MTV Flanders
| MTV Flanders | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 16 February 2004[1] |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV (16:9) |
| Timeshift service | Nickelodeon (Netherlands & Flanders) (February 2004 - 3 October 2011) |
| Website | MTV.BE |
Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Telenet Digital TV Flanders | 35 |
| Telenet Digital TV Brussels | 125 |
| IPTV | |
| Belgacom TV Flanders | 162 |
| Belgacom TV Brussels & Wallonia | 189 |
MTV Flanders is the Flemish version of MTV. The channel's audience is somewhat older than that of The Music Factory (TMF) and focuses more on alternative music.
MTV Europe
MTV Europe began broadcasting in Dutch 1987. Prior to 1987, the network's programs featured European video jockeys (VJ) who presented in English. Belgian singer, writer and media personality, Marcel Vanthilt, was an MTV Europe VJ from 1987 to 1990,[2] and was well- known for the MTV programme, Cokes & Vanthilt.[3]
MTV Netherlands
In February 2004, MTV Europe was replaced by MTV Netherlands on Flemish cable television. Unlike its country of origin, MTV Netherlands did not broadcast 24 hours per day in Belgium, but presented Dutch content with intermittent Flemish advertising.
Audience
MTV Networks claims that MTV Flanders, together with TMF and Nickelodeon, reaches 2.3 million households daily. The company states that it aims to deliver "strong and relevant content" to its core audience via various multimedia platforms.[1]
References
- 1 2 MTV Networks (2012). "MTV Networks: Our roots. Our commitment.". VIACOM International Media Networks - MTV Networks (in Dutch). MTV Networks ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Walter (5 January 2009). "Marcel Vanthilt - biography". Muzikum! (in Dutch). Muzikum!. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Sputnik Media. "RAY COKES". Sputnik Media. Sparks Network. Retrieved 11 May 2012.