Observed Signal · Aug 4, 2026 · Measurement Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
ARD's Tour de France Tops Streaming Reach Rankings
AGF Videoforschung data for 20–26 July 2026 show ARD's Tour de France streaming coverage as the top program brand by net streaming reach in Germany (1.911 million). RTL's soap Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten (GZSZ) set a new streaming record since the AGF program-brand reporting began in 2024 with 1.091 million weekly viewers. AGF's program-brand metric reports net reach across broadcasters' own platforms (excluding YouTube and social networks). The dataset is published under AGF SCOPE and referenced by DWDL.de on 04 August 2026.
Provides Germany-specific streaming net-reach rankings from AGF that are relevant to broadcasters, publishers and media buyers for planning and inventory valuation, but it is a market report rather than industry-shifting global news.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- ARD's Tour de France streaming coverage reached 1.911 million people in the week of 20–26 July 2026, ranking #1 in AGF's streaming net-reach program-brand ranking.
- RTL's soap 'Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten' (GZSZ) reached 1.091 million streaming viewers in that week, a new record since AGF introduced program-brand reporting in 2024.
- AGF Videoforschung / AGF SCOPE (period 20.07.2026–26.07.2026) is the source of the streaming net-reach data; package number 18084 dated 03.08.2026 is referenced.
- Follow-up World Cup reporting delivered high streaming reach: ARD reached almost 1.3 million and ZDF about 0.8 million for that coverage in the same period.
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