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Country | Belgium |
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Ownership | |
Owner | SBS Belgium |
VIJF (formerly VIJFtv, literally: Five) started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VIER (formerly VT4).
History
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On 1 October 2004, the first broadcast was that of a soccer game, even though women are the channel's target audience. By doing that the station made sure that men also would set their TV up to view VIJF.[2]
In 2005, its first full year of operation, VIJFtv gained a 5% market share in Flanders,[citation needed] almost matching Kanaaltwee (now 2BE) and VT4.
In January 2006, VIJFtv doubled its programming hours and began broadcasting 24 hours every day.
VIJFtv began broadcasting the American daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (in Dutch Mooi en Meedogenloos) on 4 January 2006. It was first shown on public TV, then on VTM, but the rights were sold to SBS Belgium. That also caused an increase of the market share in the early evening.[citation needed]
During the Soccer World Championship[when?], broadcast on Kanaaltwee and VT4, VIJFtv broadcast "women-friendly" programs. They did this using the slogan Vrouwen weten waarom ("Women know why"), referring to the popular Jupiler beer slogan Mannen weten waarom ("Men know why"). The formula was a success and VIJF's market share grew even further.[citation needed]
On 27 August 2007, VIJF relaunched with 15 new station idents. On the same day, the channel introduced in-vision continuity. Prior to the change in presentation, VIJFtv used Now/Next/Later visuals and voice overs.
On 3 September 2012, VIJFtv's name changed to VIJF, along with new programming and new TV shows.[3]
Internet television
In 2007, VIJF struck a deal with Zattoo so that Belgian residents can watch the channel using their online television service for free. With the closure of the Belgian Zattoo service in early 2009, VIJFtv disappeared from the platform.
Programming
Belgian
Past
Game Shows
Reality
Imports
Current
Comedy
Drama
Game Shows
Reality
- The Block
- Buying Blind
- Love Island
- Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
- Million Dollar Listing New York
Sitcoms
Talk Shows
Past
Comedy
Drama
- Army Wives
- Body of Proof
- Close to Home
- The Closer
- Code Black
- Columbo
- FBI
- The Flying Doctors
- Gossip Girl
- Judging Amy
- The L Word
- Life Unexpected
- Matlock
- Medium
- One Tree Hill
- Pan Am
- Pretty Little Liars
- Private Practice
- Rizzoli & Isles
- Rookie Blue
- Station 19
- Strong Medicine
- Taggart
- Unforgettable
- The Vampire Diaries
Documentary
Reality
Sitcoms
Soap Opera
Talk Shows
Western
References
- ^ "Marktaandelen van de belangrijkste Vlaamse tv-netten in 2008" (PDF). Var.
- ^ "Female broadcasting station starts with soccer"
- ^ "'Vijftv' wordt 'VIJF' op 3 september". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 5 September 2013.