Super RTL
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| Launched | April 28, 1995 |
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| Picture format | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Audience share | 1,9% (2013, ) |
| Slogan | Schön dich zu sehen (Nice to see you); Weil's Spaß macht (Because it's fun) |
| Country | Germany |
| Broadcast area | National Also distributed in: Austria Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
| Sister channel(s) | RTL II |
| Timeshift service | Toggo Plus |
| Website | superrtl |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
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| Astra | different |
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| Cablecom, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW, Unity Media | different |
| NOS (Portugal) | 49 |
Super RTL is a Cologne-based German television network operated by RTL Disney Television Limited Partnership. It was the first German television channel aimed mostly at children. RTL Disney Television Limited Partnership (RTL Disney Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG) is 50/50% joint venture between RTL Group's CLT-UFA and The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista International Television Investments.
RTL Disney Television Limited Partnership was formed in 1995.Super RTL was launched on April 28, 1995.
On August 24, 1994 with Jeffrey Katzenberg's resignation a reorganization of Disney Company took place in which Richard Frank became head of newly formed Disney Television and Telecommunications (DTT), which included Walt Disney Television International, which held Disney's Super RTL stake. With the Disney-CC/ABC merger led to DTT being split up in April 1996, Walt Disney Television International was transferred to Capital Cities/ABC in April 1996. CC/ABC combined the international units, Walt Disney Television International and ACIBG, into Disney–ABC International Television (DAIT) in July 1996.
The Fun & Action Tour, a for children Germany-wide roadshow event, was started in 1997 with TV program characters. The tour was later renamed the Toggo Tour. The following year, the channel became the top view channel by the 3- to 13-year-old target age group.
In 1999, the joint venture saw its channel make a profit of net profit of DM 4.5 million, launched its website and started the Super RTL Licensing Agency to make more revenues from TV licensing. A new managing director, Claude Schmit, took charge of the venture in 2000.
Also in 2000, the preschool programming is labeled "Toggolino". Toggolino Club is started in 2002 and offers paid pre-school children education content.
The Toggo umbrella brand 2001 for all activities for 6- to 13-year-old children. In 2002, Sony BMG label, Berlin Records, released the first Toggo Music CD. SuperRTL began using the ‘Family Cartoon’ rating label in 2006 for family viewing suitable animated films shown on Friday and Saturday night.
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