Logo of BNN

BNN or Bart's Neverending Network (formerly Barts News Network, as a pun on Cable News Network) is a Dutch public broadcasting association supported by the Netherlands Public Broadcasting. BNN was founded in 1997 by Bart de Graaff, and targets teenage and young adult audiences. It produces entertainment and informative television programs, some of which were controversial when they were aired, radio programs, and feature films. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1]. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the listening public. ... A voluntary association (also sometimes called an unincorporated association, or just an association) is a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. ... The logo of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting. ... Bart F. de Graaff (Haarlem, 1967-04-16–Leiden, 2002-03-25) was an influential Dutch televison presenter and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of his own public broadcasting network, BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth, Bart suffered from serious renal failure for most... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... The general term Young adult refers to different age groups based on context: In popular usage, young adult is a euphemism for an adolescent. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... Information is a term with many meanings depending on context, but is as a rule closely related to such concepts as meaning, knowledge, instruction, communication, representation, and mental stimulus. ... Television series redirects here. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ...

History

In the early 1990s, BNN was a television show presented by Bart de Graaff, on Veronica, and stood for Bart's News Network. Bart F. de Graaff (Haarlem, 1967-04-16–Leiden, 2002-03-25) was an influential Dutch televison presenter and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of his own public broadcasting network, BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth, Bart suffered from serious renal failure for most... Veronica is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands from the SBS Broadcasting Group. ...

BNN was founded on August 15, 1997. Then the name BNN stood for Brutaal News Network (Flagrant News Network), yet after founder Bart de Graaff died from kidney failure on May 25, 2002, its meaning was changed to Bart's Neverending Network. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Renal failure is when the kidneys fail to function properly. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

BNN's first television show was aired on September 6, 1998 and since then the station has grown excessively. While Dutch media in general is known to be easy in regards to how they look at certain subjects, such as sexuality and drugs, BNN has often been talked about for its controversial ways of making television. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up Sex on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A sex is one of two specimen categories of species that recombine their genetic material in order to reproduce, a process called genetic recombination. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ...

The most controversial shows have been "This is how you fuck!" (Dutch: "Neuken doe je zo!"), in which 7 episodes were giving sexual information, in a language and a way that would appeal to the teenage audience. "Squirt & Swallow" (Dutch: "Spuiten & Slikken") discussed both sexuality and the use of drugs. Note that in Dutch the word "spuiten" has a double meaning, it can be interpreted as "to squirt" and as "to inject". BNN's show "Try before you die", in which the presenters try things you should have done at least once in your life, achieved world fame when presenter Sander Lantinga acted as a streaker in the Wimbledon quarter finals tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva. Sander Lantinga (born September 27, 1976 in Berkhout, Netherlands) is a Dutch program maker at BNN, and a radio-DJ at 3FM. On July 4, 2006, he interrupted the quarter final tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva on Wimbledon. ... A participant of the Bay to Breakers. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in the sport of tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian:  ) (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: YELL-e-nuh de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian:  ); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), better known as Elena Dementieva, is a professional tennis player from Russia. ...

At the end of 1997 Bart received a donor kidney and was for a time able to live a relatively normal life. In 1999 the kidney was rejected and his health deteriorated quickly. Bart De Graaff died in May 2002, 35 years old. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Organ donationcan only be peformed by untrained workers who do not have a drivers license and are poor. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The kidneys are organs that filter wastes (such as urea) from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine. ... An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patients own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipients damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for May, 2002. ...

In May 2007, five years after the death of Bart de Graaf, who had suffered from kidney failure for almost all of his life, BNN announced the broadcast of "The Big Donor Show" (Dutch: "De Grote Donorshow"), an initiative for promoting the filling in of a codicil for organ donation, in which three contestants would strive to be the recipient of a kidney donated by a terminally ill woman. However, this show was later announced to be a hoax. According to the presenter Patrick Lodiers the purpose of the show was to draw attention to the lack of organ donors in the Netherlands. A screenshot of the television show. ... Organ donationcan only be peformed by untrained workers who do not have a drivers license and are poor. ...

