RTL Group accelerates transformation: streaming driving future profit growth. +++ Die Verwendung des sendungsbezogenen Materials ist nur mit dem Hinweis und Verlinkung auf RTL+ gestattet. +++
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– Group revenue at €6.0 billion
– Adjusted EBITA of €661 million, in line with the last guidance;
Adjusted EBITA margin of 11.0 per cent
– Total Group profit of €1,028 million, driven by the sale of RTL Nederland
– TV advertising market share gains across Germany, France and Hungary
– Paying streaming subscribers up 19 per cent to 8.1 million; streaming revenue up 26 per cent to €509 million
– Streaming start-up losses reduced by €90 million to €47 million;
near break-even in Q4/2025
– Announced acquisition of Sky Deutschland (DACH) to boost RTL Group’s streaming business; approval and closing expected in H1/2026
– Partnerships with Deutsche Telekom, Amazon, HBO Max/Warner Bros Discovery
– Attractive shareholder remuneration: proposed dividend of €5.50 per share; dividend yield of 16.5 per cent
– Share buyback to be continued after dividend payout up to an additional volume of 0.5 million shares, through open market transactions
– Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITA expected to increase to around €725 million, medium-term Adjusted EBITA target of €1 billion confirmed