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And now the news: Late on Saturday evening
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Joko / IMAGO
In a world in which so little still seems certain, you can rely on one thing in Germany: Whatever happens, the ARD broadcasts the »Tagesschau« at 8 pm.
Every day.
Always.
In time.
This Saturday evening ... where is the distinctive gong?
The newscast started with around seven million viewers on Saturday with a slight delay.
The time display in front of the blue "Tagesschau" background ran until exactly 8:44 p.m., only then did the broadcast begin.
In the evening, many people posted photos of their screens on Twitter with the seconds before the start, sometimes with snappy comments.
ARD-aktuell, as the ARD community facility in Hamburg responsible for the »Tagesschau«, said on Sunday when asked about the delay: »The reason for this was incorrect programming in the program.«
»Tagesschau« spokeswoman Judith Rakers presented the program on Saturday evening.
She replied to a tweet about what was going on: “All right.
I clarify: We had a technical problem with an incorrectly linked graphic (Bundesliga), which then shot us through the opening credits.
The moment it should be started.
Hence the missing graphic later.
#sorry «.
nis / dpa