More than 38 million households in Germany have televisions, making the German television market the most competitive and the largest in all of Europe.

The many regional and national public broadcasters, which are structured in accordance with the political framework of the federal government, compete with powerful commercial operators for audiences. Broadcasting is governed by local authorities in each of Germany's 16 states and federal states.

Das Erste and ZDF are the two television networks, and Deutschlandradio is the national public radio station. The "broadcasting co....