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{{Infobox television channel
| name            = RTL
| logo            = Rtl-logo.svg
| logo_size       = 200px
| launch_date     = {{Start date and age|2004|4|30|df=y}}
| picture_format  = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| owner           = RTL Hrvatska ([[Central European Media Enterprises|CME]])
| country         = [[Croatia]]
| headquarters    = [[Zagreb]]
| sister_channels = {{plainlist|
* [[RTL 2 (Croatia)|RTL 2]]
* [[RTL Kockica]]
* [[RTL Living (Croatia)|RTL Living]]
* [[RTL Crime (Croatia)|RTL Crime]]
* [[RTL Passion (Croatia)|RTL Passion]]
* [[RTL Adria]]
* [[RTL Croatia World]]
}}
| terr_serv_1     = [[Odašiljači i veze|OiV]]
| terr_chan_1     = MUX M1
| online_serv_1   = Affiliated Streaming Service
| online_chan_1   = [[Voyo]]
| website = {{URL|www.rtl.hr}}
}}'''RTL''' (previously known as '''RTL Televizija''') is a [[Croatia]]n [[free-to-air]] [[Television broadcasting|television network]] founded on 30 April 2004. It was owned by the [[RTL Group]] from 2004 to 2022.<ref name="facts">{{Cite web |title       = RTL Televizija Fact Sheen of 99.99% |url         = http://www.rtlgroup.com/www/htm/operationstelevision_966CCB731F6A4BAF9D104F87E7AEDA1A.aspx |access-date  = 9 May 2010 |url-status     = dead |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100115132306/http://www.rtlgroup.com/www/htm/operationstelevision_966CCB731F6A4BAF9D104F87E7AEDA1A.aspx |archive-date = 15 January 2010}}</ref> Since 1 June 2022, it is owned by the [[Central European Media Enterprises|CME Group]].<ref name="CME">{{cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/06/01/cme-acquires-rtl-croatia/|title=CME acquires RTL Croatia|website=broadbandtvnews.com|date=1 June 2022|first=Chris|last=Dziadul|access-date=13 December 2024|publisher=Broadband TV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154150/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/06/01/cme-acquires-rtl-croatia/|archive-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> It is the second commercial television network in Croatia that has a national concession, following [[Nova TV (Croatia)|Nova TV]].

== History ==
In 2003, the Croatian government opted to privatize the [[HRT 3]] frequency. In June 2003, five companies were interested: RTL Group, News Corporation, SBS Broadcasting, HMTM and CME. A final decision was expected by 1 October.<ref>{{cite news |title=HRT ready for competition |url=https://satkurier.pl/news/9508/hrt-is-ready-for-competition.html |work=satkurier.pl}}</ref>

RTL began broadcasting on 30 April 2004 at 18:45 [[Central European Time|CET]].<ref name="RTL2004">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=RTL danas slavi 20. rođendan: Gledateljima će se odužiti na poseban način!|url=https://net.hr/danas/20-godina-zajedno/rtl-danas-slavi-20-rodendan-gledateljima-ce-se-oduziti-na-poseban-nacin-ffd6bb12-06ff-11ef-9677-1a6e9a340e00|publisher=|website=net.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=30 April 2024|language=Croatian|trans-title=RTL is celebrating its 20th birthday today: The viewers will be repaid in a special way!|quote=Prije točno 20 godina, 30. travnja 2004. godine u 18:45 sati započelo je emitiranje programa RTL-a.|trans-quote=Exactly 20 years ago, on April 30, 2004, at 6:45 p.m., the broadcasting of the RTL program began.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523215632/https://net.hr/danas/20-godina-zajedno/rtl-danas-slavi-20-rodendan-gledateljima-ce-se-oduziti-na-poseban-nacin-ffd6bb12-06ff-11ef-9677-1a6e9a340e00|archive-date=23 May 2024}}</ref> The first broadcast of RTL's [[News broadcasting|news program]], ''RTL Vijesti'', was hosted that day by Tomislav Jelinčić and Tanja Tomić.<ref name="RTL2004-news">{{cite web|last=Belošević|first=Nikolina|title=Pogledajte kako su izgledale prve vijesti RTL-a prije točno 14 godina|url=https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/pogledajte-kako-su-izgledale-prve-vijesti-televizije-rtl-prije-tocno-14-godina-foto-20180430|publisher=|website=tportal.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=30 April 2018|language=Croatian|trans-title=See how the first RTL news looked exactly 14 years ago|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815195746/https://www.tportal.hr/showtime/clanak/pogledajte-kako-su-izgledale-prve-vijesti-televizije-rtl-prije-tocno-14-godina-foto-20180430|archive-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>  At the time of its launch, RTL was operated from one office which contained only 10 computers and 10 employees. Throughout the years, the network grew into a multi-medial platform with over 300 employees.<ref name="RTL2004" />

