Overview
- The Federal Constitutional Court confirmed that no decision on ARD and ZDF’s complaints will be issued in 2025, according to a notice relayed by court president Stephan Harbarth.
- Proceedings have featured two rounds of written submissions, and an oral hearing is not planned, according to coverage citing the court’s handling of the case.
- ARD and ZDF went to Karlsruhe in November 2024 after the Länder declined the KEF’s recommended 58‑cent increase to €18.94 per month from 1 January 2025.
- State governments argued roughly €1 billion in additional revenues can bridge two years of funding, a position the KEF disputes as inconsistent with assessed needs.
- A revised Rundfunkfinanzierungsstaatsvertrag is unlikely to take effect because Bavaria, Saxony‑Anhalt and Saxony have withheld signatures, and the treaty requires unanimous sign‑off and ratification.