In the Netherlands, almost 1 million people live below the poverty line this year. People who work very hard but cannot make ends meet. Households where bills are piling up and they have to close one gap with another. Money stress is all-consuming. In the new program Out of Debt, John Williams follows several families where things go wrong. Together with a team of experts, he will work to bring their lives back into balance in all areas.
Geraldine Kemper follows six women who have experienced sexual violence. As a result, these women have developed post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS). Geraldine takes them to Croatia, where they try to control their PTSD through various forms of therapy, led by a team of psychologists. After this trip, the women are guided and followed for another year.
Telekids is a Dutch children's television programme showing on the RTL 4 channel from 1989 to 1999. The show was initially hosted by Irene Moors. Later Carlo Boszhard joined the presenting team.
Het Moment Van De Waarheid was a Dutch game show based on the Colombian Nada más que la verdad format. Contestants answer a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions to receive cash prizes. The show is hosted by Robert ten Brink and aired on RTL 4. The show premiered on September 6, 2008 and the first season ended on November 1, 2008. A second season started in January 2009 with 4 additional episodes.
RTL4 starts the new year with Cruise Life, a holiday and cruise program that will be broadcast weekly from January 19, 2025. In this program, presenter Chimène van Oosterhout takes viewers on a journey to the Norwegian fjords aboard the Rotterdam, the newest ship of Holland America Line.
RTL Nieuws is a Dutch television news service produced by RTL Nederland. The national and international news service produces 17 bulletins each weekday and six weekend bulletins for RTL4 and RTL7, reaching a total audience of about 1.5 million people. With the evening broadcast sometimes reaching over 2 million viewers.
RTL Nieuws' main competitor is NOS Journaal, broadcast by the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting for public service television and radio. RTL co-operates primarily with the Flemish commercial television channel VTM and RTL Germany for international news coverage.