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Arte
Arte (/ɑːrˈteɪ/; Association relative à la télévision européenne
(Association relating to European television), sometimes Arte
stylized 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 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 Country France
German TV networks ARD and ZDF). Germany
Broadcast France
As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus
on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has area Germany
(also available in
two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French and
German. Belgium, the
Netherlands,
80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German Luxembourg, Monaco,
subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder
Austria, and
is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's
Switzerland)
European partners.[1] Selected programmes are available with
English, Spanish, Polish and Italian subtitles online.[2][3][4] Headquarters Strasbourg, France
Programming
In January 2021, Bruno Patino, President of ARTE France,
became President of Arte GEIE whilst Peter Weber, Head of Legal Language(s) French
Affairs at ZDF, became Vice President. In the same year, the German
chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE was taken (subtitles: English,
by Tom Buhrow, President of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Spanish, Polish,
and Chairman of the German association of public broadcasters Italian)
ARD. Nicolas Seydoux, President of Gaumont, became Vice-
Picture 1080i HDTV
Chairman.[5]
format (downscaled to 16:9
576i for the SDTV
feed)
Contents
Ownership
History
Owner ARTE France
Transmission and reception (France Télévisions
International (45 %)
Market share French state (25 %)
Radio France
Programming
Series (15 %)
INA(15 %) )
Online ARTE Deutschland
arte.tv
ARTE in six languages
 ARTE Concert TV GmbH
Former themed platforms (ARD/ZDF)

Logos History

Awards Launched 30 May 1992

See also Replaced La Cinq (France

only)
References
La Sept (France
External links only)
Links
History Website arte.tv (http://arte.t
v)
Arte was initiated as a Availability
symbol of Franco-German
friendship and had been Terrestrial
championed since 1988 by TNT Channel 7
French President François (France)
Mitterrand and German
Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Digital Varies by location
It came to fruition on 2 terrestrial
The ARTE building in Strasbourg October 1990, when an television
Interstate Treaty was (Germany)
signed between France and
Digital Alto Adige
the German Länder.[5]
terrestrial SudTirol:
Arte began transmissions in 1992, filling frequencies left unused television Varies by city
by the demise of La Cinq, the first French commercial television (Italy)
network (created in 1986). The opening night on 30 May 1992 Streaming media
was broadcast live from the Strasbourg Opera House.[6]
ARTE Watch Live (https://
Arte started as an evening-only service. In the daytime, its Livestream www.arte.tv/de/liv
frequencies were shared with other channels. A public channel e/)
called Télé Emploi occupied the French frequencies for about a ZiggoGO.tv ZiggoGO.tv (https://
month in 1994, before the start of La Cinquième (now France 5) www.ziggogo.tv/nl/t
in December that year. For viewers in Germany, Arte was assigned v/channel-asset.ht
a frequency on the Astra 1D satellite in late 1994, and it was
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viewers on digital satellite and digital cable. A "proper" afternoon atch)
schedule with programmes between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. was
introduced on 6 January 2001.[7] The channel eventually got its own analogue frequency on the Astra
satellites.

Arte has been broadcasting 24/7 since 2005. In 2007 the online catch-up service ARTE+7 was launched
and offers free access to a broad range of programs within seven days of their original transmission.[8]

In October 2020, Arte marked 30 years since the signing of its founding treaty between France and
Germany.[5]
Transmission and reception
ARTE programmes are available with multi-channel audio: all programmes are broadcast in French and
German. In addition, whenever possible the original version is offered with French and German subtitles
and the hearing or visually impaired may get subtitles or audio description. Since 2015 a selection of
programmes have been available online which include English and Spanish subtitles. Polish was to follow
in late 2016.[9]

The channel is widely available in Europe. Both the German and the French versions can be received in
nearly all of Europe via satellite Astra1 (19, 2° East) and the French version is also available via Hot Bird
(13° East). ARTE is also relayed by all cable networks in Germany and France. It is also available on
numerous cable networks in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

Arte has been broadcast since 2008 in HD in Germany and France. Like the national channels of their own
respective countries, the German HDTVversion of ARTE broadcasts in 720p50, while the French one
broadcasts in 1080i25. Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), a subsidiary of RTL Group and located in
Luxembourg, provides most of the technical services for Arte.[10]