On 15 May 2014, RTL Group announced that Henning Tewes, managing director of news provider Enex, would be appointed [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of RTL Hrvatska from 1 July 2014. Tewes succeeded Johannes Züll, who left the RTL Group to become president and CEO of Studio Hamburg. Following a proposal from Tewes, Ivan Lovreček, former editor-in-chief and member of the executive board of RTL Hrvatska, was promoted to deputy CEO of the company on 1 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegram.hr/biznis-tech/s-rtl-a-nakon-13-godina-odlazi-zamjenik-sefa-uprave-ivan-lovrecek/|title=S RTL-a, nakon 13 godina, odlazi zamjenik šefa Uprave Ivan Lovreček|date=30 January 2018|access-date=13 December 2024|first=Mateja|last=Gajnik|trans-title=Deputy Head of Management Ivan Lovreček is leaving RTL after 13 years|quote= Lovreček je 2005. promoviran u dnevnog urednika informativnog programa, a 2007. imenovan je glavnim urednikom. Dvije godine kasnije postao je članom Uprave, a u srpnju 2014. zamjenikom predsjednika Uprave RTL Hrvatska.|trans-quote=Lovreček was promoted to daily news editor in 2005, and was appointed editor-in-chief in 2007. Two years later, he became a member of the Management Board, and in July 2014, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of RTL Croatia.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304213850/http://www.telegram.hr/biznis-tech/s-rtl-a-nakon-13-godina-odlazi-zamjenik-sefa-uprave-ivan-lovrecek/|archive-date=4 March 2018|website=telegram.hr|publisher=Telegram}}</ref>

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On 12 November 2019, as part of a nationwide transition to the DVB-T2 broadcast standard among all Croatian broadcasters, the channel including with [[RTL 2 (Croatia)|RTL 2]], [[RTL Kockica]], RTL Passion, RTL Living, and RTL Crime launched their HD feeds.<ref name="HD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtl-hrvatska-od-ovog-tjedna-zapocela-odasiljanje-hd-programa-u-dvb-t2-hevc-na-podrucju-cijele-republike-hrvatske-dbff4fda-b9f2-11ec-abd1-0242ac13001f|title=RTL Hrvatska od ovog tjedna započela odašiljanje HD programa u DVB-T2 HEVC na području cijele Republike...|trans-title=RTL Croatia started broadcasting HD programs in DVB-T2 HEVC throughout the Republic of Croatia this week...|date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525232321/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtl-hrvatska-od-ovog-tjedna-zapocela-odasiljanje-hd-programa-u-dvb-t2-hevc-na-podrucju-cijele-republike-hrvatske-dbff4fda-b9f2-11ec-abd1-0242ac13001f|archive-date=25 May 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|website=rtl.hr}}</ref> A month later, on 20 December 2019, RTL debuted a new flat logo and graphics package that replaced the Phoenica font (used by RTL's parent channel in its on-air appearance) with the well-known FF DIN font. At this point, its slogan was "Više od Televizije" ({{langx|en|More than Television}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/kultura/film-i-televizija/rtl-dobiva-novi-vizualni-identitet-kreirali-su-ga-gledatelji-novi-slogan-je-vise-od-televizije-9763771|title=RTL DOBIVA NOVI VIZUALNI IDENTITET Kreirali su ga gledatelji, novi slogan je - 'Više od televizije'|date=18 December 2019|publisher=[[Jutarnji list]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101104101/https://www.jutarnji.hr/kultura/film-i-televizija/rtl-dobiva-novi-vizualni-identitet-kreirali-su-ga-gledatelji-novi-slogan-je-vise-od-televizije-9763771|archive-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

On 15 September 2021, the German version of [[RTL (German TV channel)|RTL]] was relaunched with a new multi-colored logo. It was confirmed that the new logo would debut in Croatia sometime in the near future, however this has not happened as of 2024.

On 14 February 2022, it was announced that RTL Group reached an agreement with [[Central European Media Enterprises]] for the sale of RTL Hrvatska. On 1 June 2022, the transaction of RTL Hrvatska to CME had been completed.<ref name="CME" />

The channel celebrated 20 years of existence through April and May 2024, featuring new [[Bumper (broadcasting)|ident bumpers]] with taglines such as "20 years of originality", "20 years ahead of everyone" and "20 years of changing lives." The bumpers featured RTL's most prominent television personalities, such as the news' and other program's hosts. A special two-part series titled ''20 godina zajedno'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''20 Years Together'') aired on 4 and 5 May.<ref name="20years">{{cite web|last=|first=|title='20 godina zajedno': Rođendanska studijska emisija ovaj vikend donosi najbolje trenutke RTL-a|url=https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/rtl-20-godina/20-godina-zajedno-rodendanska-studijska-emisija-ovaj-vikend-donosi-najbolje-trenutke-rtl-a.html|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=29 April 2024|language=Croatian|trans-title='20 years together': The birthday studio show this weekend brings the best moments of RTL|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429165523/https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/rtl-20-godina/20-godina-zajedno-rodendanska-studijska-emisija-ovaj-vikend-donosi-najbolje-trenutke-rtl-a.html|archive-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>  Hosted by [[Antonija Blaće]], the special series looked back on the most memorable moments in RTL's history.<ref name="20years" />

On 28 April 2025, RTL announced that its [[teletext]] service would be shut down on 1 May of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://net.hr/danas/vijesti/vazna-obavijest-gledateljima-gasi-se-usluga-rtl-ova-teleteksta-addff1be-2447-11f0-8516-829ff0affdfc|title=Važna obavijest gledateljima: Gasi se usluga RTL-ova teleteksta|website=net.hr|date=28 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|language=hr|trans-title=Important notice to viewers: RTL's teletext service is being shut down.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428211119/https://net.hr/danas/vijesti/vazna-obavijest-gledateljima-gasi-se-usluga-rtl-ova-teleteksta-addff1be-2447-11f0-8516-829ff0affdfc|archive-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>

