Editing RTL Group (section)

{{Short description|Entertainment company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = RTL Group S.A.
| logo = RTL Hungary (2022) XII.svg
| former_names = Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion (1931–1954)<br />Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (1954–1997)<br />CLT-UFA (1997–2000)
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{FWB|RRTL}}<br />{{Luxembourg Stock Exchange|RTLL}}<br />[[MDAX]] component (RRTL)<br />[[LuxX Index]] component (RTLL)
| predecessor = Société Luxembourgeoise d'Études Radiophoniques (1929–1931)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1931|05|30|df=y}}
| hq_location_city = [[Kirchberg, Luxembourg]]<br>[[Cologne]], [[Germany]]
| area_served = {{ubl|Europe|Worldwide (via [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]])}}
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Martin Taylor (businessman)|Martin Taylor]] ([[chairman]])|[[Thomas Rabe (manager)|Thomas Rabe]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = [[Mass media]]
| products = [[Television program|Television]]<br />[[Radio programming|Radio]]<br />[[Streaming media|Streaming]]<br />Content production<br />Digital services
| revenue = 
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| num_employees = 
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| parent = [[Bertelsmann|Bertelsmann Capital Holding]] (76.28%)
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|[[RTL Deutschland]]|[[RTL Nederland]]|[[Groupe M6]] (48.26%)|[[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]]}} [[RTL Magyarország]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = [https://company.rtl.com/export/sites/rtlunited/.galleries/downloads/annual_reports/Annual-Report-2022.pdf Annual Report 2022]
}}

'''RTL Group S.A.''' ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a [[Luxembourg]]-based international [[media conglomerate]], with another [[Business park|corporate office]] in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Christian Muller |title=RTL Group: Ein klares Bekenntnis zu Luxemburg |newspaper= Luxemburger Tageblatt |date=20 April 2012 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="2019-08-28" /> The company operates 56 television channels and 36 radio stations in Germany, [[France]] and other European countries. It also offers national streaming platforms, content productions and a range of digital services. Important segments of RTL Group are [[RTL Deutschland]], [[Groupe M6]] and [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]].<ref name="Annual Report 2019">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2022 |url=https://company.rtl.com/export/sites/rtlunited/.galleries/downloads/annual_reports/Annual-Report-2022.pdf |access-date=10 May 2023 |publisher=RTL Group |language=en}}</ref>

The company in its present form was established by [[Bertelsmann]], [[Groupe Bruxelles Lambert]] (GBL), and [[Pearson plc]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|author=James Harding, Lutz Meier|title=Heute entsteht Europas größter TV-Konzern.|newspaper=Financial Times Deutschland|date=7 April 2000|page=1|language=de}}</ref> As of 2024 Bertelsmann, a conglomerate based in the German city of [[Gütersloh]] owns 76% of the shares in the company,<ref>{{cite web |title=RTL |url=https://germany.mom-gmr.org/en/media/detail/outlet/rtl/ |website=Media Ownership Monitor |publisher=Insider Publishing |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref> after holding a stake of more than 90% in the past.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bertelsmann stockt Anteil an RTL auf.|newspaper=Börsen-Zeitung|date=18 February 2000|page=9|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2002-03-20" /> RTL Group is one of a total of eight divisions of Bertelsmann: It is responsible for more than a third of its revenue and a large share of its operating profit.<ref name="Annual Report 2019 (Bertelsmann)">{{Cite web|language=en|title=Annual Report 2019|publisher=Bertelsmann|access-date=15 June 2020|url=https://www.bertelsmann.com/media/investor-relations/annual-reports/annual-report-2019-financial-information-2.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421082701/https://www.bertelsmann.com/media/investor-relations/annual-reports/annual-report-2019-financial-information-2.pdf|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is one of the founding members of the [[European Broadcasting Union]].