DW-TV

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DW-TV's current logo

DW-TV (pronounced in German as "day-vay-tay-fow") is a set of television channels provided by Deutsche Welle. The channels concentrate on news and information and first started broadcasting 1 April 1992. They are broadcast on satellite and produced in Berlin.

Previous logo, used from mid-2000's until 5 February 2012

History[edit]

DW (TV) began as RIAS-TV, a television station launched by the West Berlin broadcaster RIAS (Radio in the American Sector / Rundfunk im Amerikanischen Sektor) in August 1988. The fall of the Berlin Wall the following year and German reunification in 1990 meant that RIAS-TV was to be closed down. On 1 April 1992, Deutsche Welle inherited the RIAS-TV broadcast facilities, using them to start a German- and English-language television channel broadcast via satellite, DW (TV), adding a short Spanish broadcast segment the following year. In 1995, it began 24-hour operation (12 hours German, 10 hours English, two hours Spanish). At that time, DW (TV) introduced a new news studio and a new logo.

In 2001, Deutsche Welle (in conjunction with ARD and ZDF) founded the German TV subscription TV channel for North American viewers. The project was shut down after four years due to low subscriber numbers. It has since been replaced by the DW-TV channel (also a subscription service).

Unlike most other international broadcasters, DW-TV doesn't charge terrestrial stations for use of its programming, and as a result its News Journal and other programmes are rebroadcast on numerous public broadcasting stations in several countries, including the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. In the Philippines, it is shown nationwide on Net 25.

In March 2009, DW-TV expanded its television services in Asia with two new channels: DW-TV Asia and DW-TV Asia+. DW-TV Asia (DW-TV Asien in German) contains 16 hours of German programming and 8 hours in English while DW-TV Asia+ contains 18 hours of English programmes plus 6 hours of German programmes.[1]

In August 2009, DW-TV's carriage in the United Kingdom on Sky channel 794 ceased, although the channel continues to be available via other European satellites receivable in the UK.[2]

Deutsche Welle relaunched their television channels on 6 February 2012, using the abbreviation DW for all its services. Deutsche Welle also revamped the television schedules.[3]

Deutsche Welle changed its schedules again on 22 June 2015, with DW in Asia and Oceania and DW (Europe) merged to become a 24-hour English news channel, discontinued English programs in DW (Arabia).[4]

Broadcasting[edit]

DW
Deutsche Welle symbol 2012.svg
Launched August 1988 (as RIAS-TV)
1 April 1992 (as DW-TV)
6 February 2012 (as DW (Europe))
22 June 2015 (as DW, merge with Asia & Oceania feed)
Closed 1990 (RIAS-TV),
5 February 2012 (as DW-TV)
Owned by DW
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan "Made for minds." (English)
"At the Heart of Europe" (English, until 2012)
"Aus der Mitte Europas" (German, until 2012)
Country Germany
Language German
English
Broadcast area Europe
Middle East
Africa
North Africa
Website www.dw.de
Availability
Satellite
Hot Bird 8 (Europe, Middle East, North Africa)
Atlantic Bird 3 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)		 11604 H 27500-5/6
3727 R 29950-7/8
DW Platform
DStv (South Africa)		 Channel 228
Channel 446
Cable
Naxoo Channel 159 (Sweden)
UPC Poland Channel 814
R Channel 203
Streaming media
dw.com Watch Live (English)
Watch Live (German)
Livestation Watch live(Free, 502 Kbit/s, German and English on same channel
DW (Arabia)
Deutsche Welle symbol 2012.svg
Owned by DW
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Country Germany
Language Arabic, German, English
Broadcast area Middle East, North Africa
Website www.dw.de/dw/0,,9106,00.html
Availability
Satellite
Arabsat BADR4 (Middle East, North Africa) 11,996 H 27,500-3/4
Nilesat 102 (Middle East, North Africa) 11,900 V 27,500-3/4
Streaming media
dw.com Watch Live
DW India
Deutsche Welle symbol 2012.svg
Launched March 2009 (as DW-TV Asia+)
6 February 2012 (as DW)
6 February 2015 (as DW, merge with Europe feed)
Owned by DW
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Country India
Language English
Broadcast area Asia
Oceania
Website www.dw.de/dw/0,,9097,00.html
Availability
Satellite
Airtel Digital TV (India) 3760 H 26000 -7/8
DD Free Dish (India) 11510 V 29500 -3/4
Reliance Digital TV (Southeast Asia) 12544 V 21429-5/6
d2h (India) 12470 V 25600-5/6
Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) Channel TBA
Cable
Sun Direct (India) Channel 56
Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) Channel 251
Macau Cable TV (Macau) Channel 814
IPTV
CHT MOD (Taiwan) Channel 156
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) 92
DittoTV (India) 567
Streaming media
tonton Watch (Malaysia only)
DW (Latinoamérica)
Deutsche Welle symbol 2012.svg
Owned by DW
Slogan "Desde el corazón de Europa (until 2012)" (Spanish)
Language Spanish
German
Broadcast area Americas
Website mediacenter.dw.de/spanish/live/
Availability
Satellite
Intelsat 21 (America) 3840 H 27690-7/8
DirecTV Latin America Channel 770
SKY Mexico (Mexico) Channel 279
Telefónica TV Digital (Chile, Colombia) Channel 438
Cable Mágico Satelital (South America) Channel 438
Cable
Inter (Venezuela) Channel 140
VTR (Chile) Channel 352
Streaming media
dw.com Watch Live
DW (Amerika)
Deutsche Welle symbol 2012.svg
Owned by DW
Picture format (480p), (SDTV) (16:9 letterbox)
Slogan "At the heart of Europe"
Country US and Canada
Language English
German
Broadcast area Americas
Website www.dw.de/dw/0,,9097,00.html
Availability
Satellite
AMC 1 (North America) 3740 V 29270-7/8
Intelsat 21 (America) 3840 H 27690-7/8
Bell TV (Canada) Channel 709
DISH Network (USA) Channel 9823
GVT (Brazil) Channel 146
SKY Brasil (Brazil) Channel 110
Vivo TV (Brazil) Channel 450
Claro TV (Brazil) Channel 134
Cable
Rogers Cable (Canada) Channel 195
Shaw Cable (Canada) Channel 194
Comcast (USA) Channel 315
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Time Warner (USA) Channel 553
NET (Brazil) Channel 144
IPTV
TELUS TV (Canada) Channel 2973
FiOS TV (USA) Channel 1787
Streaming media
dw.com Watch Live

