On 10 November 2003, the joint broadcasts rbb um 6 and zibb – zuhause in Berlin und Brandenburg started.

In the summer of 2004, the program Im Palais went on the air and from 23 September 2004, Kurt Krömer started his own show.

At the end of 2009, the rbb announced the cessation of the cinema magazine Filmvorführer and the environmental and science program Ozon [de] which was already aired at Deutscher Fernsehfunk since November 1989.

Since 13 August 2012, rbb Fernsehen broadcast with a new design and the new slogan Das volle Programm ("The full program").

rbb Fernsehen started broadcasting in HD quality (720p) via Astra 19.2°E on 5 December 2013.