This article needs to be updated.(January 2018) |
Country | Belgium |
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Broadcast area | Belgium |
History | |
Launched | 18 May 2009 |
Closed | 1 October 2016 |
Replaced by | CAZ VTM4 |
Acht (Dutch for eight) was a Belgian digital television channel, owned by the Concentra group.
The channel was provided by Telenet, Belgacom TV, Numericable and TV Vlaanderen Digitaal. The channel broadcasts a different theme every night. Acht has a signed deal with HBO to broadcast its series.
In 2016 the TV channel was sold to Medialaan (now DPG Media), who announced it would change the name to CAZ. [1] In August 2020, it eventually transforms itself in VTM4. [2]
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