In April 2016 Arte co-produced, (with Astra satellite owner, SES) a live Ultra-high-definition television
broadcast of the Le Corsaire ballet from the Vienna State Opera. The programme was transmitted free-to-air
on the UHD1 demonstration channel from the Astra 19.2°E satellites.[11]

In July 2016, the Italian public broadcaster RAI Com signed a partnership agreement with Arte to
collaborate on coproductions and programme acquisitions. In November 2016, the Irish public television
RTÉ signed a partnership agreement with Arte to produce programmes related to arts, culture and history as
well as web content for ARTE Concert and ARTE in English. Arte also has agreements with Yle (Finnish
public broadcasting) and Film Fund Luxembourg (a national fund that supports Luxembourgish
audiovisual productions).[5]

Arte programmes can be streamed live or watched on catch-up TV for at least 7 and up to 700 days on the
arte.tv platform and on ARTE Concert.

International

In Africa, Arte is broadcast via satellite, cable, MMDS and ADSL in many other countries, via the digital
service CanalSat Horizons.
Many French-language Arte programmes are also broadcast in Canada on the
Ici ARTV cable channel, the majority-owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (85%) and Arte
itself (15%). The Australian Special Broadcasting Service translates many Arte programmes into English
for broadcast on its own television network and overseas.

Market share
Arte usually has more viewers in France than in Germany. In 2015, its share of overall viewing was about
2.2% in France and about 1% in Germany. Before cable and satellite became widely used in France, Arte
was available to almost everyone as one of six analogue terrestrial channels. The other five channels were
not direct competitors to Arte. In Germany, widespread cable and satellite penetration meant the vast
majority of German households had access to about three dozen channels, including several from public
broadcasters with content similar to that seen on Arte.[12] Arte´s market share in France diminished since
the introduction of digital terrestrial services. In Germany, it has been more or less flat.
Programming
The Human Adventure – documentary series (1997–present)
Arte Journal – news program (1992–present)
Arte Reportage – current affairs program (2004–present)
Arte Themenabend – themed evenings
A Very Secret Service – spy comedy (2015–2018)
The Boys from Baghdad High – documentary film
Die Nacht/La Nuit – late-night news
Do Not Track, a 2015 Arte co-produced web documentary
Durch die Nacht mit … (2002–present)
Geo 360° (1999–present)
Karambolage – a show about French/German customs (2004–present)
Kurzschluss (2001–present)
Metropolis (2001–present)
Mapping the World – geopolitical documentary (1992–present)
Tracks – music program (1997–present)
WunderWelten (2005–2009)
Venice New Year's Concert (2016–present)

Series
1864 (2015)
Ad Vitam (2018)
Alexander the Great (2014)
Apple Tree Yard (2018)
Borgen (2012–2015)
Breaking Bad – Award-winning American drama series (2010–2015)
Capital (2017)
Captain Alatriste (2015, 2017)
DCI Banks (2012–2016)
Den fjärde mannen (2017)
Eyewitness (Øyevitne) (2015, 2017)
Fatale-Station (2017)
Fortitude (2017)
Gomorrha (2015, 2017)
Hatufim (2013–2016)
Hierro (2019, 2021)
Hotel Beau Séjour (2017)
Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (2010–2011, 2013)
Jekyll (2009–2010)
Kidnap and Ransom (Der Jäger – Geld oder Leben) (2015)
Kommissarin Lund (Forbrydelsen) (2010–2012, 2014–2015, 2017)
Les quatre soeurs (2018)
Lilyhammer (2014, 2016)
 Maroni (2018)
Monroe (2013–2014)
National Treasure (2018)
Occupied (Okkupert) (2015, 2018)
Paris (2015)
Peaky Blinders (2015–present)
Points de Repères (2016–2017)
Rectify (2014–2015)
River (2018)
The Darwinners (Silex and the City) (2012–2017)
Suburban Shootout (2010)
The Code ' (2015, 2017)
The Hour (2013)
The Slap (2011) (2013, 2015)
The Spiral (2012, 2017)
Transferts (2017)
Virage Nord (Nordkurve) (2014–2015)
Wolf Hall (2016–2017)

Online

arte.tv

arte. tv is the channel´s streaming service. It is accessible from browsers and Arte apps for smartphones and
smart TVs. Arte. tv programmes are organised by theme or genre. They include feature films,
documentaries and documentary cinema covering topics such as social affairs, the arts, history, nature and
science, series, short and TV films, music and theatre performances, magazine shows, reportage and news,
and web-based formats.[13]

Arte's first digital effort was called ARTE+7, launched in September 2007. Initial it was a catch-up service,
allowing viewers to watch ARTE programmes up to seven days after they were broadcast on television.[14]
arte.tv has also been available for streaming in Germany and France since 2012.[14] Most programmes can
be streamed from 5 am on the morning of broadcast and remain available on replay for up to 90 days,
sometimes longer. Some programmes are made available online ahead of transmission. Most of arte.tv now
consists of web-only content.[15]

Arte also has a podcast site, called Arte Radio. Most of its programmes are in French.

