The TV channels of German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will continue to be available on digital terrestrial airwaves in Northern Germany.
RTL Hungarian dispute intensifies
Exiting Hungary is not an option being considered by RTL, according to Dirk Gerkens, the chairman and CEO of its subsidiary RTL Klub, the country’s leading broadcaster.
CNN to cut down German DTT distribution
News channel CNN International will terminate its digital terrestrial distribution in German federal state North-Rhine Westphalia.
RTL takes Hungarian hit
RTL Group’s profits are likely to be hit by the controversial ad tax imposed on its broadcast interests in Hungary earlier this summer.
RTL Hungarian dispute deepens
Dirk Gerkens, the chief executive of Magyar RTL, has accused the Hungarian government of stifling media freedom and trying to expropriate the company through a controversial new ad tax.
Belgacom TV adds restart for RTL and RTBF
Following a pilot with 10,000 French-speaking customers, Belgacom TV is now launching its TV Replay service for all RTL and RTBF channels.
RTL looks to European justice
RTL is planning to contest Hungary’s controversial new ad tax law in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Andreas Rudas, VP, regional operations & business development […]
RTL to use HbbTV for regionalised ads in Germany
IP Deutschland, the advertising sales subsidiary of German commercial broadcast group RTL, will offer advertisers the possibility to supplement nationwide TV commercials with regionally different diversions from July 2014.
Dutch broadcasters launch common S-VOD portal
The three main Dutch broadcasting groups have launched their common S-VOD portal, NLziet. Subscriptions cost €7.95 a month
RTL to support DVB-T2 transition in Germany
German commercial broadcast group RTL Deutschland wants to maintain digital terrestrial TV distribution in Germany and transmit its free-to-air channels in HD quality from 2016 with the introduction of DVB-T2.