In January 18, 2016, the broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL, launched a international version of their main channel for viewers outside of the german-speaking countries, natively in HD, however some cable TV operators may offer an SD downgraded version of this channel; however, at moment, no service could be avialable on mostly European Countries due to the fact that all domestic channel of the RTL Group can be received through Free-To-Air Signal. In February 2017, RTL Group announced that the broadcasting business will be discontinued as of May 31, 2017. The reason for this was the low number of subscriptions.
