The RTL 2 television GmbH & CO. Kg operates the program RTL 2, a German-language television station. Very frequently also the way of writing RTL II is used, according to the Logo of the transmitter. RTL 2 is in accordance with the broadcast state contract a private television station with full program. For cable systems in Austria and Switzerland a variant of the main program with national inserted advertising islands is produced. RTL 2 is the second folder of RTL Television.

The enterprise was created 1993 and busy according to own data approx. 150 coworkers, managing directors is since February 2005 yokes strong ones. For the first time RTL could register 2 1998 a profit. The profit 2003 amounted to 64.2 million euro. The enterprise is settled south of Munich in the municipality green forest, beside the area of the Bavaria film; only the message editorship is in Cologne, in order to be able to along-use the production engineering of the RTL messages.

Provided up to the transmissions of the message editorship (above all "RTL 2 news ", "the message journal ", "100 days ") the original transmissions as order productions of independent producers, so for example Big bread ago of end mol. Above all Animes and Cartoons are shown in the afternoon.

Partner

• RTL Group 35.9 %
• Heinrich farmer publishing house 31.5 %
• Tele Munich medium participation 31.5 % (of it ever 50 % Tele Munich and Walt Disney CO.)
• Burda GmbH 1.1 %

Market shares:

• 1993: 2,6 %
• 1994: 3,8 %
• 1995: 4,6 %
• 1996: 4,5 %
• 1997: 4,0 %
• 1998: 3,8 %
• 1999: 4,0 %
• 2000: 4,8 %
• 2001: 4,4 %
• 2002: 3,8 %
• 2003: 4,6 %
• 2004: 4,9 %
• 2005: 4,2 %

2004 were the most successful year of RTL 2. Reason for it was the success of Big bread ago.

Program

In the afternoon program

Pokito TV

Pokito TV is a magazine for children, which often turns around Animes, in addition, for children interesting Freizeithemen and kinds of sport in very simple way demonstrates. One sends always in the child program between the individual indication trick series. The transmission lasts between 3 and 5 minutes. The transmission is thereby an advancement of the earlier short magazines Vampy and, which were moderated by the named-giving material dolls and still to younger children addressed themselves. The presentations of Pokito are kept stressed "spontaneous ", however nearly all dialogues from adults are before agreed upon and preformulated to children.

For spring 2005 the entire in the afternoon program is not any more than RTL II, but than Pokito marks.

Animes & Cartoons

RTL 2 has the most extensive Anime offer of all German-language TV-transmitters. Among other things the Anime series Pretty Cure, Yu-Gi-Oh run! , Inu Yasha, Ojamajo DoReMi and detective Conan.

The moreover one also Cartoons are radiated as for example Tiny Toon adventure.

Previous evening program

The previous evening RTL sends 2 Comedyserien and Sitcoms like the prince von Bel air, hello Holly etc. also to series with English humor as for example Black Adder was often shown.

Big bread ago

The German version of the Reality show Big is sent bread ago and on RTL 2.

Further series:

• MythBusters
• World of the miracles
• To know well

Evening program

Own productions

In the timetime time the Dokusoaps is particularly successful. Everything in front woman Mrs., Popstarsund Big bread ago.

• Relay I and II of Popstars; here those of volume NO Angels and Bro'Sis developed
• Big bread ago - the decision since 28 February 2000
• XXL - Adventure extended family since 8. May 2003
• Woman exchange since 14 July 2003
• The finery devil since 23 October 2003
• The hammer Soap
• The supermummies
• The cook professionals

• Attention RTL2 camera, 1998
• Heike Makatsch, 1997
• Peep, 1995-2000
• Schnulleralarm, 2001-2004

• American Chopper (orange County Choppers)
• 5 against 5

US productions

To the most successful series of RTL 2 in the evening program belonged and belong:

• Star gate is an US-American Science Fiction series.
• Star gate: Atlantis is an US-American Science Fiction series.
• 24 is an US-American Actionserie.

Further series:

• Law and order
• The Twilight zone
• X-Factor

Innovations

RTL 2 takes contents by trying new transmission formats out and - often a role of the pioneer. Numerous innovations (e.g. Court medicine series) were taken over later by other transmitters.

Among the premieres on RTL 2 rank among other things:

• The finally COUNT down: A transmission on the occasion of Silvester 1999/Neujahr 2000, which took 24 hours and which on the whole world showed ceremonies at different places.
• Popstars in the year 2000 was the first Casting show in the German television.
• Jack POINT Jack was the first interactive feature in the German television.
• The new Fernsehmacher: Laymen suggested concepts for new television broadcasts. A consequence was turned by the eight best in each case. The best transmission which passes, with three consequences on the public television one radiated.
• Bollywood films: On 19 November 2004 RTL would also send 2 in good as in heavy days (original titles: Kabhi Kushi Khabie Gham

Receipt

Cable

The transmitter is to be received in all German cable systems.

DVB-T

In large regions of Germany RTL 2 also over the digital antenna television DVB-T is to be received.

Satellites

Similarly via Astra 1F, 19,2"° east, frequency 11214 horizontal as well as digitally via Astra 1H, 19,2"° east, frequency 12188 horizontal in the digital package RTL Group.

RTL2 in France

By RTL2 one understands a Radiosender of the same name in France. It was created 1989 of the RTL Group and plays mainly skirt and Popmusik.

Related links

• Official Web operational readiness level of RTL 2

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