RTL Z is a Dutch free-to-cable

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and

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news

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. It displays economic changes and the

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news in a banner at the bottom of the screen in the daytime. In the evenings the programming consists of documentaries. RTL Z started on 6 June 2001 as a joint venture between

Holland Media Groep 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 ...

and Belgian Business Television. Belgian Business Television broadcasts Kanaal Z (Canal Z) in

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. In 2002, Holland Media Groep took over the programme in its entirety. It was initially broadcast as a

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on RTL 5 during daytime, and later on

RTL 7 RTL 7 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched as ''Veronica'' on 1 September 1995. RTL 7 is RTL Nederland's "men's channel" with action films, reality television about crime and professions, soccer, motorsport and tal ...

from 12 August 2005 until 6 September 2015. RTL Z relaunched as a dedicated 24-hours channel on 7 September 2015.

Previous logos

RTL Z Logo.svg, 2005-2014 Rtlzlogo 0.jpg, 2014-2015

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External links

* * Television channels in the Netherlands RTL Nederland Television channels and stations established in 2001 Business-related television channels {{Netherlands-tv-stub