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=== RTL Group ===
{{main|RTL Group}}

[[File:RTL Group 2021.svg|frameless|right|RTL Group logo|150px]]

RTL Group is a leading European entertainment provider, based in [[Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gelingt der digitale Umbruch?|newspaper=Handelsblatt|date=3 September 2015|language=de|page=36}}</ref> The company runs a commercial private television and radio channels in several countries, including [[RTL Television|RTL]] and [[VOX (German TV channel)|VOX]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtlgroup.com/files/pdf1/facts_201509.pdf|access-date=1 October 2015|title=Companies (Selection)|publisher=RTL Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|language=de|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/medienkommissar/der-medien-kommissar-die-boersenwette-namens-rtl/12316550.html|website=Handelsblatt|title=Der Medien-Kommissar: Die Börsenwette namens RTL|first=Hans-Peter |last=Siebenhaar|date=14 September 2015|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> In 2015, with the ''RTL Digital Hub'', the company launched a dedicated unit for [[digital video|web videos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2015/06/08/european-broadcaster-rtl-starts-formalizing-web-video-plans/|title=European Broadcaster RTL Starts Formalizing Web Video Plans|website=The Wall Street Journal|first=Mike|last=Shields|date=8 June 2015|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> In addition, production companies, such as [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]], are part of the RTL Group.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|url=http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/45217/rtltochter_fremantlemedia_uebernimmt_495_productions/|website=DWDL|title=Zukauf in den USA: RTL-Tochter FremantleMedia übernimmt 495 Productions|first=Thomas|last=Lückerath|date=26 March 2014|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> In January 1997, Bertelsmann merged the UFA film and television company with [[Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion]] (CLT). The merger of CLT-UFA with ''Pearson TV'' in the year 2000 marked the beginning of the RTL Group.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|first=James|last=Harding|author2=Lutz Meier|title=Heute entsteht Europas größter TV-Konzern|newspaper=Financial Times|date=7 April 2000|page=1}}</ref> The company is listed on the stock exchange and has been majority-owned by Bertelsmann since 2001.<ref>{{cite news|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-06-fi-21789-story.html|title=Bertelsmann Takes Control of RTL Group|date=6 February 2001|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4480770/Bertelsmann-share-swap-lifts-stake-in-RTL-to-67pc.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4480770/Bertelsmann-share-swap-lifts-stake-in-RTL-to-67pc.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=George|last= Trefgarne|title=Bertelsmann share swap lifts stake in RTL to 67pc|date=6 February 2001|access-date=21 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Following the sale of shares in 2013, the stake is 75.1%.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|url=http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Bertelsmann-verkauft-Teile-von-RTL-article10562451.html|title=Bertelsmann verkauft Teile von RTL|website=[[n-tv]]|date=29 April 2013|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> In 2024, sales of the RTL Group were [[Euro|€]]6,888 million.<ref name="Annual Report 2024" />