ZDFkultur

ZDFkultur (proper spelling zdf.kultur ) is a television channel ZDF and part of the digital television offering ZDFvision.

ZDFkultur replaced 7 May 2011 the ZDFtheaterkanal and sends a full-time program that the 20 for the target group - directed by 40 -year-olds. In the summer of 2008, the plans for the conversion of the theater channel were presented in the culture channel.

On February 22, 2013 it was announced that ZDF director Thomas Bellut ZDFkultur, at least wants in its current form, set. Until the setting to be broadcast as soon as possible, only replicates. On March 8, 2013, the Television of the station agreed to the proposal by Artistic Director Thomas Bellut.

Program

In the program themes Music, Performing Arts, Film Culture, Net culture, and gaming to be covered. The centerpiece is a six-hour program broadcast three times daily rail.

Similarly, some program points of ZDFtheaterkanals be taken, such as: the BBC pop show Later with Jools Holland, also the music magazine on tape, and the talk show TV Noir. These self-produced concert series such as Berlin come live, live London as well as the Unplugged series zdf @ bauhaus. From 20 clock the pop culture format should the marker, the sender Image with changing presenters, among others, Rainer Maria Jilg and Nina Sonnenberg, shape.

As of June 18, 2011, the transmitter, the festival of Hurricane, Glastonbury, Roskilde and showed Wacken live in a cooperation. Also, the current seasons of the conspiratorial kitchen concerts running from August 2011 Friday by 22 clock.

Weekdays older shows and series from the ZDF archive are repeated under the motto ZDFkult during the early afternoon, such as Dalli Dalli, ZDF Hit Parade or The Bastian.

2012 beamed the station from the first season of religion satire gods like us, which made for relatively high ratings.

Retro presentation framework

The decision to send out a retro presentation framework, " the to a TV from the 70s and 80s " should remind cared for criticism. A spokesman for the ZDF justified him in order to " simulate viewers viewing reality former TV - devices, had the next to the tube- induced curvature still a relatively large image masking at the edges ( Safe Action Area) ". On January 1, 2014, the frame was again abolished, without notice.

Reception

The program is broadcast nationwide via the cable TV network (DVB -C) and Europe via satellite via Astra 1H ( DVB -S). In addition, the channel on the platform Telekom Entertain from T-Home and Alice as well as with the free program Zattoo is receivable as IPTV on the internet, what a broadband Internet access provides. Since April 30, 2012 ZDFkultur will be broadcast in HD.