1978 in radio
◄ ◄ | ◄ | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | Broadcasting 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | ► | ► ► More events
Generally
- In West Germany the first Betamaxrekorder for consumers to be sold. The cartridges developed by Sony video system are significantly smaller than the left hand already on the German market VHS system of Japanese JVC. In addition, they offer a much better picture quality than VHS, but initially much shorter seasons. The Sony SL -8000, the first commercially available in Germany Betamaxrekorder weighs almost 20 kilos, though neither has image search, yet still picture function, but on an analog tape counter.
- Silvio Berlusconi acquired the local private station Telemilano founded in 1972 and thus shifting its business activities increasingly on real estate in the media business.
- February 14 - The Federal Constitutional Court decides that advertising for political parties in the electronic media indeed violate the Constitution, but should not affect the criminal law.
- September - In Germany, the first issue of the computer magazine Chip appears.
- September 28 - In Vienna the ORF Advisory Board Gerd Bacher chooses the successor of Otto upper hammer as ORF Generalintendaten. In a press conference the day after his election Bacher explained that he wanted for the upcoming competition of the " new media such as home electronics, cable and satellite" prepare the ORF.
- October 4 - The first issue of the popular science magazine PM (Peter Moosleitners interesting magazine) appears.
Radio
- On RIAS is where the shoe pinches us to listen to the last episode of justified by Ernst Reuter weekly radio show.
- March 8 - BBC Radio 4 begins with the airing of the radio play version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- July 12 - The Ö3 - broadcast The Musicbox sends a designed by Wolfgang Kos and Joachim Riedl edition under the title of rock music and fascism. Trigger is that of Joachim Fest 1973 published biography of Hitler erupted interest in the era of National Socialism, but especially the ( conscious ) games of the early punk movement in England with taboo subjects such as fascism and the Holocaust. At length their say while musicians such as David Bowie, Jean -Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers and Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats, who received the title I never loved Eva Braun, a direct relation participating at this time ( satirical ) song.
- August 30 - The Swiss Radio DRS starts with the appearance of parts of his program in stereo.
- October - In OE1 is heard the first episode of the Sunday cabaret show The ring cake. It continues the tradition of The Watschenmann.
- November 23 - The Geneva wave plan, an international agreement for the regulation of medium and long wave frequencies comes into force.
TV
- January - In the German television the U.S. series Roots can be seen. In this chronicle of an African American family, starting with her abduction by slave traders from West Africa to North America in the 18th century described to the time of the Civil War.
- January 1 - The TV offer the Bavarian Radio is to embrace a full program.
- January 11 - Start of series Starsky & Hutch on German television.
- January 14 - The BR exudes the first episode of his film magazine from Cinema Cinema.
- January 14 - The Muppet Show premiere on Austrian television.
- February 9 - In German television, the first edition of the talk show is to see Bio 's Bahnhof with Alfred Biolek.
- March 26 - In the ZDF is the first of 13 parts of Hans Fallada filming A man wants to look up.
- April 2 - On CBS is to see the first episode of the soap opera Dallas.
- Mai - is seen by Western yesterday the first episode of the series in the eve ZDF.
- May 1 - In FS2, the second television program of the ORF, the resulting for the Vienna Festival 1976 stage version of The Paris Commune of Austrian Agitpropband is to see butterflies. This is the fourth part of the texted by Heinz Rudolf Unger broad political oratory proles passion.
- June 21 - During the commentary on the match Germany - Austria the World Cup in Argentina, the Austrian sports commentator Edi Finger the legendary exclamation I impressed in the 3-2 for Austria who ' narrisch! .
- September 12 - The comedy series Taxi will premiere on U.S. television. Among others, the New York comedian Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas can be seen, a role that is based on one of his stage character The Foreign. On the cast list there is also Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd, which subsequently become movie stars of the 1980s.
- December 8 - The first part of the ZDF Adventure Four divider The Adventures of David Balfour premiere.
- December 12 - In the ORF youth series Without muzzle a 80 - minute featurette about the Vienna residence of the U.S. musician Patti Smith is seen.
- December 24 - On FS 2 is shown for the first time the charity gala light into darkness.
Born
Died
- June 22 - Heinz -Günter trunk, German actor, radio drama and theater director dies 70 - year in Munich.
- August 11 - Heinz Lankans, German actor, died aged 62 in Hamburg. He was best known for the numerous television broadcasts from the Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater.
- September 21 - Peter Vogel, German actor (first performer of the figure of Major Adolf Kottan in Kottan determined ) 41 -year-old dies in Vienna.