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ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) is a German public-service television broadcaster launched in 1963.

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Germany's complex public broadcasting system

Germany's complex public broadcasting system

There's an ongoing debate on how to finance, reform and shape Germany's public broadcasters.
MediaAugust 16, 2022
Film still from "Our mothers, Our Fathers" showing two young soldiers pose in front of ruins

Polish court demands apology from German ZDF broadcaster

Polish court demands apology from German ZDF broadcaster

Scenes in the critically acclaimed film "Generation War" paint Polish soldiers as anti-Semitic. 
CultureMarch 26, 2021
Fall Maddie: Deutscher Sexualstraftäter unter Mordverdacht

McCann cold case puts focus on German show

McCann cold case puts focus on German show

"Aktenzeichen XY," on the air for decades, may now have helped crack the Madeleine McCann mystery.
CrimeJune 4, 2020
Journalists Jörg Brase and Thomas Seibert

Denied accreditation, German reporters leave Turkey

Denied accreditation, German reporters leave Turkey

Berlin has condemned the decision as unacceptable, saying journalists should be allowed to do their work unhindered.
PoliticsMarch 10, 2019
Anti-Nazi demonstrators

Journalist defended over 'Nazis out' tweet

Journalist defended over 'Nazis out' tweet

A German journalist's decision to post an anti-Nazi slogan on Twitter earned her vitriol from far-right users.
PoliticsJanuary 7, 2019
Still from Our Mothers, Our Fathers

ZDF fined by Polish court over WWII drama

ZDF fined by Polish court over WWII drama

The German public broadcaster has been fined €5,000 for showing Polish freedom fighters as anti-Semites in a TV series.
CrimeDecember 28, 2018
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