to 30%), private channel.

See too

Radio Television Luxembourg
Group M6
List of the Luxembourg companies

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