TV channel Phoenix on the verge of closure? Chancellor election changes everything

BERLIN LIVE TV channel Phoenix on the verge of closure? Chancellor election changes everything Marcel Görmann • 1 hour • 2 minutes read The TV channel Phoenix is ​​on the brink! As part of the reform of public broadcasting, numerous small specialty channels are to be eliminated. The news and documentary channel could fall victim to cost-cutting pressure and is fighting for survival. The day of Friedrich Merz's chancellor election could have changed everything. For Merz and the Phoenix TV producers, Tuesday in the Bundestag went anything but according to plan. But that is precisely what is now bringing about a change in the debate. "The pure gold of public broadcasting" For hours, Phoenix reported from the Bundestag. The team of reporters and presenters tried to explain to viewers calmly, objectively, but also entertainingly what was happening in parliament and to shed light on the darkness. Even prominent viewers felt well informed. Such as Anne Will. Presenter Will wrote on X: "It's fantastic what Phoenix is ​​doing today! Woe betide anyone who says it could work without them again." Her colleague Micky Beisenherz also expressed her appreciation: "At this point, I would like to emphasize again: Anyone who doesn't understand, especially in these times, why Phoenix is ​​the pure gold of public broadcasting is ignorant or simply malicious." It was a "scandal" to even question the station's future, he wrote on X. Even politicians praised Phoenix's performance, especially on the day of the chancellor election. Bundestag President Julia Klöckner thanked the broadcasters live on air for their coverage. Former FDP member of the Bundestag Ria Schröder commented online: "I'd love for ZDF and ARD to merge, but Phoenix is ​​so valuable – and not just on a day like today."