BBC NL
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = BBC NL
| logo = BBC NL Logo 2025.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption = Logo used since 15 May 2025
| image =
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2015|5|16|df=y}} (as BBC First)
{{start date and age|2025|5|15|df=y}} (as BBC NL) (Netherlands only)
| closed_date =
| network = BBC Benelux
| owner = BBC Studios
| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}}
| country = Netherlands
| area = Netherlands
| affiliates =
| headquarters =
| former_names = BBC First (2015-2025, Netherlands)
| replaced =
| replaced_by =
| sister_channels = BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News
CBBC
CBeebies
| timeshift_service =
| website = [https://www.bbcbenelux.com/zenders/first/ BBCBenelux.com]
| terr_serv_1 =
| terr_chan_1 =
| online_serv_1 = Ziggo GO (Netherlands)
| online_chan_1 = [https://www.ziggogo.tv/nl/home ZiggoGO.tv] (Europe only)
| online_serv_2 = Yelo TV
| online_chan_2 = [http://yelotv.be/bbcfirst Watch live] (Belgium only)
}}
BBC NL is a Dutch TV-station of BBC Studios with drama and some entertainment. It is a pay television channel which launched in the Netherlands originally as BBC First on 16 May 2015 and in Belgium on 4 June 2015. On 15 May 2025 BBC NL took over from BBC First in the Netherlands.
In Belgium BBC NL is not available and BBC First is shown. The channel is distributed by BBC Benelux, a division of BBC Studios.
History
BBC First launched in the Netherlands on 16 May 2015, initially exclusively on the KPN IPTV service (Interactieve TV van KPN) on channel 23. The programme mix is specifically for the Netherlands, with more emphasis placed on drama and crime series. All programming is subtitled in Dutch.{{cite press release|title=A First for Europe as BBC Worldwide's premium drama channel debuts in The Netherlands|publisher=BBC Worldwide|date=29 April 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2015/bbc-worldwide-announce-first-in-netherlands|access-date=30 September 2015}} KPN simultaneously withdrew BBC Three and BBC Four.
The channel launched in Belgium on 4 June 2015.{{cite press release|title=BBC First to Launch in Belgium|publisher=BBC Worldwide|date=22 May 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2015-bbc-first-to-launch-in-belgium|access-date=30 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://tbivision.com/news/2015/05/bbc-first-to-launch-in-belgium-next-month/436361/ |title=BBC First to launch in Belgium next month |publisher=TBI Europe |date=22 May 2015}}
On 1 July 2016 Ziggo added BBC First to its channel line up.{{cite web|title=Ziggo wijzigt zenderaanbod met onder meer BBC First|publisher=Totaal TV|date=1 July 2016|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/ziggo-wijzigt-zenderaanbod-met-onder-meer-bbc-first/|author=Jarco Kriek|access-date=9 December 2017|language=nl}}
On 15 May 2025, the channel's Dutch feed rebranded to BBC NL.{{cite web|title=BBC Studios lanceert BBC NL|publisher=Broadcast Magazine|date=15 April 2025|url=https://www.broadcastmagazine.nl/radio-televisie/televisie/bbc-studios-lanceert-bbc-nl/|author=|access-date=15 April 2025|language=nl}} In Belgium, the name of the channel remains BBC First.https://www.bbcbenelux.com/blog/bbc-studios-lanceert-bbc-nl
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.bbcbenelux.com/zenders/first/}} {{in lang|nl}}
{{BBC Television}}
{{Television in the Netherlands}}
Category:International BBC television channels
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2015
Category:Television channels in the Netherlands