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ZDF heute

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heute (; German for today) is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from cultural life or entertainment, and the sports news with an extra presenter. The weather forecast comes up at about 19:22 after a break with commercials. For many years, the opening sequence of each broadcast featured an analogue clock, a signature element of the program. On July 19, 2021; the opening sequence switched to a digital clock along with updated graph

Key facts

Television.producer
ZDF
Television.alt_name
heute+ (late-night; until 2020)heute in europa (Today in Europe, 16:00)heute in deutschland (Today in Germany, 14:00)heute Xpress (short bulletins)
Television.italic_title
no
Television.runtime
Main bulletin: 20 minutes
Television.image
ZDF heute Logo 2021.svg
Television.presenter
Jana PareigisMitri SirinBarbara Hahlweg
Television.country
Germany
Television.language
German
Television.last_aired
present
Television.channel
ZDF
Television.location
Mainz
Television.related
heute-journal (1978–present)

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Official website

ZDFheute - Aktuelle Nachrichten und Videos auf einen Blick

News aus Deutschland sowie aktuelle Nachrichten aus Europa und aller Welt. Videos, Livestreams, Kommentare und Analysen von Politik bis Sport.

zdfheute.de

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Present-day
  • Identity
  • Presenters
  • References
  • External links

heute (; German for today) is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from cultural life or entertainment, and the sports news with an extra presenter. The weather forecast comes up at about 19:22 after a break with commercials. For many years, the opening sequence of each broadcast featured an analogue clock, a signature element of the program. On July 19, 2021; the opening sequence switched to a digital clock along with updated graphics and music, along with a new anchor desk and set.

The newscast heute of ZDF and the 20:00-Tagesschau of Das Erste are the main broadcasts of German public TV starting the evening programme. Advertisements can not be shown on public television in Germany after 8:00 pm.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ZDF heute” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.