ZDF
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ZDF (pronounced [ˌtsɛt.teːˈʔɛf] ⓘ), short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen[1] (pronounced [ˈtsvaɪtəs ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈfɛʁnzeːn] ⓘ; "Second German Television"), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany (Bundesländer). ZDF is financed by television licence fees and advertising revenues.[2]
Logo used since 2001 | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany |
| Headquarters | Mainz, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | |
| Ownership | |
| Key people | Norbert Himmler (director) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 1963; 60 years ago (1963-04-01) |
| Replaced | ARD 2 (1961–1963) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Varies by location |
| Streaming media | |
| ZDF.de | Watch live (Germany only) |
| FilmOn | Watch live |
| ZiggoGO | ZiggoGO.TV |
| Canaldigitaal Live App | Watch Live |
The broadcaster is well known for its famous programmes heute, a newscast established in 1963, and Wetten, dass..?, an entertainment show that premiered in 1981, with a suspension from 2014 to 2021.[3] Norbert Himmler, ZDF's director general, was elected by the ZDF Television Council in 2021.[3]