ZDF

Summary

ZDF is a generalist television channel^[1]. ZDF draws 8,136 Wikipedia views per month (generalist_television_channel category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• ZDF received the Premios Ondas^[3].
• ZDF received the German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[4].
• ZDF received the German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[5].
• ZDF received the German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[6].
• ZDF received the Peabody Awards^[7].
• ZDF received the German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[8].
• ZDF was a member of ITU Radiocommunication Sector^[9].
• ZDF was a member of ARGE Rundfunk-Betriebstechnik^[10].
• ZDF is in the country of Germany^[11].
• ZDF's instance of is recorded as generalist television channel^[12].
• ZDF's instance of is recorded as public broadcasting^[13].
• ZDF's instance of is recorded as television network^[14].
• ZDF is operated by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen^[15].
• ZDF's headquarters location is recorded as Mainz^[16].
• ZDF's chief executive officer is recorded as Norbert Himmler^[17].
• ZDF's Commons category is recorded as ZDF^[18].
• ZDF comprises Mainzelmännchen^[19].
• ZDF's website account on is recorded as The Movie Database^[20].
• April 1, 1963 marks the founding of ZDF^[21].
• ZDF's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.964444444444446, 'lon': 8.208055555555555}^[22].
• ZDF's significant event is recorded as high-definition television^[23].
• ZDF's official website is recorded as https://zdf.de^[24].
• ZDF's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ZDF^[25].
• ZDF's Commons gallery is recorded as ZDF^[26].
• ZDF's streaming media URL is recorded as https://www.zdf.de/live-tv^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Broadcaster^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1963-04-01^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e7fee544-f7d4-407d-86c7-80e9b38bff09^[31]

Body

Founding

April 1, 1963 marks the founding of ZDF^[21].

Identity

ZDF's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen'}^[32]. ZDF's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ZDF'}^[33].

Leadership

ZDF's chief executive officer is recorded as Norbert Himmler^[17].

Operations

ZDF's headquarters location is recorded as Mainz^[16]. ZDF is operated by Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Premios Ondas^[3], an award^[34], in Spain^[35], founded in 1954^[36]; German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[4], a film award category^[37], in Germany^[38], founded in 1951^[39]; Peabody Awards^[7], an award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1940^[42]; International Emmy Award for best drama series^[43], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 2002^[46]; German Film Award for Best Children’s Film^[47], a film award category^[48], founded in 2000^[49]; and language adulterator award^[50], an ironic award^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1997^[53].

Why It Matters

ZDF draws 8,136 Wikipedia views per month (generalist_television_channel category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] ZDF has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] ZDF is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

What awards did ZDF receive?

Honors received include Premios Ondas^[3], German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[4], German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[5], and German Film Award for Best Feature Film^[6].