RTL Z
Dutch television channel
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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.
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Network | RTL 5 (2001–2005) RTL 7 (2005–2015) |
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Language | 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 (Roularta Media Group) (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 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 28 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
Until 30 June 2026, it broadcast with a Luxembourgish licence, before shifting to a Dutch one as part of a group-wide decision from 1 July 2026.[1]
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.[2] 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,[3] and later on RTL 7 from 12 August 2005 until 6 September 2015.[4]
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.[5]
On 7 January 2019, RTL Z introduced a new daytime schedule re-emphasizing news and weather.[6]
Previous logos
2005–2014
2014–2015
2015–2023
