Our History

On 19 January 2026, ARTE signs an association agreement with the Dutch public broadcaster Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO).

Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Awards 2026, Beverly Hills, USA Coproduction: ARTE France Cinéma

Sylvie Stephan becomes Programme Director  of ARTE from 1st January 2026.

German Film Award for Best Documentary Film 2025, Berlin, Germany One Future Award, Munich International Film Festival 2024, Germany Coproduction: RBB/BR/ARTE

Golden Nymph Award for Best Film, Monte-Carlo Television Festival, Monaco Coproduction: ZDF/ARTE

German Film Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay (Ayşe Polat), German Film Awards 2024, Berlin, Germany Bavarian Film Award 2025 for Best Director (Ayşe Polat), Munich, Germany Coproduction: WDR/ARTE

VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international, DOK.fest München – International Documentary Film Festival Munich 2024, Germany Coproduction : BR/ARTE

César Award for Best Documentary Film 2024, Paris, France Arri Award, Munich International Film festival 2023, Germany Co-production: ZDF/ARTE  

Heike Hempel, Head of the main editorial department for TV films/Series II at ZDF, becomes Vice President of ARTE GEIE from 1st January 2024. She succeeds Peter Weber, Head of Legal Affairs at ZDF.

ARTE signs an association agreement with Latvian public broadcaster Latvijas Televīziju - LTV.

Ingrid Libercier becomes Programme Director and member of the Management Board of ARTE GEIE from 15th June 2023.

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival 2022, France European Film Award for Best European Film, Best Director (Ruben Östlund), Best Script (Ruben Östlund) and Best Actor (Zlatko Burić), European Film Awards 2022, Reykjavik, Iceland  Coproduction: ZDF/ARTE France Cinéma

IDFA Award for Best Cinematography, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2022 Coproduction: ARTE France Cinema

IDFA Award for Best Film, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2022 Coproduction: DR/SVT/YLE/ARTE

On 29 June 2022 ARTE is entering into partnership agreements with the Spanish public broadcaster RTVE (Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española) and the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT (Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija). By doing so, it is strengthening its Europe-wide commitment true to its mission “to promote understanding and bring the peoples of Europe together.”

Directing Award in the category World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival 2022, Park City (Utah, USA) Coproduction: MDR/ARTE

Emelie de Jong becomes Programme Director and member of the Management Board of ARTE GEIE from 1st January 2022. Marysabelle Cote becomes Administrative Director and member of the Management Board.

Golden Leopard – competition "Cineasti del presente", Locarno Film Festival 2021, Switzerland Coproduction: ARTE

Silver Bear for Best Director, Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2021, Germany Coproduction: ZDF/ARTE

Every year, the "Club des Directeurs Artistiques" awards the most creative design works and advertising campaigns. In 2021, ARTE receives five awards in the category "Motion Design":

• Gold for the Summer of Dreams trailer (2020) Design: Funny Bones agency, concept and direction: Samuel Bernardeau (ARTE), text: Delphine Werner (ARTE), voice-over: Barbara Carlotti
• Silver for the Lockdown spot (2020) Concept and direction: Jean-Baptiste Séjourné (Gaston Production), text: Arnaud Garrivier (ARTE)
• Bronze for the design of Winter of Oceans (2021) by Sylvia Tournerie
• Bronze for the TV Idents for the turn of the year 2020/2021 Production: Éric Nung (Movement), illustration: Charlotte Gastaut, music: Arnaud Garrivier
• Bronze for the spots "Leek" and "Egg" produced by Éric Nung (Movement) for a digital advertising campaign for ARTE These spots were already awarded silver at the Promax Europe Awards in the OTT/VOD/Website/Interactive Service Spot category at the end of May.

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival 2021 Coproduction: ARTE France Cinéma

Grand Prix ex aequo, Cannes Film Festival 2021, France Coproduction: ARTE France Cinéma

Jury Prize (ex aequo), Cannes Film Festival 2021, France Coproduction: ZDF/ARTE

Jury Prize ex-aequo, Cannes Film Festival 2021, France Coproduction: ZDF/ARTE France Cinéma

Grand Prix ex aequo, Cannes Film Festival 2021, France Coproduction: SR/ARTE

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Sundance Festival 2021, Park City (USA) Best European Documentary Film and Best European Animated Film, European Film Award 2021, Berlin Coproduction: ARTE France

Bruno Patino, President of ARTE France, becomes President of ARTE GEIE from 1st January 2021. Peter Weber, Head of Legal Affaires at the ZDF, becomes Vice President.

