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Tros (other)
TROS, originally an acronym for Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting ("Television Radio Broadcasting Foundation"), was a Dutch television and radio organisation part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. This broadcasting association was particularly well known for its entertainment programmes, quizzes and focus on Dutch folk music in programmes like and the digital channel TROS Sterren TV. In 2014 TROS merged with fellow broadcaster AVRO to form AVROTROS. History A group of entrepreneurs who disliked the type and amount of TV shown by the single public broadcasting channel in the Netherlands acquired a North Sea off-shore drilling platform — the REM Island — and mounted a TV transmitter in the summer of 1964 ( TV Noordzee) and started to broadcast American TV shows like ''Mr. Ed''. This new unofficial TV proved quite popular but was shut down by a government raid, as the government claimed the island's transmitter trespassed frequency spectrum regulations. Due to the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funniest Home Videos
''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American clip show, video clip television series on American Broadcasting Company, ABC, based on a recurring segment on the Japanese variety show ''Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV, Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan'' (1986–1992). The show features humorous home movies, home videos that are submitted by viewers. The most common videos feature unintentional physical comedy, pets or children and some staged practical joke, pranks. Originally airing as a television special, special in 1989, it debuted as a regular weekly series in January 1990. The show was originally hosted by comedian Bob Saget for the 1989 special and the first eight seasons of the series incarnation. After Saget stepped down as host in 1997, John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes took over as co-hosts for its ninth and tenth seasons. After two years of being shown as occasional specials (hosted by various act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
