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vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders

Flanders

Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Vlaamse Media Maatschappij
Vlaamse Media Maatschappij
Vlaamse Media Maatschappij is a Belgian company, and parent company of the first Flemish commercial television station: vtm. VMMa was founded in 1987 as Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij by nine publishers each with a 11.1% share. Since 1998, De Persgroep and the Roularta Media Group each have a 50%...

(VMMa), its parent company, also operates the TV channels 2BE and JIM

JIM (Flemish TV channel)

JIM is a Flemish television channel that is aimed at people aged between 15 and 24. It's actually an abbreviation for "Jong, Interactief en Meer" . During its first years, the channel mainly broadcast music videos...

, frequently passing on programs, mainly for reruns. The broadcaster also owns three radio stations: Q-music, JOEfm and, the now defunct, Radio BemBem. In 2005 there were talks about VMMa buying the Flemish part of Canal Plus from Telenet

Telenet (Belgium)

Telenet Group is the largest provider of broadband cable services in Belgium. Its business comprises the provision of analog and digital cable television, high speed internet and fixed and mobile telephony services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels...

but this fell through. In 2006 rumours were spread that the RTL Group

RTL Group

RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...

would buy 50% of VMMa, but vtm as well as RTL denied those plans.

In 2004, vtm lost its market dominance back to the public broadcaster VRT

Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep

The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....

's flagship channel één

EEN

EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...

. After its latest rebrand in 2008, vtm regained strength with popular shows.

Currently aired Flemish (co-)productions

Vlaamse Hollywood Vrouwen
Vlaamse Hollywood Vrouwen
Vlaamse Hollywood Vrouwen is Belgian reality television series airing on VTM that premiered on 13 October 2010.-External links:*http://vtm.be/vlaamse-hollywood-vrouwen*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1794666/...
Aspe
Pieter Aspe
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Boer zkt Vrouw
Comedy Toppers
De Beste Hobbykok van Vlaanderen
De...dagshow
De Juiste Prijs
De Rodenburgs
De Stip
De Vlaamse 10
Ella
Familie
Goedele Nu
Het Nieuws
Het Weer
My Name Is...
Royalty
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and The Netherlands)
So You Think You Can Dance is a joint Belgian-Dutch dance competition show broadcast on RTL 5 and vtm television stations. The first season was broadcast only in The Netherlands, whereas starting with season 2, it became a joint Belgian-Dutch show....
Stressvakantie
Telefacts
Telefacts
Telefacts is a Belgian news program, broadcast by VTM. It offers documentaries about a wide variety of issues, most of them being widely-known recent events....
Telefacts 360
Telefacts
Telefacts is a Belgian news program, broadcast by VTM. It offers documentaries about a wide variety of issues, most of them being widely-known recent events....
Telefacts Crime
Telefacts
Telefacts is a Belgian news program, broadcast by VTM. It offers documentaries about a wide variety of issues, most of them being widely-known recent events....
Zoom

Currently aired imported productions

All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
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Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
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ER
ER (TV series)
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Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
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Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
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McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
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Oliver's Twist
Oliver's Twist
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Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (2008 TV series)
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Saving Grace
Saving Grace (TV series)
Saving Grace is an American television crime drama series which premiered on TNT on July 23, 2007 and ran until June 21, 2010. The show stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in her first television series, as well as Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Laura San Giacomo, Bailey Chase, Bokeem Woodbine,...
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
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Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
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Formerly aired Flemish (co-)productions

De Kotmadam
De Kotmadam
De Kotmadam is a classic Belgian comedy TV series directed by Ronnie Commissaris and Wim Feyearts produced for Belgian television since 1991. The series is written by Jaak Boon and Frans Ceusters...
Het mooiste meisje van de klas
Idool
Idool
Idool is the Belgian version of the Idol series. The series was launched in late 2002 by Belgian television network VTM. The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 30-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers...
Jambers
Klasgenoten
Kriebels
LouisLouise
Louislouise
LouisLouise is a Flemish soap opera based on the Argentine success Lalola format and has been broadcast since 24 September 2008 on vtm. It is the successor of the series Sara.-Story:...
Matroesjka's
Matroesjka's
Matroesjka's, , also known overseas under its English titles Matrioshki, Matrёshki, or Russian Dolls: Sex Trade, is a Flemish drama series about a group of women from Lithuania and Russia who are taken to Belgium by a gang involved in the sex trade to work as sex slaves...
David
David (Belgian TV Series)
David is a Flemish telenovela. It was the thirth telenovela of Vtm and it followed the highly successful Sara and its successor LouisLouise. The first episodes were filmed at Domenican Republic, the other episodes were filmed in Koksijde and the studios in Lint. It aired for the first time on 18...
Ons geluk
Sara
Team Spirit
Wittekerke
X Factor
X Factor (Belgium)
X Factor, the Belgian version of the British show The X Factor that was created by Simon Cowell. The new X Factor series was a postcursor to Idool 2003 / 2004 which features contestants & jury members from both seasons.-Series summary:...
Zone Stad
Zone Stad
Zone Stad is a popular Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. The show started in 2003 and is still being produced. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible. It is produced by the VMMa and broadcast on Belgian...

Formerly aired imported productions

Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
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Third Watch
Third Watch
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Will & Grace
Will & Grace
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Yes, Dear
Yes, Dear
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TamTam

For several years, vtm broadcast a kids' strand called TamTam, competing with VRT's Ketnet. It featured programmes such as Teletubbies Everywhere and Miffy
Miffy
Miffy is a small female rabbit in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Miffy's original Dutch name is Nijntje which stems from a toddler's pronunciation of the word "konijntje" meaning "little rabbit"....

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 29, 2008, the channel decided to do away with the TamTam brand. The programming block is now broadcast under the vtm brand.

vtmKzoom

vtmKzoom is the kids channel of vtm, the theme is also used for the morning kids block on vtm it self. There is also a channel called vtmKzoom+ which is a digital only channel. The brand has started on the first of October 2009.

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