Overview

• On July 14 ARD-aktuell began a limited summer pilot on tagesschau24, pairing the standard 15-minute bulletin with a 15-minute ’tagesschau24 Top-Thema’ segment for deeper analysis
• Programmdirektorin Christine Strobl confirmed that after internal tests the main 20:00 Tagesschau on Das Erste will remain unchanged at 15 minutes
• WDR’s threat to opt out of a longer prime-time broadcast at 20:15 influenced ARD’s decision to confine any extension to its specialist channel
• The ’tagesschau24 Top-Thema’ will run through the summer exclusively on tagesschau24, focusing on single topics that exceed the scope of the regular bulletin
• In parallel ARD is developing digital-first formats aimed at younger audiences, to be hosted by Louis Klamroth in Mediathek-exclusive and special issue-driven shows