arte is a franco-german chanel, broadcasted at
the same time in France and Germany with identical
images, but specific soundtrack. It's got a lot of
cross-cultural programs which somehow have contributed
to us knowing each other a bit better on both side of the
border (cuz as you may imagine Germany isn't a country the
French would be instinctively keen to very much appreciate).

The average people tends to find it too artsy'n'intellectual though.