Stern
Source Passport
DE-M-00046-6
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- Legal name
- RTL Deutschland GmbH
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Magazine
- Founded
- 1948
- Editor-in-chief
- Gregor Peter Schmitz (Editor-in-Chief)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Origin
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Picassoplatz 1, 50679 Köln
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, news 'Stern Prize 2026', 27.05.2026, read 2026-10-20 ("RTL Deutschland's Stern magazine"; "Stern Editor-in-Chief Gregor Peter Schmitz"; item filed under RTL Group; links to sternpreis.stern.de)
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, news 'Bertelsmann Commissions Academic Review of Stern Magazine's History', 01.08.2022, read 2026-10-20 (first issue of Stern published 1 August 1948 by Stern-Verlag Henri Nannen; published by Gruner + Jahr since 1965; Bertelsmann sole owner of G+J since 2014; G+J part of RTL Deutschland since 1 January 2022)
- Lobbyregister des Deutschen Bundestages, entry R001391 RTL Deutschland, version of 07.10.2026, read 2026-10-20 (RTL Deutschland GmbH, Picassoplatz 1, 50679 Köln; 'ist ein Tochterunternehmen der RTL Group'; TV channels and brands RTL Television, VOX, ntv, RTL+, RTL Radio Deutschland, Ad Alliance; CEO Stephan Schmitter; no public grants over EUR 10,000 in 2025)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type RTL Deutschland GmbH – Company RTL Group Indirect Company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Indirect Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (via RTL Group and RTL Deutschland GmbH; Bertelsmann capital 80.9% foundations, 19.1% Mohn family members, voting rights controlled by Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft)
4 sources
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, news 'Stern Prize 2026', 27.05.2026, read 2026-10-20 ("RTL Deutschland's Stern magazine"; "Stern Editor-in-Chief Gregor Peter Schmitz"; item filed under RTL Group; links to sternpreis.stern.de)
- Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, news 'Bertelsmann Commissions Academic Review of Stern Magazine's History', 01.08.2022, read 2026-10-20 (first issue of Stern published 1 August 1948 by Stern-Verlag Henri Nannen; published by Gruner + Jahr since 1965; Bertelsmann sole owner of G+J since 2014; G+J part of RTL Deutschland since 1 January 2022)
- Lobbyregister des Deutschen Bundestages, entry R001391 RTL Deutschland, version of 07.10.2026, read 2026-10-20 (RTL Deutschland GmbH, Picassoplatz 1, 50679 Köln; 'ist ein Tochterunternehmen der RTL Group'; TV channels and brands RTL Television, VOX, ntv, RTL+, RTL Radio Deutschland, Ad Alliance; CEO Stephan Schmitter; no public grants over EUR 10,000 in 2025)
- Bertelsmann Geschäftsbericht 2025 (filed in the Bundestag Lobbyregister), read 2026-10-20 (RTL Group, listed in the MDAX, reported among Bertelsmann's businesses with RTL Deutschland its largest unit; Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA capital held 80.9% by foundations and 19.1% indirectly by members of the Mohn family, all voting rights controlled by Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG))
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- RTL Television
- VOX
- ntv
- RTL+
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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