RTL aktuell

RTL aktuell
RTL aktuell
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
Production
Production location	Cologne
Running time	20 minutes
Production companies	; RTL; n-tv
Release
Original network	RTL
Picture format	4:3 (1988-2008); 16:9 (since 18 November 2008)
Original release	5 April 1988 –; present
External links
	Website

RTL aktuell is a German television news programme broadcast on the commercial station RTL. The main 20-minute bulletin airs every evening at 18:45 CET, supplemented by a breakfast news bulletin (Guten Morgen Deutschland, formerly Punkt 6 and Punkt 9), a lunchtime magazine programme (Punkt 12), a daily short news programme in the afternoon (RTL News) and a late night bulletin (RTL Nachtjournal). Weekend bulletins are branded as RTL aktuell Weekend.

RTL aktuell was launched in 1988 as the direct replacement for 7 vor 7, and since 11 September 2010 it is broadcast in HD.

Presenters[]

Presenter	Time	Notes
News
Peter Kloeppel	since 1992	Chief anchor
	since 2008	Stand-in anchor
	since 2015	Stand-in anchor
Lothar Keller	2006–2016	Stand-in anchor
	2004–2005	Stand-in anchor
	2001–2007	Stand-in anchor
	1995–2003	Stand-in anchor
	1994–2005	Stand-in anchor
	1992–1997	Stand-in anchor
	1987–1991	weekend editions




	1984–1992	Chief anchor
Sport
Ulrike von der Groeben	since 1989	Main anchor
	since 2003	Stand-in anchor
	since 1996	Stand-in anchor
Weather
	since 1994	Main anchor
Maxi Biewer	since 1992	Stand-in anchor
	since 1997	Stand-in anchor
	since 2010	Stand-in anchor

Correspondent[]

Antonia Rados (Chief international correspondent)

Awards[]

In 2007, RTL aktuell won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German TV award) in the category of Beste Informationssendung (Best News Broadcast).

Market share[]

Market shares of RTL aktuell in the target audience of 14 to 49-years-old:^{[citation needed]}

Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Market share (%)	23,1	22,4	20,2	22,2	20,7	19,7	18,2	19,3	19,4	19,9	19,9	19,8

External links[]

RTL aktuell at IMDb
Official website