RTL aktuell
RTL aktuell is the main news broadcast on RTL. The 20 - minute program is broadcast daily in the evening at 18:45 clock, live from Cologne.
Concept of mission
RTL is currently part of the news division at RTL. This has been set up and expanded in recent years, especially by the former chief editor Hans Mahr. The RTL main news there was, under the title 6:53 - The pictures of the day since the January 2, 1984 from 18:53 clock with Hans Meiser, who moderated the in RTL aktuell renamed first broadcast on 5 April 1988.
After a new edition in August 2004 RTL is actually transmitted from the so-called RTL - News -World. The aim was to present the news from the virtual TV studio in Cologne nor spectator -friendly. The aim is to offer " news to use " ( service- oriented message with value in use). Should particularly through the increased use of ( animated and three-dimensional ) graphics viewers complicated issues can also be explained clearly. Since February 2008, the newscasts throughout the RTL Group are produced by their subsidiaries infoNetwork.
RTL aktuell would like how the RTL at all, especially the " advertising-relevant target group" of the 14 - to 49 -year-olds respond. In this target group reached RTL currently 2nd place - just before the evening news, which is almost twice as achieved high ratings in total viewers.
They are currently working alongside RTL, the morning show Good Morning Germany, lunch magazine "Point 12 " and " RTL Nachtjournal ". These programs are broadcast Monday to Friday only. There are also short news broadcasts Mon-Fri from 15:50 clock and 16:50 clock. On weekends RTL sends to 16:45 clock and around midnight three minute short messages that are not announced.
Since November 18, 2008 news broadcast in widescreen format 16:9 is broadcast.
Was put into operation on September 11, 2010 with 18:45 - clock news, the new news studio. It is one of two new studios at the new location of RTL in Cologne- Deutz. It is fully furnished in HD. In addition, the new design was presented.
Moderators
Former presenters were Hans Meiser, Petra Schwarzenberg, Christoph Teuner, Claus Hommer, Angelika Bade, Kay- Sölve judges, Ilka Eßmüller, Susanne Kronzucker, Michael Karr and Ann -Katrin Schröder.
Associated formats
Good morning Germany
Item 12
RTL Nachtjournal
RTL News
RTL News is an abridged edition of the newscast RTL aktuell, which is not advertised in the program. It is most Saturdays and Sundays sent around 16:30 clock and midnight on RTL since the weekend Magazine Good Morning Germany and point 12 and the RTL Nachtjournal are not broadcast. So the audience can be informed in addition to the detailed news at 18:45 clock. Since late December 2008, RTL sends weekdays in the afternoon unannounced short messages about 15:30 or 15:50 clock and 16:50 clock.
Also this package will be at current events at regular intervals on the air or remains at the example of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, or the war in Iraq permanently in the program. The RTL news are presented on the weekend of the moderators of the main messages.
Should the shipment be unscheduled on important occasions, broadcast transmits the broadcast recently the title RTL News Special.
Market shares
Market shares of RTL aktuell in the target group of 14 - to 49 -year-olds:
In 2008, " RTL aktuell " was the first " Today" Home Edition at 19.00 clock surpass in audience numbers. According to the daily mirror the "Daily Show" reached 5.2 million viewers, followed by RTL with an average of 3.74 million viewers and " today" ( 3.73 million ). The audience shares 1 January 2013 stood at 4.89 million and a market share of 17.3 % in total viewership.
Awards
- 2007: German Television Award for RTL currently in the category Best Information Programme