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Country | Belgium |
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Broadcast area | Flanders and Brussels |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stingray Digital (from October 2015 until closure) |
History | |
Launched | 1 October 2006 |
Closed | 1 December 2015 |
Replaced by | Brava Dutch taking the channel slot |
Former names | EXQI Culture (until October 2013) |
Links | |
Website | cultuur7.be (defunct) |
Cultuur 7 (formerly EXQI Culture) was a Belgian Dutch language speciality television channel broadcast in Flanders and Brussels. The channel broadcast filmed classical music performances, operas, and other cultural programmes in four-hour blocks, especially featuring Flemish productions.
The channel was originally launched on 1 October 2006 by EXQI as EXQI Culture. In October 2013, it was renamed as Cultuur 7.
In October 2015, Stingray Digital in Canada acquired Cultuur 7. [1] [2] On 1 December 2015, Cultuur 7 was closed down, and was replaced by the Dutch version of Brava (Stingray acquired the broadcaster in the Netherlands earlier in July 2015 [3] ); Cultuur 7's programmes were integrated into the new Brava's schedule. [4]
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