RTL Deutschland News and Activities

RTL Deutschland is owned by Bertelsmann.

Bertelsmann is one of the...

• Fortune 500 Europe (#188);
• TOB Iconic 10,000.

Bertelsmann has a direct presence in 22 countries.

Bertelsmann has 64 subsidiaries including Ad Alliance, Affero Lab and Alliant International University.

They are in:

• Media29%
• Publishing25%
• Other46%

View the org chart displaying its 73 main executives

Most searched biographies at RTL Deutschland

• Stephan Schmitter, Chief Executive Officer
• Frank Penning, Chief Information Officer
• Inga Leschek, Chief Content Officer (will become Chief Content Off...

Popular executive movements at RTL Deutschland

• Patrick Sturm who was Chief Technology Officer, Sky DACH, becomes Executive Vice President, RTL Technology  (posted on July 3 2026).
• Artur Gulpe, Executive Vice President and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, will leave the company on Nov. 30, 2026  (posted on July 2 2026).
• Kris Peffers who was Senior Vice President of Customer Growth, Sky DACH, becomes Executive Vice President, Premium TV  (posted on June 3 2026).

Click here to view some more movements at RTL Deutschland

Popular executive movements at Bertelsmann

• Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer, will leave the company on Dec. 31, 2026  (posted on November 14 2025).
• Thomas Coesfeld who is Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of BMG, will be promoted to Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer of BMG on Jan. 1, 2027  (posted on November 14 2025).

Create your alert
to follow the executive moves at RTL Deutschland.

Bertelsmann has 1,223 competitors including Bloomberg (United States (USA)), Fox News Media (United States (USA)) and Studio71 US (United States (USA)).

Popular M&A news in Media

• Sky has announced the acquisition of ITV Entertainment  (posted on July 15 2026).
• The new name of Wtwh Media is Arrowfly. (posted on July 13 2026).
• Axel Springer has acquired The Telegraph (posted on July 1 2026).

Popular contacts in Media

• Dale Zupsansky - Executive Editor at Hunt Scanlon Media
• Melanie Van Hemert - People & SustainabilityDirector at DPG Media Group
• Vladimir Kliatchko - Chief Executive Officer at Bloomberg

Learn more about the Media industry

Press releases by RTL Deutschland

• Groupe M6 presents audience figures for 2024
• 20 years of Farmer Wants a Wife
• RTL Deutschland completes office move in Hamburg
• Fremantle signs partnership with Jamie Oliver
• Ad Alliance goes programmatic linear TV
• Joining forces: Smartclip and M6 Publicité
• RTL Deutschland partners with Perplexity AI
• RTL Spendenmarathon 2024
• RTL Deutschland secures Bundesliga rights
• RTL Deutschland broadcasts new football documentary
• View more press releases Close

Social media about RTL Deutschland

• RTL Deutschland on Wikipedia, Google News & Yahoo Finance
• RTL Deutschland on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) & YouTube