Tom Buhrow, President of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and Chairman of the German association of public broadcasters ARD, becomes Chairman of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE. Nicolas Seydoux, President of Gaumont becomes Vice Chairman.

ARTE is a symbol of Franco-German friendship. The project, which had been championed since 1988 by French President François Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, came to fruition on 2 October 1990, when an Interstate Treaty was signed between France and the German Länder.

Frédéric Bereyziat becomes Director of Administration and Coordination and member of the Management Board of ARTE France

Golden Bear for Best Film, Berlinale 2020, Berlin, Germany Corproduction: ZDF/ARTE  

ARTE is expanding its partnerships with the addition of YLE, the Finnish television and radio broadcasting service, and Film Fund Luxembourg, the national fund that supports Luxembourgish audiovisual productions.

In January 2018, Bernd Mütter becomes Programme Director of ARTE G.E.I.E.      

IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, Amsterdam 2017 Co-production: WDR / ARTE

Category Design: Best New Corporate Design Package Best Bumper or Station-ID Package Best 2D/3D Animation Category Promotion: Best promotion spot for special programming for the live transmission of the opera Madame Butterfly

Golden Leopard, Locarno Festival, Switzerland Co-production: ZDF/ARTE        

Golden Leopard, Locarno Festival, Switzerland Co-production: ARTE France      

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: ZDF/ARTE France Cinéma      

The Partners developed a brand idea: ARTE – Europe’s cultural magnet. They reimagined the ARTE logo as a magnet then, to maximise the space of the wide screen format, spun it 90 degrees and placed it on a vertical axis.      

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Los Angeles, USA Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma    

In January 2017 Emmanuel Suard becomes Administrative Director of ARTE G.E.I.E.          

The Italian public broadcasting company RAI Com has signed a partnership agreement with ARTE to actively collaborate on coproductions and programme acquisitions, and merge the online footprint of the two channels. This eighth partnership strengthens ARTE’s roots in the European audiovisual landscape.

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: ARTE / WDR      

Dr Markus Nievelstein becomes Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ARD, replacing Peter Latzel.  

**Golden Bear,**Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2016 Best European Documentary, European Film Awards 2016, Wrocławn Poland Coproduction: ARTE France Cinéma/RAI      

The Irish public television RTÉ signs a partnership agreement with ARTE to produce programmes regarding e.g. arts, culture and History as well as web contents for ARTE Concert and ARTE in English. ARTE thereby develops its partnerships in Europe.  

Nicolas Seydoux, President of Gaumont, becomes chairman, and Dr Thomas Bellut, Director General of ZDF, becomes vice chairman of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.

In January 2016 ARTE passes to German presidency: Peter Boudgoust becomes President, Anne Durupty Vice President (2016 – October 2018) of ARTE GEIE.  

César Award for Best Animated Film (short film), Paris 2016 Production: Sacrebleu Productions with the participation of ARTE France Cinéma.

César Award for Best First Feature Film, Paris LUX FILM Price by the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France European Film Award 2015 (FIPRESCI Award), Berlin With the participation of ARTE / ZDF  

César Award, Paris Co-production: ARTE France      

César Award, Paris Co-production: ARTE France      

César Award, Paris Co-production: ARTE France      

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: ARTE      

ARTE programmes, 85% produced in Europe, are available in 4 languages. All programmes go out in French and German. 600 hours a year online documentaries, magazine shows and live performances are subtitled in English and Spanish. 55% of Europeans have a wider choice of high-quality TV programmes in their native language, thanks to the support of the EU.

Nicolas Seydoux is nominated Vice Chairman of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

Olivier Guillemot who has been Director of Administration and Coordination of ARTE France since february 2013 becomes member of the Management Board in October 2015.  

