Deutschsprachige Videos, Radio, Podcasts und Fernsehen im Web
In addition to the various starting points suggested on this page, check the links below for
- information about finding German-language films and series
- links to miscellaneous short “Videos zum Spaß” linked to German 101, 102 and 103.
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Video & TV Online
- myspass.de Complete episodes of TV-Shows; mainly focused on comedies/humor.
- tagesschau.de This is one of Germany’s two main television news programs (the other is “heute,” which you can explore at heute.de). The “20:00 Uhr” version is the “standard” 15-minute news program, but you can also find 5-minute versions, or “Die Tagesschau in 100 Sekunden.”
- German Internet Television Great compilation of links to livestreams from stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Surfmusik.de Another great compilation of links to livestreams from various German TV sites. The link takes you directly to their listing of German live TV sites. If it breaks, you can get there via their homepage at www.surfmusik.de.
- ZDFtivi Mediathek Video clips from kids’ shows available online from one of Germany’s main TV stations
- Online TV Recorder Register (for free) and then select German TV programs you want to record. You have to agree to receive their newsletters, and not to share the recordings illegally. I haven’t tried this ==> am not sure if you should be weary of any unexpected charges. Let me know if it works and if I should add any more info about it here!
- SaveTV Another online TV recorder that allows you to select German TV programs you want to record, and then watch them on your computer. You can test the service for free for 2 weeks, and then sign up to continue it for €5-10/month (depending on how long you commit for). I haven’t tried this ==> am not sure if you should be weary of any unexpected charges. Let me know if it works and if I should add any more info about it here!
- Broadcast-live.com Enjoy live and on-demand German language television broadcasts from Europe. News, business and sports telecasts are available from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Deutsche Welle TV See below for some more info on Deutsche Welle
- ORF TVTHEK Video on demand from the main Austrian TV station, ORF.
Radio & Podcasts Online
Podcasts
- Die besten Podcasts – Top 25 Charts Great annotated list of audio and video podcasts.
- Die Sendung mit der Maus Video Podcast Die Sendung mit der Maus is a popular kids’ show with ingenious simple explanations of how things work that are just as educational for adults. Great listening practice! All the more recent episodes are available here; however, the oldest of these files (from 2008 through October 2009) don’t seem to work.
- Goethe Institut Podcasts für Deutschlerner For each podcast, there is also a pdf of the transcript.
Lists of Stations
- Radio Garden The green dots on this Google Earth map represent radio stations around the world. Click on a dot to listen to that station.
- listenlive.eu: German Radio Stations Great annotated list.
- radio.de Not annotated, but searchable by music genre and topic. Lists radio stations world-wide, but emphasizes Germany, e.g. on its “Top-10,” “recommended” [empfohlene] and “popular” [beliebte] lists.
- Surfmusik.de A convenient link to German (and other European) live radio stations. The link we’ve provided takes you directly to their list of the Top 20 most popular stations. In case it changes, you could go to their homepage at www.surfmusik.de instead.
Specific Stations
- SWR3 Webradio Click on “Live” or “LIVE HÖREN” to switch on the live broadcast
- Radio Goethe Government funded, yet “hip” station presenting exclusively German, Austrian and Swiss musicians and bands
- Radio Energy Austrian radio station
- Radio Ö24 Austrian radio station.
- FM4 Austrian radio station
- Soundportal.at Austrian radio station
- WDR. Choose from a variety of “Westdeutscher Rundfunk” radio stations.