RTL Zwei
RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG. RTL2 is a private television broadcaster with a full program (Vollprogramm) according to the Interstate Broadcasting Agreement (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag). For Austria and Switzerland, variants of the main programme are produced with nationally inserted advertising islands; these variants can be received via the cable networks in these two countries as well as via digital satellite. RTL Zwei is the second subsidiary of RTL Group in Germany.
"RTL II" redirects here. For the Hungarian TV channel, see RTL II (Hungary).Country
Germany
Europe
Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
German
- RTL Group S.A.
- Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG
- Tele-Munich Television Media Participation LP
- Burda GmbH
6 March 1993
RTL 2 (1993–1999)
RTL II (1999–2019)
Channel numbers vary in each region
Logo of RTL 2 from 6 March 1993 to 6 April 1996; similar to the logo used by KGAN/Cedar Rapids from 1993 to 2004
Logo of RTL 2 from 6 April 1996 to 1999
The first version of the channel's circular "II" logo was used from 1999 to 2001.
Updated version of 1999 logo; used from 2001 to 2009
Logo of RTL II from 2009 to 2019
Ownership[edit]
The channel is operated by RTL2 TV GmbH & Co. KG, which was founded in 1992 and employs approximately 210 people. Since June 2014 its Managing Director has been Andreas Bartl.[4] The company was originally headquartered in Cologne, but is now run from the municipality of Grünwald, to the south of Munich; only its news department is still based in Cologne, in order to share the production facilities of RTL news. The company is jointly owned by RTL Group S.A. (35.9%),[5] Bauer Media Group (31.5%),[6] Tele-Munich Television Media Participation LP (31.5%, of which the Leonine Holding and The Walt Disney Company hold 50% each).[5] and Hubert Burda Media (1.1%)[5]