ARD
ARD is the regional network of public service broadcasters in Germany. It was founded in 1950 by the nine regional public broadcasters in the German Länder. Each of them has…
Western & Northern Europe
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Second German Television, ZDF) was established in 1961 through a legal agreement among all the Länder. The headquarters of the corporation are located in Mainz. ZDF closely…
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France Télévisions
France Télévisions is France’s national public television broadcaster. It operates a portfolio of nationwide channels including France 2 (the flagship channel), France 3 (focused on regional content), France 4 (mainly cultural programming, with its remit restructured…
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the UK’s flagship public service broadcasting company. It is the world’s oldest national broadcaster and the largest broadcast operator globally, with a staff of…
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Deutschlandradio
Deutschlandfunk initially operated as a West German news radio aimed at audiences within West Germany and neighboring countries. Deutschlandfunk Kultur was established following the reunification of Germany by merging West…
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Radio France
Radio France is France’s public-service radio broadcaster, established in Paris in 1975. Today, it operates seven nationwide channels: France Inter (its generalist station), France Info (all-news), France Culture, France Musique, and…
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Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, known as SRG SSR, embodies Switzerland’s public-service ethos through its federalist, multilingual framework. Established in 1931 and based in Bern, the association comprises five broadcast entities: Radiotelevisione svizzera…
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Channel 4
Channel 4 is a public service broadcaster in the UK, established in 1980. It operates as a “publisher-broadcaster,” meaning it doesn’t produce content in-house but commissions all the content it…
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ARTE France
ARTE, the Association relative à la télévision européenne, was established in 1991 and is based in Strasbourg. It is a Franco-German public broadcaster that primarily airs documentaries, feature films, and news…
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Sveriges Television (SVT)
Sveriges Television (SVT) is Sweden’s publicly funded television broadcaster, with roots stretching back to 1956. A stalwart of the Swedish media landscape, SVT currently operates multiple channels, offering programming across…