ZDFneo

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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; 16 years ago (2009-11-01) (SD)
30 April 2012; 13 years ago (2012-04-30) (HD)
ReplacedZDFdokukanal
Links
Websitewww.zdfneo.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionRegion dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.deWatch live

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.

History

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. The logo and on-air design was created by Julia David.[3]

Distribution

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).[4] 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[5]

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

Original programming

  • Bambule (culture/current affairs)
  • Comedy Lab (comedy)
  • Crystal Wall (romance-crime drama)[6]
  • Hochzeitsfieber! ("Wedding Fever!"; living)
  • Iss oder quizz (game show)
  • neoLeben (living)
  • Neo Magazin (Talk show)
  • neoMusik (music)
  • Schulz & Böhmermann (talk show)
  • Der Straßenchor ("The Street Choir"; music)
  • Süper Tiger Show (comedy)

Imported series

Logos

Audience share

Germany

January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2009[9]------------
2010[10]------------
2011[11]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[12]0.5%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.8%Increase 0.6%
2013[13]0.8%0.8%0.9%1.0%0.9%1.0%1.0%0.9%1.1%1.1%1.2%1.2%Increase 1.0%
2014[14]1.2%1.2%1.1%1.2%1.3%1.2%1.3%1.4%1.5%1.4%1.3%1.4%Increase 1.3%
2015[15]1.4%1.5%1.6%1.6%1.6%1.7%1.7%1.7%1.7%1.5%1.6%1.8%Increase 1.6%
2016[16]1.5%1.6%1.5%1.7%2.0%2.0%2.3%2.5%2.4%2.4%2.6%2.4%Increase 2.1%
2017[17]2.5%2.7%2.9%2.5%3.0%3.0%2.8%3.2%3.3%2.9%

References

  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. "ZDF NEO". Julia David. Retrieved 7 March 2025. As the lead Art Director at FEEDMEE Design at the time, I had the great pleasure of developing not only the new on-air channel identity, but the new logo and off-air concept as well.
  4. Astra-Transponderdaten für neue ZDF HD-Sender ab 30 April 2012 stehen fest infosat.de 6 December 2011 retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. Trautmann, Marie-Sofia (15 April 2025). "ZDFneo-Serie "Crystal Wall" kommt nicht ohne genretypische Klischees aus". Die Tageszeitung (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. Hanfeld, Michael (19 May 2015). "Fünf Frauen und ein Todesfall". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. "ZDFneo: Krimi-Serie "Code 37" in deutscher Erstausstrahlung". Presseportal (in German). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.