1988 in Dutch television

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1988.

Events

• 29 January – Jos Van den Brom, performing as John Denver, wins the fourth series of Soundmixshow.^[1]
• 23 March – Gerard Joling is selected to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with his song "Shangri-La" at the Nationaal Songfestival held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague.^[2]
• 30 April – Switzerland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Celine Dion. The Netherlands finish in ninth place with the song "Shangri-La" by Gerard Joling.^[3]

Debuts

Domestic

• 3 January - Het Klokhuis (1988–present)^[4]

International

• 16 April – DuckTales

Television shows

1950s

• NOS Journaal (1956–present)

1970s

• Sesamstraat (1976–present)

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal (1981–present)
• Soundmixshow (1985-2002)

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Kindernet	Cable television	1 March
MTV	Cable television	1 August

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
[[]]		Cable and satellite

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
[[]]	Cable and satellite

Births

• 2 January – Tess Milne, TV presenter^{[citation needed]}

Deaths