ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Germany. It is one of the largest public broadcasters in Europe, offering news, entertainment, documentaries, and cultural programming.
Why this server?
Searches and retrieves ZDF programmes through the German Mediathek (MediathekViewWeb) API, enabling search by title/topic/description, browsing the newest ZDF broadcasts, listing all episodes of a ZDF show, and fetching full programme details including direct MP4 video URLs (low/standard/HD), subtitle URLs, broadcast times, durations and website links.
Why this server?
Provides read-only access to ZDF heute news from zdfheute.de, including latest headlines, news by topic (politik, sport, wissen, kultur), keyword search over headlines, full article text retrieval, and a reachability health probe.