Shortly before the 25th anniversary, ARD shoots down Bambi: "The contract expired in 2019; there was a vote in ARD not to conclude a new contract. We thank you for 24 years of trustful and successful cooperation. We wish Bambi all the best ", confirmed Thomas Schreiber, ARD entertainment coordinator, according to the branch service" DWDL.de "the end of the award, which is given by the media group Hubert Burda Media.
One does not want to speak of a definitive end there, on the contrary: "The cooperation with the ARD and especially the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk has been successful and always innovative for over 20 years. Now we are going this way without the ARD." Burda board member Philipp Welte added: "Bambi will always exist. It has become a multimedia journalistic platform that recognizes what is important to people." Where the Bambi could find his new home is not yet known.