''One'' (stylized as ''one'') is a German

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owned and operated by the German public-broadcasting consortium ARD. Managed since October 2005 by

Westdeutscher Rundfunk Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the conso ...

on behalf of ARD as a whole, the channel was originally launched (as ''EinsFestival'') on 30 August 1997.

History

On 29 July 2016, WDR announced that from early September 2016 ''Einsfestival'' would be rebranded as ''One'' and become a channel specifically aimed at viewers aged between 30 and 49. The channel's website, Twitter, and Facebook presences were updated on 1 September 2016, and the on-air rebrand took effect on 3 September 2016, starting with adoption of the new screen identification at 0.00 and ending with the final adjustment of all aspects of the channel's visual design at 10.00. The rebrand was aimed at increasing awareness of the station as an entertainment channel, particularly among viewers under 30. On November 15th 2022, One closed its

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feed across its cable and satellite feeds, but the SD feed can still be received using an antenna,

Content

''One'' concentrates on entertainment, and the channel's content is very largely made up of repeat broadcasts of programmes already shown on other ARD channels, national and regional: this includes cinema and television films, drama series, documentaries, reports, magazines, and music programmes (especially rock and pop). Since the

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ARD and ZDF have used their

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s (respectively, ''One'' and '' ZDFneo'') to broadcast additional coverage of such sporting events as the

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and the

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. For example, during

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and the

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these digital channels were used to provide coverage of different matches taking place simultaneously. ''One'' also carries the semi-finals of the

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, as well as the final (which is also broadcast by ARD's principal channel, ''

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''). *''alfredissimo!'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2017–present) *''

Bis in die Spitzen ''Bis in die Spitzen (To The Tips)'' is a German drama television series, based on the British BBC series '' Cutting It''. The series was originally broadcast on Mondays at 21:15, with 13 episodes in total being broadcast on Sat. 1. The original r ...

'', German version of ''

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'' (2011-2012, 2015) *''

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'' (2009-2010) *''

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''(Die Bobobobs)'' (1997-2009) *''Boulevard Bio'' (2005-2007) *''

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'' ''(Buffy – Im Bann der Dämonen)'' (2010-2011) *''

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'' (2017–present) *''Die Story im Ersten'' (2010–present) *''Die Wiwaldi-Show'' (2012, 2015) *''

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'' (2005–present) *'' Doctor Doctor'' ''(The Heart Guy)'' (2018–present) *''

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'' (2016–present) *''Domian'' (2006-2009) *'' Earth 2'' (2009) *'' Echo Music Prize'' (2009-2016) *''EINSWEITER'' (2008-2015) *''euromaxx'' (2010–present) *''

'' (2006-2008, 2010–present) *''

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'' (2010-2011) *''

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'' ''(Lifjord - Der Freispruch)'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2006–present) *''frauTV'' (2013, 2015–present) *'' Graf Yoster'' (2004) *''Hier und heute'' (2015-2017) *'' In aller Freundschaft'' (2003-2005) *'' In the Club'' ''(In the Club - Schwanger und was dann?)'' (2016–present) *''Inas Nacht'' (2008–present) *''Ladies Night'' (2007–present) *''

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'' ''(Agatha Christie: Mörderische Spiele)'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2016–present) *''

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'' (2001–present) *'' Love, Nina'' (2017–present) *''mannTV'' (2016) *''Meuchelbeck'' (2015) *''

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'' ''(Miss Fishers mysteriöse Mordfälle)'' (2016-2017) *'' Mord mit Aussicht'' (2013–present) *''

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'' ''(Mord ist ihr Hobby)'' (2012-2013) *''

NightWash ''NightWash'' is a German television comedy show in which young artists and new stand-up comedy talents have the opportunity to perform in front of an audience with their program, typically lasting for 7–10 minutes. The series was created by ...

'' (2006-2007, 2009–present) *''Nuhr im Ersten'' (2009–present) *''

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'' (2016–present) *'' Polizeiinspektion 1'' (2004) *''

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'' (2001–present) *''PussyTerror TV'' (2015–present) *''Quarks & Caspers'' (2010–present) *''Quarks & Co.'' (2008–present) *'' Salto Mortale'' (2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2017) *'' Sensitive Skin'' (2017–present) *'' Shaun the Sheep'' ''(Shaun das Schaf)'' (2008-2016) *''Shuffle'' (2016–present) *''

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'' (2011–present) *''

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'' (2006–present) *'' Top of the Pops: 1970s *'' The Game'' (2015) *''

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'' (2017–present) *'' The Job Lot'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2016–2017) *''

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'' (2006–present) *'' twentysomething'' (2013, 2016–present) *''

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'' (2011-2013) *'' Vorstadtweiber'' (2015–present) *''

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'' (2017–present) *''Zapp'' (2005-2008, 2011–2019) *''Zimmer frei!'' (2006-2009, 2011-2016) *'' Zwei am großen See'' (2009, 2011, 2017)

Broadcasting

SD broadcasting via satellite (Astra 19.2) stopped on 12 January 2021.

High-definition feeds

From 21 to 24 March 2008 Einsfestival ran

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test broadcasts via satellite and digital cable (exclusively on

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). The first HD transmissiones came from the

Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin The IFA ( ) or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin, a.k.a. 'Berlin Radio Show') is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Between 1924 and 1939 it was an annual event, but from 1950 it was ...

. Between 22 December 2008 and 1 January 2009 Einsfestival again aired HD test shows. SD feed is due to end on 15 November 2022, with One HD remaining.

Channel logos

file:1-Festival-Logo-alt.svg, Logo until April 2005 file:Festival-1-Logo.svg, Logo until October 2005 file:Festival Logo 2008.svg, Logo until September 2009 file:HD TV Eins Festival Logo.svg, ''EinsFestival HD'' logo until September 2009 file:Einsfestival 2009.svg, Logo until 2 September 2016 file:Einsfestival HD 2009.svg, ''Einsfestival HD'' logo until 2 September 2016 file:one TV Logo.svg, ''One'' logo since 3 September 2016 file:one TV slogan.svg, ''One'' logo with slogan ("One for you") file:one HD Logo.svg, ''One HD'' logo since 3 September 2016

Audience share

Germany

References

External links

One website
{{DEFAULTSORT:One Westdeutscher Rundfunk ARD (broadcaster) Television stations in Germany Television channels and stations established in 1997 German-language television stations