VIER
| VIER | |
|---|---|
 Logo of VIER | |
| Launched |
1 February 1995 (original launch; as VT4) 17 september 2012 (relaunch; as VIER) |
| Owned by | De Vijver Mediaholding (formerly SBS Belgium and ProSiebenSat.1) |
| Picture format |
- 625 Lines PAL (analogue) - 576i SDTV (digital) - 720p HDTV (digital) |
| Audience share | 7.54% (2008, [1]) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Dutch |
| Formerly called | VT4 (1995 - 2012) |
| Website | VIER.be |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal (BE) | Channel 4 |
| Astra 1L 19.2° east | 12670V, 22.0, 5/6 |
| Cable | |
| Telenet Digital TV (Flanders) |
Channel 4 Channel 102 (HD) |
| Telenet Digital TV (Brussels) | Channel 102 |
| Telenet | Refer to local listings at zenders.be |
| Voo (Brussels) Digital | Channel 74 |
| IPTV | |
| Belgacom TV (VDSL) (Flanders) |
Channel 4 Channel 34 (HD) |
| Belgacom TV (VDSL) (Brussels) |
Channel 34 (HD) Channel 53 |
| Belgacom TV (VDSL) (Wallonia) |
Channel 34 (HD) Channel 223 |
| Streaming media | |
VIER (litterally : Four) is a Belgian-Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of De Vijver Mediaholding and production company Woestijnvis.
As of 2010, the channel has a market share of more than 7%.[citation needed]
The owners of VIER also own and operate a sister station called VIJF (formerly VIJFtv).
History
The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995 under the name VT4. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London (actually from the BBC's transmission station at Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire).
Today, VIER broadcasts legally from Zaventem in Belgium. It is available on the cable network in Brussels as well as in Flanders. It's also available throughout Belgium on the IPTV network of Belgacom, who offers triple play everywhere in Belgium where VDSL is available.
VT4 HD
VT4 HD was launched as a temporary high-definition channel on June 7, 2008 to coincide with the kick-off of Euro 2008. It was merely a simulcast of VT4's schedule, but the Euro 2008 matches and all related talk shows were broadcast in HD. VT4 HD was available exclusively to Telenet Digital TV subscribers and was shut down on June 29, 2008.
Programming
- 2 Broke Girls
- 8 Simple Rules
- According to Jim
- Aliens in America
- Battlestar Galactica
- Ben 10
- Beyblade: Metal Fusion
- Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Bionic Woman
- Big Shots
- Californication
- Castle
- Committed
- "Community"
- Criminal Minds
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- Dark Blue
- Dirt
- Everybody Hates Chris
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Fairly Odd Parents
- Felicity
- Flashpoint
- Friends
- Fringe
- Hawaii Five-0
- Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)
- Human Target
- Jericho
- Kitchen Nightmares
- Knight Rider
- Las Vegas
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Lost
- Married... with Children
- Medical Investigation
- Mike & Molly
- My Wife and Kids
- NCIS
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Nikita
- Pokémon
- Poker After Dark
- Psych
- Rules of Engagement
- Sailor Moon
- Samurai Jack
- Sex and the City
- Space: Above and Beyond
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- The Chopping Block
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- The Life & Times of Juniper Lee
- The Mentalist
- The Nanny
- The Shield
- The Simpsons
- The Vampire Diaries
- The War at Home
- Threshold
- Totally Spies
- Two and a Half Men
- Winx Club
Video on demand
C-More was the VOD service of SBS Belgium. The name and logo are the result of the C More Entertainment group which delivers pay-TV, C More Entertainment was a part of the SBS Broadcasting Group which was bought by the ProSiebenSat.1 Media group which sold it to TV4 Gruppen. Since the relaunch of the channel the service is called MEER VIER (MORE FOUR). The service is available through Telenet Digital TV and Belgacom TV.
References
External links
- (Dutch) VIER
- (Dutch) (French) The Belgian Television Audience Measurement Company
See also
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