==Programming==
=== Original programming ===
Along with [[Hrvatska radiotelevizija|HRT]] and [[Nova TV (Croatia)|Nova TV]], RTL is one of the three networks that air the largest amount of original television programming in Croatia. In recent years, the channel usually slots original series during the week in the evening, from around 17:00 CET, with the network's major shows airing in the prime time (20:15 to 22:00 CET). Earlier parts of the day are usually reserved for acquired programming and for re-runs of the shows from the previous day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/tv-raspored|title=TV raspored - RTL|date=2024|access-date=13 December 2024|publisher=RTL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212100430/https://www.rtl.hr/tv-raspored |archive-date=12 December 2024 }}</ref>

==== News programming ====
RTL broadcasts its own news program daily. Currently, the main news program titled ''[[:hr:RTL Danas|RTL Danas]]'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''RTL Today'') airs its short news program at 16:30 CET every day excluding Friday, followed by the main news program airing daily from 19:00 to 20:15 CET. ''RTL Danas'', which was previously known as [[:hr:RTL Vijesti|''RTL Vijesti'']] ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''RTL News''), covers the most prominent political, cultural and other news of the day that are relevant in Croatia and in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/rtl-danas|title=RTL Danas u 19:00|publisher=RTL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212102459/https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/rtl-danas |access-date=13 December 2024|archive-date=12 December 2024 }}</ref>

As of April 2015, a 30-minute late-night news program titled ''[[:hr:RTL Direkt|RTL Direkt]]'' airs Monday to Thursday, usually around 22:15 CET.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/rtl-direkt|title=RTL Direkt|access-date=13 December 2024|date=2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212095834/https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/rtl-direkt |archive-date=12 December 2024 }}</ref> Although ''Direkt'' mostly recaps political and other events featured in ''RTL Danas'', it also focuses on covering [[popular culture]], an example being a special episode aired 13 May 2024 which was dedicated to the review of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024 Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref name="DirektESCinsta">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Post by rtldirekt|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C66bISSozUk/|publisher=|website=[[Instagram]]|access-date=25 May 2024|date=13 May 2024|language=Croatian|quote=Upravo zato večeras stiže posebno izdanje Direkta o Eurosongu, jednoj pjesmi i jednom pjevaču koji je osvojio Hrvatsku.|trans-quote=That's why a special edition of Direkt is coming tonight, about one song and one singer that conquered Croatia.}}</ref>  ''Direkt'' usually features guests, varying from political persons, celebrities, experts in certain fields and other notable people. Its current host is Mojmira Pastorčić, who replaced Zoran Šprajc in 2022.<ref name="Sprajc">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Zoran Šprajc nakon sedam godina napušta RTL Direkt, poznato je i tko će ga naslijediti u emisiji|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/zoran-sprajc-nakon-7-godina-napusta-rtl-direkt-poznato-je-i-tko-ce-ga-naslijediti-u-emisiji-1556622|publisher=|website=[[Večernji list]]|access-date=25 May 2024|date=20 January 2022|language=Croatian|trans-title=Zoran Šprajc is leaving RTL Direkt after 7 years, it's been revealed who's replacing him}}</ref>

==== Scripted series ====
RTL is known for ''[[Zabranjena ljubav]]'', the first Croatian soap opera. It premiered in 2004 and aired over 800 episodes.<ref name="ZLJ800">{{cite web|last=Miletić|first=Tomislav|title=Nakon 805 epizoda došao kraj "Zabranjenoj ljubavi"|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/nakon-805-epizoda-dosao-kraj-zabranjenoj-ljubavi-58115|publisher=|website=[[24sata (Croatia)|24sata]]|access-date=25 May 2024|date=13 April 2008|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title=After 805 episodes, "Zabranjena ljubav" came to an end|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525095252/https://www.24sata.hr/show/nakon-805-epizoda-dosao-kraj-zabranjenoj-ljubavi-58115|archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>  RTL also aired various original drama and comedy series through the years.

{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|
*''[[Zabranjena ljubav]]'' (2004–2011)
*''[[Bibin svijet]]'' (2006–2011)
*''Sudnica'' (2006)
*''Krim Tim 2'' (2007)
*''[[Ne daj se, Nina]]'' (2007–2008)
*''Moja 3 zida''  (2009)
*''Instruktor'' (2010)
*''[[Krv nije voda]]'' (2011–2022)
*''[[Ruža vjetrova]]'' (2011–2013)
*''[[Tajne (TV series)|Tajne]]'' (2013–2014)
*''[[Vatre ivanjske]]'' (2014–2015)
*''Horvatovi'' (2015–2016)
*''Prava žena'' (2016–2017)
*''Dragi susjedi'' (2018)
*''Pogrešan čovjek'' (2018–2019)
*''[[Blago nama]]''  (2020–2022)
*''San snova'' (2023–2024)
* ''[[Sjene prošlosti]]'' (2024–2025)
* ''[[Divlje pčele]]'' (2025)
}}

==== Reality series ====
A large chunk of RTL's original programming consists of [[reality television|reality series]], which are mostly Croatian adaptations of foreign reality show formats. In September 2004, RTL began airing ''Big Brother,'' its first reality series. The finale of the first season reached a record audience of 1.8 million viewers.<ref name="20godina">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=RTL je s gledateljima već 20 godina: Ovo su projekti koji su pomicali granice i obarali rekorde!|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-novosti/rtl-je-s-gledateljima-vec-20-godina-ovo-su-projekti-koji-su-pomicali-granice-i-obarali-rekorde.html|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=18 April 2024|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title=RTL has been with viewers for 20 years: These are projects that pushed boundaries and broke records!}}</ref> The series went on to air seven seasons, concluding in May 2018.

