The country’s leaders are pushing for reform of public broadcasting. Many of the TV and radio programs are to be restructured – with clear deadlines.
The Prime Ministers have decided to reform public broadcasting. Approval from state parliaments will still be required in the coming months. How will TV and radio programs change? The German News Agency (dpa) has the latest version, from which dpa provides examples.
3sat and Arte
The two cultural channels 3 sat and until they should still be available as television shows. In coordination with the public institutions involved SRF in Switzerland and ORF In Austria, content from 3sat is to be “ported” to the Arte program and media library. Arte could become a European platform – the plans have been around for a long time. The Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Alexander Schweitzer (SPD), also made it clear: “We have not decided to merge 3sat and Arte. Before that, there had been protests from many quarters, including demonstrations and petitions to reserve 3sat.
Other smaller TV channels
From 2027, the number of TV channels focused on information, education and documentation will be reduced from four to two. What are the channels in the group? Phoenix, Election 24, ARD-alpha and ZDF information The countries do not specify what happens. When it comes to special offers for young people, the future looks like this from 2027: On the ARD channel One and at ZDFneo There should be cooperation as a joint offer. The children’s channel Reading still, as is the digital offering Func for younger people.
Programs for radio
The number of regional Download radio programs on ARD reduced from about 70 waves to 53. The draft does not specify which programs will be eliminated.
As a default value, an ARD broadcaster should offer four terrestrial broadcast programs. But in some places there can be more: In addition, state law can state the rule that an ARD house offers one additional radio program for every six million residents in the broadcast area. This is particularly interesting for federal states with large populations and also for ARD broadcasters who have a broadcasting area in several federal states.
Sports
The costs for ARD and ZDF are for purchase Broadcast Rights Sports events must not exceed “an appropriate proportion to the total expenditure”. In the draft, this ratio is set in such a way that it does not exceed five percent of the total expenditure of ARD and ZDF in a grant period – ie four years – as a rule. This size is based on the status quo.
Cooperation with private broadcasting
HIGH, ZDF and German Radio their mission is to reach everyone, which is why they should be able to work with private broadcasters. Public law content, for example, could be linked or embedded on private websites to increase its accessibility. The states also believe that this affects private individuals as the local portfolio is strengthened.
Difference from news offers
Public broadcasters are allowed to… Internet Don’t give too many texts, your focus must be on moving images and sound. The states have now tightened the rules in this regard. Recently the ARD had tried to avoid the tightening of the law by using the other option of a voluntary commitment from the broadcasting companies.
The background of the indicator is that the offers of private publishers and text-oriented media companies should be strengthened for media diversity. The publishing houses in particular accuse ARD of illegally competing with them online with too much text.
On third-party platforms – for example Social media channels such as Instagram – the basic ban has been similar to the media also applies to public broadcasting. But there the requirements of the countries are not so specific and detailed. Anna Ringle and Roland Freund (dpa)
2024-10-27 16:49:00
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