ARTE Extra is a new feature, launched in HbbTV in 2020. Arte Extra provides four “smart playlists”
related to different topics such as society, discovery and music which are put together from programmes
available on arte.tv. The playlists can be accessed by pushing the red button on the remote control.[16]

An annual Arte film festival takes place online in December. It promotes the European film d’auteur scene
and presents films of young directors accessible in 45 European countries in ten different languages. Each
month, the "ArteKino Selection" offers one film available in six languages on arte.tv.[17]

ARTE in six languages

Since November 2015 Arte has been making selected programme content – above all documentaries,
magazines and live arts – available online with English and Spanish subtitles. Since November 2016 a
selection of programmes have featured Polish subtitles.[18] Italian subtitles have been provided since June
2018.[19] This online service is co-funded by the European Commission, enabling 70% of Europeans to
watch ARTE in their native language.[20]

ARTE Concert

ARTE Concert (known until 2014 as Arte Live Web[14]) streams a selection of new and recent stage
performances. These might be Arte co-productions or recordings by partners, including major venues and
independent companies, festivals, and autonomous artists, producers and websites. Genres covered include
opera, rock music, theatre, chamber music, jazz and electronic music. Apart from plays and concerts, it also
offers backstage reports, exclusive interviews with performers and key figures at various festivals, and
extracts from dress rehearsals. The livestreaming platform United We Stream was launched in 2020 in
response to the closure of venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day DJs and concerts are
streamed live from empty clubs to audiences around the world in partnership with a wide range of
performers. ARTE Concert streams more than 900 live shows and replays a year.[21]

In 2018, Arte launched its online opera season. As part of ARTE Concert, it provides access to new opera
productions from various European opera houses by live stream or video on demand in six different
languages via subtitles. The 2020/2021 opera season featured 21 opera houses from 12 European countries
with both classic and contemporary productions.[22]

Former themed platforms

In 2009, ARTE Concert (formerly Arte Live Web) was launched, an online platform providing live
broadcasts of festivals and concerts. In 2017, the arte.tv platform absorbed the themed platforms ARTE
Creative, ARTE Future, ARTE Info and ARTE Cinema, which previously were separate units.[23] ARTE
Concert is still organised as a separate brand integrated into Arte's online architecture.

Logos of former themed platforms



Arte Live logo Arte+7 logo Arte Info logo Arte Future logo

Arte CREATIVE Arte Concert logo Arte Cinema logo

logo

Logos


Arte's first logo, used Arte's second and Alternate version of Orange version of
from May 30, 1992 current logo since the 1995 logo, used the 1995 logo, used
until January 2, January 2, 1995. from January 3, from February 28,
1995. 2004, until February 2011, until March
27, 2011. 24, 2017.

HD logo, used since 90° rotated version

June 10, 2010. of the 1995 logo,
used since March
25, 2017.

Awards
In the course of the channel's history, Arte productions and coproductions have received a number of
important film awards, including several Oscars, Palmes d’Or (Cannes Film Festival), Golden Bears,
Golden Lions, Golden Leopards, César Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary Film as well as Lolas
in gold for the best film and the best documentary.[24]

In 2016, PRIX EUROPA awarded Arte the "Lifetime Achievement Award" "in honour of extraordinary
achievements in the European media world".[25]

