Nickelodeon Germany (original) - Sign-On (May 31, 1998)

The original Nickelodeon Germany's final sign-on, recorded on the last broadcast day on May 31, 1998. This video contains the off-screen card, what US viewers know as the classic Nickelodeon Home Video opening as the sign-on, and a message informing viewers that the network was on its way out (which had been playing after every show throughout the past two days and continued to play throughout this day). It was closed due to stiff competition from the state-run kids channel Der Kinderkanal (now KiKa) which screwed Nick out of all of the good cable provider slots, causing ratings to plummet and the money to poof away. Viacom would try again in 2005, with significantly better results.
Video credit goes to Florian Heider.

[@MLaker221]

Wow!! Now that's some Nick News from May 31st right there!

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

I translated the end footage; here goes "Unfortunately we have to inform you that Nickelodeon will stop broadcasting in Germany and will no longer be broadcast from Monday. Dear Nick fans, we're sorry that we can't broadcast more, thanks for the nice 3 years with you, we had a really great time!!! Don't be sad - your Nicktoons will find another home in Germany. Take care! Your Nick team."

[@rodrigojogos.]

damn that's amazing

[@rodrigojogos.]

Is this the only footage of the original Nick Germany feed?

[@SarahsMediaVault]

as far as i'm aware, this and what I think might be the sign-off are the only known surviving footage

[@astonishingpatch]

​@@SarahsMediaVaultThere is some more footage of the first iteration. If you look up, for example, "Nickelodeon Germany 1998" on KZbin, you may find it.

[@Some_guy_whos_here]

Pin me

[@Fla5thgenTryMe]

Yup