Specific references to the content were to be avoided. The idents were designed to reflect the feel of the channel. A new set of idents which was launched onto the screen, they were produced by On/Off Productions. At the same time, due to the beginning of this year the channel was relaunched, taking over several programs from its competitor channel Sat.1 and positioning itself as a general channel, while also introducing a new logo later in the year, around May.
On 1 January 1988, RTL Plus celebrated a brand new start of a brand new year with an exclusive New Year's Day interview.
