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German TV

Posted by Nick B. on 2014-07-13 06:42:22

The channels like ARD, ZDF, BR, WDR...all the publicly-owned (to whatever extent that really means) channels. It's what we call it in the US. Here, of course, we have the monthly fees to pay to support them, I suppose they're supported through regular taxes too. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsehen_in_Deutschland#.C3.96ffentlich-rechtliche_Rundfunkanstalten In the US, there's a taxpayer-supported national network called PBS, normally with state or regional affiliates. It's a much, much smaller undertaking than the öffentlich-rechtliches Fernsehen in this country. (But it's where I got to see Monty Python and Fawlty Towers in the 70's!)

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German TV  by Barry on  2014-07-14 02:01:00

German TV  by Nick B. on  2014-07-14 23:57:06

German TV  by Barry on  2014-07-15 03:58:19