2011 in Dutch television

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2011.

Events

• 21 January – Ben Saunders wins the first series of The Voice of Holland.^[1]
• 13 February – The television reality show Secret Story debuts on NET 5.
• 12 May – The first series of Secret Story is won by Sharon Hooijkaas.
• 10 June – Rochelle Perts wins the fourth series of X Factor.^[2]
• 16 September – 11-year-old singer Aliyah Kolf wins the fourth series of Holland's Got Talent.

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)

2000s

• X Factor (2006–present)
• Holland's Got Talent (2008–present)

2010s

• The Voice of Holland (2010–present)

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Comedy Central Extra	Cable television	Unknown
DocuBox	Cable television	Unknown
Crime + Investigation	Cable television	July
TLC	Cable television	4 July
TV 538	Cable television	4 July
RTL Crime	Cable television	1 September
Cartoonito	Cable and satellite	12 October

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Film1.1	Film1 Premiere	Cable television	25 February
Film1.2	Film1 Family	Cable television	25 February
Bebe TV	Duck TV	Cable television	Unknown
TMF Nederland	MTV Music 24	Cable television	1 September

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Hallmark Channel	Cable television	20 July

Births

Main article: births in 2011

Further information: Category:2011 births

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Cinematic Credibility
2 June	Willem Duys	82	Dutch radio & TV presenter & tennis commentator

See also

• 2011 in the Netherlands