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1981 In German Television
This is a list of German television related events from 1981. Events *28 February - Lena Valaitis is selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Johnny Blue (song), Johnny Blue". She is selected to be the twenty-sixth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the BR Studios in Munich. Debuts ARD * 27 March – ''Tour de Ruhr'' (1981) * 29 July – ''Kumpel mit Chauffeur'' (1981) * 19 September – ''Geantwortet wird immer'' (1981) * 29 September – ' (1981–1984) * 14 October – ''Die Knapp-Familie'' (1981–1983) * 16 October – ''Cockpit (TV series), Cockpit'' (1981) * 27 October – ''Die Laurents'' (1981) * 3 November – ''Drunter und Drüber (TV series), Drunter und Drüber'' (1981) * 16 November – ''Der Gerichtsvollzieher'' (1981) * Unknown – ''Kintopp Kintopp'' (1981) ZDF * 3 January – ** ''Sternensommer'' (1981) ** ''Ein zauberhaftes Biest'' (1981) * 18 January – ''Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Television
Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first public television station in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''. In 2000, the German television market had approximately 36.5 million television households, making it the largest television market in Europe. Nowadays, 95% of German households have at least one television receiver. All the main German TV channels are free-to-air. History In 1948 the British occupation forces allowed NWDR to broadcast television programmes for the British zone. Other regional networks also started to launch television in their own areas. Meanwhile, the GDR was launching its own television service, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF), based on the Soviet Union, Soviet model. A regular schedule began through the cooperation of all ARD (broadcaster), ARD members in 1954. Basic principles in the central areas of entertainment, information and enlightenment were establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
