On 1 October 2017, the channel was to receive a new on-air design and a new broadcasting logo;[2] this was brought forward to 26 September 2017.

ZDFneo is broadcast (along with the rest of ZDFvision) via DVB-T digital terrestrial television, receivable in most areas of Germany.

It is also transmitted in DVB-C through German cable networks, and in DVB-S from the Astra 1H satellite.

[3] The channel was initially only scaled up by 576i, since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time.

ZDFneo's broadcasts mostly consists of comedy and drama series produced in-house.