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DISH NETWORK'S GERMAN PACKAGE

DISH Network’s German-language television package currently includes: (1) DW-TV, (2) ProSiebenSat.1 Welt, (3) German Kino Plus (GKP), and (4) EuroNews. Below we provide a summary of the German-language programming.

Germany’s ARD TV network and its Tagesschau news show are not available via Dish, but can be viewed as IPTV, a video podcast, or online at the ARD website (above).

What was and what is
All good things must come to an end. On December 31, 2005 came “der Garaus” (the end) for GERMAN TV. The German government was no longer willing to subsidize the ARD/ZDF/DW service. At the start of 2006 GERMAN TV was replaced with the much more modest offerings of DW-TV. The Deutsche Welle TV service broadcasts mostly news and cultural programming on the old GERMAN TV channel, alternating each hour between German and English. (More details below.)

The current situation can be summed up this way: DW-TV provides mostly news, and is also good for people in your home who do not understand German. There is some soccer, but mostly highlights and summaries. The addition of new ARD/ZDF talk shows (in May 2007) was a needed improvement. ProSiebenSat.1 Welt is primarily entertainment and sports. It offers movies in German, detective series, comedy, quiz shows, etc. The news (from N24) is limited. Soccer fans will also enjoy Pro7. The new EuroNews channel is what the name says: European news. A SuperDish antenna (an oval dish larger than the standard round dish) is required for reception of the German and other foreign-language channels. On the next page you'll find a more detailed overview of the three channels in the Dish Network German Package.

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