ZDFkultur
German free-to-air television channel
Television channel
 Logo used from 2011 to 2016 | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany |
| Headquarters | Mainz-Lerchenberg, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ZDF |
| Sister channels | ZDF ZDFneo ZDFinfo |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 May 2011; 12 years ago (2011-05-07) |
| Replaced | ZDFtheaterkanal |
| Closed | 30 September 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-30) |
| Links | |
| Website | kultur |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| ZDF.de | Watch live |
ZDFkultur (stylized as zdf.kultur) was a German free-to-air television channel owned by ZDF. It was launched on 7 May 2011, replacing ZDF theaterkanal. It mainly broadcast music shows, such as Later... with Jools Holland, pop concerts and series from the ZDF archive, but also movies and theatre plays. On 1 May 2012, a high-definition simulcast was launched on satellite.[1][2] On 22 February 2013, ZDF director Thomas Bellut announced that ZDFkultur would close in the near future, due to cost-saving measures at ZDF.[3][4][5] The channel council agreed Bellut's proposal on 8 March 2013.[6] The programming after the closure announcement consisting mostly of old ZDF archive content from the 1970s and 80s, with an annual budget of around €2 million. The channel was finally closed down on 30 September 2016.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[7] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% |
| 2012[8] | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |  0.1% |
| 2013[9] | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2014[10] | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2015[11] | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 2016[12] | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "ZDFneo, 3sat, BR, NDR, SWR, WDR, Phoenix, KiKa starten HD Kanäle" [ZDFneo, 3sat, BR, NDR, SWR, WDR, Phoenix, KiKa launch HD channels]. kabel-internet-telefon.de (in German). 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "HDTV: Neue HD-Kanäle von ARD und ZDF ab 30. April 2012" [HDTV: New HD channels from ARD and ZDF after 30 April 2012]. T-online.de (in German). 20 January 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Krei, Alexander (22 February 2013). "Schnellstmöglich: Bellut will ZDFkultur einstellen" [As fast as possible: Bellut wants to cease ZDFkultur]. DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sparmaßnahmen: Intendant Bellut will ZDFkultur abschaffen" [Economy measures: Director Bellut wants to abolish ZDFkultur]. Kress: Der Mediendienst (in German). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Sparmaßnahmen: ZDF-Intendant Bellut will ZDFkultur einstellen" [Economy measures: ZDF director Bellut wants to cease ZDFkultur]. Digitalfernsehen.de (in German). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Presse und Positionen" [Press office of ZDF]. ZDF.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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