ZDFinfo is a German free-to-air documentary television channel owned by ZDF. It was launched on 27 August 1997 as ZDFinfokanal,^[1] and it became ZDFinfo on 5 September 2011.^[2] On 1 May 2012, a high-definition simulcast the channel was launched.^[3][4]

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ZDFinfo

Logo used since 2011
Country	Germany
Broadcast area	Germany
Headquarters	Mainz, Germany
Programming
Language(s)	German
Picture format	1080p HDTV (downscaled to 720p and 16:9 576i for the HDTV and SDTV feeds, respectively)
Ownership
Owner	ZDF
Sister channels	ZDF ZDFneo
History
Launched	27 August 1997 (as ZDFinfokanal) 5 September 2011 (as ZDFinfo)
Former names	ZDF Infokanal
Links
Website	info.zdf.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Various; region dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.de	Watch live

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ZDF offered another documentary channel, ZDFdokukanal, between 2000 and 2009.