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List of years in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 1998.

Events

  • 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.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

International

Cable

International

American Forces Network

BFBS

Television shows

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Source
EarthTV Cable television Unknown
BR-alpha Cable television 7 January
13th Street Cable television 1 May
NBC Europe Cable television 30 June
SR Fernsehen Cable television 1 September

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Sudwest 3 Sudwest Fernsehen Cable television Unknown

Closures

Network Type End date Notes Sources
[[]] Cable and satellite

Births

Deaths

Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility
19 March Klaus Havenstein 75 German actor, cabaret artist & TV host
14 August Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff 77 German actor & TV host

See also


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of years in German television
+...

This is a list of German television related events from 1998.

Events

  • 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.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

International

Cable

International

American Forces Network

BFBS

Television shows

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Source
EarthTV Cable television Unknown
BR-alpha Cable television 7 January
13th Street Cable television 1 May
NBC Europe Cable television 30 June
SR Fernsehen Cable television 1 September

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Sudwest 3 Sudwest Fernsehen Cable television Unknown

Closures

Network Type End date Notes Sources
[[]] Cable and satellite

Births

Deaths

Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility
19 March Klaus Havenstein 75 German actor, cabaret artist & TV host
14 August Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff 77 German actor & TV host

See also



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