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RTL Deutschland establishes AI infrastructure for Sidekicks

Sidekicks and RTL Deutschland, part of RTL Group, have announced the launch of a dedicated AI infrastructure. Hosted by RTL Technology, a subsidiary of RTL Deutschland, the infrastructure is designed to support Sidekicks – the agentic AI platform developed by smartclip for the media industry. Sidekicks combines media intelligence with process automation, embedding AI agents […]

October 14, 2025

Adlook partners with smartclip

Adlook, the self-driving, AI-powered, outcomes-focused brand growth platform, has announced its integration with smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business and a provider of adtech solutions across Europe. This cooperation enables advertisers and agencies partnering with Adlook to activate campaigns across smartclip’s Connected TV (CTV), Addressable TV (ATV), and digital video inventory in Europe. By combining Adlook’s […]

September 30, 2025

smartclip launches Sidekicks AI platform

smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business, has announced the launch of Sidekicks, a new agentic AI platform designed to address practical challenges in the media industry. Developed in collaboration with its subsidiary Realytics, the platform combines Realytics’ media intelligence with smartclip’s process and workflow automation — delivering intelligent, secure agentic AI solutions for cross-media operations. The […]

July 15, 2025

ACM clears RTL Nederland sale to DPG Media

RTL Group has welcomed announcement by the Dutch competition authority ACM that it has approved the planned sale of RTL Nederland to DPG Media. The approval is subject to certain conditions by the buyer, which DPG Media offered. RTL Group and DPG Media will now finalise the transaction. RTL Group expects the transaction to close […]

June 27, 2025

smartclip integrates Realytics’ BEE into smartx

smartclip, the adtech business of RTL Group, has integrated BEE, the deterministic TV measurement tool developed by its subsidiary Realytics, into smartx, smartclip’s proprietary Supply-Side Platform (SSP) and ad server. This marks the first deterministic TV measurement solution available within an SSP, providing unparalleled precision in cross-TV campaign measurement. Ad Alliance Deutschland is the first […]

April 8, 2025

Smartclip, RTL Hungary tech partnership

Smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business, and RTL Hungary have announced a strategic technology partnership aimed at enhancing RTL Hungary’s digital and linear advertising capabilities. As part of this collaboration, RTL Hungary has adopted smartx — smartclip’s holistic, full-stack ad-server and supply-side platform (SSP). This technology allows RTL Hungary to merge linear and digital TV, delivering […]

March 31, 2025

smartclip, M6 Publicité tech partnership

smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business, and M6 Publicité, the advertising sales house of Groupe M6, have announced a strategic technology partnership. smartclip’s advanced adtech solutions will progressively be integrated into M6 Publicité’s adtech stack, supporting Groupe M6’s ambition to triple its streaming revenues to €200 million by 2028. Similar to the recently announced technology partnership […]

December 17, 2024

smartclip, Virtual Minds complete tech integration

Virtual Minds, the adtech specialist of ProSiebenSat.1, and smartclip, the adtech development unit of RTL Deutschland, have taken a step forward in the #AdTechMadeInEurope initiative with a server-to-server integration of The Adex, Virtual Minds’ data management platform (DMP), with smartclip’s smartx ad server. This integration paves the way for broadcasters to leverage data for the […]

November 27, 2024

smartclip adds new identity features

smartclip, a provider of adtech solutions across Europe, has introduced two new feature updates to its multi-layered identity management solution, the smart ID Hub. With these enhancements, publishers and broadcasters gain increased flexibility to finetune frequency capping and seamlessly onboard data sets via multiple IDs. The smart ID Hub addresses the increasing challenges of signal […]

November 14, 2024

smartclip introduces SSP orchestration on smartx

smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech development unit and a provider of adtech solutions across Europe, has expanded its integration capabilities, introducing SSP orchestration within smartx — its proprietary ad server and SSP. This innovation empowers media owners to streamline ad requests, manage inventory through a variety of third-party SSP partners, and optimise yield through a unified […]

September 14, 2024