There are 107 thousand more subscribers than in the same quarter last year. On the other hand, it is the lowest annual growth (+2.4%) since the end of 2013.
President Nicolás Maduro referred to DW as a "Nazi broadcaster" in reaction to one of its contents. The General Director, Peter Limbourg, stated that the distribution must be restored.
This is the first time that the channel will have a presence in Western Europe, specifically in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland trough out the pay-tv operator Allente.