n-tv (styled ntv) is a German free-to-air television news channel owned by RTL Deutschland.

In 1991, under the direction of Tom McGrath, the then-president of Time-Warner International Broadcasting, the company developed a strategy for Austria, Germany, and the German-speaking areas of Switzerland.

RTL Group took full control of n-tv in 2006, having acquired half the company in 2002.

In September 2010, n-tv moved to the Rheinhallen media center in Cologne-Deutz, where all of RTL's TV operations in Germany are based.

A ticker at the bottom of the screen shows news, business and sports headlines as well as weather and stock market information.