NPO Zapp is a Dutch children's block from the
NPO on
NPO 3
NPO 3 (known as 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 non-profit ...
that launched as Z@pp on 4 September 2005. Since September 2005,
NPO Zappelin has been the name of a block for young children. The @ in the name of the channel was removed on 10 September 2012.
On 12 March 2013, the NPO announced that Zapp and Zappelin would be renamed as NPO Zapp and NPO Zappelin. The reason for this change is to make the channels and its programmes more recognizable. The rebranding completed on 19 August 2014. Together with NPO Zappelin it forms a channel called
NPO Zappelin Extra, available online and part of bonus packages (cable, satellite and IPTV).
Well-known programmes of NPO Zapp are ''Willem Wever'' (
KRO-NCRV), ''
Het Klokhuis'' (
NTR), ''
Jeugdjournaal
(; "Youth News Programme") is a Dutch television Children's news program, news programme produced by the Dutch public service broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, NOS for children. The programme has been on air since 1981.
The main evening ...
'' (
NOS) and ''Villa Achterwerk'' (
VPRO
The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for ''Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep'', lit. 'Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcaster', nowadays known as ''Omroepvereniging VPRO'') is a Netherlands, Dutch Public broadcasting, public broadca ...
).
NPO Zapp had a mascot called ''The Zappers''.
Current programmes
* ''Campus 12''
* ''
Checkpoint''
* ''De Dokter Corrie Show''
* ''
Het Klokhuis''
* ''
Jeugdjournaal
(; "Youth News Programme") is a Dutch television Children's news program, news programme produced by the Dutch public service broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, NOS for children. The programme has been on air since 1981.
The main evening ...
''
* ''
SpangaS: De Campus''
* ''Taarten van Abel''
* ''Willem Wever''
* ''Zaai''
* ''Zapplive''
* ''Zappsport''
Foreign series
*
Dance Academy
''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen drama television series produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 Ma ...
(Australia)
* Super Abby (Spain)
* DreaMars (Israel)
References
External links
*
{{Television in the Netherlands
Television channels in the Netherlands
Netherlands Public Broadcasting
Television channels and stations established in 2005