Tag: Television industry
Penguin Random House will not take over Simon & Schuster
Dusseldorf In the book industry, a deal worth billions has finally collapsed: the Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House will not take over the New York publisher Simon & Schuster. “Bertelsmann…
This is how Pro Sieben’s head of human resources advertises for new employees
Human Resources Director Christine Scheffler Scheffler would like to make the company more attractive for employees. (Photo: Pro Sieben Sat 1) Munich The workers on the construction site drill, hammer…
RTL expects less sales
Bertelsmann A sign with the Bertelsmann logo is in front of the headquarters in Gütersloh. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Europe’s second largest media group, Bertelsmann, is suffering from a flagging advertising…
Italian investor MFE continues to increase at Pro Sieben Sat 1
Pro-Sieben show The Voice of Germany 2022 The Pro-Sieben share has lost more than half of its value within the past twelve months. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Munich According to its…
Penguin Random House cannot take over Simon & Schuster
Thomas Rabe The manager relies heavily on mergers for his growth plans – but recently had to put up with several setbacks. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The media group Bertelsmann has…
How Boss Rabe’s big merger plans fail
Thomas Rabe As CEO of Bertelsmann, RTL and RTL Germany, the manager is in three leadership roles at Europe’s largest media group. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago, Bertelsmann [M]) Munich, Guetersloh Lights…
How the big merger projects of CEO Rabe fail
Thomas Rabe As CEO of Bertelsmann, RTL and RTL Germany, the manager is in three leadership roles at Europe’s largest media group. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago, Bertelsmann [M]) Munich, Guetersloh Lights…
Pro Sieben Sat.1 boss Rainer Beaujean leaves
Rainer Beaujean The CEO leaves the company. (Photo: dpa) Unterfoehring Per Sieben Sat.1 boss Rainer Beaujean has surprisingly resigned as CEO. Bert Habets – previously a member of the Supervisory…
Bertelsmann boss Thomas Rabe fails with two merger plans
Thomas Rabe The Bertelsmann boss has to cope with two failed mergers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bertelsmann boss Thomas Rabe has to accept two setbacks within a few days. The central…
Bertelsmann bursts Majorel’s call center merger
Call center Sitel Sitel is owned by the French billionaire family Mulliez. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A multi-billion dollar merger in the call center industry has collapsed. The owners of the…
There are many construction sites waiting at Adidas, RTL & Bertelsmann
As if that weren’t enough, the 57-year-old is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Adidas. Kasper Rorsted will have to vacate his position as CEO of the sporting goods…
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…
RTL Deutschland gets new finance and HR managers
Ingrid Heisserer (left), Xenia Meuser New top managers for RTL Germany. (Photo: L’Oréal) Dusseldorf The media company RTL Germany is continuing to restructure its board of directors. After co-boss Stephan…
Co-CEO Schäfer has to go – Bertelsmann CEO Rabe takes over
Stephen Shepherd As co-head, Schäfer was previously responsible for the content orientation of RTL. (Photo: dpa) Cologne At the media company RTL Germany, co-boss Stephan Schäfer has to leave after…
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…
MFE does not rule out takeover in the long term
Frankfurt According to CFO Marco Giordani, the Italian media holding Media For Europe (MFE) is not currently planning a takeover bid for the German television group Pro Sieben Sat 1.…
Ex-Springer board of directors is to become head of the ProSieben supervisory board
Andreas Wiele The media group wants to create facts with the personnel on the supervisory board. (Photo: dpa) Munich The former Axel Springer Executive Board member and KKR consultant Andreas…
“We have options that are hardly feasible for Netflix”
Dusseldorf Matthias Dang and Stephan Schäfer have been co-bosses of RTL Germany for two months. In their inaugural interview with Handelsblatt, they talk about the merger of the Cologne TV…
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…