RTL is a free-to-air television channel from Germany, owned and operated by the RTL Group. It was launched on January 2, 1984 as RTL Plus, but it would later be rebranded as RTL Television in 1992. The channel would undergo one more rebranding, which led to adopting its current name in 2004. RTL began broadcasting its content in Luxembourg, but the channel would later move its headquarters in 1998. 

RTL is considered as a general entertainment channel, mainly due to its wide variety of shows and movies coming from the United States. In the past, RTL has aired movies produced by Universal Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. The channel has also added soap operas, reality shows, regional programs, and comedy shows.

RTL also added sports coverage to its programming in the past. Sports coverage by this channel has included Bundesliga games. 

This channel is available on Standard and High Definition across Germany, but its coverage does not stop there, as it is also available in Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Turkey, and other regions of Eastern Europe.