DW-TV
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DW-TV's current logo
DW-TV is a set of television channels provided by Deutsche Welle. The channels concentrate on news and information and first started broadcasting 1 April 1992. The channels are broadcast on satellite and produced in Berlin.
Previous logo, used until 5 February 2012
Deutsche Welle relaunched their television channels on 6 February 2012, using the abbreviation DW for all its services. Deutsche Welle also revamped the television schedules.[1]
Broadcasting
| DW (Europe) | |
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| Launched |
August 1988 (as RIAS-TV) 1 April 1992 (as DW-TV) 6 February 2012 (as DW (Europe)) |
| Closed |
1990 (RIAS-TV), 5 February 2012 (as DW-TV) |
| Owned by | DW |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan |
"At the Heart of Europe" (English) "Aus der Mitte Europas" (German) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
German English |
| Broadcast area |
Europe Middle East Africa North Africa |
| Website | www.dw.de |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Hot Bird 8 (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) Atlantic Bird 3 (Africa, Europe, Middle East) |
11604 H 27500-5/6 3727 R 29950-7/8 |
| DW Platform DStv (South Africa) |
Channel 228 Channel 446 |
| Cable | |
| Naxoo | Channel 159 (Sweden) |
| UPC Poland | Channel 814 |
| R | Channel 203 |
| Streaming media | |
| Livestation | Watch (Free, 502 Kbit/s, German and English on same channel] |
| DW (Arabia) | |
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| Owned by | DW |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Arabic, German, English |
| Broadcast area | Middle East, North Africa |
| Website | www.dw.de/dw/0,,9106,00.html |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Arabsat BADR4 (Middle East, North Africa) | 11,996 H 27,500-3/4 |
| Nilesat 102 (Middle East, North Africa) | 11,900 V 27,500-3/4 |
| DW (Asien) | |
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| Owned by | DW |
| Language |
German English |
| Broadcast area |
Asia Oceania |
| Website | www.dw.de |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| AsiaSat 3S (Asia-Pacific) | 3760 H 26000-7/8 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 6655 |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel 37 |
| Cable | |
| HKBN bbTV (Hong Kong) | Channel 751 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 73 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 152 (Digital) |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 19 (Digital) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 153 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong(Hong Kong) | Channel 151 |
| IPTV | |
| Mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 161 |
| UniFi (Malaysia) | Channel 403 |
| Hypp.TV (Malaysia) | Channel 406 |
| CHT MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 214 |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 365 |
| DW | |
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| Launched | February 6th 2012 (as DW) |
| Owned by | DW |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Asia Oceania |
| Website | www.dw.de/dw/0,,9097,00.html |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| AsiaSat 3S (Asia-Pacific) | 4071 H 14240-3/4 |
| Insat 4B (India) | 11490 V 27500-3/4 |
| Agila 2 (Southeast Asia) | 12544 V 21429-5/6 |
| Koreasat 5 (Korea & Southeast Asia) | 12470 V 25600-5/6 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel TBA |
| Cable | |
| Royal Cable (Philippines) | Channel 56 |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 251 |
| IPTV | |
| CHT MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 220 |
| DW (Latinoamérica) | |
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| Owned by | DW |
| Slogan | "Desde el corazón de Europa (until 2012)" (Spanish) |
| Language |
Spanish German |
| Broadcast area | Americas |
| Website | mediacenter.dw.de/spanish/live/ |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Intelsat 9 (America) | 3840 H 27690-7/8 |
| DirecTV Latin America | Channel 770 |
| SKY Mexico (Mexico) | Channel 279 |
