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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SBS Broadcasting B.V. |
SBS 9 is a Dutch commercial broadcaster owned by Sanoma Media Netherlands (67%) and Talpa Media Holding (33%) through SBS Broadcasting B.V.. The channel was launched on 1 January 2015 at 12:00 CET with a movie marathon [1][2] The channel can be received via all television providers in the Netherlands. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS 6, NET 5 and Veronica.
History
SBS Broadcasting announced its plans for a launch of a fourth channel in the Netherlands already in 2009. On 22 August 2014, the company officially released its definite plans for a new channel targeting female viewers.[3] The channel got its name SBS 9 on 27 September 2014. The launch date was set in January 2015.[4]
Programming
Mainly films and television series with every day of the week a different theme:[5]
- Mondays: Various
- Tuesdays: Comedy
- Wednesdays: Action
- Thursdays: Drama
- Fridays: Family
- Saturdays: Thriller
- Sundays: Romance
References
- ^ Jarco Kriek (27 November 2014). "SBS9 trapt met filmmarathon af". TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (27 November 2014). "SBS9 vanaf 1 januari bij M7, UPC en Ziggo in basispakket". TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (22 August 2014). "Plannen voor vierde SBS-zender". TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (27 September 2014). "SBS9 wordt vierde zender SBS Nederland". TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ Robert Briel (28 November 2014). "SBS9 set for January 1 launch". BroadbandTVNews.com.