In Germany there is a monthly fee you literally need to pay. This is supporting the two oldest TV channels, so they can act mostly independent and are not required to follow other people's agenda/go for sponsorships.
By now, I think they also have advertisings which they didn't have originally. However, especially regarding the news the two channels make a good job, because it's not about the viewership.
When I have foreign friends watching German news they are like "they have no emotions or reaction in their face". I've never really thought about it until what's been happening over the last years, especially in the US (or at least because I follow that more than others).
But not only the right, also CNN fall into the really bad manners/not tactful conversation/interview style, making big stories out of news whereas in Germany they just read the facts what happened. No opinions added, literally just what happened. They are not there to run an agenda by you or trying to convince you of what they think. It's just news which is a) their job and b) I find it pretty exhausting to filter out the opinions and actually listen to it. Guess you get affected eventually.
So, look for facts, not opinions. Research yourself, don't depend on others. Especially when there is a whole machinery with their own agenda behind.