RTL Group
| Formerly | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (1931–1954) Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1954–1997) CLT-UFA (1997–2000) |
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| Company type | Public |
| 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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| 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 | RTL Magyarország |
| 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. 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.
The company in its present form was established by Bertelsmann, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), and Pearson plc in 2000. As of 2024 Bertelsmann, a conglomerate based in the German city of Gütersloh owns 76% of the shares in the company, after holding a stake of more than 90% in the past. 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.
It is one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union.