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German Stream
By André Klein | January 24th, 2021
Learning German with apps and self-study textbooks is a great way to start, but after a while translating isolated sentences and stuffing your brain with flashcards and grammatical explanations will not be enough anymore. Whether you start looking at German children’s books , easily written short stories or German novels , eventually you’ll have to expose yourself to more real-world German.
If you’re not the reading type, you can also learn German with on-demand TV series , German movies , or — as I’d like to show today — by watching German television channels.
In general, German television channels can be categorized within these two groups:
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There are two big national German TV stations: ARD and ZDF . In addition to these, there are a variety of local or regional channels. All German public service broadcasts are funded through license fees paid by German viewers. Due to the non-commercial nature of these channels, you’ll find little to no advertising and a programming schedule which aims to share meaningful content instead of just whatever gets the most eyeballs.
See the map for a quick overview of the regional channels. (Hint: The R always stands for Rundfunk , the German word for broadcast, so you get W est d eutscher R undfunk, S üd w est r undfunk, N ord d eutscher R undfunk, etc.)
Whereas the public service broadcasters mostly focus on qualitative journalism, nature documentaries and other family-friendly programming, commercial broadcasters take care of the rest: dubbed blockbuster movies and TV series, cartoons, dubious talk shows, and a host of Spartensender (special-interest stations).
Well-known German private channels are RTL, Sat 1, Pro 7, Kabel Eins, Viva, VOX, N24 and many others.
For a complete list of German television channels (both public and private), see here .
Now that we’ve learned a bit about the German TV landscape, the obvious question is: how and where to watch? Sure, if you live in German you can just turn on the TV, but many German learners are living abroad, so let’s take a look where and how you can access German TV streams online.
The ARD has an excellent media library which you can access via ardmediathek.de (also available as Android and iOS app). By clicking on the LIVE link you can watch the ARD stream and various sub-channels directly in your browser.
Also in the ZDF Mediathek , which comes with an Android and iOS app as well, there’s a link to the ZDF main live stream and its three sub-channels.
Another great Mediathek with live streaming option is the one by Arte , a Franco-German TV network, which you can find on arte.tv (or as Android and iOS app). As for the commercial channels, the only Mediathek that I’ve tested so far is N24 , and it’s not half bad, especially if you’re interested in documentaries, news and politics.
While much of the on-demand content in these media libraries is available internationally, unfortunately some of the live streams are geo-restricted , which means that many watchers abroad will be left out in the cold.
What to do? You could try to use a VPN (virtual private network) connection that will allow you to circumvent some of these restrictions. For example, I’ve found that by using unblock-us I managed to get access to the ZDF live streams while abroad (and some but not all ARD and ARTE programs).
You can also try accessing some of these streams with Hola , or any other free VPN solution. Feel free to share in the comments below what worked for you. If you don’t want to experiment with VPNs, you can always just browse the Mediathek links above and pick one of the recorded programs that works in your area.
As great as the Mediathek offering of public broadcasters may be, many of the programs are only online for a limited time, so if you don’t stream them in the right time-window, they won’t be available anymore.
Luckily, there’s MediathekView , a small free program that allows you to search through the big Mediatheks and download the source files so you can watch them whenever you want. So, if you need something to watch on that next transatlantic flight, you can fill your devices with tons of German TV shows and movies, totally free, totally legal.
You can download MediathekView here or use the MediathekViewWeb version directly in your browser on mediathekviewweb.de
Besides going to the media libraries of the stations directly, there are a handful of services that aim to provide easy access to German TV from the browser or mobile devices:  Zattoo ( Android , iOS ), Wilmaa , Teleboy all offer free plans, but before you get too excited: many of them are only available to the Swiss public (don’t ask  …), so again, without a good VPN the chances of actually getting the streams to work is very slim.
If you don’t want to break your head circumventing these geo-restrictions, you could also use one of the following sites and services, some of them which operate in a kind of legal grey zone. Then again, using VPNs may also be considered a legal grey zone. As always, in case of doubt, check your local laws.
On this site you can watch a number of German TV stations (both public and private) directly in your browser. The streams aren’t high quality and the sites uses ads, but apart from that it’s workable. NOTE: This service uses peer-to-peer streaming (may be problematic legally since you’re uploading data), and in all likelihood provides these streams without permission by the stations.
On this site you can watch five different German TV channels (Kika, ZDF, ZDF Info, Eurosport and Euronews), free of charge, without registering. Look in the menu for German TV. Stream quality is mediocre. I couldn’t find anything about the legality of this service, but according to Wikipedia , the company is no stranger no court skirmishes.



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As an expat, you might be shocked to hear or read that streaming is illegal in Germany. I have personally known two friends who have received fines for thousands of euros. Germans take rules and laws very seriously.
Streaming content that does not follow the proper copyright rules is illegal in Germany. An example of illegal streaming sites in Germany is 123movies or similar. Streaming services like Netflix, Discord, Twitch, and YouTube, however, are completely legal to use.
Some legal background: back in 2017, The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a ruling making streaming (in some instances) illegal.
No, torrenting is illegal in Germany – just as with streaming. I used to have a greek coworker who got two fines within the first six months of living in Germany. It turns out he loved to download the latest Marvel movies to watch at home with his kids.
He was able to negotiate the price down and ended up paying a fraction of what he was being sued for. The lesson here: he ended up paying.
If sites like 123movies, movies, or Popcorn Time are not following the copyright rules, then they are illegal. When in doubt, it is best to stay away from these sites.
Most illegal streaming websites might want to trick you and start downloading the movie in the background, as you are watching the movie. After the movie has been downloaded into your computer, it is later uploaded and shared with other users. This is the definition of illegal distribution (torrent) and you can open the door for you to receive a fine in Germany. Just how it happened to this guy in Frankfurt who used Popcorn Time.
The reply below explains in detail why this person got fined in Germany for using Popcorn Time
You can read the complete thread here .
If you live with flatmates and your name is the one on the mobile contract, you can still get in trouble. Let’s say your flatmate streams or downloads the latest episode of Game of Thrones. 
Most likely you will receive a fine under your name. This is because the law firms catch the IP address used to make the download and request the information of the user to the internet providers. Legally, the providers are obliged to give the law firms your information.
You are entitled to dispute this fine and claim that it was your flatmate who did the download. However, you might need to go to great lengths to prove this.
Unfortunately, Hulu is not available in Germany. This is because Hulu only has the right to show its content in the USA. The same rule applies to other sites like SHOWTIME.
Although not all streaming services are available in Germany, here is the list of the most popular ones used, which are 100% legal:
Netflix and Amazon Prime are by far the most popular streaming services people use in Germany. 
You can access some geo-blocked content by using a VPN. We have written an article on the best VPN in Germany for you to check out.
NordVPN is considered the best VPN in the market. This VPN provides fast speeds, an accurate ad blocker, and can unblock almost any geo-blocked content.
Dying to watch that football / soccer match on Sunday? You can do so through any of the following legal sport streaming services:
The most popular, and expensive, way to stream sports is WOW . In other cases, the sporting event might be streamed on German TV channels.
🔥 Hot tip : A large number of pubs in Germany pay for a WOW subscription. You can always go to a local bar in Germany and watch the sporting event while enjoying a cold beer and maybe meeting some locals or other expats.
Streaming and torrenting are both illegal in Germany. To stay out of trouble, avoid doing it and use paid services instead.
There you have it, the complete guide to help you stay out of trouble while you stream your favorite content during your stay in Germany. Have fun!
Further reading: If you found this guide helpful and would like to learn about other unique things in Germany, please refer to our ‘Living in Germany’ section.
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