ZDF is the German national public service television company. We are an independent non-profit corporation, founded and regulated by the Länder – the sixteen states that constitute the Federal ...

ZDF: the German national public service television. The independent non-profit corporation, founded and regulated by the Länder – the sixteen states of the Fed. Rep. of Germany. We provide the 84 ...

Recently elected Reich Chancellor, Adolf Hitler clamps down on all opposition. In less than two years he transforms Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship. What is particularly noteworthy is ...

The coverage of international events by ZDF reporters and foreign correspondents benefits from agreements with other major TV corporations. Furthermore, membership of the European Broadcasting Union ...

At the end of 1939, the German army invaded Poland. They are closely followed by SS task forces, which have only one mission: to exterminate the Polish intelligentsia. Thousands are murdered. At the ...

Nine-year-old Alice from Dublin just wants to have fun again. She was very ill and couldn't do any sports for a long time. Now, she is training for a challenging obstacle course. Nine-year-old Alice ...

The world order is in transition. How should Europe behave in this new constellation? Richard David Precht discusses with political advisor Ivan Krastev. (English language version) The role of the ...

In 1940, Adolf Hitler forces the defeated French to sign their surrender in a train carriage - the Germans had experienced the same humiliation at the end of the First World War. In 1940, Adolf Hitler ...

The journalist Leo Lania takes advantage of Hitler's admiration for the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini, poses as a party supporter of the Italian and spends several days with the Nazis in ...

ZDF sees opportunities, but also risks, in the use of generative AI. It is therefore open and at the same time critical of the topic. Generative AI tools are intended to support, but not replace, the ...

The Administrative Council monitors the Director-General’s activities – with a particular focus on budgetary matters. Each of its 12 members are appointed for a five-year term. Quelle: ZDF/Torsten ...

At the end of the 1920s, the “Rural People’s Movement” began demonstrating against social decline. From the protests a radical movement was born, whose anger and bitterness was harnessed by the ...