The Group revenue was stable at €4.2 billion, as higher TV advertising and streaming revenue were offset by lower content revenue from Fremantle. Group revenue was down 1.5% organically, with continued dynamic growth of RTL Group’s streaming services.
Leading Central Eastern European broadcasters such as RTL Klub and MTVA (Hungary), RTVS (Slovakia), HRT and RTL (Croatia), and Kidzone (Baltics) has picked up Xilam hit series.
The company has closed deals for several telenovelas, such as “Cacao,” “Forever,” “Value of Life,” “Heartless,” “Flowers Over the Inferno,” “Traffic Jam,” and “Allende, The 1000 Days.”
The territories across include: RTL Germany, RAI Italy, Amazon Netherlands (first window) and RTL Netherlands (second window), as well as VTM Belgium, and YES Israel. NBC Universal snapped up the six-hour drama for Brazil/Latin America and NOW TV for Hong Kong.