Broadcasting of the first "Tandem" coproductions: the thriller Le jour de vérité (The day of truth) and the comedy Mon cher petit village (My dear little village). French and German producers, directors and authors worked together on two different TV dramas on the same subject, i.e. nuclear energy. Two actors, Vicky Krieps and Laurent Stocker, appear in both dramas. The project was initiated in September 2013 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty to boost Franco-German TV drama coproduction. The project echoes the proactive policy in the field of cinema, founded in 1996 upon the so called, "Grand accord" between ARTE and the two German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, as well as the "mini-traité" signed in 2001 between France and Germany.  

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: ARTE/WDR      

Golden Lion, 74th Venice Film Festival, Italy Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma/ZDF      

The free magazine Culture Touch gives a weekly overview of the latest cultural events in Europe. Especially developped for tablets the magazine presents the best of ARTE's programme in short videos, articles, photos and exclusive interviews.  

  The launch of ARTE Cinema, shining a spotlight on all the cinematic riches the station has to offer: an impressive film guide, videos available 24/7, and cutting-edge programs aimed at film-buffs.  

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Los Angeles, USA Co-production: ARTE France

César Award for Best Animated Film (short film), Paris 2014 Production: Les Trois Ours with the participation of ARTE France Cinéma.

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival 2014 Co-production: ARTE France    

Whether in style or music, the 90s are back on ARTE for a special 2014 summer highlight. Fall of the Berlin Wall, end of the Cold War and shifting borders, documentaries, concerts and movies turn back to a decade of radical political, social and technological changes.  

A one-year extension until the 31st of December 2015 is offered to the President and Vice-President of the Management Board, Véronique Cayla and Gottfried Langenstein, as well as to the President and Vice-President of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE, Markus Schächter and Rémy Pflimlin. In this way, the General Assembly wishes to insure greater continuity in the governance of the station, and the firm implementation of its strategy.  

ARTE develops partnerships in Europe. The station signs a new deal with Polish public television, TVP.  Affiliated since 1996, ARTE and TVP renew their cooperation on air and on the web, looking to create an ARTE window on TVP Kultura.  

German Film Award for Best Documentary Film, Berlin Co-production: ARTE/ZDF  

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: HR/ARTE    

ARTE develops partnerships in Europe, signing a cooperation agreement with RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) to produce web content: musical recordings, internet documentaries, and to offer editorial exchange. Already affiliated since 1995, SWISS SRG SSR TV and ARTE, thus bring the benefit of their expanded offer to all screens.  

Vincent Meslet becomes Editorial Director of ARTE France.  

Launch of ARTE Future, a topical platform focusing on the environmental, scientific and economic issues of the day.

ARTE develops partnerships in Europe, signing a partnership agreement with the Czech public television station, Česká televize.  

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: RBB/ARTE      

End of analogue TV broadcasting in Germany. Transmissions are now entirely digital in both France and Germany.  

ARTE's programmes are available 24/7 via live streaming on its website.  

2012 Schedule? A lively and alluring mix of discovery and educational programs for day-time viewers. Each evening has its own flavour: cinema on Mondays, investigative reports, history and geopolitics on Tuesdays, creativity on Wednesdays, series on Thursdays, dramas on Fridays, contemporary culture on Saturdays, and to round off the week, in-depth topical documentaries for all the family on Sundays.  

Peter Latzel takes over from Klaus Wenger as Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE ARD Coordinator.  

ARTE broadcasts all films, TV movies and series in the original language with sub-titles.

End of analogue TV broadcasting in France as well as the extension of the digital terrestrial network (DDTV). Transmissions are entirely digital in both countries from April 2012 when Germany also ends analogue broadcating.  

Wolfgang Bergmann takes over from Heiko Holefleisch as Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE’s ZDF Coordinator.

Launch of the ARTE Creative web platform dedicated to contemporary culture and creativity in all its guises (i.e. digital arts, street art, design, gaming, photography). A talent factory, research lab and magazine all rolled into one, ARTE Creative invites the internet community in partnership with major festivals, schools and institutions across Europe, to get together in inventing new forms of narration as well as experimenting with unusual formats, at the crossroads of where the web and TV meet.  

Prof. Markus Schächter, former President of ZDF and Vice Chairman of the General Assembly of ARTE Deutschland and Rémy Pflimlin, Chief Executive Officer of France Télévisions take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

In March 2011 Anne Durupty becomes General Director of ARTE France.  

