#RTL Cuts 2024 Revenue Outlook on German TV Ad Softness, “Lower Growth” in Production Market

#RTL Cuts 2024 Revenue Outlook on German TV Ad Softness, “Lower Growth” in Production Market

RTL Group, Europe’s largest broadcaster, reduced its full-year 2024 revenue forecast after a weaker-than-expected third quarter amid softer TV advertising trends in Germany, where the company was affected by the Summer Olympics in Paris. The company also noted slower momentum at its Fremantle production arm. RTL now predicts €6.3 billion ($6.68 billion) in 2024 revenue,…

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#Fremantle Takes Minority Stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans, First Joint Project Is Adaptation of Comic Series ‘Devil’s Highway’

#Fremantle Takes Minority Stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans, First Joint Project Is Adaptation of Comic Series ‘Devil’s Highway’

Fremantle Takes Minority Stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans, First Joint Project Is Adaptation of Comic Series ‘Devil’s Highway’ Fremantle, the production unit of Bertelsmann-owned TV giant RTL Group, has made a strategic minority investment in Artists, Writers & Artisans (AWA), an independent developer of stories from creative talent working across graphic fiction, film and television. …

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#RTL-Talpa Merger Dropped Amid Anti-Trust Concerns

#RTL-Talpa Merger Dropped Amid Anti-Trust Concerns

RTL-Talpa Merger Dropped Amid Anti-Trust Concerns European media giant RTL Group has dropped plans to merge its Dutch TV operations, RTL Nederland, with Talpa Networks, the TV group controlled by TV mogul and The Voice creator John de Mol.  RTL Group on Monday said the Dutch competition authority ACM had informed them it planned to block the…

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