 He joined the RTL Group in 2001, which was created through the merger of CTL-UFA and Pearson Television (now FremantleMedia), as its CEO, where he focused on the group's international expansion.He concluded the merger with Pearson Television and launched the RTL Group on the stock market.In March 2003, Didier Bellens was appointed Belgacom's President and Chief Executive Officer as the successor to John J. Goossens.