ONS (TV channel)
| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Just Media Group |
ONS (formerly NostalgieNet) is a Dutch commercial television channel of Just Media Group, which is dedicated to viewers aged 49 years or older. ONS's main target is the older audience. ONS airs footage from the forties to the eighties. Each month a specific theme is on the channel. Topics such as the Dutch East Indies, Netherlands Waterland, railroads, mills, work, food and household are broadcast. The channel launched as NostalgieNet on 1 January 2006 and changed its name into ONS on 13 September 2015.[1]
ONS can be received through Ziggo, KPN, CAIW, KBG, CanalDigitaal, CAI, Glashart Media and HSO in the Netherlands, and through TV Vlaanderen in Flanders.[2]
Programs
ONS broadcasts include the following programs:[3]
| Program | Rough translation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Een bijzonder jaar | A Special Year | A series of programs that provide an overview of everything that happened in a specific year and discusses subjects in the areas of politics, sports, culture and other news. |
| Mijn Nostalgisch Nederland | My Nostalgic Netherlands | A series of nostalgic programs about cities and regions in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, South Limburg, the Achterhoek, West Friesland and Groningen. |
| Nederland Toen | Netherlands Back Then | An anthology of Polygoon fragments, with the distinctive voice of Philip Bloemendal as commentator. Themes such as transport, household, fashion and sports. |
| Retourtje Toen | Return Ticket Back Then | A series of programs on a specific topic with people looking back on their personal experiences of the past, with topics such as fashion, aviation, music, sport, education and vacation. |
| Natuur in beeld | Nature on Screen | A series on nature in the Netherlands. |
| Spoor door het verleden | Track Through the Past | A series about trains and trams in the Netherlands. |
| Ontdek je plekje | Discover Your Place | Idyllic images of cities and villages in the Netherlands, commented by Joop Scheltens. |
| Kluchten | Farces | Different farces (comedies) like Daar komt de bruid, Ik slaap wel op de bank and Oscar. |
Additionally ONS's television broadcasts including De Dageraad, Sil de Strandjutter and Portret van een Passie. On Wednesdays Dutch films, like Het meisje met den blauwen hoed, De dijk is dicht and Kort Amerikaans.
References
- ^ Jarco Kriek (11 September 2015). "Interview: ONS vervangt NostalgieNet" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ Waar te zien | ONS
- ^ Programma's | ONS