{"target_audience": "b2c", "is_medical": false, "ai_generated_title": "ZDF Shifts Documentary Slots, Adds Five-Year Streaming Windows", "body_html": "<p><strong>Mainz -- [CURRENT_DATE] --</strong> German public broadcaster ZDF is rescheduling four documentary broadcasts to new Saturday time slots starting in September 2026, with each episode also gaining a five-year window on its streaming platform.</p><h5>ZDF.reportage moves to 5:35 p.m. across three consecutive Saturdays</h5><p>On September 12, 2026, \"Countdown im Norden\" examines the state election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, directed by Felix Krüger and Frank Engelmann. The episode streams from 5:35 p.m. that day until September 12, 2031, and repeats Sunday, September 13, at 5:00 a.m.</p><p>The following Saturday, September 19, \"Leben auf Achse\" follows commuters, truck drivers and traveling technicians, directed by Friederike Lorenz. It streams starting September 18 at 6:00 a.m. through September 18, 2031, with a Sunday repeat on September 20 at 5:00 a.m.</p><p>On September 26, \"Bahnhofsviertel Frankfurt\" turns to the city's red-light and nightlife district, covering daily life, drug use and nightlife, directed by Inken Klinge, Susana Santina and Peter Theisen. The film streams from September 25 at 6:00 a.m. through September 25, 2031, repeating Sunday, September 27, at 5:00 a.m.</p><h5>A food-focused episode swaps dates in October</h5><p>On October 11, 2026, \"plan b: next BITE\" airs at 3:30 p.m. with \"Gutes Essen geht auch günstig\" (\"Good food doesn't have to be expensive\"), a German-Danish co-production directed by Philipp Kopka. The episode streams from October 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. through September 30, 2031.</p><p>To make room, ZDF has pushed back \"plan b: Proteine neu gedacht\" (\"Rethinking Protein\") to September 18, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.</p>", "meta_description": "ZDF reschedules four documentaries in fall 2026, adding five-year streaming windows for episodes on election coverage, commuters, and Frankfurt's nightlife district.", "seo_keywords": "ZDF, ZDF.reportage, plan b, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bahnhofsviertel Frankfurt, German television schedule, streaming, documentary", "companies": ["ZDF"], "topics": ["media_entertainment"], "markets": ["Germany"], "locations": ["Mainz", "Frankfurt", "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"], "products": ["ZDF.reportage"], "cta_text": "Viewers can check ZDF's updated broadcast and streaming schedule for exact air times.", "learn_more": "", "fact_check": {"accuracy_score": 100, "legal_risk": "low", "corrections_made": [], "recommendation": "publish"}}