RTL Television

RTL Television
Launched 2 January 1984 (1984-01-02)
Network Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Owned by RTL Group
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share 7.8% (July 2018 (2018-07), KEK)
Slogan Willkommen zuhause
(Welcome Home)
Country Germany
Language German
Broadcast area National
Also distributed in:
Austria
Switzerland
Italy (South Tyrol)
Belgium
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Netherlands
Turkey
Kosovo
Eastern Europe
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Formerly called RTL plus
(1984–1992
Sister channel(s) RTL II
VOX
Super RTL
n-tv
RTL Crime
RTL Living
RTL Passion
RTL Nitro
RTLplus
Website www.rtl.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television Channel numbers vary
Satellite
Astra 19.2°E 12.188 GHz Horizontal
SR: 27500 FEC: 3/4
SID: 12003 Video PID: 163 Audio PID: 104 Stereo, 106 Dolby Digital
HD+ Astra 19.2°E (Germany) 10.832 GHz Horizontal
SR: 22000 FEC: 2/3
SID: 61200 Video PID: 255 Audio PID: 259 Dolby Digital
DStv (Africa) Channel 440
Yes (Israel) Channel 120
Telekom (Serbia) Channel 650
Cable
Kabel Deutschland Channel 103 (SD) / Channel 114 (HD)
UPC Switzerland Channel 14 (HD)
Naxoo (Switzerland) Channel 155
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 58
YouSee (Denmark) Channel 54
MC Cable (Monaco) Channel 118
RCS&RDS (Romania) Channel 189
UPC Romania Channel 732
Telenet (Belgium) Channel 175
mtsTV (Serbia) Channel 650 (digital)
NOS (Portugal) Channel 232
Vivacom (Bulgaria) Channel 103
IPTV
Telekom Entertain Channel 3
Streaming media
Ziggo GO ZiggoGO.tv (Netherlands only)

RTL Television (or simply RTL) is a German free-to-air television channel owned by the RTL Group and is the largest private network in Germany.

History

The channel started broadcasting on 2 January 1984 from VHF channel E7 (system B, colour PAL) in Luxembourg. It only had a theoretical audience of approximately 200,000 until 1988, when it moved its headquarters to Cologne, Germany; prior to this it was considered a Luxembourg-based station.

RTL, which began as a spin-off of the German version of Radio Luxembourg, started with a low budget, and many of the early hosts simply presented versions of their radio formats adapted for television. One early success was the quiz show Ein Tag wie kein anderer (A day like no other), in which candidates were competing for a holiday.

RTL plus was famous in its early years for showing low-budget films and American programmes. In 1988, it was the second most-viewed channel.[1]

After reunification in 1990, broadcasting was extended to the entire country. RTL moved to Cologne and received the right to broadcast on free-to-air frequencies. That same year, RTL acquired the first-run rights to the German Football First Division. Deals with Cannon and Universal Studios finally provided more high-profile films for the channel. In 2012, RTL made a deal with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to air films from its media library until 2016, when it switched to Universal, as Disney Channel was relaunched as a free-to-air channel competing with RTL.[2]

Audience share

Germany

January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
1985------------0.4%
1986------------Increase 0.7%
1987------------Increase 1.2%
1988------------Increase 4.1%
1989------------Increase 10.0%
1990[3]------------Increase 11.5%
1991[4]------------Increase 14.4%
1992[5]------------Increase 16.7%
1993[6]------------Increase 18.9%
1994[7]------------Decrease 17.5%
1995[8]------------Increase 17.6%
1996[9]16.6%16.6%18.2%18.6%18.1%15.5%15.6%16.7%17.2%16.7%17.4%16.5%Decrease 17.0%
1997[10]15.9%16.0%16.4%17.8%17.0%15.9%14.8%14.7%16.9%16.9%15.7%14.9%Decrease16.1%
1998[11]14.2%14.2%16.2%16.2%15.6%13.8%14.4%15.7%16.3%15.1%15.2%14.6%Decrease 15.1%
1999[12]13.6%13.9%15.0%15.8%15.9%15.3%14.9%15.3%15.5%15.4%14.3%13.6%Decrease 14.8%
2000[13]14.0%14.0%13.8%14.3%14.4%13.7%14.0%14.2%14.0%14.6%15.1%14.7%Decrease 14.3%
2001[14]14.3%13.4%15.3%15.9%16.9%13.6%14.3%13.4%15.5%15.4%14.6%14.5%Increase 14.8%
2002[15]15.0%13.2%14.9%16.1%15.2%12.6%14.5%13.2%15.4%15.5%15.2%14.4%Decrease 14.6%
2003[16]15.8%15.7%16.0%15.3%15.5%14.3%13.7%13.5%15.5%14.9%13.9%13.8%Increase 14.9%
2004[17]15.2%13.8%13.9%14.1%14.5%12.2%13.1%12.3%14.5%14.4%14.0%12.8%Decrease 13.8%
2005[18]13.1%12.5%12.9%13.6%14.1%13.1%12.7%12.3%14.0%13.5%13.5%12.9%Decrease 13.2%
2006[19]13.0%12.3%13.4%12.8%13.7%12.8%12.1%12.7%13.0%13.1%12.6%11.9%Decrease 12.8%
2007[20]12.6%12.0%12.6%12.8%12.9%12.8%12.4%11.8%13.1%12.9%12.1%11.1%Decrease 12.4%
2008[21]11.8%11.5%11.7%12.5%12.4%9.8%11.6%10.5%12.5%12.1%12.9%11.5%Decrease 11.7%
2009[22]12.6%11.8%12.4%12.8%12.4%11.6%11.4%10.9%13.3%13.5%14.0%12.9%Increase 12.5%
2010[23]12.7%12.7%13.7%14.0%13.6%12.7%12.5%12.8%14.5%14.8%15.3%13.6%Increase 13.6%
2011[24]15.2%14.1%13.7%14.6%14.9%12.5%13.3%13.2%14.8%14.6%14.3%13.3%Increase 14.1%
2012[25]14.1%13.1%13.4%12.7%11.9%10.6%11.5%10.5%12.7%12.3%12.7%10.8%Decrease 12.3%
2013[26]13.1%11.3%11.2%12.1%11.4%10.8%10.9%10.4%10.7%11.7%11.5%10.3%Decrease 11.3%
2014[27]12.8%10.4%10.6%10.6%10.6%8.4%9.0%9.0%10.0%11.5%10.7%9.5%Decrease 10.3%
2015[28]11.3%9.6%9.8%9.9%9.9%9.7%9.2%9.0%10.6%10.6%10.1%9.1%Decrease 9.9%
2016[29]11.7%10.0%9.6%10.0%9.8%8.3%9.0%8.3%10.1%10.4%10.0%9.2%Decrease 9.7%
2017[30]11.0%8.8%9.3%9.4%9.5%9.0%8.5%8.5%9.0%9.4%9.0%8.1%Decrease 9.2%
2018[31]9.7%8.4%8.5%8.6%8.3%7.5%7.8%

The average age of the viewers is 48.9 years (as of 2016).[32]

References

  1. ↑ Audience shares 1988: RTL 4.1% and SAT.1 5.6%, see Marktanteile der Fernsehsender at Fernsehen in Deutschland (de)
  2. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (1 February 2012). "Disney Signs Multi-Year Package Deal With Germany's RTL". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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