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  "lead": "RTL 7 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was originally launched as Veronica on 1 September 1995, then was latter rebranded as Yorin on 2 April 2001. RTL 7 is RTL Nederland's \"men's channel\" with action films, reality television about crime and professions, football, motorsport and talk shows about sports. During daytime business and financial news channel RTL Z was broadcasting on RTL 7 until RTL Nederland revamped RTL Z into a 24-hours channel on 7 September 2015. Officially RTL 7 along with RTL 4, RTL 5 and RTL 8 is headquartered in Hilversum, broadcasting under a Netherlands TV licence since 1 July 2026. Until 30 June 2026, the channel was broadcasting under a Luxembourgish TV license. This allows them to avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict. Yorin used to be licensed in the Netherlands before, but moved to Luxembourg after the RTL 7 rebrand. There is a 40 kW DVB-T transmitter on the Dudelange Radio Tower in Luxembourg that broadcasts the channel free-to-air, but the main audience in the Netherlands needs a subscription to a cable, satellite, IPTV, or DVB-T provider to get access. All providers include the channel in their base package.",
  "body": "RTL 7 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was originally launched as Veronica on 1 September 1995, then was latter rebranded as Yorin on 2 April 2001. RTL 7 is RTL Nederland's \"men's channel\" with action films, reality television about crime and professions, football, motorsport and talk shows about sports. During daytime business and financial news channel RTL Z was broadcasting on RTL 7 until RTL Nederland revamped RTL Z into a 24-hours channel on 7 September 2015. Officially RTL 7 along with RTL 4, RTL 5 and RTL 8 is headquartered in Hilversum, broadcasting under a Netherlands TV licence since 1 July 2026. Until 30 June 2026, the channel was broadcasting under a Luxembourgish TV license. This allows them to avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict. Yorin used to be licensed in the Netherlands before, but moved to Luxembourg after the RTL 7 rebrand. There is a 40 kW DVB-T transmitter on the Dudelange Radio Tower in Luxembourg that broadcasts the channel free-to-air, but the main audience in the Netherlands needs a subscription to a cable, satellite, IPTV, or DVB-T provider to get access. All providers include the channel in their base package. ==History== ===RTL 7 (since 2005)=== When Dutch media tycoon and Big Brother-inventor John de Mol announced the launch of a TV channel named Talpa, and contracted many popular Dutch TV hosts, the RTL Group felt the need to reorganize its channels. Apart from a physical renewal, the setup of its channels RTL 4, RTL 5 and Yorin were changed. The group announced the rename of Yorin in May 2005 but had to depend on market strategies. Initially the names RTL 6 and RTL+ were suggested, in order to create a family of channels. To emphasize the three channels' connection, the name Yorin was replaced by RTL 7 on 12 August 2005. The name was selected in late June as part of the results of a survey that suggested that most viewers had Yorin on channel 7 and that the average Dutch viewer who started on channel 1 (Nederland 1) stopped on one of RTL's secondary channels (5 or 7). Practically all former Yorin shows were moved to RTL 5, whereas that RTL 5's programmes continued on RTL 7. RTL Z also moved from RTL 5 to RTL 7. The origin of the number 7, instead of a more logical 6, goes back to 1995 when the original channel Veronica was founded. Around the same time, the commercial channels SBS6 and TMF appeared and also claimed channel 6 on the remote control. Veronica and TMF lost the battle for remote control button 6. Also, SBS6 was originally managed by Fons van Westerloo, who later became head of RTL Nederland before the rebranding operation. During the 2007-2008 Eredivisie season, it shared the FTA rights with RTL 4. On 15 October 2009, RTL Nederland started simulcasting their RTL 7 and RTL 8 channels in 1080i high-definition. With the conversion of RTL Z into a channel in its own right on 7 September 2015, RTL 7 started clearing the daytime schedule with repeats of programmes previously seen on the RTL channels. ==Programming== RTL 7 broadcasts a large number of sports programmes such as football, darts and motorsports, but in which motorsports is their main broadcast item. This include live coverage of Formula One and the MotoGP as the most notable. But also the A1 Grand Prix, Dakar Rally and the Indianapolis 500 are broadcast live on RTL 7. Movies, series and entertainment programmings also broadcast on this channel. ===Imported=== Allo 'Allo! 24 The A-Team Arrested Development The Beast The Black Donnellys The Blacklist Bakugan: Battle Planet Baywatch Beyblade Burst Billy the Exterminator Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do Born to Kill? Cobra 11 The Good Guys Hardcore Pawn Ice Road Truckers Inazuma Eleven Journeyman K-Ville Killer Instinct Knight Rider Law & Order Les Dalton Life on Mars Married... with Children Medicopter 117 Monster Jam Mr. Bean Muhteşem Yüzyıl Ninjago Oggy and the Cockroaches Pawn Stars Pokémon Power Rangers Beast Morphers Power Rangers Dino Charge Rescue Me Resident Advisors Sons of Anarchy Spartacus Stacked Steven Seagal: Lawman Strike Back Transporter: The Series The Unit Warehouse 13 Yin Yang Yo! ===Sports=== ====Football==== UEFA Europa League (2009-2021) UEFA Champions League (2021-) Voetbal Inside ====Motorsports==== 24 Hours Nürburgring 24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours of Le Mans 24 Hours of Zolder 2CV 24 Hour Race Dubai 24 Hour Fuji 24 Hours Longest Day of Nelson Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour Spa 24 Hours ==Teletext== RTL 7 offered a teletext service which stopped on 1 April 2017. The pages 888/889 are still available for subtitles. ==References==",
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