Instead of making everything about “the EU”, they should progressively increase the range. Include Spanish, Italian and Dutch already. Then Portuguese and Polish, etc.
But they should have done it as the EU enlarged. Now, it seems forced…
Well, arte had only been intended for France and Germany until now. Even other founding members of the EU weren’t in scope so how should they have matched EU enlargement when the initial scope only included two countries?
In the end, nobody so far had seriously asked for a pan-European cultural TV channel until now. It seems odd to complain that arte wasn’t designed as one when no one saw a need to do so.
Yes, that’s true. And they partner with some and Italian content producers.
But they should have entered the full European space progressively, as the EU grew.
This would have been seen as a sign of value and integration. Now, it looks more like 2 economies using it to model the EU thinking as external threats use media to gain more control.
In fairness I think it’s funded by those two countries so if you want to expand it maybe more countries should ask to join?
Or maybe create a new EU wide channel from scratch
Instead of making everything about “the EU”, they should progressively increase the range. Include Spanish, Italian and Dutch already. Then Portuguese and Polish, etc.
But they should have done it as the EU enlarged. Now, it seems forced…
Well, arte had only been intended for France and Germany until now. Even other founding members of the EU weren’t in scope so how should they have matched EU enlargement when the initial scope only included two countries?
In the end, nobody so far had seriously asked for a pan-European cultural TV channel until now. It seems odd to complain that arte wasn’t designed as one when no one saw a need to do so.
It was intended as a unification tool between the 2 largest economies of the EU at a time when the EU was centered on these 2 countries.
Like every company, Arte should have focused on its mission to contribute to the European integration and expanded.
I’m not really complaining. Just saying that doing it now is opening the door for others (Slovakia, Hungary) to use it as a propaganda tool.
Not doing something until you have to (the current geopolitical turmoil) is usually too late…
They already have several langages available
Yes, that’s true. And they partner with some and Italian content producers.
But they should have entered the full European space progressively, as the EU grew.
This would have been seen as a sign of value and integration. Now, it looks more like 2 economies using it to model the EU thinking as external threats use media to gain more control.
In fairness I think it’s funded by those two countries so if you want to expand it maybe more countries should ask to join? Or maybe create a new EU wide channel from scratch
Having other countries chip in to get content is probably not the end of the world…