MIPTV – CANNES. Endemol will launch a Dutch digital crime channel to be distributed over cable, according to Dutch CEO Paul Römer. The channel will show Dutch crime series as well as similar product from Germany and the UK.
Contracts are in place with two-thirds of the Dutch cable companies and negotiations are under way with the other operators. The as yet to be named Endemol Crime will launch later this year. The company also plans a comedy channel for Holland.
The news follows earlier attempts to launch digital channels together with the Dutch telecoms company KPN. Under KPN’s Planet brand, a number of digital online channels would be launched with names such as Planet Crime, Planet Comedy and Planet Prime.