1990 in Dutch television

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1990.

Events

• 10 March – Maywood are selected to represent Netherlands at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Ik wil alles met je delen". They are selected to be the thirty-fourth Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Congresgebouw in The Hague.^[1]
• 5 May – Italy wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno. The Netherlands finish in fifteenth place with their song ""Ik wil alles met je delen" by Maywood.^[2]
• 17 September – RTL Veronique is renamed RTL 4.
• Unknown – Marco Borsato wins the sixth series of Soundmixshow, performing as Billy Vera.^[3][4] This was the first series to be broadcast on RTL 4.

Debuts

Domestic

• 1 October – Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990–present)

International

• 27 May – Fireman Sam (VARA)

Television shows

1950s

• NOS Journaal (1956–present)

1970s

• Sesamstraat (1976–present)

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal (1981–present)
• Soundmixshow (1985-2002)
• Het Klokhuis (1988–present)

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Nederland 2	TV2	Cable and satellite	Unknown

Births

• 10 September – Liza Sips, actress, voice actress & TV presenter

References

1. "Netherlands: Nationaal Songfestival 1990". Eurovision World. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
2. "Eurovision 1990 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovision World. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
3. "Het verraad van Marco Borsato". Ditjes en Datjes (in Dutch). 2 June 2021.
4. "Borsato 25 jaar na Billy". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). 7 April 2015.