18 October 2010; 6 years ago (2010-10-18) (youth block)3 September 2012; 4 years ago (2012-09-03) (television channel)
RTL Telekids is the name of a digital television channel for children. The channel is operated by RTL Nederland and can be received through cable. In addition, RTL Telekids is broadcasting as a youth block on television channel RTL 8 during daytime. Like the rest of the Dutch RTL family RTL Telekids is officially a Luxembourg channel that does not have to adhere to the Dutch media law. As Luxembourg has no real regulator, the channel is also not monitored.
On 19 August 2010 RTL announced that the name RTL Telekids would be used for a new youth block on RTL 8. A big difference with the former programme Telekids is that the broadcast is no longer done by a presenter from the studio.
Originally RTL Telekids would start on 4 October 2010. However, on 1 October 2010, there was a collision place on the A59 where a woman and three children were killed in a car accident on their way to the Efteling, where the shooting would take place for the programme, De Schatkamer, which is part of RTL Telekids. Out of respect for the victims' families the launch of RTL Telekids had been postponed for two weeks until 18 October 2010.
Digital channel
The digital channel RTL Telekids can be received through Ziggo and Caiway since 3 September 2012, also it can be received through KPN and Telfort since 1 July 2015. It is the third digital channel of RTL.
Programming
Programmes that are and were broadcast on RTL Telekids and RTL 8 are:
Bassie & Adriaan
Bassie & Adriaan: De Plaaggeest
Bassie en Adriaan en het geheim van de sleutel
Bassie en Adriaan en de diamant
Bassie en Adriaan en de huilende professor
Bassie en Adriaan en het geheim van de schatkaart
Bassie en Adriaan en de verdwenen kroon
Bassie en Adriaan en de verzonken stad
Bassie en Adriaan op reis door Europa
Bassie en Adriaan op reis door Amerika
Bibaboerderij
Bibi en Tina
Bobo
Bollo, Bries en bondgenoten
Boom & Reds
Burgers zoo en waarom
Caillou
Care Bears
Chuggington
Chuggington medaille race
De Club van Sinterklaas & de speelgoeddief
De Club van Sinterklaas - Paniek in de Confettifabriek
