5 January - British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends begins airing on German television for the first time ever after only being released on home video since 1995. The series will begin airing on
RTL II.
27 February -
Guildo Horn is selected to represent Germany at the
1998 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "
Guildo hat euch lieb!". He is selected to be the forty-third German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Stadthalle in Bremen.
5 January - British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends begins airing on German television for the first time ever after only being released on home video since 1995. The series will begin airing on
RTL II.
27 February -
Guildo Horn is selected to represent Germany at the
1998 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "
Guildo hat euch lieb!". He is selected to be the forty-third German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Stadthalle in Bremen.