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TV Vlaanderen is a digital satellite television and terrestrial television service provider for the Flanders region and community in Belgium.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pay TV |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Zaventem, Belgium |
Key people | K. Pauwels, General Director |
| Products | DVB-S2, DVB-T2 |
| Owner | M7 Group |
| Parent | Canal+ |
| Website | tv-vlaanderen.be |
TV Vlaanderen's customers are mostly people living in Flanders. However, as TV Vlaanderen is officially available to the whole of Belgium, TV Vlaanderen also has many Flemish customers living in the French-speaking part of Belgium due to the unavailability of Dutch-language TV channels on cable television platforms in Wallonia.
Like the Dutch satellite television provider CanalDigitaal, TV Vlaanderen is owned by M7 Group (Canal+ Luxembourg S.a.r.l). M7 Group since September 2019 is part of French-based Groupe Canal+, which was a subsidiary of Vivendi until its spin-off in December 2024.
History
editOriginally, TV Vlaanderen only offered a DVB-S2 satellite television service, using the SES Astra satellites at Astra 19.2°E and at Astra 23.5°E.
In 2017, it started a DVB-T2 terrestrial service branded "Antenne TV", which uses the Norkring transmitter network.[1][2][3] Antenne TV was shut down on 1 September 2024.[4][5]
Smart card
editThe Flemish public and commercial broadcasts are not freely available via satellite. To receive the Flemish broadcasts, a Smartcard is required to decipher the Mediaguard signal.
A standard DVB-S2 receiver is used, which can also receive free-to-air broadcasts.
References
edit- ^ "TV Vlaanderen lanceert nieuw aanbod: 15 zenders voor 9,95 euro" [TV Vlaanderen launches new offer: 15 channels for 9.95 euro] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 7 December 2017.
- ^ Jan-Hein Visser (13 November 2017). "M7 gaat in België op DVB-T2 uitzenden met TV Vlaanderen" [M7 to start broadcasting DVB-T2 in Belgium with TV Vlaanderen] (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- ^ Bertinchamps, Pierre (2017-12-12). "RTL est maintenant disponible sur la TNT… en Flandre !". Télépro (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Antenne TV verdwijnt: de voordeligste alternatieven". Testaankoop (in Flemish). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "ANTENNE TV VAN TV VLAANDEREN STOPT IN SEPTEMBER | TV VLAANDEREN". www.tv-vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-01.
External links
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