2008 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2008.
Events
[edit]- 8 March - No Angels are selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Disappear". They are selected to be the fifty-third German Eurovision entry during Wer singt für Deutschland? held at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg.
- 17 May - Thomas Godoj wins the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
- 7 July - Silke "Isi" Kaufmann wins the eighth season of Big Brother Germany.
- 22 November - 44-year-old harmonica player Michael Hirte wins the second season of Das Supertalent.
Debuts
[edit]Free for air
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- 23 June - Doctor's Diary (2008–2011) (RTL)
- 14 December - Die Patin – Kein Weg zurück (2008) (RTL)
International
[edit]- 28 April - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009) (KiKa)
Cable
[edit]International
[edit]- 28 February - Dexter (2006–2013) (Sky)
- 16 June - The Secret Show (2006–2007) (Disney Channel)
BFBS
[edit]- 4 February - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009)
- 21 July - The Slammer (2006-2014)
- 23 July - Tom (2003)
- Frankenstein's Cat (2008)
Television shows
[edit]1950s
[edit]- Tagesschau (1952–present)
1960s
[edit]- heute (1963-present)
1970s
[edit]- heute-journal (1978-present)
- Tagesthemen (1978-present)
1980s
[edit]- Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
- Lindenstraße (1985–present)
1990s
[edit]- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present)
- Marienhof (1992-2011)
- Unter uns (1994-present)
- Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)
- Schloss Einstein (1998–present)
- In aller Freundschaft (1998–present)
- Wer wird Millionär? (1999-present)
2000s
[edit]- Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)
- Let's Dance (2006–present)
- Das Supertalent (2007–present)
Ending this year
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Networks and services
[edit]Launches
[edit]Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
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Sportdigital | Cable television | Spring | ||
Fox | Cable television | 19 May | ||
Xite | Cable and satellite | 21 May |
Conversions and rebrandings
[edit]Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
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Cable and satellite |
Closures
[edit]Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
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Premiere Serie | Cable television | 4 October |
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]See also
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