Planned merger of Super RTL, Nickelodeon withdrawn, says German cartel office
BERLIN (Reuters) -German broadcaster RTL and Paramount have withdrawn their bid to merge Super RTL, a children's television network, with Nickelodeon, the German cartel office said on Tuesday. Super RTL, belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, in April said it had struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany. Under the agreement, Super RTL would have acquired a rights package to bring current and upcoming series from Nickelodeon, owned by Paramount Global, to its television programme.