The ARD-Mittagsmagazin is an informational programme, which was first broadcast on 2 October 1989. The programme is broadcast on ARD and ZDF simultaneously.
This programme alternates with its counterpart from the ZDF, also called the Mittagsmagazin, on a weekly basis.
1989–1997[]
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Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Futura Condensed Extra Bold
Launched:
2 October 1989
The programme started in 1989 with this logo. It was produced from the studios of Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich.
1997–2004[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
TheSans Semilight/Bold
Launched:
unknown
In 1997, the logo changed to a design in line with the main evening news.
Title Card
2004–2012[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
TheMix Light/Bold
Launched:
unknown
This logo introduced the "Circle 1 Trademark" in the top right corner, it is also the only one since the 1997 rebrand to not use the "TheSans" font.
Title Card
2012–2017[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
TheSans Semilight/Bold
Launched:
7 May 2012
This is the last logo used by the Munich-based Mittagsmagazin.
Title Card
Seen in the intro and used throughout the broadcast as a break and as a broadcast logo in the bottom left
Starting in 2018, the Mittagsmagazin was broadcast from Berlin. This is shown by the i in the "magazin" part of the logo being replaced by a long rectangle that is broken up by a ring in the upper half, which is a reference to the Berlin Television Tower.