The channel aired various dating reality series, the first being ''Scrolovka'' in 2004. ''[[Ljubav je na selu]]'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''Love is at the Countryside''), a Croatian iteration of ''[[Farmer Wants a Wife]]'', premiered in September 2008, and is one of the longest-running Croatian reality series, having entered its seventeenth season in May 2024.<ref name="LJNS17">{{cite web|last=Ludban|first=Helena|title=FOTO Ovo su farmeri koji će u 17. sezoni 'Ljubav je na selu' tražiti ljubav: Stižu i neka poznata lica|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/foto-ovo-su-farmeri-koji-ce-u-17-sezoni-ljubav-je-na-selu-traziti-ljubav-stizu-i-neka-poznata-lica-982872|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24sata]]|website=24sata.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=22 May 2024|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title=PHOTO These are the farmers who will be looking for love in the 17th season of 'Ljubav je na selu': Some famous faces are also coming}}</ref> RTL also aired Croatian iterations of other popular dating series such as ''[[Brak na prvu]]'' (''[[Married at First Sight (American TV series)#International versions|Married at First Sight]]'') and ''[[Gospodin Savršeni]]'' (''[[The Bachelor (franchise)|The Bachelor]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/antonija-blace-najavila-cetvrtu-sezonu-showa-gospodin-savrseni-cure-su-jako-zanimljive-a-gledatelje-ocekuje-novost-1809839|title=Antonija Blaće najavila četvrtu sezonu showa 'Gospodin Savršeni': 'Cure su jako zanimljive, a gledatelje očekuje novost'|date=22 October 2024|access-date=25 November 2024|publisher=[[Večernji list]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125102733/https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/antonija-blace-najavila-cetvrtu-sezonu-showa-gospodin-savrseni-cure-su-jako-zanimljive-a-gledatelje-ocekuje-novost-1809839|archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Cooking and food-related reality series are also a part of RTL's staple programming. ''Večera za 5'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''Dinner for Five'', based on ''[[Come Dine with Me]]''), has been on air since 2007. The series was re-branded as ''Večera za 5 na selu'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''Dinner for Five at the Countryside'') from 2019 to 2022 until returning to its original title in 2023. It is the longest-running Croatian culinary series.<ref name="VZ5">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Nova sezona slasnog showa Večera za 5 na selu' počinje 27. siječnja na RTL-u!|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/vecera-za-5-na-selu/novosti/nova-sezona-slasnog-showa-vecera-za-5-na-selu-pocinje-27-sijecnja-na-rtl-u-fdd12bec-b9f2-11ec-9e5c-0242ac120041|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=20 January 2020|language=Croatian|trans-title=The new season of the delicious show "Večera za 5 na selu" starts on January 27 on RTL!|quote=Najdugovječnija kulinarska emisija i u jedanaestoj će sezoni gledatelje odvesti na ukusno gastro putovanje kroz Hrvatsku. |trans-quote=The longest-running culinary show will take viewers on a delicious gastronomic journey through Croatia in its eleventh season.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525095822/https://www.rtl.hr/show/vecera-za-5-na-selu/novosti/nova-sezona-slasnog-showa-vecera-za-5-na-selu-pocinje-27-sijecnja-na-rtl-u-fdd12bec-b9f2-11ec-9e5c-0242ac120041|archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> In 2013, RTL aired an original cooking reality series format titled ''Tri, dva jedan - peci!'' (transl. ''Three, two, one - bake!''), and later its spin-off ''Tri, dva jedan - kuhaj!'' (transl. ''Three, two, one - cook!''), which premiered in 2014. Croatian versions of ''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares]]'' and ''[[Hell's Kitchen (British TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' were also aired by the channel.

A part of the channel's programming has also been dedicated to talent-show singing reality series. ''Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''Croatia's Star Search''), was the second Croatian iteration of [[Idol (franchise)|Idol]], following [[Nova TV (Croatia)|Nova TV]]'s 2004 ''[[Hrvatski Idol]]''. It aired three seasons from 2009 to 2011. A reboot of the series titled ''Superstar'' premiered on RTL in September 2023.<ref name="Superstarpremiere">{{Cite web|date=16 September 2023|url=https://zena.net.hr/lifestyle/superstar/superstar-na-rtl-u-krece-vec-iduce-subote-a-medu-kandidatima-je-i-tiktoker-marin-novakovic-73599946-5482-11ee-8660-3a50bfc1e71d|title=SuperStar na RTL-u kreće već iduće subote, a među kandidatima je i tiktoker Marin Novaković|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001201755/https://zena.net.hr/lifestyle/superstar/superstar-na-rtl-u-krece-vec-iduce-subote-a-medu-kandidatima-je-i-tiktoker-marin-novakovic-73599946-5482-11ee-8660-3a50bfc1e71d|archive-date=1 October 2023|access-date=29 June 2024|website=zena.net.hr|trans-title=SuperStar premieres next Saturday on RTL, and Tiktoker Marin Novaković is among the candidates}}</ref>

