Educational programmes via TV from Germany to India
New Delhi: New Delhi: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed up with IT@School ViCTERS, India's first dedicated educational TV channel, to allow Indian students access to more than 200 hours of its educational programmes. The agreement will offer schools and students in India the opportunity to see, among others, the popular German programme Mouse TV. It will also bring in documentaries and videos covering science, medicine, waste management, workplace safety, water, world cultures and the animal kingdom. Deutsche Welle called India "one of the most significant providers of educational television worldwide." "This new partnership offers Deutsche Welle a great platform to reach out to students at schools in India," said Angelika Newel, head of distribution Asia/Australia at Deutsche Welle. "We are confident that our brand of edutainment will be a hit with both students and teachers." IT@School ViCTERS is the educational channel of the Kerala gover...