ARTE's visual identity is revolutionized under the artistic direction of Ulli Krieg and her team of artists and designers.  Innovations include a striking new 3-D logo designed by Joost Korngold (Re*Nascent), and ingenious, kaleidoscopic links between programs. Lila Tamazit, Julian Sibre, and for a short time, Stephane di Benrando, lend their voices to ARTE for transmission in French, while on the German side, long time associate Barbara Stoll is joined by Frank Stoeckle.  

As per the channel’s statutes, ARTE passes to French presidency for the 2011-2014 period. Véronique Cayla takes over from Gottfried Langenstein who in turn becomes Vice President. In March 2011, Véronique Cayla is also nominated President of ARTE France.  

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: ZDF/ARTE    

Short Film Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: ARTE France    

The Golden Bear,****Berlin International Film Festival Co-production: ZDF/ARTE    

From November 2010 the ARTE+7 catch-up service is available on smartphones, connected TV and video-platforms such as YouTube and Dailymotion in France.  

ARTE joins CanalSat Caraïbes, the direct multichannel satellite broadcasting service, available to viewers in the French overseas territories of Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guiana.

ARTE reboots its access primetime and late evening slots. In access prime-time, innovations to news reporting are introduced with ARTE Journal, The Blogger and Yourope illuminating current events from both a European and international perspective. The French prime-time slot is brought slightly forward to more closely align itself to TV viewing habits. Late on in the evening, ARTE targets a younger audience with programs featuring culture, fashion, music, film, comics (Culture Pop) and live performing arts (One Shot Not), while also delving into the world of science, with reports on geomagnetic storms, cannabis and even plant intelligence.  

Golden Lion, 74th Venice Film Festival, Italy Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma    

Launch of "ARTE Live Web", renamed ARTE Concert in 2014, a web platform, dedicated to the performing arts and music from all over the world, including theatre, opera, pop, rock and dance. "ARTE Live Web" showcases up-and-coming talent and top-ranked artists performing live, provides Internet viewers with a space for discovery and contact with other users, and features ARTE coproductions, exclusive content, and recordings supplied by partner broadcasters.  

ARTE develops its partnerships in Europe, signing an agreement with Greek public service broadcaster ERT (Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi) for co-productions of "Thema" evenings, drama and documentaries.  

**Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film,**Los Angeles, USA Co-production: ZDF/ARTE  

  Launch of the first web documentary, "Gaza-Sderot, Life in spite of everything", which depicts daily life on both sides of the border in the Gaza Strip. The documentary is also available in an interactive format which allows viewers to follow the series in five languages (Hebrew, Arabic, French, English and German), promoting Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.  

ARTE’s corporate visual identity and sound design are given a makeover by the Munich based agency Luxlotusliner, and the Parisian agency, Novaprod Owl.  The logo is brought into sharper relief by placing it on a 3-D colour gradiant against a background collage of vivid portraits of people of all ages German promotional campaign: "Gebt mir einen Grund fernzusehen" ("Giving viewers a reason to watch TV").  

Starting in July ARTE begins HD broadcasting via the Astra satellite in Germany, and in October via Digital terrestrial television (DTTV) in France.

César Award, Paris Co-production: ARTE Frankreich      

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: SWR/BR/ARTE      

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Los Angeles, USA Co-production: BR /ARTE      

  Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: ZDF/ARTE  

Véronique Cayla and Prof. Jobst Plog take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

  Launch of the ARTE+7 catch-up service, offering internet users in France and Germany free access to a broad range of programs within seven days of their original transmission.  

The program schedule gets a major facelift. There are three main targets: more forward looking programs such as, "Sciences", that present the latest findings from the natural world; further in-depth coverage of European issues with the magazine, Visages d’Europe, that portrays the ordinary yet remarkable men and women that make up Europe's diverse cultural identity; and ZOOM Europa, a program that takes a closer look at what’s happening in member states of the European Union. Cultural coverage gave a further boost with the early evening magazine, Metropolis, and Trash, a series dedicated to screening cult B-movies for their many enthusiasts.  

Broadcasting via ADSL in Germany.

  As per the channel’s statutes, ARTE passes over to German presidency for the 2007-2010 period. In January 2007, Dr. Gottfried Langenstein is nominated President and Jérôme Clément becomes Vice President of the ARTE GEIE management board.  

