RTL Group

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

250,000€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.75 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

18

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    RTL Group   (RTL)

    EU Transparency Register

    59267165790-45 First registered on 05 May 2011

    Goals / Remit

    With 60 television channels and 31 radio stations in twelve countries, RTL Group is the leading European entertainment network. The Luxembourg-based company operates TV channels and radio stations in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Hungary, Croatia and South East Asia. It is one of the world’s leading producers of television content such as talent and game shows, drama, daily soaps and telenovelas, including the Young Pope, American Gods, Idols, Got Talent, The X Factor, Good Times - Bad Times and Family Feud.

    RTL Group is also the leading European media company in online video, combining the catch-up services of its broadcasters, the multi-channel networks BroadbandTV and StyleHaul, FremantleMedia's more than 215 YouTube channels and the programmatic video advertising platform SpotXchange.

    RTL Group strives to provide its audiences with high quality audiovisual content. We are acutely aware of the special nature of the media business as both an opinion former and information provider, and the responsibilities of a media company toward its communities. Our aim is to offer a broad range of content addressing all of society including both quality information and popular entertainment. The wide range of our activities and initiatives reflects our decentralised corporate structure.

    Main EU files targeted

    - Review of EU copyright rules
    - Review of AVMS Directive
    - Online Platform regulation
    - Telecoms Single Market
    - Data protection reform
    - Radio Spectrum Policy
    - Advertising regulation

    Address

    Head Office
    Boulevard Pierre Frieden, 45
    Luxembourg 1543
    LUXEMBOURG
    EU Office
    Avenue des Gaulois, 3
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    75%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Feb 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 23 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020
    Mr Erard Gilles 18 Apr 2019 18 Apr 2020
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 28 Aug 2018 23 Aug 2019
    Mr Theofanis Kakarnias 29 Mar 2018 11 Jan 2019
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 06 Sep 2017 28 Aug 2018
    Mr Theofanis Kakarnias 21 Feb 2017 02 Feb 2018
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 12 Sep 2015 06 Sep 2016
    Mr Bernardo DORES MARTINS DE MATOS 30 May 2015 31 Mar 2016
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 30 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2015
    Mr Bernardo DORES MARTINS DE MATOS 12 Jun 2014 30 May 2015
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 23 Oct 2013 30 Sep 2014
    Mr Bernardo DORES MARTINS DE MATOS 14 May 2013 09 May 2014
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 07 Nov 2012 23 Oct 2013
    Ms Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 17 Jan 2012 07 Nov 2012
    Mrs Linda Teresa TRYTSMAN - GRAY 17 Jan 2012 03 Nov 2012

    Complementary Information

    Lyn Trytsman-Gray, Senior Vice President European Affairs
    Theofanis Kakarnias, European Affairs Policy Manager

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Lyn Trytsman-Gray (Senior Vice President European Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Bert Habets (CEO)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Association of Commercial Television in Europe (18574111503-28), European Policy Centre (89632641000-47), European Broadcasting Union (93288301615-56), Association of Television and Radio Sales Houses (1977807375-62)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    250,000€

    Other financial info

    The calculation of costs of activities falling under the scope of the register is made according to the EU's Transparency Register Compliance Guidelines (http://europa.eu/transparency-register/pdf/guideline_en.pdf) and the corresponding guidelines of the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP). It does not include association membership fees as the associations of which RTL Group is a member are registered. Both European Affairs employees are signatories to the SEAP Code of Conduct.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    High-Level Expert Group on Fake News#E03567 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3567 #Member #C#Sub Group 3 B Role and responsibilities of news media organizations/broadcasters

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Occasional organisation of informal debates on EU policy issues of interest. Participation in events organised by ACT, egta and CreativityWorks! (see below point 12). Regular attendance at events on issues of interest.

    Other activities

    - Audiovisual media policy
    - Intellectual property and copyright
    - Digital Single Market
    - Advertising
    - Information society

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    18 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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