German public broadcaster ZDF has added short news, weather reports and a TV programme guide to its HbbTV service for smart TV sets.
ZDF gets green light for transition to DVB-T2
German public broadcaster ZDF will change its DTT distribution from the current DVB-T standard to successor DVB-T2.
ARD/ZDF youth channel looking for name
The youth channel German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF want to launch on October 1, 2016 is searching a name.
ARD/ZDF in new FTA satellite dispute
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will probably not be able to transmit live games of the IHF Men’s World Handball Championship taking place in France between 13 and 29 […]
ARD/ZDF sublicense UEFA Euro 2016 rights to ProSiebenSat.1
German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 will for the first time in its history show games of a UEFA European Football Championship live.
ARD/ZDF secure EHF Euro 2016 & 2018 rights
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired the exclusive domestic free-to-air TV rights for the European Men’s Handball Championships 2016 in Poland and 2018 in Croatia.
ZDF takes catch-up TV service to Apple TV
German public broadcaster ZDF will make its catch-up TV service ZDFmediathek available as an app on the new TV box Apple TV which will be introduced in the next days.
Alexander Coridaß to head ZDF Enterprises until 2020
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, has extended the contract of Alexander Coridaß as president, CEO and spokesman of the management board until 2020. He has […]
Thomas Bellut to stay ZDF director
The board of German public broadcaster ZDF has reelected ZDF’s general director Thomas Bellut for another 5-year term.
TV and radio continue to lead in Germany
Despite intense competition, television and radio continue to dominate media consumption in Germany.