Nederland 24

Nederland 24

Country	Netherlands
Network	NPO
Headquarters	Hilversum
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Nederland 24 is the digital portal for the NPO, the public broadcaster in the Netherlands. As of January 1, 2009 the service consists of 12 channels, originally it consisted of 17 channels.

The channels are available as Windows Media internet streams, in Windows Media Center, and in a Silverlight player. The channels are also available via digital cable of most Dutch cable companies.

History

The first step towards Nederland 24 was made by the VPRO in May 2003 with the introduction of 3VOOR12TV. The success of this theme channel led to the launch of the 3VOOR12 Central, 3VOOR12 On Stage, Journaal 24, and Holland Doc channels in December 2004 and /Geschiedenis in February 2005. The name Nederland 4 first emerged with the start of the internet portal Nederland4.nl on 6 April 2005 as an umbrella for all the theme channels.

As of November 2006 the NPO started with the extension of the number of channels to 17, since then the offer shrunk to 12 by January 2009. The Nederland-e, DNTV, 3VOOR12 Central, and 3VOOR12 On Stage channels where cancelled and /Geloven and Omega TV combined into Spirit 24. On 15 April 2009 the name Nederland 4 changed to Nederland 24, the names of the theme channels also changed to include the "24" prefix.

On January 2009 it was announced that the politic channel Politiek 24 would changed into a sport/politic channel. Opvoeden doe je zo! will change to Z@ppelin 24, a child and parent channel.

101 TV

101 TV

Network	BNN
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Best 24

Best 24

Network	NPO
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Consumenten 24

Consumenten 24

Network	VARA, TROS, MAX, LLiNK, RVU
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Cultura 24

Cultura 24

Network	NPS
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Geschiedenis 24

Geschiedenis 24

Network	NPS, VPRO
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Geschiedenis 24 is a Dutch specialty channel, showing history related content. It can be watched 24 hours a day via internet and digital cable.

'Geschiedenis' is the Dutch word for 'history' and the leading slash is an attempt to apply trendy iconic branding.

It is maintained by the VPRO broadcasting organization but it also shows content from other public broadcasters.

Holland Doc 24

Holland Doc 24

Network	VPRO
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Holland Doc is a documentary channel of the Netherlands. It is a digital theme channel, available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Typically programs are in the Dutch language. Yet, depending on the subject of the documentary the language will be non-Dutch with Dutch subtitles (English is perhaps the second most common language).

Humor TV 24

Humor TV 24

Network	VARA
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Journaal 24

Journaal 24

Network	NOS
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Politiek 24

Politiek 24

Network	NOS
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Spirit 24

Spirit 24

Network	NCRV, EO, KRO, RKK, IKON
Ownership
Owner	NPO

All confessional public broadcasters including

Sterren 24

Sterren 24

Network	TROS
Ownership
Owner	NPO

Z@ppelin 24 / Familie 24

Z@ppelin 24 / Familie 24

Ownership
Owner	NPO

Z@ppelin 24 and Familie 24 share one channel. Z@ppelin 24 broadcasts from 2:30 until 20:30, Familie 24 broadcast in the remaining time. The programming of Z@ppelin 24 is focuses on young children.

See also

• 3VOOR12
• Digital television in the Netherlands
• Netherlands Public Broadcasting
• Television in the Netherlands

External links

• Nederland 24 portal Template:Nl icon
• Nederland 24 Player Template:Nl icon