• Reuters

    Germany's RTL posts quarterly revenue rise on better TV ad sales

    German broadcaster RTL posted first-quarter revenue of 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) on Wednesday, up 2.6% year-on-year, with TV advertising sales up 10%, after an 8.2% fall in 2023. RTL confirmed its guidance for 2024, saying this was based on "a slight recovery of the German TV advertising market and broadly stable advertising markets" in its other regions. "We have good momentum and expect that the recovery of the TV advertising markets will continue in the second quarter of 2024," an RTL spokesperson said, without giving details.

  • Yahoo TV UK

    Eurovision's Olly Alexander reveals what went wrong during performance

    Eurovision's Olly Alexander lifted the lid on what went wrong during his live performance in the semi-final in Malmo.

  • Reuters

    Russia dismisses British arson allegations as provocation

    British allegations of Russian involvement in an arson attack in Britain are absurd and part of an information war against Moscow, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Zakharova said Russia considered such allegations provocative and never carried out sabotage attacks against civilian targets.