- RTL 8
Infobox TV channel
name = RTL 8
logofile = RTL 8 logo.gif
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launch = 18 August 2007
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network =RTL Nederland
owner =RTL Nederland
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country =Luxembourg
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headquarters =Luxembourg ,Luxembourg
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sister names =RTL 4 ,RTL 5 , RTL 7
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replaced names = Tien
web = [http://www.rtl8.nl www.rtl8.nl]
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cable serv 1 =Ziggo
cable chan 1 = Channel 10
cable serv 2 = UPC
cable chan 2 = Channel 10
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online chan 1 =RTL 8 is a commercial television station which launched in the
Netherlands , on August 18, 2007.The launch of a new television channel by RTL Nederland came after the television channel Tien and other assets of John de Mol's Talpa Media were amalgamated with RTL Nederland. In exchange, John de Mol obtained a 26.3% share in the new RTL Nederland.nl cite news | url = http://www.nu.nl/news/1134847/70/Opvolger_Tien_gaat_RTL_8_heten.html | title = Opvolger Tien gaat RTL 8 heten | publisher =
NU.nl | date =2007-06-30 | accessdate = 2007-06-30]RTL has said that they want to focus on older women and that they want to give RTL 7 a makeover to a channel likeable by men. This means that RTL 8 gets
The Oprah Winfrey Show ,As the World Turns , and the popular Dutch programmeGooische Vrouwen . RTL 8 also is going to repeat the popular programmes of the other RTL-channels, a function RTL 7 first had. nl cite news | url = http://zappen.blog.nl/rtl_nederland/2007/07/26/rtl-7-mannenzender-rtl-8-herhaalkanaal | title = RTL 7 mannenzender, RTL 8 herhaalkanaal | publisher = zappen.blog.nl | date =2007-11-30 | accessdate = 2007-11-30]Fons van Westerloo, director of RTL Nederland explained that the name of the new RTL channel was chosen as not to conflict with the 2nd largest Dutch commercial television channel, SBS 6.
Officially RTL 8, along with all other Dutch RTL channels, is a Luxembourg television station with a Luxembourg television license. Therefore, the channel is also headquartered in Luxembourg. By doing this RTL can avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities, as Luxembourg does not have a strict authority that regulates its broadcasters.
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External links
*nl icon [http://www.rtl8.nl RTL 8]
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