27th March 2024
ZDF statement on the Future Council
ZDF expressly welcomes the fact that the Future Council is taking a positive approach to public broadcasting and fully affirms its necessity.
29th February 2024
ZDF & ARD: Recommended funding increase “challenging”
The KEF’s recommendation to raise the Germany's public media funding by 58 cents per month has been described as “a challenge”.
5th December 2023
Funding cuts, freezes and reviews faced by many public broadcasters
Viable and sustainable funding for public media is increasingly at risk around the world, posing a threat to trusted news and information.
9th November 2023
Germany: Scrutiny over licence fee mounts again
A year out from any decision, politicians in Germany are already positioning themselves to oppose an increase to the licence fee.
16th June 2023
ZDF, ORF and SRF are once again increasing volume in co-productions
The public television stations, ZDF, ORF and SRF, agreed on joint program projects for 2023/2024 at their annual co-production conference.
28th March 2023
ARD and ZDF launch a joint streaming network
The shared network, due to launch in a few weeks, will bring together the streaming libraries of both Germany’s public broadcasters.
13th March 2023
ZDF’s “The Swarm” demonstrates innovation and value
ZDF’s The Swarm has amassed more than 18 million views online to become ZDFmediathek’s best streaming start.
8th February 2023
Public broadcasters create “Public Spaces Incubator”
Four public broadcasters are partnering to develop solutions to address increasingly toxic, polarized and unsafe online discourse.
1st December 2022
Germany: Public media reforms scrutinised
The heads of Germany’s 16 states have given their assent to reforming Germany’s public media sector, but the proposals have faced criticism.
16th September 2022
How ZDF is on the way to becoming a climate-neutral public media organisation
Discover German public broadcaster ZDF's key sustainability goals in this interview with ZDF’s Corporate Planning & Sustainability Coordinator, Professor Dr. Jens Müller.