NLZIET, the national on-demand platform of the Netherlands from all three major broadcasting groups (NPO, RTL and Talpa), and XroadMedia, leading specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and personalisation solutions, are partnering to deliver a truly personalised TV service to users in the Netherlands. NLZIET offers the biggest online collection of content from […]
Pan—European media group RTL Group has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of RTL Belgium to the Belgian media companies DPG Media and Groupe Rossel. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q4 2021. The total consideration amounts to €250 million. RTL Group’s shareholders will benefit from the […]
In a move that they say will create a strong Dutch cross-media group across TV, streaming, radio, print and digital, pan-European broadcaster RTL Group and TV production company Talpa Network have agreed to merge their broadcasting and affiliated media businesses in the Netherlands. In the growing competition with global tech platforms, they say the merger […]
LiveU, a specialist in live video streaming and remote production solutions, and Blackbird, developer and seller of the multi award winning cloud-native video editing and publishing platform, Blackbird, have announced that Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland chose their newly pre-integrated live news solution to enhance live coverage of this year’s regional elections. The project was managed by CBC, […]
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is working with TV manufacturer TP Vision to promote the rollout of addressable TV in Germany. The two companies have concluded a cooperation agreement based on the implementation of the HbbTV specification for targeted advertising (HbbTV TA) in Philips Smart TVs. HbbTV TA enables a new level of addressable TV implementation, where, […]
RTL Group has unveiled a new identity and design for its core brand RTL. A press release from the German company said that “the comprehensive redesign and repositioning will strengthen RTL as Europe’s leading entertainment brand. The focus is on one unified RTL brand that stands for positive entertainment and independent journalism, as well as […]
There are significant opportunities in podcast advertising in Europe and the US, according to Dataxis. In terms of audiences, the two continents have experienced strong growth since 2015. The podcast penetration of podcast listeners in Europe tripled between 2015 and 2020, reaching almost 25 per cent of the European population in the US, the penetration […]
RTL Sport Live Arena, a digital platform that shows matches from the Luxembourgish leagues of basketball, handball, volleyball and football via live stream and replay, is now available as an application on PostTV. The project is a cooperation between RTL Luxembourg and POST Luxembourg aiming to promote the Luxembourgish team sports and offering their customers […]
Deezer, the global audio streaming service, has announced that Jeronimo Folgueira has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. He takes over the position from Hans-Holger Albrecht who has been responsible for the company’s transformation and growth since 2015. Albrecht will continue to support Deezer as a Member of the Board of Directors. The transition […]
French commercial networks TF1 and M6 are in exclusive merger negotiations. The intention is to create a French media group which offers TV and radio as well as digital choices and content production. If approved by the authorities, the proposal would create France’s largest broadcasting group. Analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP note that the new […]