Sky sells German pay-TV business to RTL for €150m

Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Parent company Comcast had been trying to offload lossmaking Sky Deutschland for a number of years

Sky has sold its German pay-TV business to RTL, the former owner of Channel 5, in a deal that could ultimately value the business at almost £500m.

Germany’s biggest broadcaster, which is owned by the media conglomerate Bertelsmann, has agreed to buy Sky Deutschland for €150m (£128m), plus a further sum of up to €377m depending on the future performance of RTL Group.