Deutscher Fernsehpreis


The Deutscher Fernsehpreis is a German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It is awarded annually. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, though it is not organized by an academy. The Fernsehpreis is the successor to both the Telestar and the Goldener Löwe awards.

History

The first award took place on 2 October 1999 in Cologne. Every year another of the participating stations broadcast the ceremony:
1 It will not air on TV.