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* Daria Knez <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)''</small>
* [[Antonija Blaće]] <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2–6, 8)''</small>
* Marijana Batinić <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 7)''</small>
}}
|7
| {{Start date|df=y|2004|9|18}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Mjenjačnica]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| {{plainlist|
* Robert Knjaz
}}
|2
| {{Start date|df=y|2005|1|12}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Dvornikovi''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| –
|2
| {{Start date|df=y|2006|1|4}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Mijenjam ženu''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Wife Swap (American TV series)|Wife Swap]]''
| –
|''Unknown''
| {{Start date|df=y|2006}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Koledžicom po svijetu''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| {{plainlist|
* Robert Knjaz
}}
|2
| {{Start date|2007|3|15|df=y}}
|-
|style="background-color:lightgreen|''[[Večera za 5]]''{{dagger}}
|''[[Come Dine With Me]]''
| –
|17
| {{Start date|df=y|2007|5|14}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Hrvatski Top Model]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[America's Next Top Model]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Tatjana Jurić  <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)''</small>
* Vanja Rupena <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2)''</small>
}}
|2
| {{Start date|df=y|2008|3|3}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Punom parom''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| –
|1
| {{Start date|df=y|2008|}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFFCC|''[[Ljubav je na selu]]''{{‡}}
|''[[Farmer Wants a Wife]]''
| {{plainlist|
'''Former'''
* Lorena Nosić  <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1–2)''</small>
* Marijana Batinić <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 3–12)''</small>
'''Current'''
* Anita Martinović <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 13–)''</small>
}}
|17
| {{Start date|df=y|2008|9|4}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Star Search Croatia|Hrvatska traži zvijezdu]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Idol (franchise)|Idol]]''
| {{plainlist|
*Antonija Blaće
}}
|3
| {{Start date|df=y|2009|4|17}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Najveći hrvatski misterij''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| {{plainlist|
* Robert Knjaz
}}
|1
| {{Start date|df=y|2009|9|8}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Jezikova juha''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares]]''
| {{plainlist|
*Stéphan Macch <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1–3)''</small>
*David Skoko <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 4)''</small>
}}
|4
| {{Start date|df=y|2009|10|15}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Survivor VIP: Costa Rica|Survivor: Kostarika]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Survivor (franchise)|Survivor]]''
| {{plainlist|
*Marijana Batinić
}}
|1
| {{Start date|df=y|2012|3|12}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Tri, dva, jedan – peci!''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| {{plainlist|
*Antonija Blaće
}}
|4
| {{Start date|df=y|2013|12|9}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Tri, dva, jedan – kuhaj!''{{Hash-tag}}
|Original format
| {{plainlist| 
*Antonija Blaće <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)''</small>
*[[Doris Pinčić Rogoznica]] <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2–7)''</small>
*Domagoj Jakopović <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 7–8)''</small>
*Marijana Batinić <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 9)''</small>
}}
|9
| {{Start date|df=y|2014|3|24}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Shopping kraljica''{{Hash-tag}}
|''Shopping Monsters''
| {{plainlist|
*Borut Mihalić<small>'' ({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1–2)''</small>
*Robert Sever<small>'' ({{Abbr|s.|season}} 3)''</small>
}}
|3
| {{Start date|df=y|2015|3|16}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Zvjezdice''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Pinkove Zvezdice]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Doris Pinčić<small>'' ({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)''</small>
* Nives Čanović<small>'' ({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2–3)''</small>
}}
|3
| {{Start date|df=y|2015|9|12}}
|-
|style="background-color:lightgreen|''[[Život na vagi]]''{{dagger}}
|''[[The Biggest Loser]]''
| {{plainlist|
'''Former'''
* Marijana Batinić <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1–4, 6–7)''</small>
* Sanja Žuljević <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 5)''</small>
'''Current'''
* Antonija Blaće <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 9)''</small>
}}
|9
| {{Start date|df=y|2017|3|27}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''RTL Zvijezde''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Pinkove Zvezde]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Antonija Blaće <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1, 3)''</small>
* Petra Dugandžić <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2)''</small>
}}
|3
| {{Start date|df=y|2017|5|8}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|''[[Gospodin Savršeni]]''{{‡}}
|''[[The Bachelor (franchise)|The Bachelor]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Antonija Blaće
}}
|4
| {{Start date|df=y|2018|11|19}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Superpar''{{Hash-tag}}
|''Power Couple''
| {{plainlist|
*[[Enis Bešlagić]]
}}
|4
| {{Start date|df=y|2019|3|23}}
|-
|style="background-color:#EEDDFF|''[[Brak na prvu]]''{{asterism}}
|''[[Married at First Sight (American TV series)#International_versions|Married at First Sight]]''
| –
|4
| {{Start date|df=y|2020|3|16}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Masked Singer (Croatian TV series)|Masked Singer]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Masked Singer]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Antonija Blaće <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)''</small>
* Nikolina Pišek <small>''({{Abbr|s.|season}} 2)''</small>
}}
|2
| {{Start date|df=y|2022|4|2}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''Pet spojeva tjedno''{{Hash-tag}}
|''Five Guys a Week''
| –
|1
| {{Start date|df=y|2022|11|21}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Superstar (Croatian TV series)|Superstar]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''Idol''
| {{plainlist|
* Antonija Blaće
}}
|2
| {{Start date|df=y|2023|9|23}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Hell's Kitchen Hrvatska]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| {{plainlist|
* Tomislav Gretić 
}}
|1
| {{Start date|df=y|2024|1|31|}}
|-
|style="background-color:#FFC0CB|''[[Farma (Croatian TV series)|Farma]]''{{Hash-tag}}
|''[[The Farm (franchise)|The Farm]]''
| {{plainlist|
*[[Nikolina Pišek]]
}}
| 1{{efn|name=Farma|''[[Farma (Croatian TV series)|Farma]]'' previously ran for 7 seasons on [[Nova TV (Croatia)|Nova TV]], from 2008 to 2020.}} 
| 26 May 2025{{efn|name=Farma2|Premiered on [[Voyo]] one week earlier, on 19 May 2025.}}<ref name ="RTLMay2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/farma-je-spremna-krecemo.html|title='Farma' je spremna - krećemo!|trans-title=The 'farm' is ready - let's go!|date=8 May 2025|language=hr|access-date=8 May 2025|publisher=[[RTL (Croatian TV channel)|RTL]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508155433/https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/farma-je-spremna-krecemo.html|archive-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFFCC|''The Traitors''{{‡}}
|''[[The Traitors]]''
| colspan="3"{{TBA}}
|-
|}

