Deutsche Welle is Changing its Broadcasting Strategy for Europe
DW will continue to broadcast on Hotbird 8 - Reception via live stream, podcasts and on demand will become increasingly important
Since January 1, 2010, Deutsche Welle is no longer available on ASTRA, but will remain on Hotbird 8 for European customers. This affects DW-TV Europe and the audio channels DW01 and DW04.
DW-TV
DW-TV will still be available on Hotbird 8 as well as online using services like live stream, podcasts ond on demand.
DW-RADIO
The English and German radio services will still be available on Hotbird 8 as well as online using services like live streams, podcasts and on demand.
The same applies to the following radio services: Albanian, Arabic, Belarus, Bulgarian, Farsi, French, Greek, Croatian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Turkish, Ukrainian and World Music.
Reception via partner stations
It will still be possible to watch and listen to DW-TV and DW-RADIO in Europe through our partners (cable providers, FM stations, Internet platforms etc).
Please contact the DW customer service department if you have further questions: info@dw-world.de
DW-TV in widescreen format 16:9
Is your television picture distorted? Do you see wide black bars above and below the picture? What does 16:9 stand for anyway?
Answers to these and more questions can be found here:
