2016 in German television

Overview of the events of 2016 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2016.

Events

  • 25 February - The Voice of Germany season 5 winner Jamie-Lee Kriewitz is selected to represent Germany at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Ghost". She is selected to be the sixty-first German Eurovision entry during Unser Lied für Stockholm held at the Brainpool Studios in Cologne.
  • 25 March - 13-year-old Lukas Janisch wins the fourth season of The Voice Kids.
  • 7 May - Prince Damien Ritzinger wins the thirteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
  • 3 June - Austrian pop singer Victoria Swarovski and her partner Erich Klann win the ninth season of Let's Dance.

Debuts

International

American Forces Network

Television shows

1950s

  • Tagesschau (1952–present)

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2000s

2010s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Source
RTL International Cable television 18 January
RTLplus Cable television 4 June
Animax Germany Cable television 1 July
Zee One Cable and satellite 28 July
Kabel eins Doku Cable television 22 September
Sky One Cable television 3 November

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
TNT Glitz TNT Comedy Cable television 1 June
EinsFestival One Cable television 3 September
Sony Entertainment Television Sony Channel Cable television Unknown

Closures

Network Type End date Notes Sources
EinsPlus Cable television 30 September
ZDFkultur Cable television 30 September

Births

Deaths

Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility
22 February Margit Geissler-Rothemund 57 German actress

See also


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