2003 in Dutch television

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2003.

Events

• 1 March - Esther Hart is selected to represent Netherlands at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "One More Night". She is selected to be the forty-fourth Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Ahoy in Rotterdam.
• 9 March - Jamai Loman wins the first series of Idols.
• March - Release date of Jamai Loman's debut single, "Step Right Up".

Debuts

Television shows

1950s

• NOS Journaal (1956–present)

1970s

• Sesamstraat (1976–present)

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal (1981–present)
• Het Klokhuis (1988–present)

1990s

• Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990–present)
• Big Brother (1999-2006)
• De Club van Sinterklaas (1999-2009)

2000s

• Idols (2002-2008, 2016–present)

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Discovery Channel	Cable television	12 April
Nickelodeon	Cable television	14 July
ESPN Classic	Cable television	December

Conversions and rebrandings

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

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Kindernet	Cable and satellite	1 September

Births

Deaths

See also

• 2003 in the Netherlands