| Telefónica TV Digital (Chile, Colombia) | Channel 438 |
| Cable Mágico Satelital (South America) | Channel 438 |
| GVT (Brazil) | Channel 146 |
| SKY Brasil (Brazil) | Channel 110 |
| Nossa TV (Brazil) | Channel |
| Telefónica TV Digital (Brazil) | Channel 450 |
| Via Embratel (Brazil) | Channel 134 |
| Cable | |
| Inter (Venezuela) | Channel 140 |
| VTR (Chile) | Channel 352 |
| DW (Amerika) | |
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| Owned by | DW |
| Picture format | (480p), (SDTV) (16:9 letterbox) |
| Slogan | "At the heart of Europe" |
| Country | US and Canada |
| Language |
English German |
| Broadcast area | North America |
| Website | www.dw.de/dw/0,,9097,00.html |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| AMC 1 (North America) | 3740 V 29270-7/8 |
| Intelsat 9 (America) | 3840 H 27690-7/8 |
| Bell TV (Canada) | Channel 709 |
| DISH Network (USA) | Channel 9823 |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 195 |
| Shaw Cable (Canada) | Channel 194 |
| Comcast (USA) |
Channel 315 (San Francisco Bay Area) |
| Time Warner (USA) | Channel 553 |
| NET (Brazil) | Channel 144 |
| IPTV | |
| TELUS TV (Canada) | Channel 2973 |
| FiOS TV (USA) | Channel 1787 |
| DW (Goat Island) | |
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| Owned by | DW |
| Language |
German English,Cantonese |
| Broadcast area |
Asia Oceania |
| Website | www.dw.de |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| ST2 TV | Channel 361 |
| Cable | |
| Sancai International TV | Channel 212 |
| IPTV | |
| Spring TV | Channel 532 |
DW-TV is broadcast via the satellites AsiaSat 3S, Insat, Nilesat 102, Atlantic Bird 3, Hot Bird 13B, AMC-1 and Intelsat 9.
DW-TV is also available on the Internet.
Satellite jamming
A transponder on Hot Bird 8, used by DW-TV among other stations, was jammed on 7 and 8 December 2009. Eutelsat, the operator of the satellite localised the emitter source in Iran.[2] The same happened between 10 and 13 February 2010.[3]
Programs
Business
- Global 3000 (covers globalization)
- Made In Germany (German business magazine-style show)
Cars and sports
- Bundesliga Kick Off! (soccer)
- Drive It!
- Kick off! Report (German version of Bundesliga Kick Off!)
- Motor Mobil
Culture
- Arts.21 (culture)
- Kultur.21 (German version of Arts.21)
- Kino ("The German Film Magazine"/Das Deutsches Film Magazin)
- Ideas for a Cooler World,[4][5] for climate change mitigation
Documentaries and features
- Faith Matters
- In Focus (documentaries and reports)
- Im Focus (German version of "In Focus")
- Germany 60 Years
- 60 x Deutschland (German version of "Germany 60 Years")
Lifestyle and entertainment
- Discover Germany (travel)
- Hin & Weg (German travel magazine, German version of Discover Germany)
- Euromaxx (lifestyle)
- Germany Today
- Deutschland Heute (German version of "Germany Today")
- In Good Shape (health)
- popXport (German music)
- Talking Germany
- Typisch Deutsch (Living in Germany)
- Shift
News and politics
- European Journal
- Journal News (news)
- People & Politics
Talk show
- Quadriga
Science
- Tomorrow Today
- Projekt Zukunft
Channels
DW (TV) operates six channels:
- DW (Europe): Broadcast in Europe and Africa (18 hours in English, 6 hours in German[6]).
- DW (Arabia): Broadcast in the Middle East and North Africa (14 hours in English, 10 hours in Arabic [7]).
- DW (Latinoamérica): Broadcast in Latin America (24 hours in Spanish).[6]
- DW (Amerika): Broadcast in the Americas (20 hours in German, 4 hours in English [8]).
- DW (Asien): Broadcast in Asia (24 hours in German).[6]
- DW : Asia and rest of the world (24 hours in English)[6]
References
- ↑ DW introduces new website and TV program
- ↑ Iran stört wieder Empfang von Deutsche Welle TV via Sat Digitalfernsehen.de, 11 February 2010, online 15 February 2010
- ↑ Deutsche Welle: Ausstrahlung wieder vom Iran gestört DW-World.de, 11 February 2010, online 14 February 2010
- ↑ http://blogs.dw.de/ideasforacoolerworld_en
- ↑ Global Ideas | DW.DE
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Program Guide". DW.
- ↑ DW Arabic programming, "six hours of programming in Arabic".
- ↑ Programming schedule for DW Amerika
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