Broadcasting in Germany: Webcasting Trends and Legalities
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Discover the landscape and challenges of webcasting in Germany. From population demographics to internet usage statistics, explore the market outlook and legal constraints affecting online broadcasting.
Broadcasting in Germany: Webcasting Trends and Legalities
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Webcasting in Germany Miriam A. Smith, Associate Professor San Francisco State University
Germany • Population: 82,431,390 • #14 • Land Area: 357.021 square miles • Economy: $2.362 trillion • Per Capita: $28,700 • Median Age: 42.16 • Life Expectancy: 78.65
TV: 373 broadcast stations • Radio: 787 FM, 51 AM • Internet hosts: 2,686,119 (2004) • Internet users: 39 million (2003) • .de -- 9,153,059 • 54.35 main telephone lines • 64.8 mobile phone lines
Top German Web SitesSearch Engines, Portals, Community Networks • T-Online 34.2% • Google 34.1% • MSN 29.5% • Web.de 19.7% • Yahoo! 15.0% • freenet.de 13.8% • AOL 13.4%
Sample Video Offerings • 3sat News & Talk • Bloomberg TV Business Talk • Deutscher Bundestag News • Euronews News • Tagesschau News • Viva TV Rock Music • ZDF News & Talk
Existing Constraints • Broadband Penetration • Legal
Webcasting Loves Broadband • Broadband penetration in Germany lower that one would expect. • 8.1% (Deutsche Bank) • 12% (Bitkom) • 33.3% -- ISDN • 8.0% -- DSL • 0.1% -- cable Internet
61% US • 9.3% UK • 8.1% Italy • 7.8% France
Broadband Outlook • Slower than many • 2004, 2nd quarter -- 10 to 15% growth, other large European countries • Germany -- 1% • New ad campaign effective in increasing demand
Good news . . . • Infrastructure good • 9 out of 10 phone connections are suited for DSL • Weak point -- usage and applications • ISDN very successful • Biggest Internet use is e-mail
However, • Competition limited • Cable Internet -- almost non-existent • Must get broadband through phone line • Deutsche Telekom -- 90% of market
Legal Matters • Recent shift in calculating artist performance royalties for Internet radio • Shift from a flat fee to a per usage fee • 300 Euros to 500 Euros per year • Plus a per track fee • 25 audio streams -- 15 songs per hour • 270 Euros per month
What Sets DW-World Apart? • audio and video on demand • German and international viewpoints • independence in selection of news stories • employees from 70 different nations • the only Amharic uncensored news service • multimedia German courses • the opportunity to foster international dialogue through interactivity
DW-World Strategy • Market Research • Target Group • Find Your Niche
The Rewards? • Not money • Viewer impact
Successes • Journalistic awards • Increase in page impressions