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==Former divisions== RTL Group or its predecessors previously operated or owned stakes in other TV channels or channel families, including RTL Belgium, [[RTL9]], [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]], [[REN TV]], [[RTL (Croatian TV channel)|RTL Croatia]], [[TVN 7|RTL 7]], and [[Televisão Independente|TVI]]. The headquarters of RTL Belgium are in Brussels in the so-called "RTL House". Core of its business activities are the television channels [[RTL-TVI]] and related channels such as [[RTL Club]] and [[RTL Plug]]. These also have licences issued by Luxembourg, causing some issues.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.100komma7.lu/article/aktualiteit/qui-controle-les-chaines-de-rtl-belgique?pd=article |title=Qui contrôle les chaînes de RTL Belgique? |date=20 June 2018 |website=www.100komma7.lu |lang=fr}}</ref> RTL Belgium additionally operates radio stations such as [[Bel RTL]]. Almost all of its services are provided in French. In June 2021, it was announced that RTL Belgium would be sold for €250 million to [[DPG Media]] and ''[[Rossel (company)|Rossel]]'', pending regulatory approval.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=RTL Group sells RTL Belgium to DPG Media and Groupe Rossel |url= https://www.rtlgroup.com/en/press_releases/2021/rtl-group-sells-rtl-belgium.cfm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210703152505/https://www.rtlgroup.com/en/press_releases/2021/rtl-group-sells-rtl-belgium.cfm |archive-date=3 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021 |url-status= dead |date=28 June 2021 |publisher=RTL Group |location= Luxembourg }}</ref> The sale was effectuated on 31 March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://advanced-television.com/2022/04/01/rtl-closes-rtl-belgium-sale/ |title=RTL closes RTL Belgium sale |date=1 April 2022 |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> In March 2023, RTL Belgium renounced its Luxembourgish status to become fully Belgian.{{cn|date=July 2024|reason=No convenient sources to show when channels switched to be Belgian-owned, other than logo updates}}
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