DW-TV is broadcast via the satellites AsiaSat 7, G-Sat 15, Nilesat 102, Atlantic Bird 3, Hot Bird 13B, AMC-1 and Intelsat 9.

DW-TV is also available on the Internet.

Satellite jamming[edit]

A transponder on Hot Bird 8, used by DW-TV among other stations, was jammed on 7 and 8 December 2009. Eutelsat, the operator of the satellite localised the emitter source in Iran.[5] The same happened between 10 and 13 February 2010.[6]

Programs[edit]

All programmes names were given currently from DW English[7] and DW German[8] website.

Business[edit]

  • Made in Germany (German business magazine-style show)

Sports[edit]

  • Kick Off! (soccer)
  • Drive It! (Motor Magazine, Motor Mobil in German)
  • The Bundesliga (Highlights of German soccer)

Arts and Culture[edit]

  • Arts.21 (Cultural Magazine, Kultur.21 in German)
  • Kino ("The German Film Magazine"/Das Deutsches Film Magazin)
  • Treasures of the World (Schätze der Welt in German)
  • Ideas for a Cooler World,[9][10] for climate change mitigation

Documentaries and Features[edit]

  • Close Up (Current Affairs Documentaries, Nahaufnahme in German)
  • World Stories (Current Affairs weekly stories in reports)
  • Faith Matters (Church Program)
  • In Focus (Documentaries and Reports, Im Focus in German)
  • Germany 60 Years (60 x Deutschland in German)

Lifestyle and Entertainment[edit]

  • Euromaxx (Lifestyle Europe)
  • popXport (German music)
  • Sarah's Music (Contemporary Classical)
  • Live in Concert
  • Germany Today (Deutschland Heute in German)
  • Check-In (German Travel Guide)
  • Talking Germany
  • Living in Germany (Typisch Deutsch in German)
  • Discover Germany (German travel magazine, Hin & Weg in German)

News and Politics[edit]

Talk Show[edit]

  • Quadriga
  • Agenda[14] (Discontinue on December 2014)

Health, Science and Environment[edit]

  • In Good Shape (Health programme, ''Fit & Gesund'' (de) in German)
  • Shift (Living in Digital Age)
  • Tomorrow Today (Projekt Zukunft in German)
  • Global 3000 (Covers globalization)
  • Eco@Africa (Also known as Eco-at-Africa, Africa's Environment Magazine)

Channels[edit]

As of 22 June 2015, DW (TV) operates five channels:

  • DW: Broadcast in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania (24 hours in English[15]).
  • DW (Arabia): Broadcast in the Middle East and North Africa (24 hours in Arabic[16]).
  • DW (Latinoamérica): Broadcast in Latin America (24 hours in Spanish).[15]
  • DW (Amerika): Broadcast in the Americas (20 hours in German, 4 hours in English[17]).
  • DW (Deutsch): Broadcast in Asia (24 hours in German).[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Two New Dedicated Channels Provide Gateway to Europe: Two DW-TV channel launched in Asia Deutsche Welle.
  2. ^ "No more DW-TV on Sky/Astra". Boards. Retrieved 15 May 2015. 
  3. ^ DW introduces new website and TV program
  4. ^ "Deutsche Welle's new English TV channel to start June 22". DW. Retrieved 26 June 2015. 
  5. ^ Iran stört wieder Empfang von Deutsche Welle TV via Sat Digitalfernsehen.de, 11 February 2010, online 15 February 2010
  6. ^ Deutsche Welle: Ausstrahlung wieder vom Iran gestört DW-World.de, 11 February 2010, online 14 February 2010
  7. ^ "TV Programs". DW. 
  8. ^ "Sendungen im Überblick". DW (in German). 
  9. ^ http://blogs.dw.de/ideasforacoolerworld_en
  10. ^ Global Ideas | DW.DE
  11. ^ "The Day — program homepage". DW. Retrieved 8 February 2016. 
  12. ^ "Der Tag". DW (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2016. 
  13. ^ "Conflict Zone — program homepage". DW. Retrieved 21 October 2015. 
  14. ^ "Agenda — program homepage". DW. 
  15. ^ a b c "Program Guide". DW. 
  16. ^ DW Arabic programming, "six hours of programming in Arabic".
  17. ^ Programming schedule for DW Amerika

External links[edit]

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