RTL Telekids is a Dutch

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RTL Nederland RTL Nederland is a Dutch media network, a subsidiary of the RTL Group. The media company is located in Hilversum, although the licences of its TV stations are issued in Luxembourg. History The history of the network dates back to 1989 when dutch ...

. In addition, RTL Telekids was broadcasting as a youth block on television channel

RTL 8 RTL 8 is a Dutch free-to-air, free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 18 August 2007 replacing Tien (TV channel), Tien, previously known as Talpa. RTL 8's main target audience consists of women. It broadcasts soap operas, talk shows ...

during daytime till 31 December 2020. Like the rest of the Dutch RTL network, RTL Telekids is officially a Luxembourg channel that does not have to adhere to the Dutch media law. As Luxembourg has no real regulator, the channel is also not monitored. On December 31, 2020, RTL Telekids was closed as a block. The channel was then confirmed to close down on January 7, 2023. The channel is now expected to close down entirely.

Youth block

On 19 August 2010 RTL announced that the name RTL Telekids would be used for a new youth block on RTL 8. A big difference with the former programme

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is that the broadcast is no longer done by a presenter from the studio. Originally RTL Telekids would start on 4 October 2010. However, on 1 October 2010, there was a car collision on the motorway A59 where a woman and three children were killed in a car accident on their way to the

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, where the filming would take place for the program, ''De Schatkamer'', which is part of RTL Telekids. Out of respect for the victims' families the launch of RTL Telekids had been postponed for two weeks until 18 October 2010.Verongelukte auto op weg naar tv-opname
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Digital channel

The digital channel RTL Telekids can be received through

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since 3 September 2012, also it can be received through

KPN KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., also Royal KPN N.V.) is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company. KPN originated from a government-run postal, telegraph and telephone service and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History Un ...

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since 1 July 2015. It is the third digital channel of RTL.

Programming

The Adventures of Chuck and Friends ''The Adventures of Chuck and Friends'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Chuck & Friends'', ''Chuck and Friends'', or simply ''Chuck & Friends'') is a computer-animated television series that aired in the U.S. on The Hub's defunct HubBub block, w ...

Chloe's Closet ''Chloe's Closet'' is an animated children's series produced by MoonScoop Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. The series is mainly aimed for children ages 2 to 7 years old. The show premiered in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout on July 12 ...

* Dennis the Menace *

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

Gadget & the Gadgetinis ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series spin-off of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, French br ...

Hallo K3 "Hallo K3" is the first single to be released from Flemish/Dutch girl group K3's eleventh studio album Eyo! ''Eyo!'' is the eleventh studio album by the Belgian-Dutch girlgroup K3. The album was released on 18 November 2011 through label ...

The Koala Brothers ''The Koala Brothers'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television show that features the adventures of 2 koala brothers named Frank and Buster, as they seek to help their friends in a sleepy town in the Australian outback. Seventy-n ...

* Little People * Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own *

Oggy and the Cockroaches ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (french: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French comedy-adventure animated television series produced by Gaumont Multimedia (first two seasons) and Xilam Animation (third season onwards), and created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud, ...

Robocar Poli ''Robocar Poli'' () is a South Korean animated children's television series created by RoiVisual. The series released its first episode on Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) in 2011, and has aired for five seasons. ''Robocar Poli'' consists of ...

Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry shortcake may refer to: * Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries * "Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie," a song published in 1956; a version by The Brother Sisters was released by Mercury Records in 196 ...

Super Wings ''Super Wings'' ( ko, 출동! 슈퍼윙스, Chuldong! Syupeo Wingseu, zh, s=超级飞侠, p=Chāojí fēi xiá) is an animated television series created by Gil Hoon Jung and produced by the company made by himself, FunnyFlux Entertainment, i ...

Tashi Tashi, also spelled Trashi (), is a Tibetan word meaning "good fortune" or "auspiciousness". Tashi or Trashi may refer to: People *Dagpo Tashi Namgyal, 16th-century Tibetan scholar *Guru Tashi, legendary ancestor of the Sikkimese royal family *Ng ...

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

* Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy * Vipo: Adventures of the Flying Dog *

The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill ''The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill'' is an Australian animated television series based on Dorothy Wall's books about Blinky Bill, and a sequel series to the 2015 film ''Blinky Bill the Movie''. Plot Blinky Bill is back to bring his trademark ...

Wissper ''Wissper'' is a CGI children's animated television series produced by Made 4 Entertainment (m4e), Telegael and Bastei Media. The first episode premiered in 2014. It is broadcast on UK TV channel Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5 on their Milkshake! blo ...

YooHoo & Friends YooHoo & Friends is a South Korean line of stuffed toys released by Aurora World around July 2006. History Inspired by a bush baby, the first of the ''YooHoo & Friends'' toys that were introduced were five and eight-inch plush animals with big ...

Nina's World ''Nina's World'' is an animated children's television series. It is a prequel to Sprout network's preceding and very first ever programming block, The Good Night Show, focusing on host Nina, as a 6-year-old Latina who lives with her family in Ch ...

References

External links

Official site

Company on digital channel
Pressroom RTL Nederland
List of Programs
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