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| Country | Netherlands Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands Luxembourg |
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RTL Group |
| Parent | RTL Nederland |
| Sister channels | RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL Z RTL Lounge RTL Crime RTL Telekids |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 August 2007 |
| Replaced | Talpa (2005-2006) Tien (2006-2007) |
| Links | |
| Website | rtl8 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 10 (HD) |
| DTT (Luxembourg) | 191.5 MHz (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
| KPN iTV Online | Watch live (Europe only) |
RTL 8 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 18 August 2007 replacing Tien, previously known as Talpa. RTL 8's main target audience consists of women.[1] It broadcasts soap operas, talk shows, films and reruns of programmes from its sister RTL channels. In the mornings and late afternoons children's channel RTL Telekids is broadcasting on RTL 8. Officially RTL 8, along with all other Dutch RTL channels, is broadcasting under a Luxembourg television license. Therefore, the channel is also headquartered in Luxembourg. By doing this RTL can avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities, as Luxembourg does not have a strict authority that regulates its broadcasters.[2] Dutch citizens need a subscription to a cable, satellite, IPTV, or DVB-T provider to view the channel. All providers include the channel in their base package.
- ^ "Full year results 2020 financial report" (PDF). RTL Group. p. 41.
Women's channel RTL 8 attracted an average prime-time audience share of 3.7 per cent among female viewers aged 35 to 59 (2019: 4.2 per cent).
- ^ "RTL 8, Dé zender voor de Nederlandse vrouw". RTL Nederland. Retrieved November 25, 2012.