Getting Too Familar with Arirang TV Channel

I've been watching dw.de documentaries lately and there are really a lot of interesting features that I find missing in the Arirang TV programming. Is it just I didn't search the site very well or just I have this impression that Korean still has this self-centered view of the world, that it's not really open to the global audience? They only show everything about Korean in the channel, and the website would usually be filled with Hallyu content or political issues about their backyard and next door neighbors, the seas around it, and lots of Korean culture. One can just get sick of all these at one point.

A few years back when I use to watch these two channels on cable, I have never really found much difference. I only remember watching a certain sitcom on Arirang at that time. Nothing much captivated me maybe because most will have to be subtitled? Things have change a bit since then. I just learned that the channel was in its early years at that time. It has grown in terms of technological part, the contents have been more on K-Pop which they have really capitalized on, and more programs are accessible without subtitles.

Nonetheless, I still find myself switching to dw.de more often to watch their documentaries. I know that the Korean local broadcasting companies have more varied programming for locals compared to what I see on Arirang which basically comes across as a propaganda channel of sorts. I just wonder why they can't put some more variety in their programming. Arirang Channel's subheading is the window of the world to Korea which translates as "this is how Korea want the world to see it" kind of thinking. Almost very reflective of the Korean culture of got to look good all the time.

That doesn't make it real. How would people believe if everything they see is good? There's got to be some sense of reality somewhere to build a good media reputation. Just my oho. (own humble opinion)