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.
After months of absence caused by death threats, the Dutch Somalian politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali arrives back in the Dutch parliament. A huge media hype arises. For reportages for Europamagazin and Weltspiegel from the first German public TV broadcaster ARD need footage from the arrival… Read More
For the program Europamagazin from the German first public TV channel ARD, a series of reportages are produced on the Dutch Antilles islands in the Caribbean. For the research and set-up of the filming a connected Dutch Antilles fixer is needed. For these reportages Featurez… Read More
A portrait of a Dutch military veteran before and during the ceremonial funeral service of Prince Bernard. Hundreds of old veterans gather in large sleeping halls in the Feyenoord football statium in Rotterdam the night before the funeral. The next day they veterans have breakfast… Read More
After the death of the Dutch Prince Bernard, the program Morgenmagazin from the German first public TV channel ARD sends Europe correspondent Michael Strempel to the Netherlands to broadcasts ‘live’ about the sad news from the Soestdijk palace in the Dutch town Baarn. For this… Read More
The Dutch city Venlo decided to finally execute the plan to create a drive-in coffee shop at the German – Dutch border to fight the annoyance of especially German drug tourists in the centre of town. The Dutch Minister of Justice is not very happy… Read More
After murder on Theo van Gogh a wide range of incidents and developments take place in the Netherlands. Islamic schools and mosques burn down, suspected terrorists are violently arrested, politicians are heavily guarded after receiving death threats and demonstrations are organised. For several programs the… Read More
A German man that was running around with a gun is shot dead in Amsterdam . It seems that the victim wanted to be shot by the Amsterdam police, so the police may have overreacted by shooting the man immediately. The tabloid program Brisant form… Read More
A reportage for the news program Tagesschau from the German first public TV broadcaster ARD about the atmosphere in The Netherlands before the European Football Championship match Germany against the Netherlands. In the past the match has been a sensitive event due to some important… Read More
Muhammed Metin Kaplan is a Turkish Muslim fundamentalist leader also known as the ´Kalief from Cologne´. While living in Germany he wants to change the Turkish system into an orthodox Islam state. Since there is a chance that Kaplan will be deported to Turkey, where… Read More
Since years the Dutch have problems with so called body packers, mainly from the Dutch Antilles that smuggle cocaine into Europe in or on their body. After controls on the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol so many individual smugglers are arrested that the Dutch juridical system gets… Read More
Live transmission of and background reportages about the wedding of Prince Friso and Mabel Wisse Smit for the reportage program Tagesthemen and the tabloid program Brisant from the German first public TV broadcaster ARD After it came out that Mabel Wisse Smit had an affair… Read More
After the Dutch ex-Queen Juliana died the Dutch are in mourning. Shortly after the funeral of Prince Claus now a new member of the Dutch Royal family is buried in the historical city of Delft For the news program Tagesschau, the reportage program Europamaqgazin and… Read More