See also
European Institutions in Strasbourg

References
1. "How is ARTE funded? – ARTE Entreprise" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160428061038/
http://www.arte.tv/sites/en/corporate/qui-sommes-nous-cluster/publications/?lang=en).
Archived from the original (http://www.arte.tv/sites/en/corporate/qui-sommes-nous-cluster/pu
blications/?lang=en) on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
 2. "Page non trouvée" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160216113315/http://presse.arte.tv/apio
s/press_release/1757.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (https://www.arte.tv/sites/presse/
apios/press_release/1757.pdf) (PDF) on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "Avec le polonais, ARTE désormais en cinq langues – Services" (http://www.arte.tv/sites/ser
vices/arte-desormais-en-cinq-langues/). Services (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2016.
4. ARTE. "What we do" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/en/corporate/what-we-do/). ARTE Entreprise.
Retrieved 15 May 2019.
5. "Our History" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/corporate/en/category/our-story/). Arte.tv. Retrieved
14 October 2021.
6. "The founding of ARTE" (http://www.arte.tv/sites/en/corporate/the-founding-of-arte-2/?lang=e
n). arte.tv. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
7. A R T E M a g a z i n e (http://download.pro.arte.tv/archives/bulletin/2001bul02.pdf),
Download.pro.arte.tv, 6 January 2001
8. "Broadcasting Archives – ARTE Entreprise" (http://www.arte.tv/sites/en/corporate/category/s
ubjects/die-ausstrahlung/?lang=en). Arte.tv. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
9. "Arte setzt auf Themenabende" (http://www.muensterschezeitung.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/226
0089-Medien-Arte-setzt-auf-Themenabende). Munsterschezeitung.de. Retrieved 26 June
2016.
10. "Arte" (https://www.bce.lu/arte/). Bce.lu. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
11. SES and ARTE to Broadcast Le Corsaire Ballet Live in Ultra HD via Astra 19.2 (http://www.b
usinesswire.com/news/financialpost/20160329005926/en/SES-ARTE-Broadcast-Le-Corsair
e-Ballet-Live) Business Wire. 29 March 2016. Accessed 27 April 2016
12. "Zehn Jahre arte" (http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_454-544-1-30.pdf) (PDF). Kas.de.
Retrieved 5 March 2022.
13. "Deutsch-französischer Kultursender. Videos, Livestream" (https://www.arte.tv/de/). Arte.tv.
14. "Verbreitung" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/corporate/de/category/themes-de/verbreitung/).
arte.tv.
15. "Arte mise sur sa "plateformisation" – Stratégies" (https://www.strategies.fr/actualites/media
s/4062179W/arte-mise-sur-sa-plateformisation-.html). Strategies.fr.
16. Uwe Mantel (22 June 2020). " "Arte Extra": Arte weitet sein HbbTV-Angebot weiter aus" (http
s://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/78178/arte_extra_arte_weitet_sein_hbbtvangebot_weiter_au
s/). DWDL.de GmbH.
17. "ArteKino Festival : Place au cinéma européen et en ligne" (https://www.daily-movies.ch/arte
kino-festival-place-au-cinema-europeen-et-en-ligne). Daily Movies. 30 November 2020.
18. "ARTE wird multilingual" (https://info.arte.tv/de/arte-wird-multilingual). Info.arte.tv.
19. "ARTE Presse" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/presse/pressemitteilungen/da-oggi-la-cultura-parla-
6-lingue/). Arte.tv (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
20. name="Pressemitteilung: Der europäische Kultursender ARTE jetzt auch auf Englisch und
Spanisch"/
21. "Arte brochure :All About Arte 2021" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/corporate/files/arte-brochure-al
l-about-arte-2021.pdf) (PDF). Arte.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
22. "Arte präsentiert in Kooperation mit 21 europäischen Opernhäusern die neue digitale
Opernspielzeit Saison ARTE Opera 21/22" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/presse/meldungen-dos
siers/arte-praesentiert-in-kooperation-mit-21-europaeischen-opernhaeusern-die-neue-digital
e-opernspielzeit-saison-arte-opera-21-22/). Arte.tv. 21 September 2021.
23. "ARTE startet neuen Online-Auftritt" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/presse/pressemitteilungen/arte
-startet-neuen-online-auftritt/). Arte.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
24. "All about ARTE" (https://www.arte.tv/sites/corporate/files/arte-brochure-all-about-arte-2021.
pdf) (PDF). Arte.tv.
25. "AWARDS ARCHIVE" (https://www.prixeuropa.eu/award-archiv). Prixeuropa.eu.

External links
ARTE Website (https://www.arte.tv/en)
ARTE Corporate Website (https://web.archive.org/web/20151108011632/http://www.arte.tv/s
ites/en/corporate)
ARTE Radio (https://www.arteradio.com/)
ARTE's non free VoD service (https://boutique.arte.tv/)

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