ZDFneo is a German free-to-air television channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49[1] to complement the primarily older-skewing main channels of public broadcasters ZDF and ARD. It replaced ZDF's documentary channel ZDFdokukanal on 1 November 2009.

ZDFneo
Logo used since 2017
CountryGermany
HeadquartersMainz, Germany
Programming
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
720p (1080p (DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerZDF
Key peopleMarkus Schächter
Sister channelsZDF
ZDFinfo
History
Launched1 November 2009; 15 years ago (2009-11-01) (SD)
30 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-30) (HD)
ReplacedZDFdokukanal
Links
Websitewww.zdfneo.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionRegion dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.deWatch live

History

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On 1 October 2017, the channel was to receive a new on-air design and a new broadcasting logo;[2] this was brought forward to 26 September 2017.

Distribution

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ZDFneo is broadcast (along with the rest of ZDFvision) via DVB-T digital terrestrial television, receivable in most areas of Germany. It is also transmitted in DVB-C through German cable networks, and in DVB-S from the Astra 1H satellite.

Since 30 April 2012, ZDFneo has been broadcast in HD (720p).[3] The channel was initially only scaled up by 576i, since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time. Since mid-May 2015, the channel is broadcast in native HD quality.

Programmes[4]

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ZDFneo's broadcasts mostly consists of comedy and drama series produced in-house. Shows imported from America and the United Kingdom plus a few documentaries, music shows, and movies round out the schedule.

Repeats of ZDF programming

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Original programming

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  • Schulz & Böhmermann (talk show)
  • Iss oder quizz (game show)
  • Süper Tiger Show (comedy)
  • neoMusik (music)
  • neoLeben (living)
  • Neo Magazin (Talk show)
  • Der Straßenchor ("The Street Choir"; music)
  • Hochzeitsfieber! ("Wedding Fever!"; living)
  • Comedy Lab (comedy)
  • Bambule (culture/current affairs)

Imported series

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Logos

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Audience share

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Germany

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January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2009[7] - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010[8] - - - - - - - - - - - -
2011[9] 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
2012[10] 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%   0.6%
2013[11] 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%   1.0%
2014[12] 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4%   1.3%
2015[13] 1.4% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% 1.8%   1.6%
2016[14] 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4%   2.1%
2017[15] 2.5% 2.7% 2.9% 2.5% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8% 3.2% 3.3% 2.9%

References

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  1. ^ Jan Freitag: Ungesehen sehenswert. In: zeit.de. ZEIT ONLINE, 15 June 2012, accessed on 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ DWDL.de: "ZDFneo bekommt völlig neuen Markenauftritt verpasst", retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ Astra-Transponderdaten für neue ZDF HD-Sender ab 30 April 2012 stehen fest infosat.de 6 December 2011 retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ Hanfeld, Michael (19 May 2015). "Fünf Frauen und ein Todesfall". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "ZDFneo: Krimi-Serie "Code 37" in deutscher Erstausstrahlung". Presseportal (in German). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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