VRT 1

VRT 1 ( nl, 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 VRT TV1 until 21 January 2005, when the Eén ( en, "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.

VRT 1 is the equivalent of its French-language counterpart, La Une, the first channel of the Belgian Francophone broadcaster, RTBF.

On-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 Programmes, in early 2009.

Logo history

File:BRT TV1 logo (1977-1982).png, VRT 1's third logo (1977–1982)
File:BRT TV1 logo 1982.svg, VRT 1's fourth logo (1982–1988)
File:BRT TV1 1988.svg, VRT 1's fifth logo (1988–1990)
File:BRT TV1 1991.svg, Sixth logo (1991–1995)
File:BRTN TV1 1995.svg, Seventh logo (1995–1997)
File:VRT TV1 logo (1997-2001).png, Eighth logo (1997–2001). A variation of this one continued to be used until 20 January 2005
File:VRT één TV channel - Winter logo.png, Eén's red logo used during winter (2007-2009)
File:VRT één television logo.png, Eén's green logo used during spring (2007-2008)
File:Logo of Één.png, Eén's blue logo used during summer (2007-2008)
File:VRT Eén logo (2009-2015).svg, February 2009 to August 2015
File:VRT Eén logo.svg, August 2015 to September 2019
File:Eén logo 2019.svg, September 2019 to April 2023

Programming

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''
*''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''

Teletext

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.

References

External links

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1953 establishments in Belgium
Dutch-language television networks
Television channels in Belgium
Television channels in Flanders
Television channels and stations established in 1953