The Golden Bear,****Berlin International Film Festival Co-production: ZDF/ARTE    

Broadcasting via ADSL in France.

ARTE extends its program schedule to cover weekday mornings, a major step towards getting higher visibility for the channel. Starting at 8 am, magazines such as ARTE Culture, Karambolage, ARTE Reportage and lifestyle magazine CHIC are retransmitted.  

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: WDR/BR/ARTE      

ARTE broadcasts 24/7 in France via DTTV (TNT). With the switch to Digital terrestrial television (DTTV), ARTE’s daytime programs, only previously available since January 2001 to cable and satellite subscribers, can now be watched by most viewers in France. Programming is extended on week-end mornings and weekdays after 2 p.m, after midday as of October 2005, and as early as 8 in the morning from the beginning of May 2006. In addition to retransmissions of flagship evening programs, ARTE also offers new series on family, health, and cuisine, providing insight into daily life across Europe.  

In European and Mediterranean countries ARTE switches from the analogue broadcasting of evening programs to digital transmission 24/7.  

A clearer and more user-friendly schedule allows the viewer to pick-out and identify similar programs at more regular times. ARTE offers in-depth analysis on current affairs and places Europe at the heart of its programming with three daily editions of "ARTE Info" during the week, a "Journal de la culture" that explores the choicest pickings from the European culture scene, and an international magazine, "ARTE Reportage". In addition, the program "Karambolage" gently pokes fun at the differences, both big and small, that exist between the French and Germans.  

Winds of change sweep through ARTE, with a new design produced by the Velvet Agency (Munich) and the accompnying statement: “ARTE, vivons curieux” ("ARTE, be curious"). In a bold visual innovation, the on-screen corporate logo is tilted back 4°, and twisted to open out the image enhancing its impact.  

The Golden Bear,****Berlin International Film Festival Co-production: NDR/ARTE    

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: WDR/ARTE    

German Film Award for Best Documentary Film, Berlin Co-production: WDR/ARTE  

Prof. Jobst Plog and Rémy Pflimlin take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

ARTE GEIE inaugurates its new headquarters in Strasbourg, close to existing European institutions. The building is designed by the Franco-German architectural team of Hans Struhk and Paul Maechel.  

As per the channel’s statutes, ARTE passes over to French presidency for the 2003-2007 period. Jérôme Clément is nominated President and Gottfried Langenstein (Director of International Affairs at German channel ZDF and ARTE Coordinator), Vice President of the ARTE GEIE management board.  

German Film Award for Best Documentary Film, Berlin Co-production: ARTE/HR/SWR

ARTE expands transmission of its programs across Europe. Available from December 2002 to Austria via the cable operator UPC Telekabel, in the cities of Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Baden, Klagenfurt and Graz.

  Co-production agreement with SVT (Sweden).  

ARTE broadcast 24/7 in Germany via the digital terrestrial network (TNT/DVB-T).  

Launch of ARTE Radio in France, a pioneering web radio offering reports, documentaries and original productions. Available on-demand and with excellent sound quality.  

ARTE is broadcast beyond European borders in twenty French-speaking African countries via the "LE SAT" digital TV package.  

The Golden Bear,****Berlin International Film Festival Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma/WDR  

German Film Award for Best Fiction Film, Berlin, Germany Coproduction: ARTE/HR

ARTE’s schedule is reset to reflect new TV viewing habits while remaining true to its values and editorial policy. Late evening programs now start at around 10:30-11 p.m. to enable viewers from other channels to join. A new rhythm is introduced to programming with a wider variety of genres on offer and an intensified focus on culture and Europe; art house documentaries on Mondays, politics and society on Tuesdays, History on Wednesdays, and movies on Thursdays. Late night is dedicated to more experimental programming from the art world and cinema, as well as pop and rock music in the bi-monthly, Music Planet 2Nite. Other new programs also include the Saturday magazine, Forum, which focuses on European society, and Sunday's self-explanatory, "Dance".  

ARTE signs a partnership agreement with ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk / Austria).

Co-production Agreement with the BBC (United Kingdom).

