RTL Records EBITA Growth

May 7, 2008 World Screen

LUXEMBOURG, May 7: RTL
Group posted an 8.7-percent increase in EBITA for the first quarter to 188
million euros, despite a 2-percent dip in revenues to 1.3 billion euros.

The EBITA increase was
mainly driven by the performance of the flagship RTL in Germany and its sister
channels. And the lower revenues were attributed to weaker performances from
the group’s outlets in the U.K. and France. The net TV advertising markets in
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands all grew in the first quarter of 2008,
whilst the French and the British TV advertising markets were down.

—By Mansha Daswani