Bild (TV channel)

Defunct german television channel

Television channel

Bild

Type| News
Country| Germany
Broadcast area| Germany
Headquarters| Berlin, Germany
Programming
Language(s)| German
Ownership
Owner| WeltN24, Axel Springer SE
Sister channels| Welt, N24 Doku
History
Launched| 22 August 2021
Closed| 31 December 2023
Links
Website| bild.tv

Bild (alternatively also called Bild TV) was a German free-to-air private news TV channel that represented the television arm of the Bild newspaper. It belonged to the WeltN24 broadcasting group, the TV subsidiary of Springer SE, and began broadcasting on 22 August 2021.[1] The program was distributed via German cable networks, Satellit Astra 19.2 E, IPTV and OTT. The station was financed through advertising and the main program was the news format "BILD LIVE".[2]

Bild TV ceased broadcasting on 31 December 2023 on digital content platforms, while some of the programs will still be online.

## License, incorporation and closure

[edit]

The broadcasting license required to start broadcasting as a classic television broadcaster with 24/7 operation was applied for in August 2021.[3] On 24 June 2021 the granting of the broadcasting license was announced.[4] At the end of July 2021, Bild began test operations via Astra.[5] On the satellite Astra 19.2 East on transponder 33 there was an indication of the planned start of transmission.[6]

At the end of 2022, the extensive live broadcasts that was considered the station's trademark was discontinued. From then on, Bild TV focused primarily on documentaries. 80 employees were laid off.[2]

In November 2023 it was announced that the linear TV channel would be discontinued at the end of the year.

The live broadcasts of handball and basketball Bundesliga games are produced in cooperation with DYN and will now be broadcast on Springer station "Welt". The football talk “The Situation of the League” has also been shown on Welt TV since 2024.[7]

Broadcasting stopped on the night from 31 December 2023 to 1 January 2024 and the broadcasting license issued for Bild TV was returned.

## Reception and criticism

[edit]

In an interview with Johannes Nichelmann from Deutschlandfunk Kultur on 22 August 2021, critic Matthias Dell described Bild TV as "empty, poorly produced and boring" and compared the lack of professionalism of Bild TV with "student television or a public access channel". In his television review on 23 August 2021, Alexander Krei from DWDL.de described the start of broadcasting on the Bild television channel as "television without a resting pulse" and complained that Bild "rushed through the program".[8][9]

ARD program director Christine Strobl announced on 3 October 2021, one week after the 2021 federal election, that she would take legal action against Bild TV because the broadcaster took over the 6 p.m. election forecasts from ARD and ZDF and for minutes the Berlin round from ARD and ZDF had transmitted. She also said about Bild TV that she found "the type of reporting highly problematic: this type of exaggeration, this focus on dividing society and dealing with facts". It is "clearly pursuing one goal: to discredit public service broadcasting in its entirety."[10]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ WELT (2021-08-22). ""Bild" jetzt auch als TV-Sender: "Wir zeigen, was wirklich ist"". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
2. ^ a b "Aus für Bild TV: Axel Springer stellt Fernsehprojekt endgültig ein". www.t-online.de (in German). 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
3. ^ Schaber, Richard W. (2021-05-07). "Bild Live: Springer beantragt Rundfunklizenz für TV-Sender". DIGITAL FERNSEHEN (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
4. ^ GmbH, DWDL de. ""Bild" erhält Rundfunkzulassung von der ZAK". DWDL.de. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
5. ^ Schaber, Richard W. (2021-07-28). "TV-Sender der "Bild" startet Testbetrieb über Sat". DIGITAL FERNSEHEN (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
6. ^ GmbH, DWDL de. "Starttermin steht: Bild kommt Ende August ins Fernsehen". DWDL.de. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
7. ^ "Axel Springer beendet lineares Programm: Sendeschluss für Bild-TV". FAZ.NET (in German). 2023-11-24. ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
8. ^ "Neues TV-Programm "Bild" - "So professionell wie Schülerfernsehen"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
9. ^ GmbH, DWDL de. "Fernsehen ohne Ruhepuls: Bild hetzt durchs Programm". DWDL.de. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
10. ^ Wirsching, Daniel. "ARD-Programmdirektorin Strobl attackiert "Bild TV": "Ausrichtung auf Spaltung der Gesellschaft"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-19.

