ARD-aktuell

ARD-aktuell has been the central television newsroom of the ARD since 1977.

ARD-aktuell is a joint institution of the ARD. It is located at NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) in Hamburg-Lokstedt. The basis of the work of ARD-aktuell is an administrative agreement of all nine ARD institutions, which defines the organization of the editorial office and the basic structure of the programs.

ARD-aktuell produces Tagesschau, Tagesthemen and the news broadcasts of the television channel tagesschau24. They previously produced the wochenspiegel (1953-2014) and the nachtmagazin (1995-2022). All formats are broadcast live. At ARD-aktuell, about 300 employees work in editorial and production. The editorial board is divided into two major areas: a planning team develops the program ideas and organizes contributions and live connections. The broadcasting team is responsible for the content of the broadcasts.

Editors of ARD-aktuell
Since October 2019 Marcus Bornheim is the chief editor of the newsroom, which must be elected by the ARD directors with a two-thirds majority.