RTL Telekids
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Country | Netherlands |
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Broadcast area | Netherlands |
Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | RTL Group |
Parent | RTL Nederland |
Sister channels | RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Z RTL Lounge RTL Crime |
History | |
Launched | 3 September 2012 |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Ziggo | Channel 312 (HD) |
Caiway | Channel 119 (SD) |
DELTA | Channel 258 (SD) |
Kabel Noord | Channel 209 (SD) |
Satellite | |
Canal Digitaal | Channel 62 (SD) |
IPTV | |
KPN | Channel 59 (HD) |
T-Mobile Netherlands | Channel 170 (SD) |
Tele2 Netherlands | Channel 216 (SD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
RTL Telekids is a Dutch pay television kids channel owned by RTL Nederland. In addition, RTL Telekids was broadcasting as a youth block on television channel RTL 8 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.
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 Telekids 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 Efteling, 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.[1]
Digital channel[]
The digital channel RTL Telekids can be received through Ziggo and Caiway since 3 September 2012, also it can be received through KPN and Telfort since 1 July 2015. It is the third digital channel of RTL.

Programming[]
- The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
- Chloe's Closet
- Dennis the Menace
- Fireman Sam
- Gadget & the Gadgetinis
- Hallo K3
- The Koala Brothers
- Little People
- Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Robocar Poli
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Super Wings
- Tashi
- Thomas & Friends
- Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
- Vipo: Adventures of the Flying Dog
- The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill
- Wissper
- YooHoo & Friends
References[]
External links[]
- Official site (in Dutch)
- Company on digital channel, Pressroom RTL Nederland
- List of Programs
- RTL Group
- RTL Nederland
- Children's television networks
- Television channels in the Netherlands
- Television channels and stations established in 2012