RTL District

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RTL District
Country Belgium
Broadcast area Belgium
Programming
Language(s) French
Picture format 720p HDTV
Ownership
Owner DPG Media (50%)
Groupe Rossel (50%)
ParentRTL Belgium
Sister channels RTL-TVI, RTL Club, RTL Plug
History
Launched18 November 2024;5 months ago (2024-11-18)

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]

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History

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]

Programming

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]

Starting from February 2025, RTL District broadcasts a live stream of the newly created Contact Max radio station during off-hours. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bertinchamps, Pierre (November 6, 2024). "RTL district, c'est quoi ? Une nouvelle chaîne débarque sur nos écrans !". Télépro.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Julie Denayer nous dévoile la grille des programmes de RTL District, la nouvelle chaîne judiciaire de RTL qui est lancée ce lundi". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue. November 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ info, R. T. L. (November 18, 2024). ""Une ville sous tension permanente": découvrez RTL district, la nouvelle chaîne des amateurs d'affaires judiciaires". RTL Info.
  4. 1 2 info, R. T. L. (November 6, 2024). "Frissons, urgence et suspense: plongez dans l'univers palpitant des enquêtes criminelles avec la nouvelle chaîne RTL district". RTL Info.
  5. ↑ "RTL lance une nouvelle chaîne ce lundi: ce qu'il faut savoir". Soirmag. November 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Contact Max défie Nostalgie". Trends Tendance - Le Vif. February 14, 2025.

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