Tag: Media policy
Most advertisers are back, according to Musk
Elon Musk The entrepreneur bought Twitter for $44 billion. (Photo: AP) London According to company boss Elon Musk, the short message service Twitter is “almost covering its costs.” The reason…
Budget of ARD and ZDF increases to more than ten billion euros a year
Kai Gniffke The ARD chairman wants to invest significantly in the technology in order to keep up with Netflix and Co. (Photo: dpa) Munich The incumbent ARD chairman, Kai Gniffke,…
Latvia withdraws broadcasting licenses from exiled Russian journalists
Logo of the TV channel Doschd After the start of the war against Ukraine, the Russian broadcaster shifted its business abroad. (Photo: imago/Russian Look) Riga Latvia revoked the broadcasting license…
Germany’s most important media researcher says what’s wrong with ARD and ZDF
Munich Lutz Hachmeister, 63, is one of the most prominent media researchers in Germany. For decades, the former head of the Adolf Grimme Institute has been observing public broadcasting, occasionally…
Scandals force public broadcasting to reform
WDR director Tom Buhrow In the turmoil of the reform debate. (Photo: Imago, Getty Images, ARD [M]) Munich Anyone who believed that the end of the series of explosive, scandalous…
Scandals force public broadcasting to reform
WDR director Tom Buhrow In the turmoil of the reform debate. (Photo: Imago, Getty Images, ARD [M]) Munich Anyone who believed that the end of the series of explosive, scandalous…
Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum – overtime or termination
Twitter logo Musk also announced that Twitter will be “much more engineering-centric” under his leadership. (Photo: Reuters) san francisco In the midst of a wave of layoffs, new Twitter owner…
With these topics, the party wants to score points with the citizen
Berlin The timetable for the CDU back to power is: by the end of next year, the party wants to write a new basic program, determine its position and then…
Journalism & Politics – Media make brotherhood
Vienna Austria’s media have reported a lot in recent months about how the country’s politics are contaminated by “friendship” and corruption. But now even they, who are supposed to be…
Journalism & Politics – Media make brotherhood
Vienna Austria’s media have reported a lot in recent months about how the country’s politics are contaminated by “friendship” and corruption. But now even they, who are supposed to be…
Need new social contract for public service
Tom Buhrow “Does Germany want to continue having two nationwide, linear television channels in parallel in the 21st century?” (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Hamburg The director of West German Broadcasting (WDR),…
Minister of Culture on the media – We do not practice disinformation
transmission tower A Ukrainian program is also broadcast in the territories occupied by Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/Ukrinform) Berlin Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian media landscape has changed dramatically.…
Minister of Culture on the media – We do not practice disinformation
transmission tower A Ukrainian program is also broadcast in the territories occupied by Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/Ukrinform) Berlin Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian media landscape has changed dramatically.…
No more trust in RBB
Friederike von Kirchbach The chairwoman of the RBB Broadcasting Council resigned on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the nepotism affair surrounding the recalled director Patricia Schlesinger, the pressure on the…
No more trust in RBB
Friederike von Kirchbach The chairwoman of the RBB Broadcasting Council resigned on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The editorial committee of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) has asked the management to resign. In…
No more trust in RBB
Friederike von Kirchbach The chairwoman of the RBB Broadcasting Council resigned on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The ARD directors have lost confidence in the current management of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)…
Merz calls for reforms of public broadcasting
Friedrich Merz The CDU boss sharply criticizes the work of the public institutions. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin In view of the affair surrounding the resigned RBB director Patricia Schlesinger, CDU…
Orban railed against the EU Commission’s oil sanctions plan – but has not yet vetoed it in Brussels
Victor Orban The Hungarian head of government fears for his country’s economy. (Photo: IMAGO/ANP) Budapest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized the EU Commission’s proposal for sanctions on oil imports…
Orban attacks EU oil sanctions plan
Victor Orban The Hungarian head of government fears for his country’s economy. (Photo: IMAGO/ANP) Budapest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vehemently rejects the EU Commission’s proposal for sanctions on oil…
Netflix and TikTok are temporarily suspending their offerings in Russia
Netflix logo on a remote control Dusseldorf Due to the invasion of Ukraine, more and more tech and media companies are stopping their services in Russia. The US streaming service…