RTL Group closed its acquisition of Sky's German, Austrian and Swiss business on 1 June, after unconditional European Commission clearance on 22 April, and disclosed that the upfront cash consideration paid to Comcast was €68 million (roughly $74 million) on a cash-free and debt-free basis, against the €150 million previously communicated. Comcast can trigger further variable consideration, capped at €377 million, at any point within five years if RTL Group's share price passes €36.26. The combined business has around 12.3 million paying subscribers, and at half year results on 11 August RTL reported group revenue of €2,890 million, up 3.9%, adjusted EBITA of €239 million against €160 million, with Sky Deutschland contributing €61 million of that from a single month of consolidation.