The German RTL Group is considering rejoining DTT broadcasts in a number of regions, according to German press reports, and since confirmed by RTL spokesperson Bettina Klauser. ?For the moment, the commercial broadcaster plans to join the DTT offer in the regions of Bielefeld/Gütersloh (where the Bertlesmann HQ is situated), Stuttgart and Leipzig/Halle.
RTL, as well as the other big commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat1, both decided to drop out of DTT broadcasts when the European Commission declared state subsidies illegal. According to the two private broadcasters, DTT transmissions were too expensive.