Owned by SBS Broadcasting B.V. Broadcast area Netherlands | Country Netherlands Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
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Launched 1 January 2015; 2 years ago (2015-01-01) Picture format 576i 16:9 (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV) | ||
SBS 9 is a Dutch commercial television channel owned by Sanoma Media Netherlands (67%) and Talpa Holding (33%) through SBS Broadcasting B.V.. The channel was launched on 1 January 2015 at 12:00 CET with a movie marathon. The channel can be received via all television providers in the Netherlands. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS 6, NET 5 and Veronica.
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History
SBS Broadcasting announced its plans for a launch of a fourth channel in the Netherlands already in 2009. On 22 August 2014, the company officially released its definite plans for a new channel targeting female viewers. The channel got its name SBS 9 on 27 September 2014. The launch date was set in January 2015.
Programming
Mainly films and television series with every day of the week a different theme: