SBS6
SDTV feed) | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Talpa Network |
| Parent | Talpa TV |
| Sister channels | Net5 Veronica Viaplay TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 28 August 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.sbs6.nl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 6 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
SBS6 is a Dutch free-to-cable commercial TV channel and is a part of Talpa TV, formerly known as SBS Broadcasting B.V. and now owned by Talpa Network. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are Net5, Veronica, and Viaplay TV.
History
SBS stands for Scandinavian Broadcasting System. When the SBS Broadcasting Group started expanding outside of Scandinavia in 1995, one of the first countries where they set up a channel was the Netherlands with SBS6. SBS6 was the third Dutch commercial TV station after RTL 4 and RTL 5, which were launched in 1989 and 1993 respectively. SBS6 launched on 28 August 1995.[1]
When SBS6 was launched, they were in a tough competition with the channel
The SBS Broadcasting Group expanded their Dutch channel lineup with Net5 on 1 March 1999.[2] In 2003, Veronica was added to the lineup.[3]
The German
On 10 April 2017, Talpa Holding acquired a 67% stake from Sanoma Media Netherlands.[6]
Programming
Imported
- According to Jim
- Band of Brothers
- Castle
- Close to Home
- Columbo
- Coronation Street
- Days of Our Lives
- Diagnosis: Murder
- Elementary
- Escape to the Country
- Flashpoint
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Friends
- Heartbeat
- House
- Little House on the Prairie
- Martin
- Medical Emergency
- The Mentalist
- Monk
- Murder, She Wrote
- My Wife and Kids
- NCIS
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Rome
- The Sing-Off
- Space: Above and Beyond
- Under the Dome
- Who's the Boss?
Local
- BankGiro Loterij The Wall
- Battle of the Bands
- Bouw Je Droom
- Celblok H (an adaptation of the Australian drama Wentworth)
- De Bondgenoten
- Domino Day
- Hart van Nederland
- Lang Leve de Liefde
- My Tribute to Elvis
- Postcodeloterij Miljoenenjacht
- Reportage
- Shownieuws
- Trauma Centrum
- Vandaag Inside
Sports
- BDO World Darts Championship
- Marathon Speedskating
- PDC World Darts Championship – Summaries only (live on the website)
- Red Bull Air Race
- UEFA Champions League, since the 2015/16 season
- FIFA World Cup qualification and UEFA European Championship qualifying matches of the Netherlands national football team (all home and friendly matches)
References
- ^ Westerhof, Jan (26 June 1995). "SBS 6 wil sensatie èn dicht-bij-huis 'Je moet dicht bij jezelf en de kijker blijven'". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Lange, Yasha (26 January 1999). "Publieke omroep niet bang voor commercieel Net 5". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "VOO in jaartallen". Beeldengeluidwiki.nl. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Donald Koeleman (27 June 2007). "ProSiebenSat.1 acquires SBS". Broadband TV News.
- ^ Peter van der Ploeg (20 April 2011). "Sanoma en Talpa nemen SBS over". NRC Handelsblad.
- ^ "Het is nu officieel: Sanoma verkoopt SBS aan Talpa" (in Dutch). NOS. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.