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.

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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.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
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    2 days ago

    What I think the other comments didn’t emphasised enough is that Arte covers all culture. Not just artsy fartsy stuff, not just what the mainstream likes (but that as well), but really everything.

    Due to them most of the Tarantino movies were available for free on YouTube for a while. They will show action movies, b-movies, cunts, dicks, erotica, French culture, German culture, hentai, Indian movies, Japanese video games, k-pop, lesbian dramas, mainstream, Norwegian metal, operations, pop music, quantum physics, reggae music, superheroes, technology, underground, vehicles, wrestling, x-rays, Yankees, zombies. And when they’re done with all that they look for more things to pluck from the whole of human experience.

    In Germany public broadcasters have a mandate to educate. And I think Arte is the only channel taking that really seriously.