ZDF
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TV Channel
ZDF is a public-service television broadcaster offering news, information, entertainment, culture, sports, and fictional programming. The brand combines linear television with extensive digital and on-demand services. In the MBTM 2026, the brand’s comparatively strongest dimension is transparency; with a Trust Score of 59/100, it ranks 40th overall. This places the brand in the upper middle of the ranking.
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MBT Score:
59
Position in our ranking:
40
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Benevolence
Benevolence represents consumers’ perception of the brand as being ‘responsible and caring despite the vicissitudes of future problematic situations’
6
Competence
Competence describes the organizational ability to realize promises based on available expertise, skills and leadership.
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Commercialism
Commercialism is directed towards the level of and approach on earning money through media products, especially through the integration of advertising.
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Consistency
Consistency incorporates the relationship between consumers and a brand that is built on past interactions.
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Credibility
Credibility is characterized as the ability to meet a consumer’s expected performance.
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Halo
Halo incorporates findings on the importance of mutual influences between content and environment on media perception.
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Integrity
Integrity describes the belief that a brand is consistent, honest and responsible
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Likeness
Likeness describes the perceived similarity between oneself, a brand and other consumers from this brand.
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Transparency
Transparency describes the availability of information on a company’s internal processes and open communication about content production
6
Relevancy
Relevancy is characterized as the degree to which the brand provides things relevant to consumers’ lives.