Nederland 24 was the collective name for a number of specialty television channels from the
Dutch public broadcasting system
The Dutch public broadcasting system ( nl, Nederlands publieke omroepbestel) is a group of organizations that are responsible for public service television and radio broadcasting in the Netherlands. It is composed of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroe ...
. It also broadcasts a sample channel of the same name featuring a mix of programming from the other thematic channels. A couple of these specialty channel are still available, but are now fully under the wings of the
NPO.
Originally it consisted of seventeen channels which were available through cable and online (cf
.
Overview
The ''Nederland 24'' channels were an expansion of the Dutch public broadcasting system, in which public broadcasting associations provide general programming. Based on the number of active members, broadcasting associations receive airtime on three national public television stations (
NPO 1
NPO 1 (''NPO een'', formerly Nederland 1 until 2014) is the first national television station in the Netherlands. It launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels NPO 2 and NPO 3. Severa ...
,
NPO 2
NPO 2 (''NPO twee'', formerly Nederland 2 until 2014) is a Dutch television channel, sister channel of NPO 1 and NPO 3. It was established on 1 October 1964 at 20:00, initially with a 2.5 hours schedule until 22:30.
NPO 2 tends to broadcast ar ...
and
NPO 3
NPO 3 (''NPO drie'', formerly Nederland 3 until 2014) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO in the Netherlands. It carries programmes provided by member-based ...
). The thematic channels offered these broadcasting associations more airtime to expand its core programming. These channels broadcast round-the-clock, all day, hence the "24" part of the name.
History
The first step towards ''Nederland 24'' was made by the
VPRO
The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for , ) is a Dutch public broadcaster, which forms a part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. Founded in 1926 as a liberal Protestant broadcasting organization, it gradually became more ...
broadcasting association with the introduction of ''
3VOOR12TV'' in May 2003. The success of this theme channel led to the launch of ''3VOOR12 Central'', ''3VOOR12 On Stage'', ''
Journaal 24'', and ''
Holland Doc'' channels in December 2004 and ''/Geschiedenis'' in February 2005. Initially ''Nederland 4'' was being used with the start of the internet portal ''Nederland4.nl'' on 6 April 2005.
From November 2006 the Dutch public broadcasting system started with the expansion of the number of channels to a total of 17. By 2009 this number dropped to 12 channels. The ''Nederland-e'', ''DNTV'', ''3VOOR12 Central'', and ''3VOOR12 On Stage'' channels were cancelled and ''/Geloven'' and ''Omega TV'' merged into Spirit 24. On 1 April 2009, the ''Nederland 4'' branding changed to ''Nederland 24'', with the names of the theme channels including the "24" as a prefix, except for
101 TV.
In January 2009 it was announced that the political channel ''
Politiek 24'' would change into a sport/politics channel. ''Opvoeden doe je zo!'' will change to ''Z@ppelin 24'', a children's channel.
Current channels
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NPO 1 Extra
NPO 1 Extra is a television channel jointly operated by Dutch public broadcasters AVROTROS, BNNVARA, EO, KRO-NCRV and MAX. It was originally launched as HilversumBest on 1 December 2006. NPO 1 Extra presents highlights of more than sixty years ...
, formerly NPO Best and Best 24.
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NPO 2 Extra
NPO 2 Extra is a 24-hour public television channel from the Netherlands Public Broadcasting, NPO, devoted to documentaries, art and culture. Most programmes are supplied by Omroep NTR, NTR, AVROTROS, BNNVARA, KRO-NCRV, Evangelische Omroep, EO and ...
, formerly NPO Cultura and Cultura 24.
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NPO Nieuws
NPO Nieuws was a 24-hour news channel operated by the NOS, the public broadcaster which supplies news and sports to all national public television and radio networks. NOS also provides programming for the political channel, NPO Politiek.
NPO Nie ...
, formerly Journaal 24.
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NPO Politiek, formerly Politiek 24.
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NPO Sport
NPO Sport (formerly Sport24) was a Dutch sports channel owned by the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) and operated by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS). It launched on 19 July 2009 and time-shared with NPO Politiek en Nieuws when the legislatur ...
, formerly Sport 24.
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NPO Zappelin Extra, formerly Z@ppelin / Z@pp 24 and NPO Zapp Xtra.
Defunct channels
* 3VOOR12 Central: innovative music videos and talk about alternative pop music. Shut down in 2008. Programmed by the VPRO.
* 3VOOR12 On Stage: alternative pop performances and coverage of festivals like Pinkpop and Lowlands. Programmed by the VPRO.
* Consumenten 24: began as Consumenten TV and was programmed by several of the broadcasters, offering an insight on consumer defense. Shut down on March 31, 2012.
* DNTV (Dier en Natuur TV): a channel with main emphasis on animals and nature. Shut down on December 31, 2008. Programmed by the AVRO.
* Family 24: began as Opvoeden doe je zo! in 2006. Channel dedicated to parenting. Shut down in 2011 and merged with Z@pp Extra. Programmed by the KRO.
* Geloven: a channel dedicated to Protestantism. Shut down on December 31, 2008. Programmed by the NCRV.
* Geschiedenis 24: began as /Geschiedenis, featuring documentaries, reports and films about historic Dutch events. Shut down on March 31, 2012. Programmed by the VPRO and the NPS/NTR.
* Nederland-e: an educational channel. Shut down on December 31, 2008. Programmed by Teleac-NOT and RVU.
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NPO 3 Extra, formerly NPO 101 and 101TV, started in 2006 as a youth channel programmed by the BNN. Renamed NPO 3 Extra in March 2018 and shut down on December 24, 2018.
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NPO Doc
NPO Doc was a documentary television channel in the Netherlands. It was a digital
Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits.
Technology and computing Hardware
*Digital electronics, electronic circuits whi ...
: began as Holland Doc 24, the channel offered documentary themes with the central theme changing weekly. Programmed by the VPRO. After its shutdown in 2016 it became a programming strand on NPO 2, 2DOC.
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NPO Humor TV: began as Humor TV 24, broadcast comedy programs. Shut down in 2016. Programmed by the VARA.
* Spirit 24: created from the merger of Omega TV (programmed by the EO) and /Geloven, broadcast archived programming from the confessional broadcasters. Shut down on March 31, 2012.
* Sterren 24, began as Sterren.nl
See also
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3VOOR12
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Digital television in the Netherlands The Netherlands now has three major forms of broadcast digital television. Terrestrial (DVB-T), Cable (DVB-C), and Satellite (DVB-S). In addition IPTV services are available. At the end of the first quarter of 2013 almost 84% of the households in th ...
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Netherlands Public Broadcasting
(; abbreviated to NPO ; literally "Dutch Public Broadcaster") or Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting () is a Dutch public broadcasting organisation that administers public broadcasting services in the Netherlands. The NPO is also the owner ...
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Television in the Netherlands
Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a system of public broadcasters sharing three channels, NPO 1 ...
External links
NPO portal
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Mass media in Hilversum
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Television in the Netherlands