RTL Television GmbH
RTL Television GmbH is a Private limited company (Ltd.) registered in Germany under HRB 29332 Köln, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Köln, Germany. No shareholders are recorded for RTL Television GmbH; ownership in this jurisdiction is normally filed as the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list) under §40 of the GmbHG, but no such filing is on record here. No beneficial owner record is shown for RTL Television GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 25 September 2026.
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Officers
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Directors and officers of RTL Television GmbH
The Geschäftsführer (managing director) of RTL Television GmbH currently on record is Stephan Schmitter; seven of the 26 officer records shown for RTL Television GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 19 records shown (Gerhard Zeiler, Marc Conrad and 15 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.
Data availability
The register reports 27 officers in total, including past appointments, though only the 26 most relevant records are shown here.
Group Structure
Group structure of RTL Television GmbH
RTL Television GmbH sits 9 levels below its ultimate parent, Bertelsmann Stiftung, registered in Germany. 14 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 1 jurisdiction. The full chain up to Bertelsmann Stiftung is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by RTL Television GmbH's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.
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- LSO – Landesstudio Ost GmbH (Germany)
- RTL Hessen GmbH (Germany)
- RTL interactive GmbH (Germany)
- RTL Journalistenschule GmbH (Germany)
- VOX Holding GmbH (Germany)
- RTL Hessen Programmfenster GmbH (Germany)
- RTL Nord GmbH (Germany)
- RTL Studios GmbH (Germany)
- CLT-UFA Germany GmbH (Germany)
Data availability
Those 14 subsidiaries span Germany jurisdiction, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Two of the 14 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is RTL Television GmbH's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for RTL Television GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling.
What is RTL Television GmbH's company registration number?
RTL Television GmbH's registration number is HRB 29332 Köln, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.
Is RTL Television GmbH still an active company?
RTL Television GmbH's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.
What is RTL Television GmbH's registered address?
The registered address on file for RTL Television GmbH is Köln, Germany.
Who are the officers/directors of RTL Television GmbH?
The Geschäftsführer (managing director) of RTL Television GmbH currently on record is Stephan Schmitter; seven of the 26 officer records shown for RTL Television GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 19 records shown (Gerhard Zeiler, Marc Conrad and 15 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned.
Does RTL Television GmbH have a parent company or subsidiaries?
RTL Television GmbH sits 9 levels below its ultimate parent, Bertelsmann Stiftung, registered in Germany. 14 subsidiaries are recorded beneath it, across 1 jurisdiction. Those 14 subsidiaries span Germany jurisdiction, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Two of the 14 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.
Can Zavia monitor changes to RTL Television GmbH's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to RTL Television GmbH's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
Can I access RTL Television GmbH's data through an API?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Germany, so records like RTL Television GmbH's registration, shareholder, UBO, and group-structure data can be queried programmatically instead of viewed one page at a time.
Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 25 September 2026.