DW is now working with TRT Türk to broadcast “DW ile Avrupa” – a program that delves into German and European politics, business and culture. “DW ile Avrupa” has reports and features produced by DW’s Turkish department and will be aired every Friday, with repeats on the weekend. The show is supplemented by individual segments from DW’s television magazines European Journal, Made in Germany and People and Politics to fully accommodate Turkish audiences’ needs. Moderator Özlem Coskun hosts the show.

Following Polish, Romanian, Albanian, Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian editions, the Turkish show is DW’s seventh to be produced in its Bonn studios for the central and southeastern Europe target area.

DW’s Turkish department has been on the air for 50 years.

DW recently completed a contest to get users to submit ideas for new content for its educational series Learning by Ear. The feedback was astounding – and now the winners are in. The jury has now come up with a list of the 10 best, incuding the winner from Togo. Bouloufèi Bèwèzima and a group from the club “A nous la planète” wrote a story called “A long way home” about two trafficked boys who undertake an exhausting march to rejoin their family.

You can find a full list of winners here.

Who better to bring you the Bundesliga then our team of editors from Kick off!. They have created a Facebook fan page to accompany the show, which will feature news, information, polls, photos, articles and videos from the show. It’s the perfect way to get your daily dose from the top flight in Germany. From Schweinsteiger and Bayern Munich to Klopp and Dortmund – this will be the place to meet and exchange opinions about soccer in Germany. Join the discussion today!

DW is not only available on TV and the web. Travelers are getting to see great DW content on a growing number of airlines. We caught up on the latest about in-flight entertainment (IFE) with DW’s Head of Distribution Ulrich Wartmann.

What in-flight entertainment does DW offer to airlines, and what are some of the most popular programs?
We select content from DW’s magazines like Kino and Made in Germany. IFE also features documentaries from the DW Transtel catalog on topics from the environment to the automotive world and from fashion to technology.

The most popular content from our IFE line-up comes from the lifestyle shows like Euromaxx and PopXport.

How long has DW offered IFE?
Compared to some of our other services, we have actually been offering IFE for a relatively short period. We have had a few partnerships in place for years now, but we started concentrating more on our IFE efforts in 2008.

What kind of programming are airlines looking for, and how can DW help meet their needs?
Airlines are looking for all kinds of programs. When it comes to documentaries, they want nature, travel and lifestyle programs. Science is a popular topic, too.

Something we pride ourselves on is our multilingual capability. We can provide quality programming in several different languages and make it available in numerous markets. Our IFE programming is currently available in German, English, Spanish and Arabic. And a number of our shows have different subtitle options.

How do you see IFE developing in the future? Will DW expand its offerings?
We especially want to increase our emphasis on lifestyle programs by creating new formats and expanding the Euromaxx series.

Who are some of DW’s newest partners for IFE?
Just this year, the following airlines have gotten on board with us: Aeroflot, Air Namibia, Eva Air, Iberia, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines and Somon Air.

We are always looking forward to seeing more carriers take advantage of our IFE.

DW regularly takes part in IFE conferences from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and will do so in the coming year. Aleksandra Jovanic is the Distribution Representative who has been taking care of IFE at DW for the last few years.

DW has signed a new partnership with Watchup to deliver its video content to iPad users in the United States. In DW and Watchup’s agreement, Watchup will regularly link to the latest 10 clips of DW’s in-depth, video coverage and analysis of German and international affairs. Other news organizations available via Watchup include al Jazeera, CNN, PBS Newshour and The Wall Street Journal.

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