ZDF Soccer Schedule
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About ZDF
The Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, or ZDF, is a German television channel based in the city of Mainz. It was launched on April 1, 1963 as a replacement of the defunct ARD 2 channel. It is run as a non-profit institution and gets its funding via television license fees and advertising revenues. It began broadcasting 24 hours a day on October 5, 1996.
ZDF is commonly referred to as a general information channel due to the large variety of programs included in its schedule. Viewers can watch talk shows, information programs, children’s shows, TV series, documentaries, cultural programs, sports shows, and entertainment programs.
Speaking about sports, ZDF has covered some of the top competitions in the world, such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup. On a more regular basis, ZDF has covered the German Bundesliga and other competitions via some of their dedicated sports broadcasts over the years.
ZDF started out with a Standard Definition (SD) feed, but the channel launched an HD feed to boost its availability in Germany. Both feeds might be available on select pay-tv carriers in Germany and in other European countries, which include the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, and Austria.
ZDF on Satellite
| Position | Frequency | Symbol | System | Encryption | |
| 3.0°W | ABS-3A | ||||
| 3740 V | 5048, 2/3 | DVB-S2, 8PSK, HEVC | |||
| 4.0°W | Amos 3 | ||||
| 10842 V | 30000, 3/4 | DVB-S2, 8PSK, MPEG-4 | Conax | ||
| 19.2°E | Astra 1KR | ||||
| 11362 H | 22000, 2/3 | DVB-S2, 8PSK, MPEG-4, HD | |||
| 19.2°E | Astra 1N | ||||
| 11954 H | 27500, 3/4 | DVB-S, MPEG-2 | |||
| 4.8°E | Astra 4A | ||||
| 12565 V | 30000, 5/6 | DVB-S2, QPSK, MPEG-4, HD | Panaccess | ||
ZDF Broadcast Rights
 | FIFA World Cup (2018-2022) |
 | UEFA Euro (2024) |
 | UEFA Champions League (2021-2024) |
 | UEFA Nations League (2018-2022) ARD and ZDF own the broadcasting rights of the UEFA Nations League for the German territory. The agreement covers the first two editions: 2018-19 and 2020-21 and will see ARD and ZDF combining to show coverage of the German Men's National team as well as other matches in the bi-annual event. |
 | UEFA Super Cup (2021-2024) |
 | World Cup Qualifying (2018-2022) ARD and ZDF hold the rights to both the qualifying matches for the Euro Cup and the World Cup as well as the rights for the 2020 Euro Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. |
 | Germany - Bundesliga (2021-2025) ZDF will join ARD to show match highlights of the Bundesliga on German TV from 2021 until the end of the 2024/25 season. |
 | Germany - DFB Pokal (2022-2026) ZDF has gained broadcast rights for the DFB-Pokal tournament from the 2022/23 to the 202/26 term, and will share coverage with ARD and Sky Deutschland. For Das Zweite, this will be their first time broadcasting the event in a decade, and along with ARD, and they will broadcast 15 matches during the competition, including the semi-finals and the final.More details |
 | Germany - Frauen-Bundesliga (2018-2022) |
 | Arnold Clark Cup (2022) ARD, along with ZDF, has secured broadcast rights to the Arnold Clark Cup, the inaugural women's international football tournament for fans based in Germany. Featuring England, Canada, Germany, and Spain, the network will cover the six-match tournament. |
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