ZDFneo

ZDFneo is a German free-to-air television channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49 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; this was brought forward to 26 September 2017. The logo and on-air design was created by Julia David.

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 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

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)