Dutch media services
ARD is a joint organisation of Germany’s regional public-service broadcasters. It was founded in 1950 in West Germany to represent the common interests of the new, decentralised, post-war broadcasting services – in particular the introduction of a joint television network.
ARD maintains and operates a national television network, called Das Erste (“The First”) to differentiate it from ZDF, a.k.a. “das Zweite” (“The Second”), which started in 1963, as a separate public TV-broadcaster. The ARD network began broadcasting on 31 October 1954 under the name of Deutsches Fernsehen (“German Television”), becoming Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (“First German Television”) with a corporate redesign in 1984; it adopted its current short name (Das Erste) in 1994. ARD’s programmes are aired over its own terrestrial broadcast network, as well as via cable, satellite and IPTV.
The Dutch lawyer Inez Weski has been arrested on suspicion of participating in a criminal organisation. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed in a press release that a lawyer has been arrested on suspicion of participating in a “criminal organisation, engaged in international drug trafficking and… Read More
Transmission of a ARD documenatry about the future of hydrogen. In future, green hydrogen is to be produced on platforms in the North Sea, where gas and oil are still being extracted today. Will hydrogen get Europe out of the energy crisis? In order to… Read More
This week, two the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year’s murder of the best-known Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries were arrested. Next week the verdict against the actual “hit squad” is to be pronounced. The ARD program Europamagazin summarises… Read More
He is considered the leading crime reporter in the Netherlands – and an expert on organised crime: journalist Peter R. de Vries. Yesterday evening he was apparently assassinated. He was shot at in the street – in the centre of Amsterdam. De Vries suffers life-threatening… Read More
The Marengo trial, also known as the Marengo case (Dutch: Marengo-proces), is a legal proceeding involving alleged high-ranking members of the Mocro Maffia, a Dutch-Moroccan criminal organisation. The trial centers on seventeen defendants accused of participating in numerous murders and attempted murders. The Marengo trial… Read More
Over the last years the intercepted shipments of cocaine in the harbours of Rotterdam and Antwerp seriously increased in number and in quantity. German Europe correspondent Michael Grytz from TV public channel ARD wants to find out what is happening at the Antwerp and Rotterdam… Read More
For the program Europamagazin the ARD Europe correspondent Michael Grytz produces an update reportage about the research after medicines against the corona virus in both Germany and the Netherlands. An update about both the research after a possible anti body at the Utrecht University as… Read More
The latest analysis by Imperial College London is alarming: only a rapid vaccine has the potential to mitigate the corona pandemic. The race has begun. ARD Europamagzin presents the different EU-wide strategies. For this investigation into the research that is done to find a vaccine… Read More
Synthetic drugs are circulating in ever increasing quantities in the form of amphetamines and ecstasy pills. The compositions are varied in an uncontrolled manner and often prove to be life-threatening. This market has long since overtaken other drug markets. No plantations or greenhouses are required,… Read More
The Dutch horse meat scandal already shocked Europe in 2013. Now it turned out that the Dutch are still the main player in this criminal network. European investigators have seized an international ring of meat fraudsters and seized a total of 66 suspects. The criminal… Read More
German first public channel ARD correspondent Arnim Sauth is covering the day the first human remains of the MH17 plane crash in Ukraine return to the Netherlands, an official day of mourning. An important question is if flying over a war zone an irresponsible thing… Read More
ANNE is a Dutch theatre performance based on the life of Anne Frank. It covers the two years spent by Anne and her family in the secret annex as well as the events of the times before and after their time in hiding. ANNE is… Read More