Medien - Deutschland und Frankreich wollen Arte auf ganz Europa ausweiten, um Kampf gegen Desinformationen zu stärken
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Deutschland und Frankreich wollen ihre Zusammenarbeit im Mediensektor vertiefen und Desinformationen entgegentreten. Geplant ist unter anderem der Ausbau des Senderverbunds Arte zu einer europäischen Plattform.

Translation of the article:

Germany and France want to deepen their cooperation in the media sector and combat disinformation. Among other things, there are plans to expand the Arte broadcasting network into a European platform.

A corresponding declaration was signed at the Franco-German Ministerial Council in Toulon, as announced by Minister of State for Culture Weimer (independent). Arte is a “model of success and a beacon of the European idea.” The goal is to develop a European streaming service in 24 languages that will complement national broadcasting and media services and tap into new target groups. Cooperation between Deutsche Welle and France Médias Monde will also be expanded Germany and France also agreed to strengthen cooperation between the international broadcasters Deutsche Welle and France Médias Monde. Together, they want to disseminate reliable information far beyond the borders of the EU, Weimer explained. The cooperation is also a response to the US withdrawal from funding independent media. Among other things, President Trump had cut subsidies for the US foreign media outlets Voice of Europe and Radio Free Europe. This news was broadcast on August 30, 2025, on the Deutschlandfunk program.

  • bob_lemon@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    It’s not really about art (although you can get some wild art stuff on there), more about culture in general.

    It’s got a ton of documentaries about all manner of things, movies you’d otherwise only find in arthouse cinemas, concert recordings from classical to hip-hop to death metal.

    And it’s taxpayer funded (or close enough to it). And it’s one of very few cross-border TV station collaborations between public broadcasters in Europe (explicitly made to spread German and French culture across the border), which is pretty cool to begin with.

    Check it out: https://www.arte.tv/en/