Programming
Phoenix broadcasts a deaf-subtitled version of the Tagesschau, ARD's flagship news broadcast, and the premier news broadcast of ZDF, Heute-Journal, in German Sign Language.
The flagship news broadcast of Phoenix is "Der Tag" ("The Day"), which is aired from 11:00 pm to 12 midnight. Its length enables extended reports and interviews to be included.
The show "Vor Ort" ("On Scene") includes live coverage of political events, public lectures of important personalities, press conferences and assemblies of the Bundestag and Bundesrat.
Daily talk shows (like "Phoenix Runde - Phoenix Roundtable with Anne Gesthuysen or Alexander Kähler, "Unter den Linden" with Christoff Minhoff or Michael Hirz), discuss current topics are discussed with experts or politicians.
As a benchmark in coverage a "Meet the Press"-like show, "Internationaler Frühschoppen" is broadcast Sunday at 12 noon when the ARD's "Presseclub" is not broadcast.
The series "Historische Debatten" ("Historical Debates") and "Historische Ereignisse" ("Historical Events"), with journalist Helmut Illert, examine important topics relating to the development of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Phoenix is comparable to the American channel C-SPAN or BBC Parliament, because it also covers government and national politics.
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