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RTL Group announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Group revenue was up 4.2 per cent to a record level of €3,173 million (H1/2018: €3,046 million), driven by Fremantle and the digital businesses. On a like-for-like basis, revenue rose 4.6 per cent to €3,124 million (H1/2018: €2,988 million) – the highest growth rate since 2010.
RTL Group’s digital revenue grew 21.0 per cent to €513 million (H1/2018: €424 million), driven by Fremantle, BroadbandTV, SpotX and the Group’s streaming services TV Now and Videoland.
Reported Group EBITA was broadly stable at €538 million (H1/2018: €548 million). Higher investments in programming and VOD services were largely compensated for by significantly higher profit contributions from Fremantle and...
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