ZDFINFO

ZDFinfo
	Logo used since 2011
Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany
Headquarters	Mainz, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to 720p and 16:9 576i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds, respectively)
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.zdf.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Various; region dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.de	Watch live

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]

ZDF offered another documentary channel, ZDFdokukanal, between 2000 and 2009.

References

^ "Zdfinfo | Tv Digital". Tvdigital.de. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ "ZDFinfo to launch on 5 September | News". Rapid TV News. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ "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.

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