RTL Deutschland has launched a new RTL Now app which allows live TV viewing as well as Video-on-Demand across a number of devices in a single app.
“For two years we have offered the live TV signal and our video-on-demand offering on two different apps,” said Matthias Büchs, head of online, mobile and teletext and member of the executive of RTL interactive. “We now merge these two successful apps and are adding new features. With the new RTL NOW, users will receive all RTL programme anywhere, anytime in a single app.”
The on-demand offer includes a seven-day catch-up TV service as well as preview of episodes of new series.
RTL NOW will be free for a 30-day trial period, after which a monthly fee of EUR1.79 is due. Viewers can also buy a six month subscription for EUR8.99 or a full year for EUR15.99.
In February 2012, RTL also launched a second screen app, RTL INSIDE, for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones, which will remain free.
RTL Deutschland offers in total around 40 applications including apps from news channel n-tv, Toggo, Clipfish, Wetter.de and Wer wird Millionär?.
The n-tv iPhone App is the most used one in Germany for news and financial news.