RTL Lounge

RTL Lounge
Country	Netherlands
Broadcast area	Netherlands
Headquarters	Hilversum, Netherlands
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	RTL Group
Parent	RTL Nederland
Sister channels	RTL 4; RTL 5; RTL 7; RTL 8; RTL Z; RTL Crime; RTL Telekids
History
Launched	2 October 2009; 12 years ago
Links
Website	rtl.nl/rtllounge
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

RTL Lounge is a Dutch pay television channel dedicated to drama and lifestyle programmes.

It is operated by RTL Nederland and launched on 2 October 2009.^[1]

RTL Lounge logo used from 2 October 2009 to 2 February 2015

Logo from 2015 to 2016

Programming[]

Domestic[]

Goede tijden, slechte tijden (reruns)

Imported[]

Baywatch
The Bold and the Beautiful
Everybody Loves Raymond

References[]

^ "RTL Nederland launches RTL Lounge". RTL Group. August 25, 2009.

External links[]

Official site

[1] "RTL Nederland launches RTL Lounge". RTL Group. August 25, 2009.

[ref1-2] t venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.

[ref2-3] Until March 2021 a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.

[ref3-4] t venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref4-5] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-6] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-7] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-8] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-9] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-10] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref13-11] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref5-12] t venture with TF1 Group.

[ref6-13] t venture with AB Groupe.

[ref7-14] t venture with L'Équipe.

[ref8-15] Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).

[TV_538-16] TV version of Radio 538

[EdMMCV-17] t venture of The Walt Disney Company, Eredivisie CV, Endemol and KNVB

[CBSR-18] t venture of AMC and CBS

[ShortsTV-19] t venture of AMC and Shorts International

[EuronewsSA-20] Alpac Capital (88%) and European public broadcasters (12%)

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RTL Nederland Netherlands	TV RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Z RTL Crime RTL Lounge RTL Telekids Catchup and Video on Demand RTL XL Videoland
Groupe M6 (48.6%) France	M6 W9 6ter Paris Première Téva Série Club^{[gl 11]} TF6^{[gl 11]} M6 Boutique & Co M6 Music M6 Music Black Best of Shopping Girondins TV Gulli Tiji Canal J MCM MCM Top La Chaîne du Père Noël RFM TV Catchup and Video on Demand 6play Salto (JV with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1)
France	TV RTL9^{[gl 12]} Radio RTL RTL 2 Fun Radio ^{[gl 13]}
RTL Belgium^{[gl 14]} Belgium	TV RTL-TVI Club RTL Plug RTL Radio Contact Vision Bel RTL TV Radio Bel RTL Radio Contact Catchup RTL Play
RTL Luxembourg Luxembourg	TV RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg RTL Zwee RTL9 Club RTL Plug RTL RTL-TVI Radio RTL Radio
RTL Hrvatska Croatia	RTL RTL 2 RTL Kockica RTL Croatia World
RTL Magyarország Hungary	TV RTL Klub RTL II Cool Film+ RTL+ Video on Demand (RTL Most+)
Atresmedia Spain	TV Antena 3 (HD) laSexta (HD) Neox Nova Mega Atreseries (only HD) Radio Onda Cero Europa FM Catchup Atresplayer
Latin America & Brazil	Gulli Brasil
Russia	Gulli Girl Tiji
Fremantle (Production company)	Fremantle Australia Talkback Thames Hare and Tortoise Boundless Euston Films UFA
^ joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda. ^ ^a ^b Until March 2021 a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company. ^ ^a ^b joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft. ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. ^ ^a ^b joint venture with TF1 Group. ^ joint venture with AB Groupe. ^ joint venture with L'Équipe. ^ Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).