2011 in Belgian television

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This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2011.

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Events

Debuts

Television shows

1990s

2000s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSource
Nickelodeon Cable and satellite4 October

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network nameNew network nameTypeConversion DateNotesSource
Cable and satellite

Closures

NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources
[[]]Cable and satellite

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References

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