## External links

[edit]

* Website (German)

* v
* t
* e

Television in Germany

ARD|

* Das Erste
* One
* tagesschau24
* ARD-alpha
* BR Fernsehen
* hr-fernsehen
* MDR Fernsehen
* NDR Fernsehen
* Radio Bremen TV
* RBB Fernsehen
* SR Fernsehen
* SWR Fernsehen
* WDR Fernsehen
* DW-TV

ZDF|

* ZDF
* ZDFneo
* ZDFinfo

ARD & ZDF|

* 3sat
* Arte
* KiKA
* Phoenix
* Funk

RTL Deutschland|

| Free-to-air|

* RTL
* Nitro
* RTLup
* n-tv
* VOX (RTL/DCTP)
* VOXup
* RTL Zwei (RTL/Bauer/TMG/Disney/Burda)
* Super RTL
* Toggo Plus

|

Pay-TV|

* RTL Crime
* RTL Living
* RTL Passion
* GEO Television

ProSiebenSat.1
Media|

| Free-to-air|

* Sat.1
* ProSieben
* kabel eins
* sixx
* Sat.1 Gold
* ProSieben Maxx
* kabel eins Doku

|

Pay-TV|

* ProSieben Fun
* Sat.1 emotions
* kabel eins classics

Paramount Global|

| Free-to-air|

* Comedy Central
* MTV
* Nickelodeon

|

Pay-TV|

* Nick Jr.
* Nicktoons

Warner Bros.
Discovery|

| Free-to-air|

* DMAX
* Eurosport 1
* TLC
* HGTV
* Tele 5

|

Pay-TV|

* Animal Planet
* Cartoon Network
* Cartoonito
* Discovery Channel
* Eurosport 2
* Eurosport 2 Xtra
* WarnerTV Comedy
* WarnerTV Film
* WarnerTV Serie

Disney Germany|

| Free-to-air|

* Disney Channel

|

Pay-TV|

* National Geographic
* National Geographic Wild

High View Group|

| Free-to-air|

* Deluxe Music
* Schlager Deluxe

|

Pay-TV|

* AXN Black
* AXN White
* Gute Laune TV
* Jukebox
* Bergblick
* Xplore
* Waidwerk
* Just Cooking
* Deluxe Lounge
* One Terra
* Hip Trips
* Just Fishing
* HÖHENRAUSCH

WeltN24|

| Free-to-air|

* Bild
* Welt
* N24 Doku

|

Acun Medya|

| Free-to-air|

* Sport1 (50%)

|

Pay-TV|

* Sport1+ (50%)
* eSports1 (50%)

Others|

| Free-to-air|

* Bibel TV
* Channel 21
* Euronews
* Hope Channel Deutsch
* QVC
* DF1
* Sonnenklar.TV

