Arte
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| Launched | 30 March 1992 |
| Owned by | ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland |
| Audience share | 2.7% (during hours when broadcast on analogue) (April 2008, [1]) |
| Country |  France Germany |
| Language | French and German |
| Replaced | La Cinq (Launched 1986, Closed April 12, 1992) La Sept (Launched 1989, Closed 1992) 1 Plus (Closed 1992) |
| Website | arte.tv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| SECAM | Normally tuned to 5 (19:00 to 03:00) |
| PAL | not available |
| TNT | Channel 7 |
| DVB-T | Germany, wherever DVB-T coverage is present |
| Satellite | |
| CanalSat | Channel 7 (or 10) |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 84 |
| AB3 (5°W) | 11590.00 V (DVB) 12606.00 V (SECAM, evenings) |
| SKY Italia | Channel 544 |
| Astra 1 (19.2°E) | ger. 11836.50 H - fr. 11567.50 V ger. PAL 10993.75 H |
| Hotbird | 11623.00 V |
| Cable | |
| German Cable Operators | "must carry" status |
| Noos | Channel 7 |
| MC Cable | Channel 7 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| DartyBox | Channel Unknown |
| Arte+7 and Arte VoD | ? |
Arte (Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne) is a Franco-German TV network. It describes itself as a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts. Its facilities are located in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, Strasbourg, France (headquarters) and Baden-Baden in Germany.
Because it is an international joint venture (an EEIG), programs cater technically to audiences from both countries. This implies double-titling, opposite-language subtitling and dubbing, hosts speaking both languages alternately and generally two separate audio tracks (only one is available over the air in France, but either one can be selected on satellite television and digital cable).
Arte began transmission in 1992, under socialist rule, filling frequencies left unused by the demise of La Cinq, the first French commercial television network (created in 1986). Arte has survived the 1993 transition to a right-wing government in spite of some fears, and quite a number of later changes, too.
Programs are created by Arte France formerly known as La Sept (theoretically La Société d'édition des programmes de télévision, but also a word play, given that the name intuitively means the seventh network and indeed La Sept existed while the fifth network was still La Cinq; it made satellite television programs at the time) and by ARTE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD and ZDF.
In France, in digital broadcast programming is available permanently (on digital cable, digital satellite and digital terrestrial television), but in analog broadcast, over the air only in the evening, as France 5 operates the frequencies during the day.
Arte is more popular in France (market share of about 5%) than in Germany (about 1%), but in Germany it has much more competition.
Arte is also available in Belgium and the Netherlands via cable.
Arte has also an on-line radio web site, called Arte Radio.
The Australian Special Broadcasting Service translates many Arte programs into English for broadcast on its own television network and overseas.
[edit] Programming
- Abenteuer Arte
- Arte Europa
- Arte Info - information program
- Arte Kultur - cultural program
- Arte Reportage - current affairs program
- Arte Themenabend - special topics show
- CHIC (arte) - fashion and style program
- Das Forum der Europäer - political discussion about Europe
- Denken erlaubt
- Die großen Sportduelle - a show about the greatest sports duels
- Die Nacht/La Nuit - late-night news
- Durch die Nacht mit...
- Geo 360
- Hippokrates
- Karambolage - a show about French/German customs
- Kurzschluss
- LOLA - women magazine
- Metropolis (arte)
- Mit offenen Karten - geopolitical documentary
- Maestro (arte)
- Memoquiz - recognition game shows
- Tracks - music program
- WunderWelten
- Zapping International - a documentary about television around the world
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site (French) (German) features a free VoD service for parts of the arte made TV-programs restricted by IP-address.
- Arte Radio
- ARTE's non free VoD service
- Arte presentation at GenTV.be (French)
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