This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2005.
Events 13 February - 1994 Soundmixshow winner Glennis Grace is selected to represent Netherlands at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "My Impossible Dream". She is selected to be the forty-sixth Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam. 12 August - The RTL Nederland rebrand takes place; Yorin becomes RTL 7 and switched from a Dutch licence to a Luxembourgish one. 13 August - Talpa launches. 22-26 August - Talpa holds , where viewers voted for pilots from five production companies. 27 August - by Endemol becomes the winning pilot of . 15 October - Singer and runner up of the first series of Idols Jim Bakkum and his partner Julie Fryer win the first series of Dancing with the Stars. 22 December - Joost Hoebink wins the fifth series of Big Brother.
Debuts 20 August - Dancing with the Stars (2005-2009)
Television shows 1950s NOS Journaal (1956–present)
1970s Sesamstraat (1976–present)
1980s Jeugdjournaal (1981–present) Het Klokhuis (1988–present)
1990s Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990–present) Big Brother (1999-2006) De Club van Sinterklaas (1999-2009)
2000s Idols (2002-2008, 2016–present)
Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Nicktoons on Nick Cable television Unknown Zone Reality Cable television Unknown Eurosport 2 Cable television 10 January Nick Jr. Cable television 1 May TMF Party Cable television 1 May TMF NL Cable television 1 May TMF Pure Cable television 1 May BabyTV Cable television 4 July Tien Cable television 13 August TV Oranje Cable television 12 November Family7 Cable television 10 December RT Cable television 10 December
Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceFox KidsJetixCable television13 FebruaryYorinRTL 7Cable television13 August
Closures NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSourcesCineNovaCable television 18 May
Births
See also 2005 in the Netherlands
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