VT4

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VT4

Launched	1 February 1995
Owned by	ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Picture format	625 Lines PAL (analogue), 576i SDTV (digital)
Country	Belgium
Website	vt4.be
Availability
Satellite
TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (BE)	Channel 4
SES Astra 19,2°E	12670V, 22.0, 5/6
Cable
Telenet (Belgium)	Channel 4
Internet Television
Zattoo	Channel 3 Only available in Belgium

VT4 can also mean the fourth version of Video Toaster, VT[4], a non-linear video editing and effects software package.

VT4 (Viking Television 4)^{[citation needed]} is a Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.

The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London (actually from the BBC building at Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire). The channel now broadcasts legally from Zaventem in Belgium. It is available on the cable network in Brussels as well as in Flanders.

At first the channel was aimed at an adult demographic but this approach was deemed unsuccessful and the channel moved to a youth-oriented schedule with many imported popular American programmes (like The Simpsons, My Wife and Kids, Friends), all of which carry Dutch subtitles. This approach has been more successful and the channel now has a market share of more than 7%.

VT4 has one sister station called VIJFtv.

1 Internet television
2 VT4 HD
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Internet television

In 2007, VT4 struck a deal with Zattoo so that Belgian residents can watch the channel using their online television service for free.

VT4 HD logo

[edit] VT4 HD

VT4 HD was launched as a temporary high-definition channel on June 7th 2008 to coincide with the kick-off of Euro 2008. It is just a simulcast of VT4's schedule, but the Euro 2008 matches and all related talk shows are broadcast in HD. VT4 HD is exclusively available to Telenet Digital TV subscribers and is intended to shut down on June 29th 2008.