Tagesthemen

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Tagesthemen
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Presented by Caren Miosga
Ingo Zamperoni
Aline Abboud
Country of origin West Germany (1978-1990)
Germany (1990-present)
Original languageGerman
Production
Producer ARD-aktuell
Production location Hamburg
Running timeMonday–Thursday: 30 minutes
Friday–Sunday: 15–20 minutes
Release
Original network Das Erste
Original release2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 
present

Tagesthemen is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Ingo Zamperoni. Second only to the 20:00 Tagesschau ("Review of the Day") Tagesthemen ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most important newscast. It is different in style and content from Tagesschau and is broadcast Mondays to Thursdays at 22:15, Fridays at 23:15, Saturdays at varying times and Sundays at 22:45. On special news occasions, a Tagesthemen extra is also broadcast before the main show. Each Tagesthemen broadcast has a single host, a single newsreader for the news block, usually from the earlier Tagesschau, a weather presenter broadcasting from Frankfurt, and a presenter for the sports block on the weekends. Previously recorded Tagesthemen newscasts can also be seen internationally via YouTube on Tagesschau's YouTube Channel.

Contents

History

In January 1978, Tagesthemen replaced the late edition of Tagesschau, which had been broadcast until then. The broadcast lasts a half hour on weekdays; it is shorter on Fridays (15 minutes) Saturdays (20 minutes) and Sundays (15 minutes).

In contrast to Tagesschau, which provides only an overview of the news, Tagesthemen is designed to also provide the viewer with more information, context and background. The program usually features four to five segments on the stories and themes of the day.

Previously, the program used a variation of the Tagesschau theme, Hammond Fantasy, with the first and last notes in the same keys. From 1997 to 2014, Tagesthemen used the same music as Tagesschau. Currently Tagesthemen uses a different variation of the Hammond Fantasy, similar to the original Tagesthemen theme.

Tagesschau editorial staff provide a daily news summary to the program. A weather report was part of the news summary until 2002: since then it has been presented by a meteorologist, in cooperation with Meteomedia AG, a privately owned company. Since 2020, the weather report is presented from the ARD weather center at the studios of Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt.

Tagesthemen's market share sank with the opening of media competition in Germany; nevertheless, it still lies today at about 12% — this amounts to about 2.5 million viewers per broadcast. Tagesthemen is one of the most influential opinion builders in Germany.

Presenters

Since 1 October 1985 Tagesthemen, like Tagesschau, has been presented by various hosts. Since the start, the hosts alternate weekly.

The hosts write their scripts themselves; the presentation generally has a much looser style than Tagesschau. Since the Tagesthemen hosts are not restricted to simply reading the daily dispatches, they can develop a lively, personal style compared to their colleagues at Tagesschau, although they are still required to be neutral and objective.

Current presenters

PresenterDate startedComments
Caren Miosga 16 July 2007Main presenter
Ingo Zamperoni 24 October 2016Main presenter
Aline Abboud 4 September 2021Relief presenter

Former presenters

1985 onwards

PresenterStartedEnded
Ulrike Wolf1 October 198523 July 1987
Hanns Joachim Friedrichs 14 October 198527 June 1991
Sabine Christiansen 4 August 1987September 1997
Ulrich Wickert 1 July 199131 August 2006
Ulrich Deppendorf (Relief presenter)19931999
Gabi Bauer 6 September 19975 April 2001
Anne Will 14 April 200124 June 2007
Tom Buhrow 1 September 200616 June 2013
Ingo Zamperoni (Relief presenter)6 January 201312 January 2014
Thomas Roth 5 August 20132 October 2016
Pinar Atalay (Relief presenter)7 March 2014 [1] 9 May 2021

1978-1985

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