The Dutch show that made corporations sweat and boomers yell at their TVs.
Season 41 • Episode 7
LatestKassa is a consumer television program produced by VARA, which was created by and is hosted by Felix Meurders in the Netherlands. The program focuses on consumer affairs, reviewing and testing products, and also doing investigative reporting on issues with products or services. VARA also produces spinoffs of Kassa, such as a daily internet program called "Consumentennieuws", Kassa 3 - aimed more towards youth audiences, and Radio Kassa, a consumer news talk program. In 2004, the VARA also received the Dutch "Spin-Award" prize from the general public in the Netherlands. On September 29, 2007, Kassa won an award in the Prix Italia for the show's interactive web content.
Writing
Felix Meurders' deadpan takedowns of corporate nonsense.
Production
Three decades of making Dutch companies publicly apologize.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Spin-Award win in 2004 made Kassa the first consumer journalism program to win a public-voted Dutch TV prize.
Kassa's 2007 Prix Italia win for interactive web content helped pioneer integrating viewer complaints directly into broadcast journalism in Europe.
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