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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.
Imagina Media Audiovisual:
3.61%
Imagina
occupies a leading European
position in multimedia content and
a unique position in integration of
audio-visual contents, production
and distribution. With almost 4,500
professionals, turnover of 1.509 billion
euros and offices in 30 cities on four
continents, it provides technical and
innovative solutions to create and
transmit any audiovisual product.
Supplier of technical services for the
audio-visual industry, it is the producer
and distributor of audiovisual contents,
manager and distributor of sporting
events, film producer and producer
of interactive contents, and it also
supplies postproduction services.
Technical engineering, broadcasting
services, marketing and communication
consultancy and advertising production,
as well as the design and production
of thematic channels also form a
fundamental part of the activities of
Imagina. The personnel and technical
means of Imagina are at the cutting edge
of innovation in the European audiovisual
sphere and the Group accumulates
in-depth experience in the marketing of
audiovisual rights.
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