defilmtv1-9, Exercise 3: Streaming and Babylon Berlin

Model answer:

Two ways (any two): German-language series became a global export through streaming services (for example Dark, made for Netflix, which found a worldwide audience); new co-productions appeared between broadcasters and platforms; public broadcasters put archives and new work online in their own libraries; the market became crowded, replacing the picture of a few national channels.

Babylon Berlin shows a new mix of public and private money because it was a co-production of a pay-television company and the public broadcaster ARD, and was reported as the most expensive German-language series made at that time (check). Earlier long-form work (Chapter 8) was funded by the licence fee alone.