RTV-7
{{Short description|Dutch television network}}
{{distinguish|text=NTV7}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = RTV-7
|
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2008|4}}
| picture_format = 1080i 16:9 HDTV (PAL)
| owner = Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij N.V.
| country = Netherlands
| language = Papiamento, Dutch, English, Spanish
| former_names =
| sister_channels =
| online_serv_1 = Ziggo, KPN and Odido
| online_chan_1 = (Europe only)
}}
RTV-7 is a Dutch television network featuring linear programming from the Dutch Caribbean managed by owner Antilliaanse Televisie Maatschappij N.V. (TeleCuraçao). Its target audience consists mainly of people from the former Netherlands Antilles and Suriname living in the Netherlands.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.rtv7.nl/over-rtv7/ |access-date=2016-08-17 |website=www.rtv7.nl}} Most of the programmes on RTV-7 are in Papiamento, Spanish and English as they are produced by the different television channels from Latin America and the Caribbean.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtv-7.com/shows.html|title=Shows|website=www.rtv-7.com|access-date=2016-08-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.telecuracao.com/web/Showsx.aspx|title=Shows|website=www.telecuracao.com|access-date=2016-08-17}} The channel also broadcasts the Surinamese news programme, which is in Dutch, and several RTV-7 original shows.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtv-7.com/original-shows.html|title=Original shows|website=www.rtv-7.com|access-date=2016-08-17}}
History
The channel's origins lie on A-Tivi and TeveSur, two separate subscription channels {{endash}} the former targeting the Antillean diaspora and the latter, the Surinamese diaspora. In January 2008, the channels announced that they would cease transmission after several cable companies refused to renew their contracts.{{cite news |title=Doelgroepenzenders A-Tivi en TeveSur stoppen ermee |url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/doelgroepenzenders-a-tivi-en-tevesur-stoppen-ermee-/ |work=TV Totaal |language=nl}} Both channels closed on 1 February 2008.{{cite news |title=A-TiVi & TeVeSur stoppen doorgifte in Nederland |url=https://mediamagazine.nl/media-kort-januari-2008/ |work=Mediamagazine.nl |language=nl}} Following their closure the new RTV-7 channel started on cable, as a subscription channel, like its predecessor. For its launch in July 2008, UPC offered a ten-day free preview to entice subscribers for its coverage of the Summer Carnival. RTV-7 also worked to provide better image quality, which was one of A-Tivi's problems (the channel's image quality was poor). At the time of launch, UPC was the only large cable company to carry the channel.{{cite news |title=Antilliaanse zender RTV7 één week gratis bij UPC |url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/antilliaanse-zender-rtv7-een-week-gratis-bij-upc-/ |work=Totaal TV |language=nl}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.rtv7.nl}}
Category:Television channels in the Netherlands
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2008