NPO Humor TV

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NPO Humor TV
NPO Humor TV logo.png
Launched 15 November 2006
Network VARA
Owned by NPO
Picture format 576i 16:9 (SDTV)
Country Netherlands
Formerly called Humor TV (2006-2009)
Humor TV 24 (2009-2014)
Sister channel(s) NPO 1
NPO 2
NPO 3
NPO 101
NPO Best
NPO Cultura
NPO Doc
NPO Nieuws
NPO Politiek
NPO Sport
NPO Zapp Xtra
Website humortv.vara.nl
Availability
Satellite
CanalDigitaal Channel 56 (8pm - 6am)
Cable
Ziggo Channel 130
IPTV
KPN Channel 42
Streaming media
NPO NPO Humor TV - Live tv
Horizon GO Horizon.tv (Netherlands only)

NPO Humor TV is à digital theme channel of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting dedicated to comedy, cabaret and satire. The channel started as Humor TV on 15 November 2006. On 10 March 2014, Humor TV 24 changed its name into NPO Humor TV.[1]

Arise

File:Humor TV 24 logo.png
Humor TV 24 logo used from 2009 until 2014.

Humor TV was founded on 15 November 2006. It began as an Internet channel of the former Nederland 4. It then was a channel owned by the VARA. After several years, they also started broadcasting via digital TV, where they also went broadcasting twenty-four hours a day, with which the name is changed in Humor TV 24. From that time there were also other broadcasters with more foreign and were there, most bought English from the BBC series. On 10 March 2014, the channel name changed to the current.[2]

Platforms

NPO Humor TV consists of different platforms:

  • The channel itself;
  • The temporary block on Nederland 3 called Humor TV presenteert...
  • The website humortv.vara.nl;
  • The app of the channel.

Broadcasts

The programming consists largely of reruns of satirical and cabaret programmes of VARA, BNN VPRO and NTR, but also entire cabaret programmes of comedians and they also airs recordings of cabaret festivals and movies of cabaret novice writers.

Programming schedule

The schedule looks like this:

Time Programming
00:00 to 03:00 Loop block previous day
03:00 to 09:00 Night and morning programming
09:00 to 12:00 Loop block previous day
12:00 to 18:00 Loop block previous day
18:00 to 24:00 New programming block

However, this creates a lot of repetition, especially in the night programming, which consists of a number of programmes from the previous days. The programming does not consist of regular programme at a regular time, but are randomized.

References

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  2. Broadcastmagazine.nl - NPO themakanalen krijgen nieuwe naam

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