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ZDFinfo
Logo used since 2011
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
HeadquartersMainz, Germany
Programming
LanguageGerman
Picture format1080p HDTV
(downscaled to 720p for digital satellite and cable)
Ownership
OwnerZDF
Sister channelsZDF
ZDFneo
History
Launched27 August 1997 (as ZDFinfokanal)
5 September 2011 (as ZDFinfo)
Former namesZDF Infokanal
Links
Websitewww.zdf.de/zdfinfo
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionVarious; region dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.deWatch live

ZDFinfo is a German free-to-air documentary television channel owned by ZDF. It was launched on 27 August 1997 as ZDFinfokanal,[1] and it became ZDFinfo on 5 September 2011.[2] On 1 May 2012, a high-definition simulcast the channel was launched.[3][4]

ZDF offered another documentary channel, ZDFdokukanal, between 2000 and 2009.

In March 2026, as part of a treaty between ARD and ZDF to consolidate their channel operations in 2027, it was announced that ZDFinfo would become a joint venture between the two broadcasters under the name Info.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Zdfinfo | Tv Digital". Tvdigital.de. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "ZDFinfo to launch on 5 September | News". Rapid TV News. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "ZDFneo, 3sat, BR, NDR, SWR, WDR, Phoenix, KiKa starten HD Kanäle" [ZDFneo, 3sat, BR, NDR, SWR, WDR, Phoenix, KiKa launch HD channels]. kabel-internet-telefon.de (in German). 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "HDTV: Neue HD-Kanäle von ARD und ZDF ab 30. April 2012" [HDTV: New HD channels from ARD and ZDF after 30 April 2012]. T-online.de (in German). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "ARD and ZDF to close linear TV channels under reform treaty". Broadband TV News. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "ARD stellt „Tagesschau24" ein – zwei weitere TV-Kanäle werden gestrichen". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2026.

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