[sgift]

Both of these sentences are factually wrong. There is no government news in Germany. And the Öffentlich-rechtlich (which program is, again, not controlled by the government) are not really expensive (The price is 17,50 for everything together: TV programs, radio programs, internet presence).

[chopin]

It is controlled by CDU and SPD who together form the government. Secondly afaik it is one of the best funded public broadcast worldwide.

[anoncake]

Please stop spreading misinformation. The Federal Constitutional Court decided in 2014 that no more than a third of the members of each Rundfunkrat can be chosen by the state or by parties. Also, not all party representatives are representatives of a governing party. The ZDF Fernsehrat has representatives of each party present in the Bundestag. Two thirds belong to other groups such as churches and unions. For the state-level Rundfunkrats, the federal government is obviously irrelevant.

[chopin]

Name one Intendant (head of broadcaster) who is not member of a ruling party.

[anoncake]

I don't take orders from you. But there are a few.