German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will acquire Disney’s 50% shareholding in Super RTL, turning the German children’s and family channel into a 100% subsidiary.
RTL Group to focus on RTL brand / TVNow to be renamed RTL+
Faced with growing competition by globally uniform players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, RTL Group wants to focus more strongly on its core brand RTL.
Deutsche Telekom cooperates with RTL on streaming and addressable TV
German telco Deutsche Telekom has added TVNow Premium, the streaming service from German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, to its TV platform MagentaTV.
Super RTL to terminate SVOD service Kividoo
German children’s and family channel Super RTL wants to close down its subscription-based video-on-demand (SVOD) service Kividoo this year and integrate the content on TVNow.
RTL adds premium subscription to TVNow
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland offers a new premium subscription on its streaming service TVNow.
German RTL secures UEFA Europa League and Conference League
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has acquired the TV rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League from the 2021/22 season.