Case Study: RTL Nieuws achieves fast, stable, scalable cross-channel news publishing with Acquia

Acquia Provides a Stable, Scalable Platform for RTL Nieuws

RTL Nieuws, one of the Netherlands’ top 20 news sites with 165 editorial staff and multiple brands, needed a stable, scalable CMS to handle millions of daily users and large traffic spikes from breaking news. Its legacy, vendor‑tied systems were slow to adopt new technologies, made cross‑channel publishing and external content integration cumbersome, and hampered editorial productivity.

In 2012 RTL Nieuws partnered with Ibuildings and Acquia to implement Drupal on the Acquia Platform. The open‑source, hosted solution enabled rapid deployment, straightforward integration (including video), and improved speed, stability and usability—supporting about 300 publications a day, creating a consistent experience across web, apps and TV, and helping app/mobile traffic grow to roughly 50% of visits; RTL Nieuws subsequently renewed its Acquia contract.

RTL Nieuws

Koen van Gestel

Project Manager Digital Media, RTL Nieuws