vtm

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vtm
Launched 1989
Owned by Vlaamse Media Maatschappij
Picture format 625 Lines PAL (analogue), 576i SDTV and 1080i HDTV(digital)
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Formerly called none
Website vtm.be
Availability
Satellite
TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (BE) Channel 3
SES Astra 19,2°E 12670V, 22.0, 5/6
Cable
Telenet (Belgium) Channel 3

vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.

It went live in 1989 and quickly became the market leader. It can be received on cable or by satellite in Flanders.

Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa), its parent company, also operates the TV channels 2BE and JIM. The broadcaster also owns three radio stations: Q-music, 4fm and Radio BemBem. In 2005 there were talks about VMMa buying the Flemish part of Canal Plus from Telenet but this fell through. In 2006 rumours were spread that the RTL Group would buy 50% of VMMa. vtm as well as RTL denied those plans.

In 2004, vtm lost its market dominance back to the public broadcaster VRT. After its latest rebrand in 2008, vtm regained strength with popular shows such as Mijn Restaurant, a format based on My Restaurant Rules.

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For several years, vtm broadcast a kids' strand called TamTam. It featured programmes such as Teletubbies Everywhere and Miffy for little children and shows such as SimsalaGrimm, Tweety and Sylvester Mysteries, Schuif Af and Kids Top 20 for older kids. During vtm's latest rebrand on February 29th 2008, the channel decided to do away with the TamTam brand. The programming block is now broadcast under the vtm brand.

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