VRT 1
Belgian Dutch-language TV channel
VRT 1 (VRT een) is a public Dutch-language TV station in Belgium, owned by the VRT, which also owns Ketnet, VRT Canvas and several radio stations. Although the channel is commercial-free, short sponsorship messages are broadcast in between some programmes.
VRT 1 focuses on drama, entertainment, news and current affairs in a similar vein to BBC One in the United Kingdom. The station was formerly known as TV1 until 21 January 2005, when the Eén (English: "one") branding was launched as part of a major station revamp, with a look created by BBC Broadcast. The channel got its current branding in 2023, which was done by Gédéon Communications
VRT 1 is the equivalent of its French-language counterpart, La Une, the first channel of the Belgian Francophone broadcaster, RTBF.
01On-screen presentation
Continuity
With its sister channel Ketnet, Eén was one of 21 stations in Europe to utilise in-vision continuity presentation. Four regular staff announcers (as of January 2014) were presenting in-vision and out-of-vision links from lunchtime until around midnight or in the early hours (if necessary) each day.
The last team of announcers was composed of:
- Andrea Croonenberghs (senior announcer)
- Geena Lisa Peeters
- Eva Daeleman
- Saartje Vandendriessche
The in-vision presentation was ditched on 26 July 2015. Since that day, it is replaced by out-of-vision continuity.
Seasonal identity
As of its 2007 rebrand as één, the channel uses different idents, logos, blips and a different colour scheme every season. This seasonality concept was abolished when Eén got a new look, created by Gédéon Communications, in early 2009.
02Programming
Foreign language programmes and segments of local TV programmes with foreign language dialogue (e.g. interviews with people speaking in other languages) are shown with Dutch subtitles.
Belgian
- 1000 Zonnen
- Blokken
- Dans Mondial
- Debby and Nancy's Happy Hour
- De bedenkers
- De Laaste Show
- De Pappenheimers
- De Rode Loper
- De Slimste Mens ter Wereld
- De Zevende Dag
- Eurosong
- Fata Morgana
- F.C. De Kampioenen
- Gentse Waterzooi
- Juliet
- Koppen
- Knokke Off
- Man Bijt Hond
- Peter Live
- Professor T.
- Salamander
- Sorry voor alles
- Sportweekend
- Studio 1
- Thuis
- Tomtesterom
- Tour
- Villa Politica
- Vlaanderen Vakantieland
- Volt
- VRT NWS Journaal
- Witse
International
- 'Allo 'Allo!
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Agatha Christie's Poirot
- Are You Being Served?
- Bergerac
- The Bill
- The Border
- Desperate Housewives
- Doc Martin
- Doctor Who
- Downton Abbey
- How to Get Away with Murder
- The Last Ship
- Married... with Children
- MasterChef
- MasterChef Australia
- Merseybeat
- Midsomer Murders
- Miranda
- The Missing
- Monarch of the Glen
- The Musketeers
- The Nanny
- Neighbours
- The Player
- Primeval
- Psi Factor
- The Saint
- Scott & Bailey
- Sea Patrol
- S1NGLE
- Sold
- Van der Valk
- Versailles
- Victoria
03Teletext
VRT started its teletext service on 8 May 1980 and stopped it on 1 June 2016. The page 888 is still available for subtitles. The service was used by 576,094 persons per day in 2010. The number dropped down to 123,709 in 2014.
Sources and credits
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