German TV channel RTL Nitro will drop the RTL brand and just call itself Nitro from July 31, 2017.
RTL and Sky acquire Bundesliga rights packages
German football association Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has allocated the two remaining rights packages in the tender for the national Bundesliga rights across the four seasons between 2017/18 and 2020/21.
RTL Nitro to debut Ultra HD on Astra
German commercial TV channel RTL Nitro has produced three episodes of its car show Nitro Autoquartett in Ultra HD resolution.
RTL Nitro and sixx to launch on DTT
German commercial TV channels RTL Nitro and six will in future be available on DTT in the Rhine Main area.
RTL International to launch on January 18
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will launch its international pay-TV channel for viewers outside German-language countries on January 18, 2016.
RTL Nitro to launch on DTT in Berlin
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will expand the DTT distribution of RTL Nitro.
RTL Nitro gains DTT slot in Germany
German commercial free-to-air TV channel RTL Nitro will become available on digital terrestrial frequencies in federal state North-Rhine Westphalia.
RTL Nitro to open Austrian ad window
German commercial TV channel RTL Nitro will launch an advertising window for viewers in neighbouring Austria on October 16, 2014.
RTL Nitro to extend cable reach
German commercial free-to-air TV channel RTL Nitro will become available in analogue on the cable networks of German cities Bremen and Bremerhaven from the end of May 2014.
In Brief: RTL Nitro, Telekom, Comedy Central
RTL Nitro HD is launching on Germany’ largest cable network Kabel Deutschland on August 26.