In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial channels a system of public broadcasters sharing three networks. In the Netherlands, as in Belgium and several other European countries, foreign shows are generally shown in the original language, with subtitles. In printed material In printed material, a subtitle is an explanatory or alternate title. ...

Public television

Main article: Publieke Omroep

Dutch public television, the Publieke Omroep, supported by government taxes and commercials, operates three channels: Publieke Omroeps logo Publieke Omroep is the Dutch broadcasting company that is responsible for the Dutch TV Channels Nederland 1, Nederland 2 & Nederland 3. ... Publieke Omroeps logo Publieke Omroep is the Dutch broadcasting company that is responsible for the Dutch TV Channels Nederland 1, Nederland 2 & Nederland 3. ...

• Nederland 1
• Nederland 2
• Nederland 3

These stations can only make a fixed maximum amount of money from commercials inserted by the independent Ster agency. These commercials never interrupt broadcasts, and are only shown in between shows.

In 2005 there has been a sharp political debate over government plans to cut funding to public broadcasters, as well as abolishing statutory broadcaster NPS. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS, Dutch Program Foundation) is a Dutch government-funded radio and tv broadcasting foundation. ...

Commercial television

Commercial television started with RTL (Radio Television Luxemburg) broadcasting from Luxembourg as a pirate station. There are now three major nationwide commercial television companies, each with one or more channels: Commercial broadcasting is the practice of broadcasting for profit. ...

RTL Nederland (part of RTL Group): RTL Group is Europes largest TV, radio and production company. ...

• RTL 4
• RTL 5
• RTL 7

SBS Broadcasting Group: RTL 4s new logo RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. ... RTL 5 the 2nd channel of the RTL group RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 in the Netherlands ... RTL 7 is the 3rd channel from the RTL Group in the Netherlands. ... SBS Broadcasting Group logo SBS Broadcasting Group SA (SBS originally meant Scandinavian Broadcasting System), a media group from Luxembourg, was founded in Scandinavia in 1990. ...

• SBS6
• NET 5
• Veronica

Talpa Media Holding: SBS 6 Current Logo SBS6 is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands owned by the SBS Broadcasting Group. ... NET 5 is a commercial Dutch television channel owned by the SBS Broadcasting Group. ... Veronica is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands from the SBS Broadcasting Group. ...

• Talpa

The are also other networks present, offering speciality channels. Among them are Discovery Communications, MTV Networks Europe and Time Warner Inc. Talpa is the name of a commercial television channel in the Netherlands. ... See also Discovery Channel Discovery Communications Inc. ... MTV Networks Europe is a Viacom subsidiary in Europe that acts as a sister company to MTV Networks (US). ... Time Warner Inc. ...

See also

• List of television channels in the Netherlands

// The Netherlands has three nationwide channels for publicly-funded television. ...

External links

• http://gids.omroep.nl (in Dutch) shows programming of Dutch and other stations of surrounding countries.