Galileo (German TV series)

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Galileo
Galileo Logo 2013.svg
Presented by ProSieben
Starring Aiman Abdallah among others
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodesOver 6000
Production
Running time60-70 minutes
Original release
Release30 November 1998 (1998-11-30)

Galileo is a German television program series produced and broadcast on ProSieben television network. It is also sold to broadcasters in other countries (namely Russia [1] and Poland). [2]

The first show was broadcast in 1998, and is now stored in the Arctic World Archive in Svalbard, Norway, after being transferred to special film created by Piql. [2]

Galileo has also a YouTube channel which has more than 3 million subscribers as of September 2020. [3]

Former German national rugby player Aiman Abdallah is one of the presenters. [4]

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References

  1. SevenOne International sells ProSieben's science magazine Galileo to Russia // Red Arrow Studios
  2. 1 2 "German TV program on Piql watched by millions". Piql. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Galileo - YouTube". YouTube .
  4. "Aiman Abdallah". www.prosieben.de (in German). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.