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===RTL Nederland===
{{Main|RTL Nederland}}
[[RTL Nederland]] (formerly the Holland Media Group) is a Dutch company based in [[Hilversum]]. Its television channels [[RTL 4]], [[RTL 5]], [[RTL 7]], [[RTL 8]], [[RTL Z]], [[RTL Crime (Dutch TV channel)|RTL Crime]], [[RTL Lounge]] and [[RTL Telekids]] all have licences issued by Luxembourg. RTL Nederland also operates the streaming service [[Videoland (Netherlands)|Videoland]]. In June 2021 [[Talpa Network]] and RTL Nederland announced an intent to merge; RTL is to hold 70% and Talpa is to hold 30% in the new company, pending approval by the [[Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets|Dutch ACM]] and the [[European Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=23 June 2021 |title=RTL Group & John De Mol's Talpa Network Merge Broadcast & Other Media Operations In Netherlands |url= https://deadline.com/2021/06/rtl-group-john-de-mol-talpa-network-merge-netherlands-1234779788/ |access-date=11 July 2021 |website=Deadline }}</ref> In January 2022 the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets stated that it could not approve the merger as of yet and that further investigation to the consequences of price, quality and innovation was necessary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duin |first=Roelf Jan |date=28 January 2022 |title=Nog geen groen licht voor fusie Talpa en RTL |url= https://www.parool.nl/gs-bc51cb56 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Het Parool |location= Amsterdam |language=nl-NL}}</ref> On 30 January 2023 the Authority announced that it would not approve the merger, citing that the merged company would become too powerful.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Streep door fusie Talpa en RTL, 'consument zou de rekening betalen' |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2461807-acm-zet-streep-door-fusie-talpa-en-rtl-consument-betaalt-rekening |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> In December 2022, it was announced that the RTL Group was considering selling its Dutch TV station RTL Nederland. After merger plans failed in 2023, it was officially announced in December that RTL Group was selling RTL Nederland for 1.1 billion euros to [[DPG Media]]; the sale is set to close by mid-2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=RTL Group to sell RTL Nederland to DPG Media |date=15 December 2023 |url= 
https://media.rtl.com/meldung/RTL-Group-to-sell-RTL-Nederland-to-DPG-Media/?__locale=en |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=RTL Group |location= Cologne}}</ref>