n-tv

N-tv.de is a news magazine focussing on business topics. The core business of ntv is the television channel with a high proportion of live programmes and up-to-date news coverage. In 1999, the TV offering was expanded to include an online presence, which is now one of the most visited news sites in Germany. In addition to the TV channel, N-tv.de is published by ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH, which in turn belongs to RTL Deutschland and RTL Group. RTL Group is a division of the Bertelsmann Group.

Key Facts

Audience Share	0.01%
Ownership Type	Private
Geographic Coverage	Transnational
Content Type	Free
Active Transparency	company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable

Ownership

Ownership Structure	The online portal n-tv.de is operated by ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH, which belongs to RTL Deutschland. The ownership structure of RTL Deutschland is a complex organisation consisting of various shareholdings and corporate structures. RTL Deutschland's share capital is wholly owned by UFA Film und Fernseh GmbH, which in turn belongs to the listed RTL Group, one of the leading international media companies based in Luxembourg. The multinational media group Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA holds 76% of the shares in RTL Group and is itself controlled by the Bertelsmann Foundation (77%) and the Mohn family (19%). However, the Bertelsmann Foundation's shares are attributed to Mohn, as she has far-reaching powers and control within the foundation as its founder.
Voting Rights	The voting rights of the main shareholder (Bertelsmann) are wholly controlled by Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG). BVG is a body set up by Bertelsmann founder Reinhard Mohn to continue the company in its original spirit. Accordingly, the founding Mohn family is also the most strongly represented on the BVG Steering Committee (Dr Brigitte Mohn, Christoph Mohn as Chairman & Elisabeth Mohn). All members have equal voting rights, with the exception of Elisabeth Mohn, who has a veto right.
Individual Owner	The Mohn family 74
Group / Individual Owner	Free float 17.9% of RTL Group S.A. shares are in free float and freely tradable on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 17.9

Media Companies / Groups

Facts

Founding Year	1999
Founder	ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH the news portal ntv.de was launched on 1 May 1999 by ntv Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH.
CEO	Stephan Schmitter has been CEO of RTL Germany since January 2024. Previously, Schmitter made a career at RTL's radio division and eventually moved to the editorial department. Schmitter is also responsible for the streaming service RTL+ and the publishing business of Gruner + Jahr. Since the beginning of 2024, he has also been a member of the Group Management Committee (GMC) at Bertelsmann, an advisory board that advises the Bertelsmann Executive Board on strategic issues. Sonja Schwetje began her career as an intern at RTL Nord, quickly rose to become a reporter, editor and news anchor and moved to RTL West in 2005. In 2010, she became Head of News at ntv and is now Managing Director Programme and Editor-in-Chief for Business & Networks at RTL News. She is also Chairwoman of the Board of Enex (European News Exchange) and the Bertelsmann Working Group for Freedom of the Press.
Editor-In-Chief	David Whingham began his journalistic career at the end of the 1990s as a trainee at the German Television News Agency (DFA). In 2000, he moved to ntv and worked as London correspondent and studio manager for DFA. After returning to Germany, he worked for CNN Germany and tv.nrw. Whigham has worked in various roles at ntv since 2007. From 2017 he was deputy head of news, since 2019 head of news alongside Renate Friedrich and since October 2023 editor-in-chief.
Contact	Picassoplatz 1 50679 Köln info@n-tv.de +49 22145630 https://www.n-tv.de

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Operating Profit	Missing Data
Advertising (in % of total funding)	Missing Data
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Headlines	David Whigham wird Chefredakteur von ntv (2023), Kress.de, accessed on 27 May 2024 Stephan Schmitter rückt an die RTL-Spitze (2023), Manager-Magazin.de, accessed on 27 May 2024 Schwetje gibt ntv-Chefredaktion auf (2023), Quotenmeter.de, accessed on 29 May 2024 Eine Stiftung vermisst die Welt (2018), Sueddeutsche.de, accessed on 29 May 2024 Die Methode Bertelsmann (2010), Taz.de, accessed on 29 May 2024
Meta Data	The finances of n-tv.de are only published together with the TV offering. Accordingly, separate disclosure is not possible.
Sources	Nielsen Unique Audience via KEK Medienmonitor, accessed on 27 May 2024 30 Jahre ntv, N-TV.de, accessed on 27 May 2024 25 years of RTL: Sonja Schwetje (2023), RTL.com, accessed on 29 May 2024
Documents (PDF)	NTV Nachrichtenfernsehen GmbH - Jahresabschluss 2022 File Bertelsmann - Fact Sheet File RTL Group - Annual Report 2022 File