The TVBS has the financial support of the
MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Union and the
Land of Schleswig-Holstein, one of the regional Governments of Germany, as well as the following partners: German public broadcasters
ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) and
ARD (represented by Norddeutscher Rundfunk
NDR); and leading international law firm
Bird & Bird, which specialises in the media and communications sectors and represents TV producers in the UK.