Xite Music

XITE
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Launched 21 May 2008
Owned by Derk Nijssen
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
Country Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Broadcast area Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website www.xite.nl
www.xite.be
www.xite.tv/de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digitenne (Netherlands) Channel 27
Cable
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 25
Caiway (Netherlands) Channel 57
Telenet (Belgium) Channel 44 (Flanders)
Channel 140 (Brussels)
Unitymedia (Germany) Channel 201
KabelBW (Germany) Channel 199
IPTV
KPN (Netherlands) Channel 39
Vodafone Netherlands Channel 226
Telfort (Netherlands) Channel 39
Online.nl (Netherlands) Channel 101
XS4ALL (Netherlands) Channel 39
Sparql (Netherlands) Channel 500
Streaming media
Xite.nl Watch live
(requires login with Facebook or Twitter to access content)
Xite.tv/de Watch live
(requires login with Facebook or Twitter to access content)
Horizon Go Watch live (Netherlands only)
Watch live (Germany only)
Yelo TV Watch live (Belgium only)

Xite (stylized as XITE) is an interactive music television channel that airs mainly music videos. The channel launched on 21 May 2008 by Derk Nijssen. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day. It airs across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.[1][2]

History

Xite was founded by entrepreneur Derk Nijssen. On establishment was invested in the channel by the technology start-up fund Henq Innovatie Fonds 1, United Broadcast Facilities (UBF) and Rebel Technologies (a joint venture of UBF and Xite for interactive applications in video on demand). The target group of Xite is the age group 13 to 29 years. The working name was used for the start of the channel "Base7" and home was initially Rotterdam.

The station began in 2008 with broadcasting by digital packages of UPC and Caiway. As with the raised music channel The Box enabled viewers by telephone (0900 number or SMS) fee videoclips requests through a "clip code". In September 2009 Xite came with an on-demand system via the red button on the remote control. The viewer could ever since in this way could build applications clips and playlists by genre and view specials and interviews.

In February 2011 Xite began broadcasting in Belgium via the basic package of Telenet. The range of the transmitter is approximately 7.4 million households in the Netherlands and Belgium. At present Xite is available in the Netherlands in the basic package of KPN , Ziggo, Online and Caiway. At UPC Xite replaced the ceased music channel TMF Nederland.

In September 2014 Xite began broadcasting in Germany. At present Xite in Germany available in the basic KabelBW and Unitymedia. A month later it was announced that the station was busy with expansion into the United States.[3]

Logos

2008–2013 2013–present

XITE Awards

Since 2013 the XITE Awards are held in 2014 also known as XA14.

Category Winning Artist
Best Pop Mr Probz
Best Dance DVBBS
Best Female Eva Simons
Best Male Mr Polska
Best Collab Yellow Claw & Rochelle
Best Dressed Female Artist Krystl
Best Hip Hop The Opposites
Best Streetteam Mainstreet
Best Music Video Female Artist Yellow Claw & Rochelle
Kickstart B-Brave

Programs

Xite broadcasts mostly music videos, sometimes following a particular genre or theme. Additionally Xite pays attention to music-related topics, with interviews, club and festival reports.

Year(s) Program VJ
2015 Festival Reports VJ Femke
2014 - heden Week Mix James Eussen & Christiaan Verhoef
2014 Hip-Hop NL Jorik Scholten (Lil Kleine)
2014 Festival Reports Salma Chafouk Idrissi
2014 The Nominees Ingrid Jansen
2013 - 2014 Daily Noise Sol Wortelboer (mon-wed) & Ingrid Jansen (thu & fri)
2013 On Tour Gwen van Poorten
2013 Clubtour Gwen van Poorten
2013 - 2014 Ziggo Top 20 Sol Wortelboer
2011 - 2012 Hi5 Lara Hoogstraten (2011) and Celine Bernaerts (2012)
2011 Xite Specials Different VJs

VJs

References

  1. ↑ David de Jong (20 May 2008). "Xite: nieuwe jongeren-muziekzender van start" (in Dutch). DutchMedia.
  2. ↑ Thijs van Soest (2 September 2014). "XITE wil MTV en YouTube achterna; muziekkanaal breidt uit naar Duitsland" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant.
  3. ↑ Thijs van Soest (12 November 2014). "Nederlandse muziekzender XITE naar VS: deals met grote kabelaars" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant.

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