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On Thursday 20 March 2025 at 08:00 CET, RTL Group will publish its full-year results 2024. Follow us on our social media channels for highlights of the results and find all information on our corporate website. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gqq6mQnx #RTLresults

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A festival of networking and premieres 🌟 The Berlin International Film Festival celebrated its 75th anniversary, with RTL Group represented by colleagues from Fremantle, UFA and RTL Deutschland, including 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢 magazine. ✨ On the first night, RTL Deutschland, UFA and 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢 hosted the glamorous Berlin Opening Night for the tenth time with around 800 prominent guests. 🎬 On Saturday 15 February, 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦, a feature film from Wildside, a Fremantle company, and The Match Factory celebrated its world premiere. 🎥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴, a short film from Momo Film Co, part of Fremantle’s Beach House Pictures, also held its world premiere at the Berlinale. 📺 Outside the festival, Fremantle and UFA presented four out of eight episodes of the historical drama series 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪: 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 produced by The Apartment Pictures and Sky Studios. Find out more via the link in the comments!

20 years of Farmer Wants a Wife 🎉 In celebration of the anniversary seasons of the German and French adaptations, we spoke to Chris O'Dell, Head of Global Entertainment Productions at Fremantle. In the interview, Chris highlighted: 💖 The enduring global success of the Fremantle-created format, which “can also be attributed to the possibility of tailoring the local versions to local preferences, but still maintaining its core essence: genuine people trying to find love.” 🤝 The seamless collaboration of local teams within the international community, which was “especially important during the Covid-19 pandemic, when our colleagues discussed the continuous production of the show, despite restrictions. Producers shared their experiences and solutions, securing the continuation of the series.” 👶 He also revealed the number of babies born thanks to the dating show. “It reminds us that it’s not just a show among others, it actually has a real-life impact!”, says Chris. Read the full interview via the link in the comments! #partofRTL #FarmerWantsaWife #dating #series #TV #entertainment 

During a recent visit to Budapest, I gave an interview to independent Hungarian news site Telex.hu. Here are the key points from our conversation: ⚽ 2024 was a year of investments for RTL Magyarország. Moving into the new headquarters and the significant investments in RTL+, including the exclusive broadcasting rights for most of the matches of the UEFA Champions League, are clear indicators of this. 🚀 Building a streaming service comes with initial start-up losses. As a result, RTL Hungary was not profitable in 2024, which is in line with our plans. Years ago, we made similar investments in the Netherlands, where RTL Nederland’s Videoland is now profitable. We have also invested in our streaming services in Germany and France and significantly increased our streaming investments in Hungary in 2024. 🎬 Strong competition drives all players to produce high-quality content. Our goal is to have all the necessary tools to reach our audience, whether with our TV channels or with our streaming services, and to be a leader in both segments. 🤝 Alliances and partnership hold strategic importance for RTL Group. Besides an ongoing distribution agreement with Magyar Telekom, RTL Hungary started a collaboration with 4iG because we believe it is the best way to significantly increase the reach of the RTL+ Premium package and to generate distribution revenue. I am proud of the work of our Hungarian colleagues and look forward to seeing the continued progress of the business under the excellent leadership of Gabriella Vidus. Read the summary of the interview: https://lnkd.in/eF5bHz8K

Ahead of the upcoming German general elections, David Whigham, Editor-in-Chief of RTL Deutschland’s news channel NTV, was interviewed by Medienmagazin DWDL.de about the channel’s approach to independent news, how they tackle fake news and how they deal with populist parties. 🔍 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: David emphasised the importance of information and context in news reporting, reaffirming NTV’s dedication to balanced and independent reporting. ❓ 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: David highlighted the importance of making all democratically legitimate parties face critical questions from the media. 🚫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: One of the most pressing challenges in today’s media landscape is combating fake news. David stressed that NTV represents well-researched and high-quality news, which people trust. 📈 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Looking ahead, maintaining a stable audience on linear TV while expanding digital reach will be a key focus at NTV. Read the full interview summary via the link in the comments! #partofRTL #journalism #news #reporting

GROUPE M6 published its full-year results for 2024. Here are the highlights: ⭐ A record year for M6 Films ⭐ A strong launch for streaming service M6+ ⭐ A successful broadcast of the Uefa Euro 2024 Discover the details: https://lnkd.in/ejRpdAkR #partofRTL #financialresults #streaming #tv #sports #film

Combining football and entertainment ⚽ We Are Era joins the Kings League as a strategic investor ahead of the global success football league’s launch in Germany. Founded by Gerard Piqué in 2022, the Kings League revolutionised seven-a-side football and set global viewing records with its interactive match elements, new concept of rules and a strong social media focus. By acquiring a 20 per cent stake in the upcoming German league, We Are Era is enabling advertisers, social media platforms and talents to be part of the league from the start. The partnership includes central areas such as content and production, marketing and sponsorships, branding and communications, alongside access to the top creators and streaming communities in Germany. Find out more via the link below! #partofRTL #football #entertainment #partnership #KingsLeague

Two wins at the Broadcast Awards 2025 🏆 🎬 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘡𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, a three-part docuseries produced by 72 Films, won ‘Best Specialist Factual Programme’. The documentary depicts the transformation of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky from comedian to war hero and is available on BBC iPlayer. 🎹 Musical talent show 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰, distributed globally by Fremantle, received ‘Best Popular Factual Programme’. After premiering to great success in the UK, The Piano arrived in the Netherlands followed by Germany, where UFA produced the show for RTL Deutschland’s Vox. Congratulations to our colleagues! Find out more in the comments below. #partofRTL #broadcastawards #documentary #talent #show #entertainment

Supporting the transformation of our businesses 🚀 Jan Peter Lacher has been promoted to SVP Content & Business Development at RTL Group’s Corporate Centre, effective 1 February 2025. In this wider role, he will continue to foster internal collaboration in areas such as content sourcing and production, AI strategy and deployment as well as partnerships with external creatives and production companies. This now also includes the coordination of the Group’s Synergy Committees (SyCos). In addition, he will take over business development responsibilities such as market analysis and research and contribute to long-term strategic planning. Jan Peter will report to Elmar Heggen, Deputy CEO and COO of RTL Group. Elmar Heggen says: “It is one of the key missions of the Corporate Centre to support and drive the transformation of our businesses. This has many aspects: from coordinating our approach to deploying AI solutions, analysing market trends and investment opportunities to fostering internal collaboration in areas such as content, streaming or advertising sales. Jan Peter Lacher has tremendous experience and expertise in the TV industry and an excellent network across RTL Group, Bertelsmann and the creative community. We are delighted that he takes over additional responsibilities and wish him the best of success in his new role.” Congratulations, Jan Peter! 👏 Find out more via the link in the comments below!