Tag: TV program
Ex-government spokeswoman Demmer elected new RBB director
Ulrike Demmer The journalist and lawyer Ulrike Demmer Foto will be the new director of the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg RBB. (Photo: IMAGO/epd; AndreasxFischer) Potsdam The former deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer…
US broadcaster Fox News and right-wing presenter Tucker Carlson are separating
Washington/New York Tucker Carlson felt like he was always on the air: if not live on television, then in countless clips distributed on the Internet. The moderator is known for…
US broadcaster Fox News and right-wing presenter Tucker Carlson are separating
Tucker Carlson The moderator is known for spreading conspiracy theories and obvious false reports and for inciting against minorities. (Photo: AP) Washington/New York The conservative US broadcaster Fox News and…
At RTL, the real problems are waiting for Thomas Rabe
Thomas Rabe The manager has to solve problems in the TV business. (Photo: Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Gütersloh) Media professionals look to Hamburg with concern: Bertelsmann has decided to…
TV quota collapsed by 40 percent
ZDF commentator Claudia Neumann at the World Cup The preliminary round of the DFB selection pushed the German TV ratings. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Argentina’s victory over France in the final…
40 percent fewer viewers – TV quota collapses
Kylian Mbappe France’s top player was disappointed after the final defeat. The German TV stations also draw a mixed balance. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf Argentina’s victory over France in the…
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…
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),…
RBB Council: Director Schlesinger who was recalled is dismissed without notice
Patricia Schlesinger The director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) was terminated without notice. The public prosecutor’s office in Berlin is investigating them for breach of trust and accepting benefits. (Photo: dpa)…
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)…
Co-CEO Schäfer has to go – Bertelsmann CEO Rabe takes over
Stephen Shepherd As co-head, Schäfer was previously responsible for the content orientation of RTL. (Photo: dpa) Cologne At the media company RTL Germany, co-boss Stephan Schäfer has to leave after…
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…
RBB director Schlesinger resigns
Patricia Schlesinger The RBB Broadcasting Council is expected to meet for a special session this Monday. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Handelmann) Berlin In view of numerous allegations, Patricia Schlesinger has resigned as…
ARD chairwoman Patricia Schlesinger starts a news offensive
Hamburg The ARD has recently been repeatedly criticized for its program. Now the new chairman, Patricia Schlesinger, wants to emphasize the information competence of the public broadcaster network. “It’s high…