See RTL abroad - how it works

Abroad, you can generally not fully enjoy the German RTL station. If you do not want to do without the RTL program even in the distance, you have to bypass the country lock (proxy lock). In this guide, we show you which steps are necessary.

Receive RTL from abroad - so it'll work

To legally stream RTL, you need an account with an online television platform such as TV NOW. Most of these are chargeable. Individual content from the media library is freely accessible. You can also take advantage of a free trial month and then cancel it. The problem with such platforms: they only work abroad to a limited extent. Some content is not available for licensing reasons.

• Here you will find a list of programs that are available worldwide on TV-NOW.
• If you still want to use the RTL live stream abroad in full, you need a German IP address. Because the stream is only fully accessible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
• A German IP can be generated with a VPN program. This means that they pretend to be German users and can also receive the stream abroad.
• Legally, however, they are moving in a gray area. So far there are no relevant judgments that regulate the use of such VPN programs.
• In addition to TV-NOW, there are also other providers with whom you can stream RTL. These include: TV feature film, Magine TV and Zattoo. Here you pay 13 euros per month to use a wide range of programs.

Sport1 can also be received abroad in this way.