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De Agostini Editore has a presence in
30 countries, largely in the collectables
and mail order segments. Through IGT
it operates as the leading company in
the international market for gaming and
lotteries, and in the market for derived
services and technologies.
De Agostini Communications participates
in the sector for the production of
content for media organisations through
its stake in the Banijay Group — together
with the partners Vivendi and Stephane
Courbit (Zodiak Media), present in 60
countries—, and in the broadcasting of
content through
Atresmedia
, controlled
jointly with its Spanish partner Planeta.
DeA Capital is present in the alternative
investment sector, both with direct and
indirect private equity investments and
with controlling stakes in alternative asset
management platforms. The
Group
also
has a total holding of 1.7% in Assicurazioni
Generali.
RTL Group:
18.65%
With 57 television channels and 31 radio
stations in 12 countries, it is the European
leader in the entertainment market. The
company, which has its headquarters in
Luxembourg, has interests in radio and
television stations in Germany, France,
Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Spain,
Hungary, Croatia and Southeast Asia.
It is also one of the main producers of
content for television offering talent
shows, game shows, dramas and soap
operas.
Television: RTL Group is the largest
television company in Europe. Each day,
millions of viewers across the continent
watch something on an RTL channel,
such as RTL in Germany, M6 in France,
RTL 4 in Holland and RTL-TVI in Belgium.
The multinational also has interests,
although to a lesser extent, in markets
such as Hungary (RTL Klub, RTL II,
plus six cable channels), Croatia (RTL
Televizija, RTL 2 and RTL Kockica), and
in Spain through
Atresmedia
. In August
2013, RTL and CBS Studios International
announced a Joint Venture, RTL CBS
Asia Entertainment Network, to launch
two pay-TV channels in Southeast Asia:
RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS
Extreme HD.
Contents: FremantleMedia, the content
production division at RTL, is one of the
largest international producers outside
the United States. Active in 29 countries,
each year it produces more than 10,000
hours of programming. It is also one of
the most important managers of audio-
visual rights in the world, with more
than 20,000 hours sold in a total of 200
countries.
Radio: RTL radio stations reach millions
of people each day. The leading brands
in radio are RTL in France; and it also
has interests in Germany (104.6 RTL
and Antenne Bayern); Belgium (Bel
RTL and Radio Contact), Spain (
Onda
Cero
,
Europa FM
and
Melodía FM
) and
Luxembourg (RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg).
Digital: RTL has become the European
leader in online video among the top five
global operators, thanks to on demand
and catch up video platforms. It also
has a Multichannel Network as well as
Broadband TV, StyleHaul and Divimove.
Furthermore, Freemantel Media is the
largest independent TV production
partner of YouTube, with more than 215
channels and 20 million subscribers.
The group registered a total of 105
billion videos watched in 2015. RTL is
the major shareholder in one of the
online advertising sales programming
companies, SpotX.
Bertelsmann has been the majority
shareholder of RTL since July 2001. The
RTL shares are listed on the Frankfurt,
Brussels and Luxembourg stock markets.
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