RTL Nederland
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RTL Nederland is a subsidiary of the RTL Group
. The media company is located in Hilversum
. Although the licences of it tv-stations RTL 4, RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8 are officially Luxembourgish, the company targets the Dutch
market. Current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Bert Habets, who previously was active as CFO within RTL Nederland.
in the television channel TV10. Fox
later bought HMG's share in TV10, but failed to obtain its goals and sold the operation to SBS Broadcasting, which, in turn, rebranded the channel as Veronica (daytime programming is for Jetix).
Veronica exited the HMG combination in 2001, with the channel being renamed to Yorin by RTL, and RTL Group SA owning 100% of the company. In August 2004, HMG rebranded itself into RTL Nederland. Yorin was also used as name for a radio channel, but this was sold to SBS Nederland beginning 2006. On 12 August 2005, the television channel Yorin was renamed into RTL 7 as a 'new' Luxembourgish tv station.
In August 2007 John de Mol obtained a 26.3% share in RTL Nederland in exchange for his privately owned television channel Tien and national radio station Radio 538
. RTL Nederland launched RTL 8 on August 18, 2007. Radio 538 was obtained on October 1, 2007.
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
. The media company is located in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
. Although the licences of it tv-stations RTL 4, RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8 are officially Luxembourgish, the company targets the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
market. Current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Bert Habets, who previously was active as CFO within RTL Nederland.
Brief history
Until 2004 RTL Nederland was known as the Holland Media Group (HMG), a joint-venture founded in 1996 between RTL 4 SA (CLT-UFA) and Vereniging Veronica. Veronica became a commercial broadcaster in 1995, when it left the public broadcasting system and jointed CLT-Ufa. RTL 4 SA then consisted of the two television channels RTL 4 and RTL 5. HMG partnered with SabanSaban
Saban Entertainment , was a worldwide-served independent American television production company formed in 1984 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as "Saban Productions", a U.S...
in the television channel TV10. Fox
Fox Entertainment Group
The Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment industry company that owns film studios and terrestrial, cable, and direct broadcast satellite television properties...
later bought HMG's share in TV10, but failed to obtain its goals and sold the operation to SBS Broadcasting, which, in turn, rebranded the channel as Veronica (daytime programming is for Jetix).
Veronica exited the HMG combination in 2001, with the channel being renamed to Yorin by RTL, and RTL Group SA owning 100% of the company. In August 2004, HMG rebranded itself into RTL Nederland. Yorin was also used as name for a radio channel, but this was sold to SBS Nederland beginning 2006. On 12 August 2005, the television channel Yorin was renamed into RTL 7 as a 'new' Luxembourgish tv station.
In August 2007 John de Mol obtained a 26.3% share in RTL Nederland in exchange for his privately owned television channel Tien and national radio station Radio 538
Radio 538
Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
. RTL Nederland launched RTL 8 on August 18, 2007. Radio 538 was obtained on October 1, 2007.
Television
- RTL 4RTL 4RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. It is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. The station has three sister tv channels: RTL 5, RTL 7 and RTL 8...
- RTL 5RTL 5RTL 5 is the 2nd channel of the RTL Group in the Netherlands. The channel mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also local productions including Jensen! and Holland's Next Top Model, a Dutch version of America's Next Top Model. RTL 5 recently started airing the Dutch version of...
- RTL 7
- RTL 8RTL 8RTL 8 is a commercial television station which launched in the Netherlands on 18 August 2007. The channel apperead by the former Tien, previously known as Talpa, which was launched in August 2005, and other assets of John de Mol's Talpa Media were amalgamated with RTL Nederland...
- RTL 24RTL 24RTL 24 is a TV channel owned by RTL Group. It is used only in mobile phones. It is a Dutch language TV channel that broatcasts only news....
- Mobile Only - RTL Crime - Digital only
- RTL Lounge - Digital only
Radio
- 538 Juize
- Radio 538Radio 538Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
- Radio 10 Gold
- Radio 10 Gold - Top 4000 Radio
- Radio 10 Gold - Disco Classics Radio
- Radio 10 Gold - 90's Hits
- Radio 10 Gold - 80's Hits
- Radio 10 Gold - 60's & 70's Hits
- RTL Lounge Radio
- SLAM!FMSLAM!FMSLAM!FM is a radio station in the Netherlands, playing pop and dance music. They can be picked up on FM in a large part of the country.-History:The radio station started in the 1990s as New Dance Radio, a cable radio station...
(since 27 April 2011)