==== Game show series ====
{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|
*''Veto'' (2004, based on ''Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa'')
*''Fear Factor'' (2006–2007, based on ''[[Fear Factor]]'')
*''Kunolovac'' (2007)
*''Pobjedi Šolu'' (2009, based on ''Schlag den Raab'')
*''Tog se nitko nije sjetio!'' (2013, based on ''[[Pointless]]'')
*''Tko će ga znati?'' (2013)
*''Pet na Pet'' (2014–2018, based on ''[[Family Feud]]'')
*''Kolo sreće'' (2015–2020, based on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|The Wheel of Fortune]]'')
* ''[[Direktor svemira]]'' (2021, based on ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]'')
*''Ma lažeš!'' (2021)
*''[[Dođi, pogodi, osvoji]]'' (2021–, based on ''[[The Price Is Right]]'')
}}

==== Other notable programming ====
{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|
*''Sanja'' (2004, a talk-show hosted by [[Sanja Doležal]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/rtl-20-godina/sjecate-se-talk-showa-sanja-kod-sanje-dolezal-cak-se-i-jedan-par-vjencao.html|title=Sjećate se talk showa 'Sanja'? Kod Sanje Doležal čak se i jedan par vjenčao|date=5 May 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|publisher=RTL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507052943/https://www.rtl.hr/novosti/rtl-20-godina/sjecate-se-talk-showa-sanja-kod-sanje-dolezal-cak-se-i-jedan-par-vjencao.html|archive-date=7 May 2024|trans-title=Do you remember the talk show 'Sanja'? One couple even got married on Sanja Doležal's show}}</ref>
*''Exkluziv Tabloid'' (2004, a lifestyle and celebrity gossip series with spin-offs such as ''Exkluziv Fashion'' and ''Exkluziv Vikend'')
*''Galileo'' (2011–2015, an educational series)
*''Studio 45'' (2011–2014, a talk-show)
*''InDizajn s Mirajnom Mikulec'' (2012–, an interior design series)
*''Ludi bar'' (2019, a talk-show)
*''Gradi(ona)'' (2021–, an exterior and interior design series)
*''Stanje nacije'' (2022–, a political satire series hosted by Zoran Šprajc)
*''[[Dosje Jarak]]'' (2023–, a true-crime documentary)<ref name="dosjeS2">{{Cite web|language=hr|url=https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/dosje-jarak/dosje-jarak-se-vratio-na-platformu-voyo-i-donosi-pricu-o-najstrasnijem-ubojici-u-povijesti-hrvatske.html|title='Dosje Jarak' se vratio na platformu Voyo i donosi priču o najstrašnijem ubojici u povijesti Hrvatske!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111112323/https://www.rtl.hr/tv-emisije/dosje-jarak/dosje-jarak-se-vratio-na-platformu-voyo-i-donosi-pricu-o-najstrasnijem-ubojici-u-povijesti-hrvatske.html|archive-date=11 November 2024|access-date=11 November 2024|website=rtl.hr|date=28 October 2024|publisher=RTL|trans-title="Dosje Jarak" is back on the platform Voyo and it brings the story of the most terrible murderer in the history of Croatia!}}</ref>
}}

=== Acquired programming ===
The channel mostly acquires English-language programming, as well as a smaller chunk of regional (Serbian or Slovene) programming. Throughout late 2000s and early 2010s, RTL aired popular [[USA|American]] [[sitcom]]s such as ''[[Family Matters]]'' (1989–1998), ''[[Full House]]'' (1987–1994), ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (2005–2014), ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' (2000–2005), ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'' (1991–1997), and ''[[The Nanny]]'' (1993–1998).<ref name="rtlsitcom">{{cite web|last=Šimić|first=Nikola|title=VIDEO: gdje su nestale RTL-ove poslijepodnevne humoristične serije?|url=https://www.ziher.hr/video-gdje-su-nestale-rtl-ove-poslijepodnevne-humoristicne-serije/|publisher=|website=ziher.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=26 March 2013|language=Croatian|trans-title=VIDEO: Where have RTL's afternoon sitcom series gone?|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525123924/https://www.ziher.hr/video-gdje-su-nestale-rtl-ove-poslijepodnevne-humoristicne-serije/|archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> During this period, [[Spanish-language]] telenovelas were also popular on the channel, including ''[[Dame Chocolate]]'' (2007) and ''[[El Rostro de Analía]]'' (2008–2009), until [[Turkey|Turkish]] series such as ''[[Muhteşem Yüzyıl]]'' (2011–2014) took over in the early 2010s.<ref name="sulejman">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=VIDEO: 'Sulejman Veličanstveni' vraća se na RTL!|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/arhiva/sulejman-velicanstveni-vraca-se-na-rtl-0922dae4-8e70-11ec-a48b-0242ac12000f|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=5 September 2013|language=Croatian|trans-title=VIDEO: 'Sulejman Veličanstveni' returns to RTL!|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223041517/https://www.rtl.hr/show/arhiva/sulejman-velicanstveni-vraca-se-na-rtl-0922dae4-8e70-11ec-a48b-0242ac12000f|archive-date=23 February 2024}}</ref> Most of such programs were moved to [[RTL 2 (Croatia)|RTL 2]] after its launch in 2011, and later to RTL Passion. [[Serbia]]n series that aired on the channel include ''Južni vetar'' (2022) and ''Toma'' (2023–2024).

