Overview
- Bertelsmann reported 2025 results Thursday, holding net profit at €1.0 billion on flat €19.0 billion in revenue.
- Adjusted operating profit slipped to €3.0 billion from €3.1 billion, which the company linked to currency moves and portfolio changes.
- The group invested about €2.1 billion in 2025 and says it has put roughly €7 billion into growth since 2021, while reaffirming a €24 billion midterm revenue goal.
- RTL’s planned purchase of Sky Deutschland is under European Commission review with a decision expected in the first half of 2026.
- Management says the deal would add about 5 million Sky customers and lift RTL’s German base toward 12 million, as RTL+ gained roughly 250,000 subscribers in January and February and Netflix sits near 15 million.