ZDFtheaterkanal was a TV station and part of the digital TV package offered by

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. The channel was broadcast daily from 9 am until 2 am the following day, starting on 9 December 1999. The broadcasting was stopped on 7 May 2011 in favor of

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. The program was broadcast nationwide via the TV cable network (DVB-C) and the

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(DVB-S). In addition, the channel was accessible via the IPTV offers

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and as well as with via

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. In the summer of 2008, plans were presented to convert ''ZDFtheaterkanal'' into a cultural channel. On 7 May 2011, at 6:30 am, the new channel

started and replaced ZDFtheaterkanal to cover the topics of music, performing arts, film culture, network culture and gaming. The cut-over took place on 7 May 2011 at 1:20 AM. ''ZDFtheaterkanal'' (as well as the following station

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Programming

The channel broadcast a program that took into account all areas of the performing arts. These included the broadcasting of stagings, documentaries, portraits and interviews. Since the mid-2000s, the program has been supplemented by other art forms. Thus, music formats such as Later with Jools Holland or concert recordings were broadcast. Also, ZDF-produced

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and

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programs were rebroadcast, including '' Kulturzeit'', ', '' Durch die Nacht mit …'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. You could also see older shows like ''

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'' and '' Disco'' as well as occasionally older television series.

Programming

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References

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* {{Authority control Publicly funded broadcasters Defunct German television channels Television channels and stations established in 1999 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011 1999 establishments in Germany 2011 disestablishments in Germany Mass media in Mainz ZDF