The List of German-language television channels includes the following channels:
Country | Name | Owner | Notes |
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BASEL | the BASEL corporation | television\news channel | |
3sat | ORF, ARD, ZDF, SF | public channel association | |
Arte | ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland | Franco-German coproduction | |
BRF TV | Belgischer Rundfunk | local channel for the German-speaking minority in East Belgium | |
DW-TV | Federal Republic of Germany | ||
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt | ProSiebenSat.1 Media | in the U.S. and Canada, programming from the German television channels ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel 1 and N24 | |
RTL International | RTL Group | External broadcasting service of RTL Television (2016-2017) | |
Dolphin TV | German Television Channel based in Florida (discontinued in May 2007) | ||
German Kino Plus | FennFamLLC | features German films and series, on Dish Network | |
Germany Music TV | American version of the German Music Television channel for North & South America |
Country | Name | Channel | Notes |
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"Schlesien Journal" [1] ("Silesia Journal") | TVP Katowice, TVP Opole, TVS Silesia [2] | News programme for the German minority in Silesia | |
"Das Deutsche Magazin" [3] ("The German magazine") | STV2 | Programme for the German minority in Slovakia | |
"Unser Bildschirm" [4] ("Our screen") | M1 | Cultural programme for the German minority in Hungary | |
"Magazin în limba germană" [5] ("Magazine in German language") | TVR1, TVR International | Programme for the German minority in Romania | |
"Top Themen" [6] ("Top topics") | Monaco Info | Programme in German for Monaco, South of France and the Italian Riviera | |
"News in German" [7] | NBC | Programme for the German community in Namibia | |
"German News" [8] | SBS One, SBS Two | News programme in German produced by DW TV | |
AHORN TV | Omni Television | German Television Program on OMNI TV broadcast weekly programming all episodes also available online after 1st airing on OMNI TV www.ahorntv.com | |
"Pennsylvania German" [9] | Berks Community Television | Programme for the Pennsylvania Dutch community in Pennsylvania |
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