RTL 5
RTL 5 is a Dutch free-to-air television channel that was launched on 2 October 1993. It mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also reality shows, comedy, travel, international shows and local productions including Expeditie Robinson, Holland's Next Top Model & Benelux' Next Top Model, Dutch versions of America's Next Top Model, Dutch version of Project Catwalk, So You Think You Can Dance and a Dutch version of ITV's Take Me Out.[1]
RTL 5 | |
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Launched | 2 October 1993 |
Network | RTL Nederland (2004-present) Holland Media Groep (1996-2004) RTL 4 S.A. (1990-1996) |
Owned by | RTL Group |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Audience share | 2.0% (2018, SKO) |
Slogan | "Dit is jouw RTL 5" (This is your RTL 5) |
Country | Netherlands Luxembourg |
Broadcast area | Netherlands Luxembourg |
Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Formerly called | RTL V (1993-1994) RTL 5 Nieuws & Weer (1997-1998) |
Sister channel(s) | RTL 4 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Z RTL Lounge RTL Crime RTL Telekids |
Website | www.rtl5.nl |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digitenne | Channel 5 (HD) |
DTT (Luxembourg) | 498 MHz (SD) |
Satellite | |
Canal Digitaal | Channel 5 (HD) |
Joyne | Channel 5 (HD) |
Cable | |
Ziggo | Channel 5 (HD) Channel 929 (SD) |
Caiway | Channel 5 (HD) |
DELTA | Channel 5 (HD) |
Kabel Noord | Channel 5 (HD) |
IPTV | |
KPN | Channel 5 (HD) |
Tele2 Netherlands | Channel 5 (HD) |
T-Mobile Netherlands | Channel 5 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
Officially RTL 5 - along with RTL 4, RTL 7 and RTL 8 - is headquartered in Hilversum, broadcasting with a Luxembourg TV license. This allows them to avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict.
History
RTL 5 started as RTL V via the Astra 1C satellite on 2 October 1993. The programming mainly consists of shows about cars and programmes for men.[2] In 1994 it changed the Roman number V into 5.[3] In 1995 Veronica joined RTL 4 S.A., starting a joint venture called HMG (Holland Media Groep), and with three major channels RTL could disrupt the television market in the Netherlands. Therefore under pressure of the European Commission the channel was rebranded as RTL 5 Nieuws & Weer (in English: RTL 5 News & Weather) between 1997 and 1998.[4] RTL 5 became a thematic news channel. In 2001 the European Commission reversed the restrictions for RTL 5 because competitive channels had been launched in the Netherlands. In 2001 a Business and Financial News block called RTL Z started on RTL 5 during daytime.[5] RTL Z moved from RTL 5 to RTL 7 on 12 August 2005. Since 2005 RTL 5 has become a 24-hours channel.[6]
Programming
Domestic
- Benelux' Next Top Model (2009-2010)
- Dames in de Dop (2007-2011)
- Daten In het Donker
- Expeditie Robinson
- Flodder (formerly)
- The Golden Cage (2007-2008)
- Hei Elei Journaal
- Hoe Word Ik Mama in Amsterdam-Zuid (formerly)
- Holland's Next Top Model
- Idols (series 5)
- Jensen! (2005-2011; 2018-2019)
- Mijn Tent is Top (formerly)
- Project Catwalk (2007)
- So You Think You Can Dance (2008-2015)
- So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation (2013)
- Take Me Out
- Van etter tot engel (2006)
- Wie is de Chef?
Imported series and shows currently shown
Imported series and shows previously shown
- 'Allo 'Allo!
- 18 Wheels of Justice
- 21 Jump Street
- 24
- 24: Live Another Day
- ALF
- Age of Love
- Airwolf
- Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei
- America's Next Top Model
- American Horror Story
- The Americans
- Australia's Next Top Model
- Babylon 5
- Bad Girls Club
- Beauty and the Geek
- Bionic Woman
- Bones
- Breaking Bad
- Breakout Kings
- Britain's Missing Top Model
- Britain's Next Top Model
- Burn Notice
- Cashmere Mafia
- Chuck
- The Cosby Show
- Crossing Lines
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Cyber (series 2)
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- The Event
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- The Fashion Show
- Friends
- The Glades
- Game of Thrones
- Glee
- Gossip Girl
- Greek
- Grimm
- Hannibal
- Heroes
- Hidden Palms
- House
- How I Met Your Mother
- Huge
- Human Target
- In Plain Sight
- Ink Master
- The Inside
- Janice & Abbey
- The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
- Kelsey Grammar Presents: The Sketch Show
- The King of Queens
- Kyle XY
- The L Word
- LAX
- Las Vegas (series 5)
- Last Man Standing
- Leverage
- Lie to Me
- Life
- Life Unexpected
- Lipstick Jungle
- Make It or Break It
- MasterChef Australia
- Melissa & Joey
- Mercy
- The Millionaire Matchmaker
- Modern Family
- Motive
- My Name Is Earl
- The Nanny
- New Girl
- NewsRadio
- Oz
- Paradise Hotel (series 2)
- Point Pleasant
- Pretty Little Liars
- Prison Break
- Project Runway
- The Rachel Zoe Project
- Raising Hope
- Renegade (series 1 and 2)
- Robin Hood
- Rock School
- Royal Pains
- Rude Tube
- Running in Heels
- Saving Grace
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Seinfeld
- Sleepy Hollow (series 1)
- So You Think You Can Dance USA
- Spartacus (series 1)
- Stingers
- The Strip
- Suits
- Survival of the Richest
- Tabatha Takes Over
- Terra Nova
- Terriers
- Third Watch
- Transporter: The Series (series 1) (moved to RTL 7)
- Trauma
- The Tribe
- True Beauty
- True Blood
- The Tyra Banks Show
- Tyrant
- The Unit
- The Unusuals
- The Vampire Diaries
- White Collar
- Wipeout
Children's shows previously shown
Teletext
RTL 5 offered a teletext service which stopped on 1 April 2017. The pages 888/889 are still available for subtitles. [7]
References
- "RTL 5, Jong, Brutaal en Eigenzinnig". RTL Nederland. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- "RTL 5". frankhallie.nl. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- "RTL5-televisievormgeving". Beeldengeluidwiki.nl. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- "RTL5-televisievormgeving". Beeldengeluidwiki.nl. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- "RTL 5". frankhallie.nl. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- "RTL Z verhuist naar nieuwe zender RTL 7". June 28, 2005.
- "RTL".