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RTL Group has reported total group revenues of €6 billion in 2025, a 3.8 percent decrease, largely driven by lower TV advertising revenues and lower content revenues from Fremantle.

Group revenues at RTL Group were stable in the third quarter at €1.34 billion, despite ad revenues dropping 2.8 percent and Fremantle revenues slipping 4.5 percent.

Clément Schwebig will be succeeding Thomas Rabe as CEO of RTL Group in May 2026.

The CEO talks about RTL Group’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland and plans for its integration, strategy shifts made over the last year, goals for the future and more.

While its overall revenues were down by 3.2 percent amid a weaker TV ad market and lower revenues at Fremantle, RTL Group highlighted the progress of its digital transformation in the first half as streaming revenues rose by 27 percent.

Digital was a bright spot in RTL Group's first-quarter financials, with subs topping 7.1 million, an 18.5 percent gain, and streaming revenues up almost 30 percent.

RTL Group reported revenues of €6.25 billion ($6.8 billion) in 2024, including a gain of more than 40 percent in revenues from its streaming services.

Deutsche Telekom and RTL Deutschland have extended their alliance for another five years, keeping RTL+ Premium part of the MagentaTV package.

RTL Group has revised its 2024 revenue forecast amid a weaker ad market in Germany and slowing growth in the production landscape.

In the first half of the year, revenues at RTL Group inched up by 1.8 percent to €2.9 billion ($3.2 billion), with group profit surging by 31.1 percent to €173 million ($189 million).