RTL, formerly RTL plus and RTL Television, is a German-language free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland, headquartered in Cologne. Founded as an offshoot of the German-language radio programme Radio Luxemburg, RTL is considered a full-service broadcaster under the Medienstaatsvertrag and is the largest private television network in Germany. As of August 2010, RTL employs some 500 permanent staff, having outsourced its news and technical departments.
n-tv is a German free-to-air television news channel owned by RTL Deutschland. n-tv broadcasts news and weather every hour and half-hour in the morning. It also broadcasts magazine shows and documentaries.
Henry Maske is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.
Christian Prudhomme is a French journalist and general director of the Tour de France since 2007.
Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that primarily broadcasts classic American films, science fiction series and anime. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery International.
Hannu Rainer Järvenpää is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a retired professional ice hockey player. He is the current Head Coach of HC Gherdëina, an Italian team playing in the Alps Hockey League.
Kyle Beach is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Considered a top National Hockey League (NHL) prospect, he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Beach never played in the NHL, however, only spending time with minor league affiliates in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 2008 to 2014.
Hans-Holger Albrecht is a German businessman. He was CEO of Deezer until 2021, one of the largest music streaming services worldwide. Deezer offers more than 53 million tracks in over 180 countries to currently more than 14 million active monthly users. He is the brother of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
Sven Clement is a Luxembourgish politician and MP of the Pirate Party Luxembourg of which he is also one of the founders.
Jan Hofer is a German broadcast newsreader and television presenter. He was a well-known and popular reader of the news programme Tagesschau on Das Erste. Hofer was the chief reader on Tagesschau from 2004 until December 2020, having been a newsreader on that programme since 1985. Since leaving Tagesschau, he has been lead anchorman for RTL Direkt.
Sarah Engels, known as Sarah Lombardi from 2013 to 2021, is a German pop singer and television personality. She is best known for participating in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, where she was eliminated from the Top 10, only to return two shows later and eventually become the runner-up.
Ardian Bujupi is a German-Albanian singer and songwriter.
Kai Häfner is a German handball player for TVB Stuttgart and the German national team.
Talpa TV is a Dutch commercial broadcasting company owned by John de Mol's Talpa Network.
Jannik Schümann is a German actor. He received three Jupiter Awards for Best Actor, for his role of Danny in Close to the Horizon (2020), 9 Days Awake (2021), and the role of Franz Joseph I in Sisi (2022). He is also known for his role in The Aftermath (2019), Center of My World (2016), Die Diplomatin (2016–2023), Monster Hunter (2020), Tribes of Europa (2021), or Charité at War (2019).
Kai Whittaker is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and member of the Bundestag since 2013.
Kai Lukas Havertz is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Germany national team.
I Can See Your Voice is a German television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme of the same name. It premiered on RTL as a two-night episode on 18 and 19 August 2020, and has been aired for three seasons.
Kais al Saadi is a German field hockey coach of the German national team.
Phylicia "Flitzi" Whitney is a German presenter, author, producer and journalist. She has been moderating the magazine 'Inside eSports' since January 2020 and has been a reporter of Sat. 1 Breakfast Television and Südwestrundfunk since 2019. She gained notoriety as a reporter through various magazines such as RTL Zwei and Punkt 12. She has been a host for the Ludicious Game Awards, Saturn Logitech and 20th century Fox.
