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*[[Deutsche Welle]] |
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*[[Dolphin TV]] - German Television Channel based in Florida |
*[[Dolphin TV]] - German Television Channel based in Florida (terminated transmission in May 2007) |
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*[[ProSiebenSat.1 Welt]] - a [[pay TV]] channel, available in the [[U.S.]] and [[Canada]], offers programming highlights from the German television channels [[ProSieben]], [[Sat.1]], [[Kabel 1]] and [[N24 (Germany)|N24]] |
*[[ProSiebenSat.1 Welt]] - a [[pay TV]] channel, available in the [[U.S.]] and [[Canada]], offers programming highlights from the German television channels [[ProSieben]], [[Sat.1]], [[Kabel 1]] and [[N24 (Germany)|N24]] |
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*[[Volksmusik TV]] - American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America |
*[[Volksmusik TV]] - American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America |
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Revision as of 05:37, 8 May 2007
As one of the largest industrial nations and with the largest population in the European Union, Germany today offers a vast diversity of television stations. German language television channels include the following :
Public Channels
- ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of German public broadcasting services) — public, consisting of the following public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels):
- Das Erste (The First) (ARD)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- Bayerisches Fernsehen - Third TV channel for Bavaria.
- BR-alpha — German education channel, with TV courses
- Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
- Radio Bremen (RB)
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB; established on 1 May 2003 from a merger of the former Sender Freies Berlin and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg)
- Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR; established on 1 October 1998 from a merger of the former Südwestfunk and Süddeutscher Rundfunk)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
- ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/Second German Television) — public, Germany
- ZDFinfokanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas via DVB-T), public
- ZDFdokukanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas via DVB-T), public
- ZDFtheaterkanal (Digital only via Satellite or Cable and in some areas via DVB-T), public
- KI.KA Der Kinderkanal — public, non-commercial children's TV, with support of ARD and ZDF, public
- Arte — Public Franco-German culture channel from ARD, ZDF and France Télévisions
- 3sat - Cultural network from the ARD, ZDF, ORF (Austrian Broadcasting), and SRG (Swiss Broadcasting).
- Phoenix — public - with information, documentaries, news, jointly operated by ARD and ZDF
- Deutscher Fernsehfunk or "Fernsehen der DDR" operated the two (now defunct) television networks of East Germany
Private Channels
Movies and series
Sports
Music
Documentaries
Shopping
- HSE24
- HSE24 Digital
- TV Shop
- Gems TV
- Bestseller TV
- Lastminute TV
- Sonnenklar TV
- Voyages
- 1-2-3 TV
- DHD24
- Welcome
Lifestyle
Information
News
Religion
Foreign Language
Premium Channels
- Premiere — private Pay-TV network
- Premiere 1 — movie channel
- Premiere 2 — movie channel
- Premiere 3 — movie channel
- Premiere 4 — movie channel
- Premiere Start — movie and series channel
- Premiere Krimi — movie and series channel
- Premiere Serie — series channel
- Premiere Nostalgie — movie channel
- Premiere Filmfest — movie channel
- Premiere Filmclassics — movie channel
- Premiere Sport — sports channel
- Premiere Fußball — soccer channel
- Premiere Direkt — pay-per-view
- Premiere Erotik — pay-per-view
Premium Arena
- Arena — private Pay-TV network
Movies and series
Sports
Music
Documentaries
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Geschichte
- National Geographic Channel
- The History Channel
- Animal Planet
- Planet
- Spiegel TV Digital
- Focus Gesundheit
Children's
Lifestyle
Information
Adult
- Beate Uhse TV
- Blue Movie — pay-per-view
- Blue Movie Extra — pay-per-view
- Blue Movie Gay — pay-per-view
Local Channels
- NRW.TV
- TV Berlin
- München TV
- Franken TV
- Rhein Main TV
- RNF plus
- Studio 47
- TRP1
- RFL
- RFO
- TVO
- OTV
- TV Aktuell
- TV Allgäu
- TV Augsburg
Public Channels
Private Channels
- RTL Austria
- Sat. 1 Austria
- Pro 7 Austria
- Kabel 1 Austria
- Vox Austria
- RTL2 Austria
- MTV Austria
- Viva Austria
- Nick Austria
- ATV
- TW1
- Go TV
- K-TV
Premium Channels
Public Channels
Private Channels
- RTL Schweiz
- Sat. 1 Schweiz
- Pro 7 Schweiz
- Kabel 1 Schweiz
- Vox Schweiz
- RTL2 Schweiz
- MTV Schweiz
- Viva Schweiz
- 3+
- Star TV
- U1TV
- TeleZüri
Premium Channels
Public Channels
- Landeskanal (http://www.llv.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Balzers (http://www.balzers.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Eschen (http://www.eschen.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Gamprin (http://www.gamprin.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Mauren (http://www.mauren.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Planken (http://www.planken.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Ruggell (http://www.ruggell.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Schaan (http://www.schaan.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Schellenberg (http://www.schellenberg.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Triesen (http://www.triesen.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Triesenberg (http://www.triesenberg.li/)
- Gemeindekanal Vaduz (http://www.vaduz.li/)
International
- Deutsche Welle
- Dolphin TV - German Television Channel based in Florida (terminated transmission in May 2007)
- ProSiebenSat.1 Welt - a pay TV channel, available in the U.S. and Canada, offers programming highlights from the German television channels ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel 1 and N24
- Volksmusik TV - American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America