RTL Nieuws, Dutch for RTL News, is the news division of RTL Nederland, the Netherlands’ leading commercial TV broadcaster. It has all-day newscasts on the flagship RTL 4 channel, as well as rolling news on RTL Z, a dedicated business news channel.
Its main competitors are NOS Journaal on the public NPO channels, and Hart van Nederland on SBS 6.
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RTL Veronique Nieuws
1989–1990
1990
RTL 4 Nieuws
1990–1991
1991–1992
1992–1995
RTL V Nieuws
1993–1994
RTL 5 Nieuws
1994–1995
RTL Nieuws
1995–1997
1997–1998
1998–2003
2003–2005
2005–2014
In 2007, RTL Nieuws introduced a new graphics package based on a spinning globe, similar to the December 2005 rebrand of public newscast NOS Journaal.
2014–present
RTL Nieuws underwent a major rebrand on 5 May 2014 at 19:30, introducing a new modern set design, graphics package and musical score. They were designed by Mark Porter Associates and Smörgåsbord Studio, with the theme music composed by Universal Everything, and the signature jingle by Martijn Schimmer. This came nine months after the rebrand of RTL 4 on 26 August 2013.
The main graphical elements are long lines cutting across the screen and bending at right angles to form the RTL wordmark. These lines are used as a frame to show content. This is against a backdrop of a skyline, with different variations for daytime and nighttime news. A custom version of the popular Graphik font by Commercial Type was designed for use in the on-air identity.
This RTL wordmark was introduced by RTL Nieuws in 2014, then extended to RTL Nederland’s corporate identity in 2016 (also designed by Mark Porter and Smörgåsbord). By 2017, all the RTL Nederland channels and properties featured this logo (except the video-on-demand service RTL XL). However, it is not used by the RTL Group outside of the Netherlands.
RTL Nieuws case study
Design process.
| Part of Bertelsmann
Luxembourg Radio stations
Former assets Divested: United Kingdom:4 Channel 5, 5USA and 5Star | Greece: Alpha TV and 902 TV | Southeast Asia:5 RTL CBS Entertainment and RTL CBS Extreme | Russia: Ren TV6 | Luxembourg: RTL97
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| Part of RTL Group Pending merger with Talpa Network Television channels: Video-on-demand: RTL XL | Videoland Programs: Defunct/disbanded:  |