Before launching [[RTL Kockica]] in 2014, the channel also focused on programming for children, airing animated series every day in the morning. Croatian dubs of series such as ''[[Ben 10 (2005 TV series)|Ben 10]]'' (2005–2008), ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (1995–2003), ''[[PopPixie]]'' (2011), ''[[Strawberry Shortcake (2003 TV series)|Strawberry Shortcake]]'' (2003), and ''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]'' (2005) premiered on RTL. The Croatian dub of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (2000–) also originally premiered RTL, before the series was moved to [[Nickelodeon (Croatian TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] with its Croatian-language audio launch in 2011. The channel occasionally featured a programming block titled ''Disney dan'' ({{Abbr|transl.|translation}} ''Disney Day''), airing popular [[Disney]] movies such as ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003) and ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' (2013).<ref name="disneydan">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Novi Disney dan! Cjelodnevno veselje za čitavu obitelj idućeg vikenda na RTL-u!|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/novi-disney-dan-cjelodnevno-veselje-za-citavu-obitelj-iduceg-vikenda-na-rtl-u-bcfcff84-b9f6-11ec-bb27-0242ac120039|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=25 May 2024|date=3 May 2021|language=Croatian|trans-title=New Disney Day! All-day fun for the whole family next weekend on RTL!|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525124426/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/novi-disney-dan-cjelodnevno-veselje-za-citavu-obitelj-iduceg-vikenda-na-rtl-u-bcfcff84-b9f6-11ec-bb27-0242ac120039|archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>

===Sports===
Throughout all of its daily news programs, RTL Televizija has broadcast daily sports news throughout all of its daily news programs. The [[Croatia national football team|Croatian national football team]] used to broadcast its away matches there between 2004 and 2007. Since 2008, [[Hrvatska radiotelevizija|HRT]] has been broadcasting these matches once again.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

RTL Televizija occasionally also broadcast [[boxing]] bouts and the highlights of the [[Red Bull Air Race World Championship|Red Bull Air Race]] events. They also bought the TV rights for all the matches of the [[2009 World Men's Handball Championship]], which was held in Croatia. This proved to be a big hit to Croatia's public broadcaster HRT, who even threatened to take [[law|legal action]] against RTL after they refused to sell them the rights to broadcast the match highlights during their news programs.<ref name="tuzba">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=RTL: Super je da nas HRT tuži jer krše zakon zadnjih pet godina|url=https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/rtl-super-je-da-nas-hrt-tuzi-jer-krse-zakon-zadnjih-pet-godina/417542.aspx|publisher=|website=[[Index.hr]]|access-date=25 May 2024|date=16 January 2009|language=Croatian|trans-title=RTL: It's great that HRT is suing us because they've been breaking the law for the last five years|quote=|trans-quote=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805232215/https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/rtl-super-je-da-nas-hrt-tuzi-jer-krse-zakon-zadnjih-pet-godina/417542.aspx|archive-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

==Sister channels==
{{See also|RTL 2 (Croatia)|RTL Kockica|RTL Croatia World}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
! Channel
! Launch 
! Type
! Description
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
![[RTL 2 (Croatia)|RTL 2]]
|align=center|2 January 2011
|align=center rowspan=2| [[Free-to-air]]
| width="500px"|Entertainment channel dedicated to re-runs of RTL flagship channel's original programming and various acquired programming, such as [[sitcom]]s. 
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hdtelevizija.com/2011/01/02/rtl-2-i-doma-tv-krenuli-s-emitiranjem/|title=Još dva 16:9 programa: RTL 2 i Doma TV krenuli s emitiranjem|language=hr|website=hdtelevizija.com|date=2 January 2011|first=Darko|last=Hlušička|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226215833/https://hdtelevizija.com/2011/01/02/rtl-2-i-doma-tv-krenuli-s-emitiranjem/|archive-date=26 February 2024|trans-title=Two more 16:9 programs: RTL 2 and Doma TV start broadcasting}}</ref>
|-
![[RTL Kockica]]
|align=center|11 January 2014
|Children's programming.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/za-najmlade-starta-novi-tv-kanal-razigrana-kockica-913332|title=Za najmlađe starta novi TV kanal - razigrana Kockica|first=Maja|last=Car|date=4 January 2014|publisher=[[Večernji list]]|language=hr|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
!RTL Crime
|align=center rowspan=3|12 March 2015
|align=center rowspan=5|Cable
|Crime television series. 
|rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/najave/od-18-sati-krenuli-rtl-crime-passion-i-living-e983fe14-b9eb-11ec-8375-0242ac120035|title=Od 18 sati krenuli RTL Crime, Passion i Living!|date=12 March 2015|website=rtl.hr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326204222/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/najave/od-18-sati-krenuli-rtl-crime-passion-i-living-e983fe14-b9eb-11ec-8375-0242ac120035|archive-date=26 March 2024|language=hr}}</ref>
|-
!RTL Living
|Lifestyle television series. The channel also re-runs RTL's news programming. 
|-
!RTL Passion
|[[Telenovela]]s, [[soap opera]]s, drama and romance television series.
|-
![[RTL Croatia World]]
|align=center|11 July 2016
|RTL's news and entertainment programming for audiences outside of Croatia. 
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/program-rtl-a-od-sada-dostupan-na-jos-dva-kontinenta-i-u-gotovo-500-tisuca-novih-kucanstava-f24e6bda-b9ee-11ec-a514-0242ac130025|title=Program RTL-a od sada dostupan na još dva kontinenta i u gotovo 500 tisuća novih kućanstava!|date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925051149/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/program-rtl-a-od-sada-dostupan-na-jos-dva-kontinenta-i-u-gotovo-500-tisuca-novih-kucanstava-f24e6bda-b9ee-11ec-a514-0242ac130025|archive-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
!RTL Adria
|align=center|24 February 2020
|Entertainment channel. 
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtl-je-od-danas-bogatiji-za-jos-jedan-kanal-rtl-adriju-11eef8d4-b9f3-11ec-81b2-0242ac13000d|title=RTL je od danas bogatiji za još jedan kanal - RTL Adriju!|website=rtl.hr|date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530021328/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtl-je-od-danas-bogatiji-za-jos-jedan-kanal-rtl-adriju-11eef8d4-b9f3-11ec-81b2-0242ac13000d|archive-date=30 May 2023|language=hr}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Streaming==
{{main|Voyo}}

