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channel
A profile or channel on an online platform such as YouTube, Twitch, or Telegram where content is published.
Sie hat einen sehr erfolgreichen Channel über Wissenschaftsthemen.
She has a very successful channel about science topics.
channel
A television or radio program; a station or channel.
Auf welchem Channel kommt heute Abend die Dokumentation?
What channel is the documentary on tonight?
To distinguish the meaning, pay attention to the context. Names of online platforms like 'YouTube' or 'Twitch' point to an online channel. Words like 'Fernseher' (television) or 'Programm' (program) point to a TV channel.
Sein YouTube-Channel hat über eine Million Abonnenten.
His YouTube channel has over one million subscribers.
In the online context, 'Channel' is often used with certain verbs. You can 'einen Channel abonnieren' (subscribe to a channel), 'einen Channel erstellen' (create a channel), or 'einen Channel betreiben' (run a channel).
Ich habe seinen Koch-Channel abonniert, um keine neuen Rezepte zu verpassen.
I subscribed to his cooking channel so I don't miss any new recipes.
For online platforms like YouTube, 'Channel' is the established and most commonly used term. It is used very naturally here and is not perceived as a foreign word.
Viele Firmen haben einen eigenen Channel für ihre Videokommunikation.
Many companies have their own channel for their video communication.
Using 'Channel' for a TV station is rather rare in German and can sound like a direct borrowing from English. You sometimes hear it in discussions about international media.
Ich schaue mir die Nachrichten auf einem internationalen Channel an.
I watch the news on an international channel.
group
A Telegram-Gruppe (group) brings people together as a shared unit and can be used for discussion. A Channel, by contrast, is an online channel where content is published. Gruppe fits the community of members; when publishing posts is the focus, Channel is the better term.
Auf unserem Telegram-Channel veröffentlichen wir regelmäßig Informationen zur Reise.
We regularly publish information about the trip on our Telegram channel.
In unserer Telegram-Gruppe tauschen sich alle Mitglieder über die Reise aus.
In our Telegram group, all the members discuss the trip.
