ORF achieves record values: 503,000 spectators at 50 years of ZiB 2!

ORF achieves record values: 503,000 spectators at 50 years of ZiB 2!

A milestone on Austrian television: The review “ZiB 2 History” celebrated its tenth edition with an unprecedented interest in spectators. On February 3, 2025, up to 503,000 spectators followed the program on the topic of "50 years ZiB 2" on ORF 2, which means a record in range and a market share of 27 percent. The response in the younger target groups was particularly impressive, where the market shares with 26 percent are also remarkable. Anyone who missed the show can look at it afterwards via ORF on, such as APA-OTS

record values ​​in January 2025

The ORF also achieved record values ​​in January 2025. With a daily range of 4.016 million viewers: the best January has been reached since 2010. ORF 1 and ORF 2 played a central role in this success story. ORF 1 has reached its best Jänner market shares for many years with 14.9 percent and ORF 2 with 22.6 percent. These great odds were achieved, among other things, through the outstanding skiing broadcasts from Kitzbühel and Schladming as well as through appropriate entertainment programs. The sports programs, which often spell on thousands: inside, show the great popularity of sport in Austrian television, as the ORF reported.

Streaming use also experienced a record in January, with a total of 19.5 million net reviews and 122 million gross views. This shows the growing interest in online content and proves digital change in media use. The combination of traditional television and digital streaming represents an exciting development of this medium and opens up new perspectives for the future. It remains exciting to observe how customer demand will develop further and which new formats of the ORF will present.