Following the acquisition of the Dutch TV assets from John de Mol RTL is to launch a fourth channel in The Netherlands to be called RTL8. The new channel will operate under a Luxembourg licence and should be available across all platforms.
According to RTL Nederland CEO Fons van Westerloo the new channel will initially have a female profile, but should develop into an interactive channel. RTL8 will not be a continuation of De Mol’s Tien, which will fold operations as soon as the RTL/De Mol acquisition is approved by the Dutch authorities.