[Adverblessly]

Here in Israel they just upload most of their TV content to YT, some if it is really good. They used to also stream (and archive) their news stuff, but for some reason I'm getting a 404. (You can look up Kan11 and Kan11news if you are curious, though I don't think they have translations so probably not useful if you don't speak Hebrew).

EDIT: Looks like it is only broken for me in FireFox...

[ffsm8]

That was the case in Germany too, at least for a few years.

They've since changed their tune and ceased uploading whole episodes, only excerpts go onto YouTube now with links to their own "Mediathek".

From my understanding they're doing so because the content is paid for by public money, and YouTube is a foreign for-profit company. So they were essentially spending the citizens money to provide content to a private entity that's headquartered abroad

[mschuster91]

> From my understanding they're doing so because the content is paid for by public money, and YouTube is a foreign for-profit company. So they were essentially spending the citizens money to provide content to a private entity that's headquartered abroad

That's one thing, but IIRC the larger part was that the private broadcasters whined as they always do.

[Ringz]

Just like they whined about one of the best public funded and free weather apps out there and sued them: DWD

https://www.dwd.de/DE/presse/pressemitteilungen/DE/2020/2020...

[shmeeed]

The day of that news was the day I uninstalled all private weather apps I had been using and bought DWD. I figured if they want to play that game, they gotta live with the consequences.

I've since been encouraging everyone I know to do the same, and I never forget to tell this backstory.

Besides, DWD is hands down the single best weather app in the DACH region anyway.

[odiroot]

Fortunately Tagesschau still uploads to YT. Which is great because their website (and the video player) are a bit clunky.

[hobofan]

There is still the "Funk" part of programming that targets people under 30. Almost all the content produced under that umbrella is available on YouTube (or Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), based on the realism that that's what's needed to reach the youth.

[addandsubtract]

That, too, has been pulled back, though. Funk episodes are now released in the Mediathek first and only a few weeks(?) later on Youtube.

[subpixel]

ARD is experimenting with trying to get users to jump out of YT for content, but they still post a lot of material there.

[PurpleRamen]

German TV is doing that too, but there are harsh limitations on what they can make available and how long it can stay online, because private broadcaster sued them 20 something years ago. Since then, the rules change from time to time, and Public Broadcaster are carefully exploring what they really can do.

[zelphirkalt]

Great idea for Europe: Make your publicly paid for content available on a proprietary GDPR violating platform!

They did upload there, but fortunately it was available elsewhere too.

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If I liked סרוגים, is there any recent series you'd recommend?