Rtl 5

RTL 5
Country	Netherlands; Luxembourg
Broadcast area	Netherlands; Luxembourg
Headquarters	Hilversum, Netherlands
Programming
Picture format	1080p HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	DPG Media
Parent	RTL Nederland (2004–present); Holland Media Groep (1996–2004); RTL 4 S.A. (1993–1996)
Sister channels	RTL 4; RTL 7; RTL 8; RTL Z; RTL Lounge; RTL Crime; RTL Telekids
History
Launched	2 October 1993; 30 years ago
Former names	RTL V (1993–1994); RTL 5 Nieuws & Weer (1997–1998)
Links
Website	www.rtl5.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
Digitenne	Channel 5 (HD)
DTT (Luxembourg)	498 MHz (SD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
KPN iTV Online	Watch live (Europe only)

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.

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. In 1994 it changed the Roman number V into 5. 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. 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. RTL Z moved from RTL 5 to RTL 7 on 12 August 2005. Since 2005 RTL 5 has become a 24-hours channel.

Series and shows currently shown

Ambulance
Ambulance Australia
Big Brother
Big Brother Australia (from series 12)
Bondi Vet
Dr. Phil
Expeditie Robinson
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
Holland's Next Top Model
RTL De Journal

Series and shows previously shown or on hiatus

Teletext

RTL 5 offered a teletext service which stopped on 1 April 2017. The pages 888/889 are still available for subtitles.

Logos

RTL 5's seventh from 1999 to 2004
RTL 5's eighth from 2004 to 2005
RTL 5's ninth logo from 2005 to 2012
RTL 5's tenth logo from 2012 to 2017
RTL 5's eleventh logo from 2017 to 2023

References

External links

Official website

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