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Introduction - List of countries
| Country | DE - GERMANY |
| This page is not updated anymore. | [04/2008] |
| For recent data, please go to MAVISE - Database on television channels and television companies in the European Union or click here for Germany. This database provides basic data on all the television channels
accessible in the European Union and the two candidate countries
(Croatia and Turkey). MAVISE contains key information on ca. 3,000
companies, some 4,000 television channels and the line-up of more
than a hundred distributors. |
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| Broadcasting regulatory authority |
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Landesmedienanstalten - ALM
(Coordination of the Länder regulatory bodies)
| National channels with analogue terrestrial coverage in all the Federal Republic |
Public service
Private
The coverage of the whole territory of the Federal Republic by private channels (receiving licence from the Länder authorities) is mainly realised through cable and satellite distribution. See "Channels made available by private companies" The following channels with coverage of the territory of the Federal Republic ("Bundesweit") are considered as "national" by the ALM.
"Vollprogramme"
Kabel Eins (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
Giga (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen) (also by satellite)
ProSieben (Licence in Berlin und Brandenburg) (also by satellite)
RTL (Licence in Niedersachsen) (also by satellite)
RTL II (Licence in Hessen) (also by satellite)
SAT.1 (Licence in Rheinland-Pfalz) (also by satellite)
Vox (Licence in Hamburg) (also by satellite)
XXP TV (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
Spartenprogramme
9Live (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
Bloomberg TV (Licence in Hessen) (also by satellite)
DSF Sport 1 (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
K1010 (Licence in Berlin und Brandenburg) (also by satellite)
MTV Deutschland (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
MTV Pop (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
n-tv (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg) (also by satellite)
n24 (Licence in Bayern) (also by satellite)
Tele 5 (Licence in Bayern)
Super RTL (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen) (also by satellite)
Terra Nova (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen) (also by satellite)
Viva (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen) (also by satellite)
Fensterprogramme
AZ Media TV Programme (Licence in Niedersachesen as Fensterprogramm of RTL) (also by satellite)
dctp (Windows in RTL, Sat.1, VOX, Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen)
News and Pictures Fernsehen (Licence in Rheinland-Pfalz, Windows in Sat.1)
| Digital television channel packages |
Satellite packagers
Main cable-operators
Kabel BW
Kabel Deutschland
Primacom
Netcologne
Tele Colombus
tss
Unity Media (iesy, ISH)
Digital terrestrial television
DVB-T in Bayern
DVB-T Berlin-Brandenburg
DVB-T in Hessen
DVB-T in Middeldeutschland
DVB-T in Norddeutschland
DVB-T in NRW
DVB-T in Rhein-Main
Providers of TV service through mobile phone
IPTV operators
| Channels with wide national coverage through cable or satellite distribution |
(regional or local channels with satellite distribution are not included)
Channels made available by public companies
3sat
ARD Eins Extra
ARD Eins Festival
ARD Eins Plus
ARTE (Version in German)
Bundespresseamt
Bundespressekonferenz
BundeswehrTV
Bund TV
Kika - Der Kinderkanal
Phoenix
ZDF dokukanal
ZDF infokanal
ZDF Mobil
ZDF Theaterkanal
Channels made available by private companies
1-2-3 tv
13th Street (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
All Today
Arena
Amio tv
Animal Planet
Anixe HD
Astro TV
Bahn-TV (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
Bahn Inform (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
Beate-Ushe TV (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
Bestseller TV
Bibel TV (Licence in Hamburg)
Bietbox TV
Champions TV
Classica (Licence in Bayern)
CNBC Deutschland
DaimlerChrysler TV
Das Vierte
DeLuxe Music
Deutsches Anlerger Fernsehen
DHD24 TV
Discovery Channel Deutschland (Licence in Bayern)
Discovery Geschichte (Licence in Bayern)
Discovery HD Germany
Disney Channel Deutschland (Licence in Bayern)
DMAX
Dügun TV
Düzgun TV
Earth Television Network
Entertainment Channel Germany
Flirtcarfe TV
Focus Gesundheit
Fresh4U
Games Television
Goldstar TV (Licence in Hamburg)
Gute Laune
Heimatkanal (Licence in Hamburg)
History Channel
Hit 24
HMM TV
HotX
HSE 24 (Licence in Bayern)
Ikono TV
iMusic1
Jamba TV
Jetix Deutschland
JobTV 24
Junior TV (Licence in Bayern)
K1010TV
Kabel Eins Classics
Kanal Avrupa
Kinowelt TV
Lastminute TV
Liebeskanal
Liebevoll TV
Life Style TV
LokalSAT
Manolya TV
MGM (Licence in Bayern)
MITV - Mohajer International Television
Movies and More
Orion TV
Planet-tv (Licence in Bayern)
Playhouse Disney (Deutschland)
Premiere 1 (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere 2 (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere 3 (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere 4 (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Film
Premiere Filmclassics
Premiere Filmfest
Premiere HD Film
Premiere Krimi (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Nostalgie (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Philips HD Sport
Premiere Serie (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Sport Portal (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Sport 2
Premiere Start (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Win (Licence in Bayern)
Primetime
PromarktTVQVC Deutschland (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Raze TV