12.5 million German households get access to ARTE.  24/7 in digital thanks to the ASTRA 1C satellite, and from 2 p.m in analogue.Cable operators deliver ARTE to Bremen in 2001, to Lower Saxony and Hamburg in 2002, and to Rhineland Palatinate, Berlin and Brandenburg in 2003. ARTE also broadcasts 24 hours a day in Germany from November 2002 on the digital terrestrial network (DTTV).ARTE's afternoon schedule features series and documentaries on familly, heath and society, providing valuable insight into the everyday life of Europeans.  

Partnership agreement with TVP (Poland).  

ARTE introduces its new pastoral look with help from the “Razorfish” agency.  Matched to the beat and colours of the four seasons, snatches of whimsical stories from everyday life are interspersed between programs, all embossed with ARTE’s distinctive logo.

Heiko Holefleisch is nominated Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ZDF, replacing Hans-Günther Brüske.  

ARTE signs a cooperation agreement with NPS (Netherlands) in February  2001.

César Award, Paris Co-production: La Sept ARTE    

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: ZDF/ARTE  

  Golden Palm, Best Actress(Björk), Cannes Film Festival France Coproduction : ARTE France/WDR  

“La Sept ARTE” changes its name into “ARTE France”.  

German Film Award, Berlin Co-production: ARTE/WDR  

Georges Fillioud and Dr. h. c. Dieter Stolte take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

Cooperation agreement with YLE (Yleisradio/Finland), for co-producing dramas and "Thema" evenings.  

ARTE expands transmission of its programs across Europe. Available in analog 24/7 through Belgian and Dutch cable networks as of September 1999.

Jobst Plog, President of NDR (and former chairman of the ARTE General Assembly) becomes the first German President of the ARTE GEIE management board. Jérôme Clément, President of ARTE France is nominated Vice President.  

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: La sept Cinéma/WDR    

ARTE beefs up its access prime-time slot (7-8:45 p.m.) to clearly differentiate itself from other children's channels sharing the same frequency before 7 p.m. (La Cinquième in France and Kinderkanal in Germany), and also to bridge the gap between French and German prime times (8:45/8:15 p.m.)  On offer are original and appealing series, reports and documentaries.  From 7 p.m: discovery, environment,  science (“Archimède"), history (“Histoire parallèle"), travel and music ("Tracks", "Maestro").  From 7:50-8:15p.m.: weather forecast and news with a European focus (“ARTE Info”).  And from 8:15-8:45 p.m.: international news reporting (“ARTE Reportage”, “GEO”) during the week, with arts (“Palettes”) and theatre at the week-end.  

ARTE develops its partnerships in Europe, signing a cooperation agreement with the Austrian public broadcaster ORF (Österreichische Rundfunk), to be followed by an association contract in March 2001.  

Cooperation Agreement with RAI (Italy).

ARTE Deutschland launches ARTE EDITION.  

ARTE expands transmission of its programmes across Europe. Thanks to broadcasting through the digital satellite channels TPS, ZDF and CANALSATELLITE, ARTE programmes can be watched during the day in France and Germany as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands via cable networks as of September 1999, and from December 2002 in Austria via UPC Telekabel.  

César Award for Best Film, Best Production and Best Editing, Paris Co-production: La Sept Cinéma  

Cooperation agreement with TVP (Telewizja Polska, Poland), for co-producing new programs and for the exchange of existing programs, which will be followed by an association contract in January 2001.  

Golden Leopard, Locarno Festival, Switzerland Co-production: La Sept Cinéma  

In Germany ARTE launches the campaign: "ARTE, sehen Sie selbst!"  "ARTE, see for yourself! (The Castenow + Partner, Agency, Düsseldorf).  

The five new German Länder sign the interstate founding treaty of 2 October 1990.

ARTE launches its website: www.arte-tv.com (www.arte.tv since 2006).  

ARTE broadcasts its first film with audio description for the blind and visually impaired.  

The program schedule now includes a four-times weekly news magazine with a special focus on Europe (“7 ½”), and Tuesday and Friday evenings dedicated to documentaries (“La Vie en Face”, “Maestro”, “Music Planet”).  

ARTE France Cinema signs a coproduction agreement with the German public broadcasters ZDF and WDR, on behalf of ARD, to promote European cinema. This "grand accord”, contributes to six major films each selected for their author's prominant international standing.  