RTL launched its [[streaming television|streaming service]] RTL Play on 12 January 2018.<ref name="rtlplay">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=EKSKLUZIVNO: Samo na RTLplayu pratite prvu utakmicu rukometnog prvenstva između Švedske i Islanda|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtlplay-bilo-gdje-i-bilo-kada-uz-kanale-rtl-a-deb3b164-b9f0-11ec-8b08-0242ac120011|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=23 June 2024|date=12 January 2018|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title=EXCLUSIVE: Watch the first match of the handball championship between Sweden and Iceland only on RTLplay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623231637/https://www.rtl.hr/show/tv-zvijezde/rtlplay-bilo-gdje-i-bilo-kada-uz-kanale-rtl-a-deb3b164-b9f0-11ec-8b08-0242ac120011|archive-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> It was a [[Free ad-supported streaming television|free ad-supported service]] that offered access to RTL's programming, as well as a [[Live streaming|livestream]] of RTL's channels. A paid Play Premium option was also available; it featured access  to locked content and programming exclusive to the service, such as new episodes of the scripted drama series ''Krv nije voda''.<ref name="rtlplay2">{{cite web|last=|first=|title='Tata iz ormara' – nova epizoda 'Krv nije voda' čeka vas na PLAY Premiumu!|url=https://www.rtl.hr/show/play-premium/tata-iz-ormara-nova-epizoda-krv-nije-voda-ceka-vas-na-play-premiumu-c7b3428e-d775-11ec-b05a-8e74d0fe31fe|publisher=RTL|website=rtl.hr|access-date=24 June 2024|date=20 May 2022|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title="Dad from the Closet" – the new episode "Krv nije voda" is waiting for you on PLAY Premium!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128151540/https://www.rtl.hr/show/play-premium/tata-iz-ormara-nova-epizoda-krv-nije-voda-ceka-vas-na-play-premiumu-c7b3428e-d775-11ec-b05a-8e74d0fe31fe|archive-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

In July 2023, RTL announced that RTL Play was getting replaced with [[Voyo]], a subscription-based [[video on demand]] [[over-the-top streaming service|over-the-top]] service.<ref name="voyo">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=RTL predstavlja Voyo! Stiže jedinstvena streaming platforma: Gledajte prije emitiranja na TV-u, i to bez reklama!|url=https://net.hr/hot/tv/rtl-predstavlja-voyo-gledajte-24-sata-prije-emitiranja-na-tv-u-i-to-bez-reklama-4e3ed690-2f7e-11ee-ab2d-d69ce2a1bb8e|publisher=|website=net.hr|access-date=24 June 2024|date=31 July 2023|language=Croatian|quote=|trans-title=RTL presents Voyo! A unique streaming platform is coming: Watch ahead of television broadcast, without commercials!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930223317/https://net.hr/hot/tv/rtl-predstavlja-voyo-gledajte-24-sata-prije-emitiranja-na-tv-u-i-to-bez-reklama-4e3ed690-2f7e-11ee-ab2d-d69ce2a1bb8e|archive-date=30 September 2023}}</ref> Voyo launched on 27 August, offering subscribers an access to new episodes of RTL's both original and acquired [[television series]] 24 hours prior to their television broadcast. The service also focuses on offering exclusive acquired programming that has not been broadcast on RTL.

==Viewership==
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===Audience and advertising share===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
! width="35px"|Year
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
|-
! width="50px"|Audience share
|7.3%
|6.2%
|5.9%
|5.3%
|5.1%
|4.4%
|4.2%
|4.3%
|3.2%
|4.2%
|4.4%
|2.2%
|2.2%
|6.3%
|7.3%
|-
! width="50px"|Audience share (target 18–49)<ref name="facts"/>
|29.5%
|28.6%
|28.6%
|26.4%
|26.2%
|26.1%
|26.4%
|13.4%
|colspan=7 <center>{{unknown}}</center>
|-
! width="50px"|Advertising share<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtlgroup.com/Operations_RTL%20Televizija.htm|title=RTL Group Operations|website=rtlgroup.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512053650/http://www.rtlgroup.com/Operations_RTL%20Televizija.htm |access-date=13 December 2024|archive-date=12 May 2007 }}</ref>
|16.3%
|38.4%
|42.9%
|colspan=12<center>{{unknown}}</center>
|-
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.rtl.hr}} {{in lang|hr}}

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