RTL Telekids

Summary

RTL Telekids is a Dutch pay television kids channel owned by RTL Nederland. In addition, RTL Telekids was broadcasting as a youth block on television channel RTL 8 during daytime till 31 December 2020. Like the rest of the Dutch RTL network, RTL Telekids is officially a Luxembourgian channel that did not have to adhere to Dutch broadcasting laws.

RTL Telekids
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
HeadquartersHilversum, Netherlands
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerDPG Media
ParentRTL Nederland
Sister channelsRTL 4
RTL 5
RTL 7
RTL 8
RTL Z
RTL Lounge
RTL Crime
History
Launched18 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-18) (as a block on RTL 8) 3 September 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-03) (as a channel)
Closed31 December 2020 (2020-12-31) (as a block on RTL 8)
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

History edit

On December 31, 2020, RTL Telekids was closed as a block.

Youth block edit

On 19 August 2010 RTL announced that the name RTL Telekids would be used for a new youth block on RTL 8. A big difference with the former programme Telekids is that the broadcast is no longer done by a presenter from the studio.

Originally RTL Telekids would start on 4 October 2010. However, on 1 October 2010, there was a car collision on the motorway A59 where a woman and three children were killed in a car accident on their way to the Efteling, where the filming would take place for the program, De Schatkamer, which is part of RTL Telekids. Out of respect for the victims' families the launch of RTL Telekids had been postponed for two weeks until 18 October 2010.[1]

Launch Programming edit

  • Efteling TV: De Schatkamer
  • Bibaboerderij
  • Bassie en Adriaan (From Nick Jr.)
  • Brandweerman Sam
  • Uki
  • Club Van Sinterklaas (from Disney XD)
  • Koala Broertjes
  • Elias
  • Wolleke
  • De Fabeltjeskrant
  • PipaPanda

added post-launch edit

  • Chuggington
  • Ernst, Bobbie en de rest (from Disney XD)


Programming edit

Previous logos edit

References edit

  1. ^ Verongelukte auto op weg naar tv-opname

External links edit

  • Official site (in Dutch)
  • Company on digital channel, Pressroom RTL Nederland
  • List of Programs