Nederland 3

Nederland 3
Logo Nederland 3
Launched	April 4, 1988
Owned by	NPO
Picture format	576i (PAL) 16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	7.0% (2008, [1])
Slogan	"Zie je op 3" (See you on 3)
Country	Netherlands
Sister channel(s)	Nederland 1 Nederland 2
Website	tvlab.nederland3.nl/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digitenne	Channel 3
Satellite
CanalDigitaal	Channel 3
Cable
Ziggo (Netherlands)	Channel 3 (SD/HD)
UPC (Netherlands)	Channel 3 (SD) Channel 73 (HD)
CAIW (Netherlands)	Channel 3 (SD) Channel 403 (HD)
VOO (Belgium)
Setar (Aruba	Channel 53
IPTV
Mine TV (Netherlands)	Channel 3
Belgacom TV (Belgium)	Channel 22

Nederland 3 (English: Netherlands 3) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO in the Netherlands and carries programs provided by member-based non-profit broadcasting associations. It is oriented towards children, youth and innovative television.

History

Nederland 3 was established on 4 April 1988. The original plan was for the third Dutch public television channel to be a joint venture with the Flemish public broadcaster VRT (then called BRTN), which would specialize in Flemish-Dutch cultural programming. This plan failed however.

Nederland 3 became the home channel of the broadcasters VPRO, VARA, RVU, and NPS, all of which share a progressive outlook. The channel focused on news, debate, culture and innovative television. Before the evening peak the channel's programming, organized by NPO under the label Z@ppelin, was aimed at children.

In September 2006, the programming of NPO's television channels was changed slightly. Today Nederland 3 still focuses on children during the daytime. In the evening it aims to reach an open-minded audience with innovative, educational television and occasionally sport. All Dutch public broadcasting organizations have air-time on Nederland 1, 2, and 3; youth-oriented broadcaster BNN's programs, however, are currently broadcast only on Nederland 3.

On September 16, 2007 the NPO channels Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3 switched completely to anamorphic widescreen, before that time some of the programming was already broadcasted in widescreen.

On July 4, 2009 all three channels began simulcasting in 1080i high-definition.^[2] Before the launch of the permanent HD service, a test version of the Nederland 1 HD channel was made available from June 2, 2008 until August 24, 2008 in order to broadcast Euro 2008, the 2008 Tour de France, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in HD.

Programming

Between 06:30 and 19:00 Z@ppelin and Z@PP broadcast television oriented at children, this includes educational television.

After 19:00 the programming for youth and young adults starts. On weekdays the channel broadcasts a soap opera (Onderweg naar Morgen) and a talk show (De Wereld Draait Door). The rest of the programming is filled with films, drama and comedy (both made by the public broadcasters and imported from foreign broadcasters), and successful programs such as Top of the Pops, De Lama's, Spuiten en Slikken and Raymann is Laat. It also broadcasts European Football such as the UEFA Champions League live.

See also

• Television networks in the Netherlands

References

1. ^ "Jaarrapport 2008". Stichting Kijk Onderzoek. http://www.kijkonderzoek.nl/php/downloads/902834750983/rapjaar2008.pdf. 
2. ^ JK (2009-06-16). "Nederlandse Publieke Omroep dicht bij start HDTV" (in Dutch). TotaalTV. SBS Broadcasting. http://www.totaaltv.nl/index.php?action=nieuws&id=2094. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 

External links

• (Dutch) Nederland 3
• (Dutch) Beeld en Geluid wiki