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| Country | Belgium |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 625 Lines PAL (analogue), 576i SDTV (digital), 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | DPG Media |
| Sister channels | VTM, VTM 3, VTM 4, VTM Gold, VTM Non-Stop Dokters |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 January 1995 |
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| Links | |
| Website | vtm |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| VTM Go | Watch live (Belgium only) |
VTM 2 (formerly Q2) is a Belgian television channel owned by the commercial broadcasting company DPG Media.
The channel was originally known as Kanaal 2. However, it has undergone several rebrandings over the years. At launch in 1995, the channel was branded as Ka2 (Dutch pronunciation of K2), then Kanaal 2. In 2001, it was branded KANAALTWEE.
On 12 February 2008 the channel changed its name to 2BE, [1] retaining the 2 but referring to the Belgian ISO Country Code BE.
In September 2016, the channel changed its name to Q2. This was an extension of the Qmusic radio station brand owned by Medialaan. [2]
On 31 August 2020, Q2 rebranded as VTM 2, as part of a rebranding of the 4 main DPG channels. [3] [4]
Since its parent company also owns VTM (as well as radio channels), it's not uncommon for programs (especially reruns) to be passed on from one channel to another.
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media.
K3 is a Belgian-Dutch girl group with a Dutch-language pop repertoire, consisting of Hanne Verbruggen, Marthe De Pillecyn, and Julia Boschman. The group's name is derived from the first letters of the three first members from 1998: Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke, and Kathleen Aerts. The signature style and iconicity of K3 rely on all three girls mostly wearing the same outfit, and they are tradionally a redhead, a brunette, and a blonde. Throughout its career, K3 has built a space within Dutch and Belgian pop culture. It became one of the most successful groups of the Benelux.
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VTM Kids was a Belgian commercial television channel for youth. The broadcasts of the channel began on 1 October 2009. VTM Kids targeted children. The children's channel was owned by DPG Media.
Disney Channel is the Belgian edition based on the American channel of the same name, owned by the Walt Disney Company.
Sean Dhondt is a Belgian musician and presenter. He became known as the singer of the Belgian pop punk group Nailpin from 2001 until 2009 and as a video jockey on channels TMF and JIM. He has also been the lead vocalist of the Manoeuvres (2014–2019) and a presenter on VTM and Qmusic.
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