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RTL acquires Disney stake in Super RTL

March 3, 2021 09.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline Tagged With: BVI Television Investments, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, RTL, Super RTL, The Walt Disney Company, Toggo, Toggolino, TVNow Edited: March 4, 2021 13:18

RTL Group to focus on RTL brand / TVNow to be renamed RTL+

February 16, 2021 23.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Discovery, Disney, Joyn, Netflix, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, RTL Group, RTL United, RTLplus, TVNow Edited: February 18, 2021 08:48

Deutsche Telekom cooperates with RTL on streaming and addressable TV

November 17, 2020 10.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German telco Deutsche Telekom has added TVNow Premium, the streaming service from German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, to its TV platform MagentaTV.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: addressable advertising, addressable TV, Deutsche Telekom, MagentaTV, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Smartclip, targeted advertising, TVNow Edited: November 20, 2020 12:56

Super RTL to terminate SVOD service Kividoo

April 28, 2020 00.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Claude Schmit, Kividoo, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Super RTL, Toggo, TVNow Edited: April 28, 2020 01:03

RTL adds premium subscription to TVNow

April 7, 2020 21.53 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland offers a new premium subscription on its streaming service TVNow.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Premium, TVNow Edited: April 7, 2020 21:55

German RTL secures UEFA Europa League and Conference League

January 26, 2020 13.43 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Channels, Finance, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: DAZN, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Nitro, Rights, RTL, TVNow, UEFA, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Europa League Edited: January 26, 2020 13:43

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