|

Regional channels|

| Free-to-air|

* Baden TV
* HD Campus TV
* filstalwelle
* KraichgauTV
* L-TV
* Regio TV Bodensee
* Regio TV Schwaben
* Regio TV Stuttgart
* Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen
* RTF.1
* augsburg.tv
* Niederbayern TV Deggendorf-Straubing
* Franken Fernsehen
* Herzo.TV
* intv
* Niederbayern TV Landshut
* ITV Coburg \+ ITV info
* Kulmbach TV
* münchen.tv
* münchen2
* Oberpfalz TV
* Regionalfernsehen Oberbayern
* Niederbayern TV Passau
* allgäu.tv
* TV Oberfranken
* TV Mainfranken (tvm)
* TVA - TVAktuell
* Alex Offener Kanal Berlin (Wedding)
* Spreekanal
* BFtv
* Elbe-Elster-Fernsehen
* jüterbog-tv:
* KW-TV
* Lausitz TV
* luck-tv:
* Neiße Welle Guben (NWG)
* Oderland.TV
* Oder-Spree Fernsehen (OSF)
* Fernsehen für Ostbrandenburg (ODF)
* OHV TV
* PotsdamTV
* Usedom TV
* rangsdorf-tv:
* sabinchen-tv:
* SKB Stadtfernsehen Brandenburg
* Strausberg TV
* teltOwkanal
* tv-lu
* WMZ TV
* Radio Weser.TV
* Hamburg 1
* Tide (Bürger- und Ausbildungskanal)Tide TV
* noa4
* Offener Kanal Fulda
* Offener Kanal Gießen
* Offener Kanal Kassel
* Offener Kanal Offenbach/Frankfurt
* OF-TV
* rheinmaintv
* Rok-tv - FiSCH - TV Fernsehen in Schwerin
* Greifswald-TV
* Grevesmühlen-TV
* MV1
* neu'eins
* rok-tv
* Rügen TV & Stralsund TV
* tv.rostock
* TV-Schwerin
* Vorpommern TV
* Wismar TV
* Ems TV
* Friesischer Rundfunk
* H1 (Fernsehen)
* oldenburg eins
* os1.tv
* Radio Weser.TV
* regiotv
* TV38
* CityVision
* nrwision
* Studio 47
* :OKTV Südwestpfalz
* naheTV
* Offener Kanal Kirchheimbolanden
* RheinLokal
* OK Weinstraße
* OK-KL
* OK:TV Mainz
* OK54 Bürgerrundfunk
* OK-TV Ludwigshafen
* OK4
* rheinahr.tv
* Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen
* TV Mittelrhein
* wwtv
* Coswiger Infokanal K3
* Dresden Fernsehen
* Dresdeneins
* eff 3
* Elsterwelle
* eRtv - euro-Regional tv
* Infokanal Crimmitschau
* Kabeljournal Flöha
* KabelJournal Chemnitzer-Land
* kanal 8 dresden
* kanal 8 sport
* Kanal 9 Erzgebirge
* Kanal Eins
* Leipzig Fernsehen
* Mittel Erzgebirgs Fernsehen
* Mittelsachsen TV
* mwdigital
* Nordsachsen TV
* Pirna TV/Prohlis TV
* punkteins oberlausitz TV
* Regio TV Borna
* Riesa TV
* Sachsen Fernsehen
* TV Westsachsen (TV W)
* Torgau TV
* TV Zwönitztal/tele-Journal
* TV-Laußig
* tvM Meissen Fernsehen
* Vogtland Regional Fernsehen (VRF)
* kulturmdTV
* MDF.1
* Offener Kanal Magdeburg
* Offener Kanal Merseburg-Querfurt
* Offener Kanal Wettin
* punktum
* RAN1
* Regionalfernsehen Bitterfeld-Wolfen (RBW Regionalfernsehen)
* Regionalfernsehen HarzRFH
* TV Halle
* Kiel TV
* Offener Kanal Flensburg
* Bad Berka TV
* JenaTV
* Kabel Plus
* Rennsteig.TV
* Saale-Info-Kanal
* salve.tv
* Stadtkanal Steinach
* Südthüringer Regionalfernsehen (SRF)
* Telemedien Rudolstadt
* tv.altenburg

|

Sky Deutschland|

| Pay-TV|

* Sky Cinema Premieren
* Sky Cinema Premieren +24
* Sky Cinema Action
* Sky Cinema Best Of
* Sky Cinema Classics
* Sky Cinema Family
* Sky Cinema Fun
* Sky Cinema Special
* Sky Cinema Thriller
* Sky Comedy
* Sky Crime
* Sky Documentaries
* Sky Krimi
* Sky Nature
* Sky One
* Sky Replay
* Sky Showcase
* Sky Sport News
* Sky Sport 1 - 11
* Sky Bundesliga 1 - 11
* 13th Street
* Syfy
* Universal TV

|

Mainstream Media|

| Pay-TV|

* Heimatkanal (DE)
* Romance TV (DE)
* Goldstar (DE)

|

A&E Networks|

| Pay-TV|

* Crime + Investigation
* History

|

Others|

| Pay-TV|

* Curiosity Channel
* Kinowelt TV
* Silverline Movie Channel
* Spiegel Geschichte
* Sportdigital
* Stingray Classica

|

Lists|

* Television stations

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template