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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) 576i (SDTV16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Talpa Network |
| Parent | Talpa TV |
| Sister channels | SBS6 Net5 SBS9 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 1995; 30 years ago (1995-05-01) |
| Former names | TV10 Gold (1995–1996) TV10 (1996–1998) Fox (1998–1999, 2000–2001) Fox 8 (1999–2000) V8 (2001–2003) |
| Links | |
| Website | veronicatv.nl (redirects tokijk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 9 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
| TV Vlaanderen | Watch live |
Veronica is a Dutchfree-to-air commercialtelevision channel currently a part ofTalpa TV (Talpa Network). The channel was launched as TV10 Gold on 1 May 1995, then became TV10, Fox, Fox 8 and V8, before becoming Veronica on 20 September 2003. The channel is dedicated to young adults (13-35 demographic)[1] and the male audience.[2]
Veronica is time-sharing withDisney Jr., with the former broadcasting in daytime and the latter at night time. The practice began whenSaban International bought TV10 in January 1997, and launched aFox Kids slot on the channel. Before May 1, 2025,Disney XD was broadcast on the timeslot.
It is not to be confused with theVeronica Association (Dutch:Vereniging Veronica).
In 1995, Dutch media company Arcade launched two television channels in the Netherlands:The Music Factory, a competing music channel forMTV, and TV10 Gold which launched on 1 May 1995. TV10 Gold's programming focused on reruns of classic TV series such asDynasty,Fantasy Island,James Herriot,Hill Street Blues,Are You Being Served?,The Monkees,The Onedin Line,Sanford and Son,Bergerac andColditz.[3]
In 1996, TV10 Gold became part of the second largest Dutch media corporation Wegener Arcade. On 1 January 1996, Arcade merged with publishing companyWegener.[4] In the first quarter of 1996, TV10 Gold changed into just TV10 to modernize its image. British sitcoms such as'Allo 'Allo! andYou Rang, M'Lord? remained part of the programming, along with the American TV seriesM*A*S*H.[5]
In January 1997,Saban International bought TV10 and partnered withHolland Media Groep. Fox/Saban'sFox Kids was introduced in the Netherlands, time-sharing with TV10.[6] Within the year, the partnership ended and Holland Media Groep's shares of TV10 were bought by Fox.
On 19 December 1998, TV10 was rebranded into Fox.[7] Rupert Murdoch'sFox International Channels wanted to expand in Europe and through its cooperation with Saban it could make its first try-outs in theNetherlands withTV10.[8] Popular TV series such asSex and the City,Dawson's Creek,Malcolm in the Middle andCharmed premiered on the channel.[9] Fox became Fox 8 in September 1999, but it rebranded back to Fox in September 2000. However, Fox could not get rid of TV10's image as an old-fashioned rerun channel.[citation needed]
In 2001,SBS Broadcasting B.V., then the Dutch branch of theSBS Broadcasting Group, bought the channel from theNews Corporation.[10]
21st Century Fox (the legal successor of the originalNews Corporation) later launched thesecond incarnation of Fox on 19 August 2013 through Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV, in whichFox Networks Group Benelux has a 51% share.
SBS, having bought the channel from News Corporation, renamed it into V8 on 1 May 2001 in anticipation of Veronica.[11] Earlier in 2000Veronica Association announced that it would leave theHolland Media Groep and wanted to start a channel of its own.[12] SBS and Veronica could not get an agreement and it would take more than two years before both parties closed a deal.
V8 was focused to young adults. The channel mainly broadcastaction series,action films and erotic programmes late at night.[13]
Eventually, Veronica Association closed a deal with SBS, and V8 was rebranded as Veronica on 20 September 2003.[14][15]
The GermanProSiebenSat.1 Media took over SBS Broadcasting Group (including its Dutch activities) on 27 June 2007.[16] In 2011, all of SBS's activities in the Netherlands (through SBS Broadcasting B.V.), including the three TV stations (SBS6,Net5 and Veronica), 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 Media Holding (33%).[17]
On 10 April 2017 Talpa Holding acquired a 67% stake from Sanoma Media Netherlands.[18]
The daytime slot for children broadcast on Veronica began as Fox Kids when Saban bought TV10 in January 1997. The slot since rebranded toJetix and then to Disney XD. On May 1, 2025, the daytime slot was replaced by the preschool channel Disney Jr.
