ZDF
The first Europe-wide satellite broadcast via Astra 1C began in August 1993 during the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA - "International Broadcasting Exhibition") in Berlin. In the same decade, these new technologies were used to enable the start of digital broadcasting of ZDF.
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Other ZDF channels
ZDF also operates the channels KI.KA, arte, 3sat and Phoenix in cooperation with other networks. Included in its digital offering ZDFvision are the channels ZDFdokukanal, ZDFinfokanal and ZDFtheaterkanal. Today ZDF is Europe's largest television network.
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Design
ZDF's animated station identity mascots, the Mainzelmännchen (a play with the words "Mainz" and "Heinzelmännchen", the latter meaning "brownies" (elves) in German), created by Wolf Gerlach in 1963, quickly became very popular and are still shown in between commercials. In 1976 graphic designer Otl Aicher made a corporate design for ZDF.
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Administration
Administratively ZDF is headed by a director general (Intendant), who is elected by the ZDF Television Council, the composition of which is in turn determined by the "societally relevant groups" named in the ZDF contract. Since the founding of the network in 1963, the following have held the office of Intendant:
- 1963 - 1977: Karl Holzamer
- 1977 - 1982: Karl-Günter von Hase
- 1982 - 2002: Dieter Stolte
- since 2002: Markus Schächter
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Membership
ZDF was admitted as a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union in 1963.
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Programmes
- Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst
- The Bold And The Beautiful (Reich & Schön)
- Derrick (cancelled)
- Disco
- Ein Fall für Zwei
- heute (Newscast)
- Kultnacht
- Der Kommissar (cancelled)
- The Old Fox (Der Alte)
- Veronica Mars
- Wetten, dass..?
- The Young And The Restless (Schatten der Leidenschaft)
- Jack Holborn (1982 mini-series)
- Rockpop
Audience share (March 2008): 13.4%, from 14-49 years 7.1%.
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Musicals
- The Lion King - Circle of Life (Der ewige Kreis - Der König der Löwen)
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