M6, the French national TV channel, has posted a consolidated revenue of €1.27 billion in 2020, down 12.5 per cent (€182.5 million) partly due to the Covid-19 crisis and the fall in ad revenues to €980.5 million (down €127.4 million or 11.5 per cent) but has recorded a stable TV business EBITA at €225.6 million […]
Advertising sales house Ad Alliance Netherlands has announced to migrate to the video monetisation technology of smartclip, a European-grown adtech and media sales company, to power its video monetisation and support the growth of its online advertising business in the Netherlands. The migration marks the start of a broader strategic partnership between Ad Alliance Netherlands […]
Alteox Media Consulting has announced the launch of four RTL channels on PostTV in Luxembourg. Alteox is an exclusive content provider for POST Luxembourg and has facilitated this latest partnership. PostTV customers will be able to enjoy RTL Living, RTL Crime, RTL Passion, and GEO Télévision as a part of the ‘Entertain Me!’ package which […]
Responding to speculation that it was seeking a buyer for its holding in French broadcaster M6, media group RTL has issued a statement suggesting that “it has repeatedly said that there is a strong case for consolidation in the European broadcasting sector”. “RTL Group reviews such options on an ongoing basis with a view to […]
RTL Group has generated an Adjusted EBITA of around €850 million in 2020 (2019: €1.156 billion), according to preliminary and unaudited figures. This significantly exceeds the previous guidance for the full-year Adjusted EBITA of around €720 million and the current analysts’ consensus. With TV advertising markets in Europe performing significantly better than previously expected in […]
Deutsche Telekom and RTL Group’s largest business unit, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, have announced to systematically extend their cooperation. Initially, the partners will integrate the RTL streaming service TV Now Premium in Deutsche Telekom’s TV offer, Magenta TV. Effective immediately, the price plans of Magenta TV Smart and Magenta TV Smart Flex will automatically include TV […]
RTL has reported better than expected TV advertising revenue across the Group down by just 2.1 per cent, and total revenue down by 1.5 per cent to €1.4 billion. From January to September 2020, group revenue was down 11.8 per cent to €4.053 billion. In the same period, the Group saw gains in net TV […]
RTL-owned production giant Fremantle says that out of some 200 of its TV productions that were closed down during the Covid-19 lockdowns, around 80 per cent have restarted or been completed. RTL Group CFO Björn Bauer, speaking at Deutsche Bank’s 2020 European TMT Conference, told delegates that 2021 should see demand being strong from streaming […]
Maverick European kids entertainment company TeamTO has partnered with leading kids platforms France Télévisions (France) and Super RTL (Germany) on its animated action comedy Jade Armor (26 x 22). The series is now in full production at TeamTO’s Paris and Valence studios, with first episode planned for delivery in fall 2021. Tiphaine de Raguenel, Director […]
Thomas Rabe, CEO/chairman of Bertelsmann, has shared his view that there’s a strong case and a need for consolidation amongst streaming platforms. His comments prompted a note to clients from a couple of investment banks. Exane/BNPP asked: “Does this give RTL the impetus to be the European broadcasting champion?” The bank adds: “As a reminder, […]