2001 in Dutch television

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This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2000.

Events

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  • 3 March - Michelle is selected to represent Netherlands at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Out On My Own". She is selected to be the forty-third Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Ahoy in Rotterdam.
  • 2 September - Arno Woesthoff wins ƒ10 million in a game show Miljoenenjacht (Hunt for Millions). It was the only time in this game show the bonus round was a quiz-based instead of a luck-based round (which would later be internationally known as Deal or No Deal) first adopted in the following year; at about €4,537,801.68 or US$5.5 million, he also became the biggest winner in any game shows worldwide till this day, and also the biggest primetime game show winnings record in general.
  • 30 December - Sandy Boots wins series 3 of Big Brother. This was the first series to be broadcast on Yorin.
  • Unknown - Mary Amora, performing as Tina Turner, wins the seventeenth series of Soundmixshow.

Debuts

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Television shows

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1950s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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Ending this year

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Networks and services

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Launches

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Network Type Launch date Notes Source
MGM Channel Cable television Unknown

Conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes Source
Veronica Yorin Cable and satellite 2 April
VH1 Export VH1 Europe Cable and satellite Unknown

Closures

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

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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