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Veronica TV

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This article is about the television channel which became Veronica in 2003. For the rebranded Veronica originally launched by HMG, seeRTL 7.
Not to be confused withRadio Veronica (Talpa Radio)orRadio Veronica.

Veronica
Veronica logo
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
HeadquartersAmsterdam,Netherlands
Programming
Picture format1080p(HDTV)
576i(SDTV16:9)
Ownership
OwnerTalpa Network
ParentTalpa TV
Sister channelsSBS6
Net5
Viaplay TV
History
Launched1 May 1995;29 years ago(1995-05-01)
Former namesTV10 Gold (1995–1996)
TV10 (1996–1998)
Fox(1998–1999, 2000–2001)
Fox 8 (1999–2000)
V8 (2001–2003)
Links
Websiteveronicatv.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitenneChannel 9 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv(Europe only)
KPN iTV OnlineWatch live(Europe only)
TV VlaanderenWatch live

Veronicais a Dutchfree-to-cablecommercialtelevision channelcurrently a part ofTalpa TV(Talpa Network). The channel was launched as TV10 Gold on 1 May 1995, then became TV10, Fox, Fox 8 and V8, before becoming Veronica on 20 September 2003. The channel is dedicated to young adults (13-35 demographic)[1]and the male audience.[2]

Veronicais time-sharing withDisney XD:Disney XD broadcasts on daytime and Veronica on night time, the practice began whenSaban Internationalbought TV10 in January 1997, and launched aFox Kidsslot on the channel.

It is not to be confused with theVeronica Association(Dutch:Vereniging Veronica).

History

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TV10 Gold and TV10 (1995-1998)

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In 1995, Dutch media company Arcade launched two television channels in the Netherlands:The Music Factory,a competing music channel forMTV,and TV10 Gold which launched on 1 May 1995. TV10 Gold's programming focused on reruns of classic TV series such asDynasty,Fantasy Island,James Herriot,Hill Street Blues,Are You Being Served?,The Monkees,The Onedin Line,Sanford and Son,BergeracandColditz.[3]

In 1996, TV10 Gold became part of the second largest Dutch media corporation Wegener Arcade. On 1 January 1996, Arcade merged with publishing companyWegener.[4]In the first quarter of 1996, TV10 Gold changed into just TV10 to modernize its image. British sitcoms such as'Allo 'Allo!andYou Rang, M'Lord?remained part of the programming, along with the American TV seriesM*A*S*H.[5]

In January 1997,Saban Internationalbought TV10 and partnered withHolland Media Groep.Fox/Saban'sFox Kidswas introduced in the Netherlands, time-sharing with TV10.[6]Within the year, the partnership ended and Holland Media Groep's shares of TV10 were bought by Fox.

Fox and Fox 8 (1998-2001)

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On 19 December 1998, TV10 was rebranded into Fox.[7]Rupert Murdoch'sFox International Channelswanted to expand in Europe and through its cooperation with Saban it could make its first try-outs in theNetherlandswithTV10.[8]Popular TV series such asSex and the City,Dawson's Creek,Malcolm in the MiddleandCharmedpremiered on the channel.[9]Fox became Fox 8 in September 1999, but it rebranded back to Fox in September 2000. However, Fox could not get rid of TV10's image as an old-fashioned rerun channel.[citation needed]

In 2001,SBS Broadcasting B.V.,then the Dutch branch of theSBS Broadcasting Group,bought the channel from theNews Corporation.[10]

21st Century Fox(the legal successor of the originalNews Corporation) later launched thesecond incarnation of Foxon 19 August 2013 through Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV, in whichFox Networks Group Beneluxhas a 51% share.

V8 (2001-2003)

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The logo of V8

SBS, having bought the channel from News Corporation, renamed it into V8 on 1 May 2001 in anticipation of Veronica.[11]Earlier in 2000Veronica Associationannounced that it would leave theHolland Media Groepand wanted to start a channel of its own.[12]SBS and Veronica could not get an agreement and it would take more than two years before both parties closed a deal.

V8 was focused to young adults. The channel mainly broadcastaction series,action filmsand erotic programmes late at night.[13]

Veronica (2003-present)

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Eventually, Veronica Association closed a deal with SBS, and V8 was rebranded as Veronica on 20 September 2003.[14][15]

The GermanProSiebenSat.1 Mediatook over SBS Broadcasting Group (including its Dutch activities) on 27 June 2007.[16]In 2011, all of SBS's activities in the Netherlands (through SBS Broadcasting B.V.), including the three TV stations (SBS6,Net5and Veronica), the two TV guides (Veronica Magazine and Totaal TV), production, design and text activities were sold to a joint venture between Sanoma Media Netherlands (67%) and Talpa Media Holding (33%).[17]

On 10 April 2017 Talpa Holding acquired a 67% stake from Sanoma Media Netherlands.[18]

Disney XD

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Main article:Disney XD (Dutch TV channel)

The daytime slot for children broadcast on Veronica began as Fox Kids when Saban bought TV10. The slot since rebranded to Jetix and then to Disney XD.

Programming

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Sports programming

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References

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  1. ^"SBS6 van volkszender tot familiestation".businessinsider.nl.
  2. ^"Zenders".SBS Broadcasting.Retrieved26 November2012.
  3. ^"Nieuwe tv-zenders op kabel kosten Arcade veel geld".de Volkskrant.26 April 1995.
  4. ^"Wegener Arcade wordt 'een soort Time Warner'".de Volkskrant.6 January 1996.
  5. ^Monique de Heer (11 June 1996)."TV 10: Een mens heeft recht op herhalingen".Trouw.
  6. ^"Wegener Arcade verkoopt TV 10 aan Saban uit VS".de Volkskrant.3 January 1997.
  7. ^"SBS6, RTL4 en Veronica krijgen concurrent".Radio.nl. 6 November 1998.
  8. ^"Fox8".Frankhallie.nl.Retrieved28 November2012.
  9. ^"Media kort: november 2000".MediaMagazine.nl. 30 November 2000.
  10. ^"SBS wil zender Fox 8 samen met Veronica exploiteren".De Telegraaf.21 November 2000.
  11. ^"Fox 8 heet vanaf vandaag 18.00 uur gewoon V8".RadioVisie.eu. 1 May 2001.
  12. ^Piet (10 July 2009)."VERONICA STAPT UIT DE HMG, 'De daad van een waanzinnige'?".VeronicaStory.nl.
  13. ^"Dinsdag 1 Mei opening Nederlands nieuwste televisiestation V8".27 April 2001.
  14. ^"VOO in jaartallen".Beeldengeluidwiki.nl.Retrieved26 November2012.
  15. ^"V8".Frankhallie.nl.Retrieved27 November2012.
  16. ^Donald Koeleman (27 June 2007)."ProSiebenSat.1 acquires SBS".Broadband TV News.
  17. ^Peter van der Ploeg (20 April 2011)."Sanoma en Talpa nemen SBS over".NRC.NRC Handelsblad.
  18. ^"Het is nu officieel: Sanoma verkoopt SBS aan Talpa"(in Dutch).NOS.10 April 2017.Retrieved10 April2017.
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