Tagesschau24

Tagesschau24
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
HeadquartersHamburg/Potsdam, Germany
Programming
Picture format720p HDTV
(exclusively in HD)
Ownership
OwnerARD
Sister channelsDas Erste
One
ARD-alpha
History
Launched30 August 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-30)
Former namesEinsExtra (1997–2012)
Links
Websitewww.tagesschau24.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel varies depending on location
Streaming media
Tagesschau.deGerman-Only livestream
International livestream

Tagesschau24 ([ˈtaːɡəs.ʃaʊ̯ fiːɐ̯ ʊn ˈt͡sʋansɪç], "Review of the Day 24," stylized as tagesschau24) is a German free-to-air television channel owned by ARD and managed by Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Launched on 30 August 1997 as "EinsExtra", the channel was renamed Tagesschau 24 on 1 May 2012.[1]

It is ARD's news channel and competes with Welt and n-tv. Besides news, Tagesschau24 also broadcasts culture, sports and science shows. A HD simulcast of the channel was launched on 5 December 2013.[2]

  1. ^ "tagesschau24 to launch on 1 May". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  2. ^ "Neue HD-Sender der ARD über Astra aufgeschaltet" [New HD channels of ARD are now available on Astra satellite]. DigitalFernsehen.de. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-03-02.