Hart van Nederland (Heart of the Netherlands) is a tabloid newsmagazine programme airing on SBS6 since 1995. It is the station's longest-running programme. The show focuses on in-depth coverage of regional and local news from across the Netherlands, as well as reports on lifestyles and cultural traditions in and around the country. Hart van Nederland's first broadcast aired on August 29, 1995, one day after the launch of SBS6. The idea of a programme focused on regional news was attributed to SBS6 founding general director, journalist Fons van Westerloo, and its programme director, Bart in 't Hout. Lacking the resources to develop a full-scale news department to rivalize with the NOS and RTL, Van Westerloo proposed Marck Feller and Jean Mentens, partners of independent production company Cameo Media, to produce a news programme composed exclusively of regional and local news, featuring reports and voxpops. Feller and Mentens had already conceived the idea eight years before, but the proposal was turned down by existing broadcasters. More information...
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