1998 in French television

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This is a list of French television related events from 1998.

Contents

Events

Debuts

Domestic

International

Television shows

1940s

1950s

1970s

1990s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
Canal+ Vert Cable and satelliteUnknown
Festival Cable and satelliteUnknown
M6 Music Cable and satellite5 March
MezzoCable television21 March
France O Cable and satellite25 March
'Zik Cable and satellite25 April
TFJ Cable and satellite14 May
Infosport+Cable television10 July
L'Equipe TV Cable and satellite31 August
Planete+ AdventureCable television2 September
Game One Cable and satellite6 September

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
France Supervision Mezzo TV Cable and satellite21 March

Closures

NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources
[[]]Cable and satellite

Births

Deaths

See also

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