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.
Debuts International 7 August - The Cleveland Show (2009-2013) (Comedy Central)
American Forces Network The Loud House (2016–present) (AFN Family)
Television shows 1950s Tagesschau (1952–present)
1960s heute (1963–present)
1970s heute-journal (1978–present) Tagesthemen (1978–present)
1980s Lindenstraße (1985–present)
1990s Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present) Unter uns (1994–present) Schloss Einstein (1998–present) In aller Freundschaft (1998–present) Wer wird Millionär? (1999–present)
2000s Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present) Let's Dance (2006–present) Das Supertalent (2007–present)
2010s The Voice of Germany (2011–present) Promi Big Brother (2013–present) 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 NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSourcesEinsPlusCable television30 SeptemberZDFkulturCable television30 September
Births
Deaths Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility22 FebruaryMargit Geissler-Rothemund57German actress
See also 2016 in Germany
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