Tagesschau24 (, "Review of the Day 24," stylized as tagesschau24) is a German
free-to-air
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television channel owned by
ARD and managed by
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
(; "North German Broadcasting"), commonly shortened to NDR (), is a public broadcasting, public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR broadcasts for the German states of Lower Saxony, ...
. Launched on 30 August 1997 as "EinsExtra", the channel was renamed ''Tagesschau 24'' on 1 May 2012.
It is ARD's news channel and competes with
Welt and
n-tv. Besides news, Tagesschau24 also broadcasts culture, sports and science shows. A
HD simulcast
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of the channel was launched on 5 December 2013.
History
The ARD digital broadcaster started on 30 August 1997 as EinsExtra. It was positioned as information channel. Until 2006, the network's programming consisted largely of re-airings of morning shows, talk shows and documentaries from
Das Erste
Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD (broadcaster), ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the ARD (broadcaster)#Institutions and member org ...
and the regional public broadcasters. From 2006 to 2009, the channel was an
all news network, with the launch of a news-centred show, ''EinsExtra Aktuell''. On 1 May 2012, EinsExtra Aktuell was renamed tagesschau24.
In February 2022, it was announced that ARD would convert tagesschau24 into a 24/7 news channel by 2023.
On November 15, 2022, tagesschau24 closed its
SDTV
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cable and satellite feeds, which means it is now only available in HD.
Logos
1-Extra-Logo-alt.svg, 1997 to 2005
Einsextra logo.svg, 2005 to 2012
Tagesschau24-2012.svg, Since May 2012
Tagesschau24HD.svg, HD logo, 2012 to 2025
In May 2014, the "tagesschau" and the ARD trademark were deleted from the logo. For the HD variant, "HD" is below the 24 in the semicircle, it was removed in 2025, because channel is only HD.
Audience share
Germany
References
External links
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Official Twitter
tagesschau24
Television channels and stations established in 1997
Mass media in Hamburg
German-language television stations
24-hour television news channels in Germany
1997 establishments in Germany
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