1998 in Norwegian television

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

Contents

Events

Debuts

Television shows

1990s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
MTV Cable television1 June
Discovery Travel & Living Europe Cable televisionUnknown

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
[[]]Cable television

Closures

NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources
Nyhetskanalen Cable television30 January

Births

Deaths

See also

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