RTL Z

RTL Z is a Dutch free-to-cable business and financial news television channel. It displays economic changes and the stock exchange news in a banner at the bottom of the screen in the daytime. In the evenings the programming consists of documentaries.

RTL Z

Country	Netherlands
Broadcast area	Netherlands
Network	RTL 5 (2001-2005) RTL 7 (2005-2015)
Headquarters	Hilversum, Netherlands
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	DPG Media
Parent	RTL Nederland (2001-present) Belgian Business Television (2001-2002)
Sister channels	RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Lounge RTL Crime RTL Telekids
History
Launched	6 June 2001 (programming block) 7 September 2015 (own channel)
Links
Website	www.rtlz.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
Digitenne	Channel 28 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
KPN iTV Online	Watch live (Europe only)

History

RTL Z started on 6 June 2001 as a joint venture between Holland Media Groep and Belgian Business Television. Belgian Business Television broadcasts Kanaal Z (Canal Z) in Belgium. In 2002, Holland Media Groep took over the programme in its entirety. It was initially broadcast as a programming block on RTL 5 during daytime,^[1] and later on RTL 7 from 12 August 2005 until 6 September 2015.^[2]

It became a 24-hour channel on September 7, 2015, so that the block on RTL 7 ended. At launch, the new standalone version was available to six million households, but was not available on all basic cable subscriptions, as agreements were only signed with KPN, Ziggo and Vodafone.^[3]

On 7 January 2019, RTL Z introduced a new daytime schedule re-emphasizing news and weather.^[4]

Previous logos

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  2005-2014
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  2014-2015
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  2015-2023