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| Country | France Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Germany (also available in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Austria, Tunisia, Switzerland and Portugal) |
| Headquarters | Strasbourg, France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French German (subtitles: English, Spanish, Polish, Italian) |
| Picture format | 1080i/720p HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ARTE France (France Télévisions (45 %) French state (25%) Radio France (15%) INA (15%)) ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH (ARD/ZDF) |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 May 1992 |
| Replaced | La Cinq La Sept |
| Links | |
| Website | arte |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT (France) | Channel 7 |
| Digital terrestrial television (Germany) | Varies by location |
| Digital terrestrial television (Italy) | Alto Adige SudTirol: Varies by city |
| Streaming media | |
| ARTE Livestream | Watch Live |
| ZiggoGO.tv | ZiggoGO.tv |
Arte (/ɑːrˈteɪ/, French pronunciation: [aʁte], German: [ˈaʁtə]; Association relative à la télévision européenne (Association relating to European television), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) ARTE, plus two member companies acting as editorial and programme production centres, ARTE France in Paris (formerly known as La Sept) and ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden (a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD and ZDF).
As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French and German.
80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's European partners.[1] Selected programmes are available with English, Spanish, Polish and Italian subtitles online.[2][3][4]
In January 2021, Bruno Patino, President of ARTE France, became President of Arte EEIG whilst Peter Weber, Head of Legal Affairs at ZDF, became Vice President. In the same year, the chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE EEIG was taken by Tom Buhrow, President of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and Chairman of the German association of public broadcasters ARD. Nicolas Seydoux, President of Gaumont, became Vice-Chairman.[5]
- ^ "How is ARTE funded? – ARTE Entreprise". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Pressemitteilung: Der europäische Kultursender ARTE jetzt auch auf Englisch und Spanisch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Avec le polonais, ARTE désormais en cinq langues – Services". Services (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ ARTE (12 November 2018). "What we do". ARTE Entreprise. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Our History". Arte.tv. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2021.