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Bertelsmann makes record profits despite the crisis: RTL parent company is growing
Dusseldorf Despite the geopolitical uncertainties and the looming recession, Europe’s second-largest media group achieved record results. The RTL parent company Bertelsmann increased its sales by 3.8 percent to 9.3 billion…
Thomas Rabe achieves record results – Bertelsmann plans digital health business
Dusseldorf For his strategy, Thomas Rabe was inspired by his running shoes. The Bertelsmann boss called the future plan of the Gütersloh-based family company “Boost 2025” – based on the…
Alphabet and Meta dominate the media industry
Munich Silicon Valley reacted quickly to Vladimir Putin’s war terror. The Google parent company Alphabet stopped the Russian state broadcaster RT and other media controlled by Moscow: They should no…
Helmut Kohl’s widow comes away empty-handed
Maike Kohl-Richter The widow of former Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl demanded at least five million euros plus interest from Kohl’s ghostwriter and former confidante Heribert Schwan, among others. (Photo: dpa)…
Fight against Netflix: RTL is planning a unique streaming platform
Berlin It should be nothing less than “the German media subscription”, says RTL co-boss Stephan Schäfer. His colleague Matthias Dang raves: “There is no such thing as a product. We…
Revenue continues to grow thanks to strong streaming figures
RTL company sign RTL wants to expand its streaming service “RTL +” into a cross-media platform. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bertelsmann subsidiary RTL wants to expand its streaming service “RTL…
The Schmu with the tree plants – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
A year ago, the wave of outrage about Corona was great: too few good tests, no vaccine. Other countries did better. Now everything is there, the shortage is no longer…
US government sues against Bertelsmann takeovers in the US
Bertelsmann headquarters in Gütersloh The company announced in 2020 that it wanted to buy Simon & Schuster from the US company Viacom for $ 2.175 billion. (Photo: dpa) Washington The…
Millions in compensation for Helmut Kohl’s widow?
Berlin It was the highest compensation in German legal history to date: shortly before his death, former Chancellor Helmut Kohl obtained monetary compensation for a particularly serious violation of general…
Springer boss Döpfner is facing troubled times
Mathias Döpfner Internally, we are now working on a better corporate culture. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich There are scenes like a front line operation. The main actor smokes a chain, pushes…
Springer boss Döpfner is facing troubled times
Mathias Döpfner Internally, we are now working on a better corporate culture. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich There are scenes like a front line operation. The main actor smokes a chain, pushes…
Image boss Julian Reichelt has to go
Berlin Mathias Döpfner, boss and major shareholder of the Axel Springer media company, found particularly praiseworthy words for the Corona reporting of his flagship “Bild”. Editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt was “really…