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The name is the Latin word for mole (the animal), mol in Dutch, which refers to the surname of its founder, Dutch multi-billionaire John de Mol. Talpa currently holds the television rights to summaries of matches played in the Eredivisie, the Dutch top-flight football league. The live broadcasting rights are held by Versatel, another De Mol venture. Genera Uropsilus Desmana Galemys Talpa Mogera Parascaptor Scaptochirus Scaptonyx Scapanulus Urotrichus Neurotrichus Scalopus Parascalops Scapanus Condylura Moles are members of the family (Talpidae) of mammals in the order Insectivora that live underground, burrowing holes. ... John de Mol (John the Mole, literally) (born 24 April 1955) is a media tycoon and billionaire. ... The Eredivisie (English: Honor Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Versatel is a telecommunications company on the Dutch, Belgian and German market. ...

Talpa had its official opening night on August 13, 2005. Between August 1 and then, it showed trailers of its future programmes. It broadcasts only in the evenings, as it shares its channel with Nickelodeon. Talpa announced that in late 2006 or early 2007, it will start a second channel^[1]. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickelodeon (Nick for short, launched April 1, 1979) is a cable TV network primarily for children and pre-teens, but also features shows for teenagers in TEENick. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Programmes

Programmes include 'De wedstrijden' (summaries of the Eredivisie football league), Big Brother, Expedition Robinson and NSE ('News, Sport & Entertainment'). NSE, however, is due to be cancelled due to the lack of viewers which is plagueing more Talpa programs. Talpa is also noted for including a large amount of new drama series, such as Gooische Vrouwen, Lotte, Van Speijk and Boks. Van Speijk, a highly publicized police series, attracts an average amount of 900.000 viewers every Sunday (when it is aired). The Eredivisie (English: Honor Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... Location of different versions of Big Brother Big Brother is a popular reality television format, where, over 15 weeks or so, a number of contestants (typically 12) try to avoid periodic publicly-voted evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize. ... Expedition Robinson is a popular Swedish reality television program. ... Sunday is the first or seventh day of the week, between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ...

See also

Television networks in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, there are several broadcast companies. ...

Further reading

• Versteeg, D. (2005). Talpa — de geboorte van een televisiezender. Naarden: Strengholt's Boeken. ISBN 9058602338.

References

• ↑  nu.nl: Talpa komt met tweede tv-zender (August 2005).

External links

• Official homepage