RTL International was a German-speaking pay-TV channel of RTL Group targeted the global community of German-speaking viewers and tourists with selected programmes from domestic TV channels RTL Television, VOX, RTL Nitro and n-tv. The channel broadcast in non-European countries from January 18, 2016, to May 31, 2017.[1] RTL International replaced RTL Television's previous offer in Southern Africa and Israel and also broadcast for the first time in Australia, Georgia, Canada and the USA. 
RTL Group announced on 15 February 2017 that the broadcasting operation will be discontinued as of 31 May 2017. RTL stated that piracy of its content through streaming platforms such as Kodi was to blame, though it had also been offered in extra-cost "German tiers" of some pay-TV providers alone, pricing out viewers from its content.[2][3] 
 Distribution
 Among the following pay-TV providers, RTL International was available as of November 2016:[4][5] 
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| RTL Deutschland |   | Radio |  RTL Radio104.6 RTLAntenne Bayern[b]Antenne Niedersachsen[c]Radio Hamburg[d]Radio NRW[e]105'5 SpreeradioRadio 21[f]Radio Regenbogen[g]BigFM[h]Hitradio RTL Sachsen[i]Radio Brocken (50%)89.0 RTLAntenne Thüringen (15%)Radio Ton (2%)Rock Antenne[b]Sachsen Funkpaket (31.9%) Radio DresdenRadio LeipzigRadio ChemnitzRadio LausitzRadio ZwickauRadio ErzgebirgeVogtland Radio
Oldie 95 (4.78%)Radio Top 40 (15%)
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| Groupe M6 (48.6%) |    Catchup and Video on DemandM6+
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| RTL Luxembourg |   | Radio |  RTL RadioRTL Today RadioRTL LXRTL Gold
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| RTL Magyarország |  Catchup and Video on DemandRTL+
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|   ^ joint venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.
^ 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 Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
^ 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 TF1 Group.
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 | RTL Deutschland |   | Radio |  RTL Radio104.6 RTLAntenne Bayern[b]Antenne Niedersachsen[c]Radio Hamburg[d]Radio NRW[e]105'5 SpreeradioRadio 21[f]Radio Regenbogen[g]BigFM[h]Hitradio RTL Sachsen[i]Radio Brocken (50%)89.0 RTLAntenne Thüringen (15%)Radio Ton (2%)Rock Antenne[b]Sachsen Funkpaket (31.9%) Radio DresdenRadio LeipzigRadio ChemnitzRadio LausitzRadio ZwickauRadio ErzgebirgeVogtland Radio
Oldie 95 (4.78%)Radio Top 40 (15%)
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 | Groupe M6 (48.6%) |    Catchup and Video on DemandM6+
 | International |  Gulli GirlTiji (Russia)Gulli AfricaGulli Bil ArabiMCM PopM6 International
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 | RTL Luxembourg |   | Radio |  RTL RadioRTL Today RadioRTL LXRTL Gold
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 | RTL Magyarország |  Catchup and Video on DemandRTL+
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 |   ^ joint venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.
^ 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 Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
^ 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 TF1 Group.
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