5th July 2024
Majority of population sees educational function for ZDF
For the majority of the population (80.6 percent), it is (very) important that ZDF contributes to the education of the population.
24th June 2024
EU elections: challenges and hope for PSM
The EU Parliament elections were a real challenge for European PSM but also shows an evolution of the EU media sphere with the EMFA.
7th May 2024
Public Spaces Incubator unveils innovative concepts for better online public conversations
The Public Spaces Incubator considers how public broadcasters can stimulate informed public debate that is essential to democracy.
7th May 2024
ZDF and ARD start open source initiative for shared streaming network
ZDF and ARD start a collaboration on one technical platform for everyone – efficient, oriented to the common good and transparent.
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”.
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.
9th May 2023
“A cultural change”: sustainable PSM
In a follow-up to PMA's session on sustainability at PBI in Tokyo last year, we highlight recent PSM initiatives to be more sustainable.
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.