1988 in Dutch television

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This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1988.

Events

• 29 January – Jos Van den Brom, performing as John Denver, wins the fourth series of Soundmixshow . ^[1]
• 23 March – Gerard Joling is selected to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with his song "Shangri-La" at the Nationaal Songfestival held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague. ^[2]
• 30 April – Switzerland wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Celine Dion. The Netherlands finish in ninth place with the song "Shangri-La" by Gerard Joling. ^[3]

Debuts

Domestic

• 3 January - Het Klokhuis (1988–present) ^[4]

International

• 16 April – DuckTales

Television shows

1950s

• NOS Journaal (1956–present)

1970s

• Sesamstraat (1976–present)

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal (1981–present)
• Soundmixshow (1985-2002)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Kindernet	Cable television	1 March
MTV	Cable television	1 August

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
[[]]		Cable and satellite

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
[[]]	Cable and satellite

Births

• 2 January – Tess Milne, TV presenter^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Vandaag: Soundmixshowfinale zorgt voor chaos in het land". Top 40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2025.
2. "Netherlands: Nationaal Songfestival 1988". Eurovision World. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
3. "Eurovision 1988 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovision World. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
4. "Het Klokhuis bestaat 35 jaar: Zo is het ooit begonnen". Jeugdjournaal (in Dutch). 3 January 2023.