ZDFmediathek Reviews

I love the zdf Mediathek app and used to enjoy streaming it with my chromecast 2nd generation. For some reason it will not work with it since about 1 month. I even bought a new chromecast, reviewed the internet WiFi with a tech etc, called chromecast customers service etc.
It can only be the zdf app, and it also does it on the ORF app. Please fix this, I would love to change my rating!

I like to watch German TV. However, on narrow bandwidth connections for example when traveling there is no decent buffering, making for a disruptive viewing experience. Memory is no longer a problem on most devices. App could also check, etc. so that after some wait with well-designed progress info there is a fully enjoyable experience. I rather wait a longer time at the beginning than have to wait many shorter times in mid sentence or have a frozen or black image with only sound etc. Please have your app designers test under real world conditions. Thank you.

Sometimes the display goes black while audio continues. Kind of buggy. :(
Would be really nice if we could download the video for viewing offline or in an airplane. Even a 24 hour window to view content would be a really really nice enhancement.
Thanks though for giving us Americans the chance to finally watch German TV.

One movie to watch on my fire stick costs me almost 2 GB. How can this happen?

I mean it too. ZDF has had the best in krimi series (Bella Block alone speaks to that!), films, comedy, talk & quizz shows, documentaries & the occasional classical concert. The actors are wonderful too.

My only complaint is that because I live in France, I can't get some of your best documentary films, nor ZDF Live. Whereas, I can now, suddenly get ARD Live as well as video's to play & replay.

So I have to wait to visit Germany, which I do for 2 long stays per year, at Christmas & during the summer. And I'm glad I do! Germany is a warm & open country, in general, & the people have a great sense of humour. What would a country be without that?

Soko Potsdam fan, finding new shows to enjoy. Have to translate subtitles into English! Hoping for distribution of more ZDK shows in US. Danke and apologies for English!

Now you can enjoy subtitles

I love watching my German tv, I appreciate being able to get it here in the United States

Since the Apple update to 11.0 the Airplay does not work with ZDF Mediathek. What’s wrong?
Thanks for helping me to resolve this. I’m having ZDF withdrawal symptoms.😉

Thank your so much keep it up

I’m living in the USA and I’m glad I can watch German TV with ZDFmediathek
ZDF has the best Films and Series
ZDFmediathek itself is easy to navigate and well organized

I have found nothing better I am a girl

Great app ! I like it and use it almost daily! I live in Atlanta and would like to have same access to programs as Germans

Hans from Atlanta

So many of your offerings are advertised to U.S. audience s and yet 50% of your Mediathek features remain off-limits. It is quite frustrating.

Sincerely,
Mary Schlesinger

I have been watching ZDF on Ipad with closed caption. Now I got appleTV, unfortunately there is no caption option , very disappointed.

If you understand German you are lucky. The programming is varied, intelligent and entertaining. Their news have an inevitable German liberal mindset at best, fake at worst! But you can ignore them and keep watching. Danke.

Love being able to see my home News and many other Programs from Germany👍🙂

I am a little disappointed that so many programs in your selection programming can only be viewed in Germany. If I where in Germany I would not need your app as I could watch it on TV. Little Sad, best Regards, Christel D

Very high quality content, easy and flexible to navigate also for all Germans or those speaking German but live abroad. Only negative is that some shows can only be accessed while in Germany. ZDF should introduce a netflix like subscription for those.

Awesome! I am sohappyto get news that are not full of sensational stuff but as objective as possible! Thank you!

I been with you for many years. Bud I think this will be the end everything what would be good.— Not in your country. Al garbage I can watch

Bud what would be great. Nothing. So Netflix I wait Is that it Like I sad. Shame on you Germany is not the one I remember

Allows a me to watch my favorites in german

Thank you for providing a great selection of German programs!

The only thing that bothers me at all is the inability to livestream the vast majority of the content and the geoblocking. Ugh.

Watching Mediathek in the USA makes me feel at home in Germany