Arte

Infobox TV channel
name = Arte
logosize = 200px
logofile = Arte logo.svg
launch = 30 March 1992
share = 2.7% (during hours when broadcast on analogue)
share as of = April 2008
share source = [http://www.mediametrie.fr/resultats.php?resultat_id=537&rubrique=tv]
owner = ARTE France & ARTE Deutschland
country = FRA
GER
language = French and German
replaced names = La Cinq (Launched 1986, Closed April 12, 1992)
La Sept (Launched 1989, Closed 1992)
1 Plus (Closed 1992)
web = [http://www.arte.tv arte.tv]
terr serv 1 = SECAM
terr chan 1 = Normally tuned to 5 (19:00 to 03:00)
terr serv 2 = PAL
terr chan 2 = not available
terr serv 3 = TNT
terr chan 3 = Channel 7
terr serv 4 = DVB-T
terr chan 4 = Germany, wherever DVB-T coverage is present
sat serv 1 = CanalSat
sat chan 1 = Channel 7 (or 10)
sat serv 3 = TV Vlaanderen Digitaal
sat chan 3 = Channel 84
sat serv 4 = AB3 (5°W)
sat chan 4 = 11590.00 V (DVB) 12606.00 V (SECAM, evenings)
sat serv 5 = SKY Italia
sat chan 5 = Channel 544
sat serv 6 = Astra 1 (19.2°E)
sat chan 6 = ger. 11836.50 H - fr. 11567.50 V ger. PAL 10993.75 H - ger. HDTV 11362 H
sat serv 7 = Hotbird
sat chan 7 = 11623.00 V
cable serv 1 = German Cable Operators
cable chan 1 = "must carry" status
cable serv 2 = Noos
cable chan 2 = Channel 7
cable serv 3 = MC Cable
cable chan 3 = Channel 7
cable serv 3 = Naxoo
cable chan 3 = Channel 9
adsl serv 1 = DartyBox
adsl chan 1 = Channel Unknown
adsl serv 2 = Arte+7 and Arte VoD
adsl chan 2 = ?
dummy parameter=

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, the Netherlands and Switzerland 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.

Many French-language Arte programs are also broadcasted in Canada on the ARTV cable channel, partly owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (60%), Télé-Québec (25%) and Arte itself (15%).

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
* Top of the Pops 70s - archive music show (a French and German equivalent of "TOTP2")
* Tracks - music program
* WunderWelten
* Zapping International - a documentary about television around the world

References

See also

* European Institutions in Strasbourg

External links

* [http://www.arte.tv Official Site] fr icon de icon features a free VoD service for parts of the arte made TV-programs restricted by IP-address.
* [http://www.arteradio.com Arte Radio]
* [http://www.artevod.com ARTE's non free VoD service]
* [http://www.gentv.be/affichage.php?chaine=Arte Arte presentation at GenTV.be] fr icon