ZDFkultur

ZDFkultur was a German free-to-air television channel owned by ZDF. It was launched on 7 May 2011, replacing ZDF theaterkanal. It mainly broadcast music shows, such as Later... with Jools Holland, pop concerts and series from the ZDF archive, but also movies and theatre plays. On 1 May 2012, a high-definition simulcast was launched on satellite.[2][3] On 22 February 2013, ZDF director Thomas Bellut announced that ZDFkultur would close in the near future, due to cost-saving measures at ZDF.[4][5][6] The channel council agreed Bellut's proposal on 8 March 2013.[7] The programming after the closure announcement consisting mostly of old ZDF archive content from the 1970s and 80s, with an annual budget of around €2 million. The channel was finally closed down on 30 September 2016.

ZDFkultur
Launched7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)
Closed30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Owned byZDF
Picture format720p HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share0.4% (2015, AGF)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Broadcast areaGermany
HeadquartersMainz-Lerchenberg, Germany
ReplacedZDFtheaterkanal
Sister channel(s)ZDF
ZDFneo
ZDFinfo
Websitekultur.zdf.de
Availability
Satellite
Astra 1H (19.2°E)11953.50 H 77 22000 2/3 (DVB-S)
Astra 1KR (19.2°E)11361.75 H 11 27500 3/4 (HDTV DVB-S2)
Cable
Kabel Deutschland
(Germany)		Yes (part of basic digital package)[1]
Streaming media
ZDF.deWatch live

Audience share
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2011[8]------------0.0%
2012[9]0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.2% 0.1%
2013[10]0.1%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2% 0.2%
2014[11]0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3% 0.3%
2015[12]0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.4% 0.4%
2016[13]0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%---

References
  1. "Kabelfernsehen: Übersicht aller TV-Sender – Kabel Deutschland" [Cabel Television: overview of all TV stations – Kabel Deutschland] (in German). Kabel Deutschland. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. Krei, Alexander (22 February 2013). "Schnellstmöglich: Bellut will ZDFkultur einstellen" [As fast as possible: Bellut wants to cease ZDFkultur]. DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. "Sparmaßnahmen: Intendant Bellut will ZDFkultur abschaffen" [Economy measures: Director Bellut wants to abolish ZDFkultur]. Kress: Der Mediendienst (in German). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. "Sparmaßnahmen: ZDF-Intendant Bellut will ZDFkultur einstellen" [Economy measures: ZDF director Bellut wants to cease ZDFkultur]. Digitalfernsehen.de (in German). 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  7. "Presse und Positionen" [Press office of ZDF]. ZDF.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  8. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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