Acht (TV channel)

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Acht
Acht - logo.png
Country Belgium
Broadcast area Belgium
History
Launched18 May 2009;14 years ago (2009-05-18)
Closed1 October 2016;6 years ago (2016-10-01)
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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References

  1. Claesen, Hans. "Medialaan vormt Acht om tot CAZ". Mediaplanners. Mediaplanners. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "VTM breidt vanaf het najaar uit met VTM 2, VTM 3 en VTM 4". www.dpgmedia.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 September 2021.