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1997 in German television

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List of years in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 1997.

Events

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  • 15 February - Tammy Eckhardt, performing as Alanis Morissette wins the second and final season of Soundmix Show.
  • 27 February - Bianca Shomburg is selected to represent Germany at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Zeit". She is selected to be the forty-second German Eurovision entry during Der Countdown läuft held at the Musik-und-Kongresshalle in Lübeck.

Debuts

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International

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BFBS

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Changes of network affiliation

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Military broadcasting

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Title Original Country Former Network New Network Date
Arthur United States United States, Canada Canada BFBS American Forces Network 1997

Television shows

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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Ending this year

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Networks and services

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Launches

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Network Type Launch date Notes Source
Der Kinderkanal Cable television 1 January
Phoenix Cable television 7 April
ZDFinfo Cable television 27 August
EinsExtra Cable television 30 August
EinsMuXx Cable television 29 August
EinsFestival Cable television 30 August

Conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Hessen Drei hessen fernsehen Cable television Unknown

Closures

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

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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