Germans forced to pay for TV even if they don't watch it?
Yes, it's true: every household in Germany must pay a contribution to finance public broadcasters, even if they never watch it. So how did things get to this point, and why are public broadcasters even a thing? Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:44 The beginnings 03:10 Radio comes to Germany 05:17 Striving for independance 08:05 The internet changes everything 10:07 Who needs public broadcasters? Music: "This is a Jazz Space" by Midnight North YouTube Audio Library "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence --------- Become a channel member for bonus content: / @rewboss Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.

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