Kindernet (as Nickelodeon Kindernet from 2011 to 2013) is a now-defunct, Dutch-language

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that aired classic and modern

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from the 1980s onward. Two iterations of the network have been broadcast; the original lasted from 1988 to 2003, while a

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-branded return that launched in 2011 and ended in 2013 for two years.

History

Original (1988–2003)

Kindernet started off as an idea by Dennis Livson, a Finnish producer and distributor of animated programmes in the 1970s. He believed that, at the time, children's programmes made for television were too violent for young viewers. He therefore started a network with so called "violence-free" cartoons. Its first logo reflected the childish aesthetic. The network is finally launched through satellite (Intelsat V 27.5 degrees West) and some cable networks on 1 March 1988. It was founded and owned by Livson's production company Telecable Benelux B.V. with financing by British retailer

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and Japanese company Fuji Eight of the

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. Because of most days, commercial television was not allowed by Dutch law, the Dutch network was broadcast via Luxembourg and England, and is considered to be the first commercial television network in the Netherlands. From 1988 to 2003, Kindernet aired between 7.00 and 10.00 AM, timesharing with other networks such as the Flemish BRT. In 1995, the director of Kindernet launched VTV, which was aimed at female audiences. Both networks timeshared, though VTV was rather unsuccessful. Later, Kindernet would go on to timeshare with

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and Net 5 (from 2000 to 2002). The network then went through a rebranding, during which the name was changed to Kindernet 5 (corresponding to Net 5). By the end of the year in 2001, Kindernet was acquired by MTV Networks Europe (now rebranded and as a part of Paramount's international centre of networks), and shifted from Net 5 to Veronica in September 2002. This takeover was expressed in the new logo for the network, which heavily resembled the pre-2009

logo in terms of style and other variations. The last new show to come to Kindernet before this rebrand happened was

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, which had moved from the closed Dutch feed of

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. One year later, Kindernet was rebranded as Nickelodeon and ceased broadcast.

Return (2011–13)

On 4 April 2011, Kindernet was relaunched as part of the Nickelodeon family of networks, replacing TMF. It initially aired between 6.00 AM and 3.00 PM, sharing network space with

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. On 1 October 2012, Kindernet's airtime was decreased from 9 hours to 3 hours, now airing from 6.00 to 9.00 AM. Kindernet officially shut down on 1 November 2013, allowing Comedy Central to expand in its place, instantly, its website was later redirected to the Nick Jr. Netherlands website.

Programming

* Albert the Fifth Musketeer * Alfred J. Kwak * Argaï (2001-2002) *

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(2001-2002) * Barbapapa * Bassie & Adriaan * Batfink * Boes (1992-2002) * Budgie the Little Helicopter *

Caillou ''Caillou'' ( ; , stylized in lowercase) is an animated educational children's television series that aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions) with the first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997 until the fou ...

(2001-2003) * Calimero * Colargol (1990) * Dino Babies *

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* Doctor Snuggles * Dora the Explorer *

Earthworm Jim ''Earthworm Jim'' is a series of platform games featuring an earthworm named Jim who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surreal humor, and edgy art style. Four game ...

(1997-2002) *

Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is an animated television series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television, and TMO-Loonland. The series is loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. The first Cartoon Network Europ ...

(2000-2002) *

Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series '' Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated ...

* Jellabies (1997-2004) * Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers *

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(1997-2003) * Montana Jones (2000-2002) * Mrs. Pepperpot (1990-2002) *

Mumble Bumble ''Mumble Bumble'' is a children's animated television series created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain). Overview and production It follows the adventures of an imaginative blue h ...

(2001-2003) *

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(1997) * Nils Holgersson (1990-2002) *

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

* The Raccoons * Rolie Polie Olie (2000-2003) * Rupert (1992-2003) * Simsala Grimm * Sinbad *

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(1988-2002) * Swiss Family Robinson (1988) * Tales from the Cryptkeeper *

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(2002-2003) * Vicky the Viking * Weird-Ohs (2000-2002) * The World of David the Gnome * Zoo Cup

Relaunch era

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Big & Betsy ''Big & Betsy'' is a Belgian children's television series produced by Studio 100 Studio 100 N.V. is a Belgian children's entertainment production & distribution company that specialized in high quality kids & family entertainment content an ...

* Dobus *

Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' () and ''Heidi: How She Used What She Learned'' ( ...

* I.N.K. *

Lucky Luke ''Lucky Luke'' is a Western (genre), Western bande dessinée, comic album series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborati ...

Maya the Bee Maya the Bee () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ameri ...

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* Samson & Gert * Snorks * Zigby *

Wizzy & Woppy ''Wizzy & Woppy'' is a Flemish children's television show produced by Studio 100, centered on four animal friends who live together in a pet store. The show premiered on August 30, 1999, and the final episode was broadcast in 2007. The show was ...

References

External links

* {{Television in the Netherlands Nickelodeon Defunct television channels in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 1988 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013 1988 establishments in the Netherlands