ZDFneo

ZDFneo
Launched	November 1, 2009
Owned by	ZDF
Picture format	16:9 576i50 720p50 (HDTV)
Audience share	1.6% (2015, AGF)
Country	Germany
Headquarters	Mainz, Germany
Sister channel(s)	ZDF ZDFinfo ZDFkultur
Website	neo.zdf.de
Availability
Terrestrial
DVB-T	Various; region dependent
Satellite
Astra 1H (19.2°E)	11953.50 H 77 22000 2/3 (DVB-S)
Astra 1KR (19.2°E)	11361.75 H 11 27500 3/4 (HDTV DVB-S2)
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)	Yes (part of basic digital package)
Streaming media
ZDF.de	Watch live
FilmOn	Watch live

Logo of the HDTV simulcast

ZDFneo is a German digital terrestrial television channel, programmed for an audience aged 18 to 45 to counter the primarily older-skewing main channels of public broadcasters ZDF and ARD. It replaced ZDF's documentary channel, "ZDFdokukanal", on November 1, 2009.

Name

Although the channel's logo reads "zdf_neo", ZDF refers to the channel as "ZDFneo" in all written text.

Availability

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.

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)
• 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)
• 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

• 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

• 30 Rock (comedy)
• Mad Men (drama)
• Hart to Hart (drama; titled Hart aber herzlich)
• Miami Vice (drama)
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (mystery)
• Spooks (drama; titled Spooks – Im Visier des MI5, engl. Spooks – In sight of the MI5)
• Hustle (drama; titled Hustle – Unehrlich währt am längsten, engl. Hustle – Dishonest it works much longer )
• Taking the Flak (dramedy; titled Taking the Flak – Reporter auf Kriegsfuß, engl. Taking the Flak – Reporters at war)
• In Plain Sight (drama)
• In Treatment (drama)
• Seinfeld (comedy)
• Free Agents (comedy; titled Free Agents – Zweisam einsam, engl. Free Agents – Twosome lonesome)
• How Not to Live Your Life (comedy)
• Being Erica (comedy)
• Weeds (comedy)
• Dirty Sexy Money (drama)
• Star Trek (Sci Fi; titled Raumschiff Enterprise, engl. Spaceship Enterprise)
• Midsummer Murders (detective drama; titled Inspector Barnaby)
• Luther (psychological crime drama)

External links

• neo.zdf.de - Official ZDFneo website