ZDFneo

ZDFneo is a German free-to-air television channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49 to counter 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 station was to receive a new on-air design and a new broadcasting logo; this was brought forward to 26 September 2017.

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). The program was initially only scaled up by 576i, since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time. Since mid-May 2015, the program is broadcast in native HD quality.

Programmes

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

* '' Die Deutschen'' ("The Germans"; history)
* '' Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen'' ("Follow your heart"; soap opera)
* '' Bianca – Wege zum Glück'' ("The way to happiness"; soap opera)
* '' Der letzte Zeuge'' (2009–present)
* ''Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!'' ("Lafer, Lichter, delicious!"; talk, cooking)
* ''Terra X'' (history)
* ''Abenteuer Wissen'' ("Knowledge Adventure"; science, history)
*'' Neues aus der Anstalt'' ("News from the (mental) institution"; cabaret)
* ''Helen Dorn'' (2014–present)
*'' Heute Show'' (satire)
*''Lena: Liebe meines Lebens'' ("Lena: Love of my Life"; soap opera)
* ''Neo Magazin Royale'' ( late-night satire talk show; continuation of ''NeoMagazin mit Jan Böhmermann'' which was aired on ZDFneo)

Original programming

* ''Schulz & Böhmermann'' (talk show)
* ''Iss oder quizz'' (game show)
* ''Süper Tiger Show'' (comedy)
* ''neoMusik'' (music)
* ''neoLeben'' (living)
* '' Neo Magazin'' (Talk show)
* ''Der Straßenchor'' ("The Street Choir"; music)
* ''Hochzeitsfieber!'' ("Wedding Fever!"; living)
* ''Comedy Lab'' (comedy)
* ''Bambule'' (culture/current affairs)

Imported series

* ''100 Code'' (2016-2017)
* ''30 Rock'' (2009-2015)
* '' Agatha Raisin'' (2017–present)
* '' Being Erica'' (''Being Erica - Alles auf Anfang'') (2011)
* ''Candice Renoir'' (2016–present)
* ''Dawson's Creek'' (2011-2012)
* '' Death in Paradise'' (2012–present)
* '' Dicte'' (2014–present)
* '' Dirty Sexy Money'' (2011-2012)
* ''Endeavour'' (''Der junge Inspektor Morse'') (2017–present)
* ''Fargo'' (2016–present)
* ''Father Brown'' (2014–present)
* '' Free Agents'' (comedy; titled ''Free Agents – Zweisam einsam'', engl. ''Free Agents – Twosome lonesome'') (2010-2011)
* '' From Darkness'' (2017)
* '' George Gently'' (''George Gently - Der Unbestechliche'') (2011)
* ''Gidseltagningen'' (''Countdown Copenhagen/Below the Surface'') (2017–present)
* '' Hart to Hart'' (drama; titled ''Hart aber herzlich'')
* '' Hooten & the Lady'' (2017–present)
* '' How Not to Live Your Life'' (comedy) (2010-2011)
* ''Huff'' (drama)
* ''Hustle'' (drama; titled ''Hustle – Unehrlich währt am längsten'', engl. ''Hustle – Dishonest it works much longer '')
* ''In Plain Sight'' (drama)
* '' In Treatment'' (drama)
* '' Jack Taylor'' (2015-2016, 2018–present)
* '' Line of Duty'' (2015–present)
* '' Luther'' (psychological crime drama)
* ''Mad Men'' (drama)
* '' Magic City'' (2013-2015)
* '' Magnum, P.I.'' (''Magnum'') (2011-2015)
* ''Miami Vice'' (drama)
* ''Midsummer Murders'' (detective drama; titled ''Inspector Barnaby'')
* '' Mr Selfridge'' (2014-2016)
* '' New Tricks'' (''New Tricks - Die Krimispezialisten'') (2017–present)
* '' No Offence'' (2016–present)
* ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2017–present)
* '' Outcast'' (2017–present)
* '' Ray Donovan'' (2016–present)
* ''Safe House'' (2016–present)
* '' Scott & Bailey'' (2012–present)
* ''Seinfeld'' (2009-2012)
* '' Spooks'' (drama; titled ''Spooks – Im Visier des MI5'', engl. ''Spooks – In sight of the MI5'')
* ''Star Trek'' (Sci Fi; titled ''Raumschiff Enterprise'', engl. ''Spaceship Enterprise'')
* '' Taking the Flak'' (dramedy; titled ''Taking the Flak – Reporter auf Kriegsfuß'', engl. ''Taking the Flak – Reporters at war'')
* '' The Aliens'' (2016, 2018)
* '' The Big C'' (''The Big C ... und jetzt ich!'') (2011-2014)
* '' The Fades'' (2012-2014)
* '' The Fall'' (''The Fall – Tod in Belfast'') (2016-2017)
* ''The Fear (2012)'' (2014–present)
* ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' (mystery)
* '' The Missing'' (2017–present)
* '' Wayward Pines'' (2017–present)
* '' Weeds'' (''Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn'') (2010-2012)

Logos

File:ZDFneo.svg, ZDFneo (2009–2017)
File:ZDFneo_hd.svg, ZDFneo HD (2009–2017)
File:ZDFneo 2017.svg, ZDFneo (since 26 September 2017)

Audience share

Germany

References

External links

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Publicly funded broadcasters
German-language television stations
Television stations in Germany
Television channels and stations established in 2009
Mass media in Mainz
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