RTL Crime
RTL Living
RTL Passion
RTL shop
Sat.1 Comedy
Sci-Fi Deutschland (Licence in Berlin-Brandenburg)
Silverline Movie Channel
Sonnenklar TV
Spiegel TV
Sportswin.tv
TD1 - Türkisch-Deutschsprachige Kabel TV
Terra Nova
TGRT EU
ToonDisney
Traumkontakt
Traumpartner TV
Türkshop
Türkshow
TV Gusto
TV Touring
TV Travel Shop
TVT Türk
Uschi TV
Vivaplus (Licence in Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Wein TV
Wellenlaenge TV
Wetter Fernsehen
XGrad.tv
XXP TV
Yavido Clips
Public regional channels made available on satellite
Bayerisches Fernsehen
BR Alpha
HR Fersehen
MDR Fernsehen
NDR Fernsehen
RBB Berlin
RBB Brandenburg
SR Fernsehen
SWR Südwest Fernsehen Baden Württemberg
SWR Südwest Fernsehen Rheinland-Pfalz
WDR Fernsehen
WDR Studio Aachen
WDR Studio Bielefeld
WDR Studio Dortmund
WDR Studio Düsseldorf
WDR Studio Essen
WDR Studio Köln
WDR Studio Münster
WDR Studio Siegen
WDR Studio Wuppertal
Private regional channels made available on satellite
München TV
ONTV
Regionalfernsehn Oberbayern
RheinMain TV
RNFplus Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen
RTL NRW
tv.nrw
Pay per view services
Premiere Direkt + (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Direkt Erotik (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Direkt Event (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Direkt Sport (Licence in Bayern)
Premiere Erotik (Licence in Bayern)
Kabelvision Film & More
Hot X
Select Kino
TividiKino
| Foreign channels dedicated to the German market |
AXN Deutschland (GB)
Best Direct (Version in German)
Boomerang Deutschland (GB)
Eurosport (FR) (Version in German)
Eurosport 2 (FR) (Version in German)
Euronews (FR) (Version in German)
Extreme Sports Channel (GB) (Version in German)
NASN (US/GB)
National Geographic Deutschland (IT)
Nickelodeon Deutschland (GB)
Reality TV (GB) (Version in German)
TV Shop (GB)
Zone Club (GB) (Version in German)
| Regional and local channels |
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Berlin-Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringen
| Channels targeting the foreign markets |
Deutsche Welle
Kabel 1 Schweiz
ProSieben Schweiz
ProSieben Sat.1 Welt
RTL Österreich
RTL Schweiz
RTL II Österreich
SuperRTL Österreich
Viva+ Polska
Vox Österreich
| Various |
| Other television resources on the Observatory website |
Legal information
Legal information on broadcasting in Germany (IRIS MERLIN database)
Market and statistical information
The Yearbook published by the European Audiovisual Observatory provides information on the economic and financial situation of broadcasting (Volume 1), on the TV equipment, transmissions facilities and on TV audience market share (Volume 2), on interactive television and new services (Volume 4) and on TV programming and TV production (volume 5).
The report Radio and Television systems in Europe 2000/2001, edited by the Hans Bredow Institute and published in English and French by the Observatory, provides excellent background information on the various national radio and television landscape in each of the European countries.
Broadcasting section of the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory
| Other resources on television in Germany |
Terrestrial transmission company
Information on licence fee
Staatsvertrag über den Rundfunk im vereinten Deutschland in der Fassung des Fünften Rundfunkänderungsstaatsvertrages vom 06.07./07.08.2000:
Artikel 5 Rundfunkgebührenstaatsvertrag
Collection agency: GEZ
Information on the advertising market
Gesamtverband Werbeagenturen (GWA)
Zentralverband der deutschen Werbwirtschaft (ZAW)
TV Programme Guide
EuroTV
Prisma Online
Siehfernino
TV Spielfilm / MSN Fernsehen
TV Movie
TV Today
TVinfo - Sehen was läuft
tvtv - Alles andere ist nur Fernsehen
Audience measurement
Broadcasters and cable-operators professional organisations
ANGA - Verband Privater Kabelnetzbetreiber e.V.
Deutscher Kabelverband eV.
Fachverband für Rundfunkempfang und Kabelanlagen (FRK)
Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telekommunikation e. V. (VPRT)
Television addresses
Datenbank Veranstalter: Directory of television channels on the ALM website
sat-address website : this website provides adresses of satellite TV channels. He is bundled with the Lyngsat website, which itself provides detailled and daily up-dated information on all satellites line-up, satellite digital packages and satellite and radio television channels in the world.
Directories of Live-TV services on the web
Bibliography
Bibliography on the history of television in Germany on the website History of television
Other websites of interest
Deutsche TV Platform
Die Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK) (Commission in charge of the monitoring of media concentration).Die Gemeinsame Stelle Digitaler Zugang (GSDZ)
Digital Fernsehen: Independent website of information on developments of digital television
Digital TV Pinboard: Independent website of information
digitaler-zugang.de: Informationen der Gemeinsamen Stelle digitaler Zugang der DLM
DVB-Team: Independent forum about digital television
Germany (CIRCOM)
Germany (Compendium of Cultural Policies - Council of Europe)
Medien Tage München: Website of one of the most important media conference in Germany
Transponder News : Independent newsletter
TV Matrix: Independent newsletter
Überallfernsehen: Website of information on the developments of digital television in Germany
Reports
ALDM - DSGZ - Digitalsierungsbericht 2005 - Official report on the development of digital television
ARD/ZDF Studie "Migranten und Medien 2007"
FORMATT, Fernseh- und Filmproduktion in NRW (Report on the film and TV industry in Germany in 2001-2002, in German).
W. SCHULTZ und A. SCHEUER, Media System of Germany (Hans Bredow Institute), 2004