ARTE begins daytime broadcasting on both sides of the Rhine with households subscribing to digital packages via satellite or cable 24/7. In France with TPS on Hot Bird and Canal + on Astra, in Germany with ZDF and ARD on Astra.

ARTE broadcasts its programs in 16:9 format.    

César Award, Paris Co-production: La Sept ARTE      

  Golden Lion, 74th Venice Film Festival, Italy Co-production: La Sept Cinéma    

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: ARTE France Cinéma  

Cooperation Agreement with SRG SSR (Switzerland) and TVE (Spain).  In October 1995 an ARTE window "Noche Temática", is opened on on RTVE (Radiotelevisión Española).  

Klaus Wenger is nominated Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ARD, replacing Gerd Opitz.  

ARTE’s corporate identity gets refreshed with a redesigned warm orange logo from the British creative agency, Lambie-Nairn & Company, and new thematic links according to program type (documentaries performing arts, movies). ARTE launches a campaign in Germany: « ARTE. Europäisch fernsehen » “European TV” (MWI, Agency, Hamburg).

ARTE is transmitted across Europe via the Astra 1D satellite, and to the Mediterranean and North Africa via the EUTELSAT satellite 2F1. Further agreements with other important European cable operators are signed, with a special emphasis on countries where ARTE is developing partnerships with other public channels.

Prof. Jobst Plog and Daniel Toscan du Plantier are nominated to take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

Jérôme Clément, President of ARTE France is reappointed to the ARTE GEIE management board for a second term, while Jörg Rüggeberg succeeds Dietrich Schwarzkopf as Vice President.  

La Sept ARTE launches ARTE Editions.

ARTE publishes its first German monthly: ARTE Magazin.  

ARTE develops partnerships in Europe, signing a cooperation agreement with Belgian public service broadcaster RTBF (Radio-télévision belge francophone). Within the context of this partnership an own window ARTE Belgique hab been scheduled between 2006 and 2014: magazines and documentaries produced by the RTBF were broadcast on ARTE in French and also in Dutch.  

"Laissez-vous déranger par ARTE" - "Let ARTE shake you up"! Creation of the ARTE logo by the “Well Well Well” agency, led by Philippe Truffaut and graphic designer Dan Benesh. A radical graphic gesture, its lower-case letters lopped off at the base, the logo reflects the station’s desire for a bold new beginning. The new on-screen identity is equally dramatic, with strange figures such as the three city gents, the bewitching female twins or the unusual street lamp lady, appearing at the start of every program proclaiming “Sur ARTE, l'heure, c'est l'heure!” (ARTE – it’s now or never!). Sylvie Caspar is ARTE’s French voice (1992-2010) while in Germany the honour goes to Doris Streibl, (1992-1993), until Barbara Stoll takes over in 1994. ARTE launches its first ad campaign in France: “Laissez-vous déranger par ARTE”/“Let ARTE shake you up!” (Audour, Soum, Larue, agency, Paris). In Germany ARTE launches a campaign around Christmas « Wenn Sie Weihnachten satt sind:  ARTE » “When you’re tired of Christmas, try ARTE!” (HSR & S/SMS agency; Düsseldorf).

ARTE goes on air on the evening of the 30th May 1992.  From its base in Strasbourg, the channel transmits its first simultaneous analogue transmission to most households on both sides of the Rhine. In France in May from 5pm via satellite (TDF 1-2) and in September from 7pm on analogue terrestrial network (Telcom 2B satellite) for 72% households. In Germany via DFS1 Copernicus and the Astra 1D satellite from 1994 for an extra 6 million households.  

Hans-Günther Brüske becomes Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ZDF, replacing Wolfgang Bernhard.  

Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival Co-production: La Sept      

La Sept launches La Sept Cinéma, a film production subsidiary renamed ARTE France Cinéma in 1998.

Jérôme Clément, President of La Sept, and Dietrich Schwarzkopf, Program Director at ARD, are nominated President and Vice President of the management board.

Wolfgang Bernhard is named Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ZDF.  

Gert Opitz is nominated Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland and ARTE Coordinator at ARD.  

Dr. Willibald Hilf and Daniel Toscan du Plantier take the Chairmanship of the General Assembly of ARTE GEIE.  

Jérôme Clément becomes President of La Sept (today ARTE France).