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| Country | Belgium |
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| Broadcast area | Belgium |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DPG Media (50%) Groupe Rossel (50%) |
| Parent | RTL Belgium |
| Sister channels | RTL-TVI, RTL Club, RTL Plug |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 November 2024 |
RTL District is a Belgian television channel specialized in true crime programming (reality shows and criminal television series) with seven hours of new programming a day; it is the first Walloon channel to launch in five years. [1]
On 6 November 2024, RTL Belgium announced the launch of its fourth channel, RTL District, with the launch date set for 18 November at 16:30. The channel was made available on the five main providers (Proximus, Base TV, Telenet, Orange TV and VOO) from launch. [1] The channel was created due to years of demand for an all-crime network, as the programmes attract a high number of viewers on the main channel. [2]
The channel is modelled on foreign crime channels, such as the French Crime District. [2] Conceived as "a city under permanent tension", [3] RTL District's aesthetic is centered around a crime-stricken city, with each of the programming blocks representing an individual district: [4]
Most of its programming consists of reruns of criminal programmes and documentaries produced for the main RTL-TVI channel, such as Un crime parfait, Portraits de tueurs, Appels d'urgence and 112 Helico d'urgence. [4] [5] The daily schedule is built taking into account a block of new programming from 16:30 to 23:30 Mondays to Thursdays and 16:30 to 23:00 Fridays to Sundays. The rest of the schedule consists of reruns, with the last few hours before the evening schedule consisting of highlights of the channel's programming. [1] One notable exception is RTL-TVI's Face au juge, which cannot be seen on RTL District because channel director Julie Denayer, a regular in RTL-TVI's criminal and legal programming, doesn't have the goal of relaying the programme, and also out of respect to some of the people who appeared. [2]
In addition to the Belgian output, the channel airs US crime series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Criminal Minds and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . [2]
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