Sukces francusko-niemieckiej europejskiej telewizji kultury ARTE w kontekście budowania europejskiej sfery publicznej
The Success of ARTE, a Joint Franco-German, European Cultural Television Station, in the Context of Building the European Public Sphere

Summary/Abstract: The paper contains an analysis of the success of ARTE, a unique Franco-German European cultural television station. Scientific objective: To check the validity of the key conditions leading to the success and development of ARTE, confronting it to the model of the properly functioning European public sphere as defined by Jürgen Gerhards. Research methods: Analysis of strategic and program activity of ARTE based on scientific works, corporate documents, as well as on station’s broadcasting content. Results and conclusions: Conditions for the stable development and success of ARTE are: political will, stable type of financing, technological development, freedom and media independence, high quality of programs—these conditions are consistent with the assumptions of the model designated by Jürgen Gerhards. Additional factors of success are the application of the European Union media policy and close Franco-German cooperation. Cognitive value: The paper answers the question: „What conditions must be met so that such an ambitious, bi-national cultural channel as ARTE could exist and establish its stable position on the audiovisual map of Europe?”

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