# 1999 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1999.

## Events

* 12 March - Corinna May is selected to represent Germany at the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Hör den Kindern einfach zu". She is selected to be the forty-fourth German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Stadthalle in Bremen.
* 16 March - Corinna May was disqualified from the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest when it was discovered that the winning song "Hor den Kindern einfach zu" was released in 1997 by another act, since entering a cover song was contrary to the rules. Sürpriz, who were the runners-up performing "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat" were therefore promoted and announced as the forty-fourth German Eurovision entry.

## Debuts
### Domestic

* 20 January - Liebe und weitere Katastrophen (1999) (Das Erste)
* 23 April - Delta Team [it] (1999) (ProSieben)
* 3 September - Wer wird Millionär? (1999–present) (RTL)
* 12 October - Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland (1999) (Das Erste)
* 1 November - Simsala Grimm (1999–2010) (KiKa)

### International

* 4 January - Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown (1998–1999) (Super RTL)
* 29 March - Teletubbies (1997–2001, 2015–present) (KiKa)
* 18 September - / Ned's Newt (1997–1999) (Super RTL)
* 21 September - Bimble's Bucket (1996–1998) (Junior)
* 2 October - Flipper and Lopaka (1999–2005) (KiKa)
* 23 October - Bob the Builder (1999–2012, 2015–present) (Super RTL)
* Bruno the Kid (1996–1997) (K-Toon)

### BFBS

* 22 April - Home Farm Twins (1999-2000)
* 8 May - Bob the Builder (1999-2012, 2015-present)
* 26 May - Pump It Up (1999-2000)
* 27 May - Polterguests (1999)
* 28 May - Butterfly Collectors (1999)
* 30 May - Dream Street (1999-2002)
* 15 June - // Anthony Ant (1999)
* 4 July - Misery Guts (1998-1999)
* 11 October - Tweenies (1999-2002)
* 16 October - Barmy Aunt Boomerang (1999-2000)
* 26 October - Angelmouse (1999-2000)
* Maisy (1999-2000)
* / Starhill Ponies (1998-2002)
* Mopatop's Shop (1999-2003)

## Changes of network affiliation
### Military broadcasting

| Title | Original Country | Former Network | New Network | Date |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | United States | Armed Forces Network | BFBS | 1999 |

## Television shows
### 1950s

* Tagesschau (1952–present)

### 1960s

* heute (1963-present)

### 1970s

* heute-journal (1978-present)
* Tagesthemen (1978-present)

### 1980s

* Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
* Lindenstraße (1985–present)

### 1990s

* 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)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date |
| Cine Action | Cable television | Unknown |
| Cine Comedy | Cable television | Unknown |
| Romantic Movies | Cable television | Unknown |
| Star*Kino | Cable television | Unknown |
| Disney Channel | Cable television | 16 October |
| ZDFtheaterkanal | Cable television | 9 December |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| Herz&Co | Sunset | Cable television | October | | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
| Sky Cinema | Cable television | October | | |