In the conflict over the use of unapproved content, ARD has taken legal action against Bild TV. “We have decided to take legal action against the Springer broadcaster, which was launched in August, because of what we believe to be illegal takeover of our reporting,” said ARD on Thursday in Cologne. The broadcasting association and ZDF accuse Bild TV of having used their live content on election evening without the corresponding consent of the two public broadcasters. According to ARD information, the unapproved content is mainly about the first forecasts from Sunday evening and the Berlin Round, in which the party leaders and top candidates discussed after the election with Rainald Becker (ARD) and Peter Frey (ZDF) and the ARD and ZDF broadcast in parallel. The test must show how many minutes of the public service material were used, it said.
Bild TV had defended the takeover of the pictures at the request of the SZ on the day after the election. The discussion round organized by ARD and ZDF is also relevant for people “who want to find out more on election evening”. The federal election was a historical moment. You have quoted the different forecasts “live with a clear reference to the source and selected sequences from the Berlin round taken over “. If resulting from the takeover on the part of image “Should claims from ARD and ZDF arise, we are happy to settle them”.