BNN is however not only known for its controversial shows, but also for many entertaining shows, such as "Now that we are here anyway" (Dutch: "Nu we er toch zijn"), in which presenter Eddy Zoey tests the hospitality of Dutch places and "The Llamas" (Dutch: "De Lama's"), which is a Dutch version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". De Lamas (translation: The Llamas) is a Dutch television show of BNN that was first aired on June 28, 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Also, BNN has created a few medical programmes, such as "It could've been you" (Dutch: Je zal het maar hebben) and "Over my corpse" (Dutch: Over mijn lijk), in which youth with handicaps are consulted and tell about themselves.

Television shows

• Bitches
• Costa!
• De nationale IQ test
• De grote Donorshow
• Finals
• Get smarter in a week
• Je zal het maar hebben
• BNN presenteert AVRO's Sterrenslag
• De Lama's
• Hey DJ
• Kannibalen
• Neuken doe je zo!
• World according to BNN
• Nu we er toch zijn
• Atletico Ananas
• ONM (Onderweg Naar Morgen)
• Try before you die
• Spuiten & Slikken
• BNN University
• Cash Cab
• Top of the Pops
• Over Mijn Lijk
• Mystery Party
• de Teringtubies
• Veronica Mars
• Afkicken
• Kebab tv
• Doe maar normaal!
• Rat van fortuin

De Lamas (translation: The Llamas) is a Dutch television show of BNN that was first aired on June 28, 2004. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ...

Radio shows

• Alle 40 goed!
• BNN United
• Het Huis van de Heer
• Los!
• Lust For Life
• Muijst Wanted
• ruuddewild.nl (1999-2004)
• Storing (Radio)
• That's Live
• Weg met BNN
• Wout! (2004-2006)
• ZoëyZo
• De Coen en Sander show

Presenters

• Astrid de Jong (2002-2003)
• Bart de Graaff (1998-2002)
• Bridget Maasland (2000-2005)
• Curt Fortin (2005-)
• Eddy Zoey (1998-2000, 2002-)
• Eric Corton (2005-)
• Edo Brunner (2006)
• Filemon Wesselink (2004-)
• Hanna Verboom (2004-2006)
• Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte (1999-2004)
• Jeroen Pauw (1998-2003)
• Katja Schuurman (2001-)
• Kurt Rogiers (2004-2006)
• Lucien Foort (2003-)
• Martijn Muijs (2004-2006)
• Patrick Lodiers (2001-)
• Ruben Nicolai (2006-)
• Ruud de Wild (1998-2004)
• Sander de Heer (2000-)
• Sander Guis (2005-)
• Sander Lantinga (2005-)
• Sophie Hilbrand (2004-)
• Willemijn Veenhoven (2005-2006)
• Wouter van der Goes (2004-2006)
• Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen (2006-)
• Coen Swijnenberg (2006-)

Bart F. de Graaff (Haarlem, 1967-04-16–Leiden, 2002-03-25) was an influential Dutch televison presenter and creator, as well as the founder and chairman of his own public broadcasting network, BNN. Because of a car accident in his youth, Bart suffered from serious renal failure for most... Bridget Maasland (Den Haag, 9 November 1974) is a Dutch VJ and television presenter and producer. ... Edo Brunner (born on 11 October 1970 in Dubbeldam) is a Dutch actor and presentor. ... Hanna Verboom was born May 11, 1983 in Belgium. ... Katja Schuurman (born February 19, 1975 in Utrecht) is a Dutch television and film actress, VJ, singer, and television personality. ... Ruud de Wild is a Dutch radio host for BNN, born April 24, 1969. ... Sander Lantinga (born September 27, 1976 in Berkhout, Netherlands) is a Dutch program maker at BNN, and a radio-DJ at 3FM. On July 4, 2006, he interrupted the quarter final tennis match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva on Wimbledon. ... Wouter van der Goes (born 18 January 1973) is a Dutch radio DJ. At age twelve, he was tinkering with audio equipment as a hobby. ...

References

External links

• BNN – official website
• BNN TV at the Internet Movie Database