BBC NL

BBC NL
Logo used since 15 May 2025
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
NetworkBBC Benelux
Programming
LanguagesDutch
English
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBBC Studios
Sister channelsBBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News
CBBC
CBeebies
History
Launched16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) (as BBC First)
15 May 2025 (2025-05-15) (as BBC NL)
Former namesBBC First (2015-2025)
Links
WebsiteBBCBenelux.com
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GO(Netherlands)ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

BBC NL is a Dutch TV-station of BBC Studios with drama and some entertainment. It is a pay television channel which launched in the Netherlands originally as BBC First on 16 May 2015. On 15 May 2025 BBC NL took over from BBC First in the Netherlands. The channel is distributed by BBC Benelux, a division of BBC Studios.

In Belgium, BBC First was available from 4 June 2015, when BBC First became BBC NL in The Netherlands in 2025, BBC First was still shown until 5 May 2026 when the channel became BBC Belgium.