ZDFinfo
German free-to-air TV channel
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ZDFinfo is a German free-to-air documentary television channel owned by ZDF. It was launched on 27 August 1997 as ZDFinfokanal,[1] and it became ZDFinfo on 5 September 2011.[2] On 1 May 2012, a high-definition simulcast the channel was launched.[3][4]
 Logo used since 2011 | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany |
| Headquarters | Mainz, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language | German |
| Picture format | 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 720p for digital satellite and cable) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ZDF |
| Sister channels | ZDF ZDFneo |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 August 1997 (as ZDFinfokanal) 5 September 2011 (as ZDFinfo) |
| Former names | ZDF Infokanal |
| Links | |
| Website | info |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Various; region dependent |
| Streaming media | |
| ZDF.de | Watch live |
ZDF offered another documentary channel, ZDFdokukanal, between 2000 and 2009.
In March 2026, as part of the implementation of the Reform State Treaty, ARD and ZDF announced that ZDFinfo would be transformed into a jointly operated documentary channel called "info von ARD & ZDF" on 1 January 2027.
