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RTL+ adds ZDF podcasts to streaming catalogue

January 9, 2026 11.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ZDF has expanded the distribution of its podcasts through a new cooperation with RTL+, bringing a range of the German public broadcaster’s audio content to the streaming platform.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Florian Kumb, Inga Leschek, podcasts, RTL, ZDF Edited: 9 January 2026 11:20

Zattoo adds direct access to ZDF streaming portal

December 9, 2025 11.03 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Zattoo is now making the ZDF streaming portal directly available on its TV streaming platform in Germany.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: ARD, Florian Kumb, Roger Elsener, Zattoo, ZDF Edited: 9 December 2025 11:03

Streaming study: ARD/ZDF services outpace private rivals

October 1, 2025 11.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Germany’s public broadcasters have taken the lead over commercial streaming rivals, according to the latest ARD/ZDF media usage study.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research Tagged With: 3sat, Amazon Prime Video, ARD, Arte, Facebook, Florian Hager, Florian Kumb, Instagram, podcasts, TikTok, YouTube, ZDF Edited: 2 October 2025 13:09

ZDF transforms media library into streaming service

March 18, 2025 09.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ZDF has transformed its media library ZDFmediathek into a streaming portal.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: ARD, Florian Kumb, Public Spaces Incubator, ZDF, ZDFmediathek Edited: 21 March 2025 15:19

ZDF selects smartclip for audience measurement

May 30, 2024 00.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcaster ZDF is now using technology from smartclip for the digital measurement and audience analysis of its main TV channel as well as for special interest channels ZDFneo […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: adtech, Florian Kumb, RTL Group, Smartclip, Thomas Servatius, ZDF, ZDFinfo, ZDFneo Edited: 31 May 2024 15:55

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