If anybody wants to know my "authority" on the subject,I was married to a German,who spent time in the U.S. as an exchange student,& I lived in Berlin for over 2 years,so I know German behavior some. What German programing that is offered on Dish Network & some pay IPTV networks are for German ex-patriots who have lived here for a while & want a little taste of home. Watching Deutsche Welle would be as exciting to your au pair as watching Voice of America programing is for us.German Kino Plus,My German TV,& Pro Sieben Sat.1 Welt are probably like BBC America,they replay a year or two old programing from German TV that no doubt your au pair has already watched(if they spend time watching TV).