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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080pHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Talpa Network |
| Parent | Talpa TV |
| Sister channels | SBS6 Veronica Viaplay TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 1999; 26 years ago (1999-03-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.net5.nl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 8 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
Net5 is a Dutchfree-to-cable commercialTV channel and is part ofTalpa TV, formerly a part of SBS Broadcasting B.V. and now owned byTalpa Network. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands areSBS6,Veronica, andViaplay TV. It is aimed at high-educated female viewers. The station broadcasts various series, reality shows, and films.[1]
Net5 was launched by theSBS Broadcasting Group as their second commercial channel in the Netherlands next toSBS6. The head of SBS was Fons van Westerloo who left the company to work until 31 January 2008 to head the main competitorRTL Nederland (part of theRTL Group). Van Westerloo announced the new broadcast on 4 December 1998. It was supposed to become a commercial version of theNetherlands Public Broadcasting, being positioned as a higher quality television network, having already acquired British drama series, American series,Channel 4 documentaries and feature films.[2]Nederland 1 manager Joop Daalmeijer considered Net5 to be "the greatest marketing success of the year", as the channel was poised to compete against it, but was also seen with skepticism, as in order to build a stable foothold, the channel would carry a solid base of Dutch programming, which was limited to less 15% of the airtime.[2] Net5 was launched on 1 March 1999[2] and the first broadcast was the filmBraveheart.
Since there were not that many commercial channels at the time, the Net5 brand was partly chosen to compete directly with theRTL 5 channel. The goal was for viewers to put Net5 on position 5 of their remote control settings instead of the older channelRTL 5. But research showed that more people would place RTL 5 on five, and Net5 on position nine.
From January 2000 to August 2002, Net5 shared its channel with the children's channelKindernet. Kindernet broadcast from the early morning until 15.00.[3]
The GermanProSiebenSat.1 Media took over the parent company, SBS Broadcasting Group, on 27 June 2007.[4] In 2011, all of SBS's activities in the Netherlands (throughSBS Broadcasting B.V.), including the three TV stations (SBS6, Net5 andVeronica), the two TV guides (Veronica Magazine and Totaal TV), production, design and text activities were sold to a joint venture between Sanoma Media Netherlands (67%) and Talpa Holding (33%).[5]
On 10 April 2017, Talpa Holding acquired a 67% stake from Sanoma Media Netherlands.[6]
Net5 is a television station aimed at high-educated female viewers. The station broadcasts various series, reality shows and films.[7]
