DW streamlines television programming for Latin America and Asia

The changes to these lineups will ensure that audiences in Asia and Latin America will be able to enjoy more DW programming in Spanish and German. Up until now, DW (Latinoamérica) broadcast 20 hours in Spanish, and DW (Asien) 20 hours of German.

"We are further streamlining our lineups to reflect the growing importance of our target audiences in Asia and Latin America," said DW’s Director of Global Content Christoph Lanz.

The new 24-hour German service in Asia is part of a dual channel strategy for the region. The flagship channel DW is currently available around the clock in English as well. In addition, DW’s English channel is available in North America, Africa and Australia.

Viewers in Europe can still tune in to DW (Europe), which broadcasts 18 hours in English and six hours in German. DW (Arabia) offers viewers in the Middle East ten hours in Arabic and 14 hours in English. DW (Amerika) is broadcast throughout the entire content with 20 hours in German and four hours in English.

Starting September 30, DW’s half-hour music program PopXport will be broadcast once weekly – instead of three times per month. Kino, the German film magazine, has received a new spot in the lineup but will still be broadcast once per month.

PopXport features the best acts and musicians from the German music scene as well as the latest trends and events. PopXport is also a media partner of "Initiative Musik," a funding agency set up by the German federal government for the music industry in Germany. It is available in English, German, Spanish and Arabic.