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RTL2, Warner Bros. Discovery win German nod for big-screen advertising deal

( August 4, 2025, 08:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: RTL2 and Warner Bros. Discovery have won German competition approval to set up a venture for the joint marketing of TV advertising space, the Federal Cartel Office said. The watchdog said that it doesn't consider the market to be limited to TV advertising. It rather sees it as a "big-screen" advertising market that includes TV advertising, next to offerings provided by Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney, and also, to a certain extent, YouTube. As the project only involves smaller providers, it is likely to even have a positive effect on competition, antitrust head Andreas Mundt said.Statement follows. ...

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