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Deutsche Welle leaves German TV platforms

May 13, 2022 23.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Welle (DW) will no longer distribute its TV channel via domestic German TV platforms.

This was confirmed by media regulators to German news agency dpa. Such TV platforms include MagentaTV, Joyn, Sky Q, Zuhause Kabel (Deutsche Telekom) and Zattoo.

The move does not mean that the programmes of Germany’s international service can no longer be received in Germany at all. “The distribution of Deutsche Welle’s programmes on the open internet and via its own websites do not fall under the direct responsibility of the media authorities,” the regulators said. YouTube is also not among the affected platforms.

The regulators consider the distribution of DW programmes on domestic TV platforms to be against the law and justify this with the broadcaster’s legal mandate to broadcast for German and international audiences abroad.

After long discussions, Deutsche Welle and the media authorities agreed to terminate the distribution via domestic German TV platforms. In this context, media regulators from German federal state Hesse had initiated a first procedure against MagentaTV, which has now been dropped.

The background of the move is likely to be the dispute over the non-licencing of RT DE (formerly Russia Today) by the German media authorities. The reason: state television is not permitted in Germany. RT DE claimed unequal treatment, arguing that Deutsche Welle, despite being a state-funded broadcaster, was being distributed on German TV platforms.

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Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Deutsche Welle, licence, RT DE Edited: 17 May 2022 11:47

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About Jörn Krieger

Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.

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