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ARD and ZDF unveil youth service “funk”

September 29, 2016 19.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

funk-ard-zdfThe web-TV service for young viewers from the German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will be called funk and launch on October 1.

More than 40 formats will be offered at launch and made accessible on the multiscreen service’s website, on social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram and through the funk app (iOS/Android) on smartphones and tablets.

International series will also form part of the line-up, for example The Aliens, Banana, Hoff the Record, Twentysomething and Fargo.

The streaming service which targets viewers between 14 and 29 years of age is commercial-free and funded by the public licence fee. The yearly budget amounts to €45 million: ARD covers two thirds of the costs, ZDF one third.

For ARD’s general director Karola Wille, funk offers the opportunity to develop new talents. “We want to create a room for young creative people, innovation and experiments,” she said in Berlin.

ZDF’s general director Thomas Bellut stresses the new possibilities: “We can offer formats on the net in which young people are interested and make them available on the platforms they use.”

In return, ARD and ZDF will close down their digital TV channels EinsPlus and ZDFkultur on September 30, 2016.

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Filed Under: Multiscreen, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Streaming, TV, Web TV Tagged With: app, ARD, EinsPlus, funk, youth channel, ZDF, ZDFkultur Edited: 30 September 2016 13:25

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About Jörn Krieger

Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.

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