VTM 2

VTM 2 (formerly Q2) is a Belgian television channel owned by the commercial broadcasting company DPG Media.

VTM 2

Country	Belgium
Programming
Picture format	625 Lines PAL (analogue), 576i SDTV (digital), 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	DPG Media
Sister channels	VTM, VTM 3, VTM 4, VTM Gold, VTM Non-Stop Dokters
History
Launched	31 January 1995; 28 years ago (1995-01-31)
Former names	Ka2 (1995-1997) Kanaal2 (1997-2003) KANAALTWEE (2003-2008) 2BE (2008-2016) Q2 (2016-2020)
Links
Website	vtm.be
Availability
Streaming media
VTM Go	Watch live (Belgium only)

History

The channel was originally known as Kanaal 2. However, it has undergone several rebrandings over the years. At launch in 1995, the channel was branded as Ka2 (Dutch pronunciation of K2), then Kanaal 2. In 2001, it was branded KANAALTWEE.

On 12 February 2008 the channel changed its name to 2BE,^[1] retaining the 2 but referring to the Belgian ISO Country Code BE.

In September 2016, the channel changed its name to Q2. This was an extension of the Qmusic radio station brand owned by Medialaan.^[2]

On 31 August 2020, Q2 rebranded as VTM 2, as part of a rebranding of the 4 main DPG channels.^[3][4]

Programming

Since its parent company also owns VTM (as well as radio channels), it's not uncommon for programs (especially reruns) to be passed on from one channel to another.

Currently aired Imported productions

• 24 Hours in A&E
• Ambulance
• American Ninja Warrior
• Border Security Australia
• Dinner Date
• Don't Tell the Bride
• Embarrassing Bodies
• Escape to the Country
• Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
• Home and Away
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians
• Kitchen Nightmares
• Love It or List It
• MasterChef Australia
• My Kitchen Rules UK
• Neighbours
• One Born Every Minute
• Project Runway
• RuPaul's Drag Race
• SAS: Who Dares Wins
• The Hotel Inspector
• The Real Housewives
• Worst Cooks in America

Formerly aired Flemish (co-)productions

• 2BE Games & Chat (interactive daytime television) (former)
• AstroContact (phone-in program about astrology)
• Benelux' Next Top Model (reality)
• Benidorm Bastards (comedy)
• Big Brother & its BV (celebrity) version
• De Heren Maken de Man (Flemish version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
• De Ja of Nee Show (game show/entertainment)
• De Raf & Ronny Show (Flemish sitcom)
• Dennis (Flemish sitcom)
• En dan nu... reclame
• Expeditie Robinson (reality) (Dutch-Flemish version of Expedition Robinson)
• Familie Backeljau (Flemish sitcom)
• Foute Vrienden
• Honderd Hete Vragen (entertaining 'sex education')
• Inbox
• M!LF
• Open en Bloot (entertaining 'sex education')
• Pitstop.TV (motor sports)
• Play Today (phone-in quiz show)
• Schoon en Meedogenloos (Flemish version of How Clean is Your House?)

Formerly aired Imported productions

• 24
• 24: Legacy
• 7th Heaven
• According to Jim
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• American Crime Story
• Angel
• Arrested Development
• Big Wolf on Campus
• Black Sails
• Black Tie Nights
• Bones
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Burn Notice
• Charmed
• Chuck
• Cold Case
• Continuum
• Cops
• Covert Affairs
• Crime Investigation Australia
• Damages
• Deadliest Catch
• Dharma & Greg
• Dracula
• Dragon Ball Z
• Empty Nest
• ER
• Everwood
• Family Business
• Family Guy
• Family Matters
• Fastlane
• Full House
• Futurama
• Game of Thrones
• Gilmore Girls
• Glee
• Ghosted
• Grimm
• Hex
• Homeland
• House
• How I Met Your Mother
• Jack & Jill
• Joey
• John Doe
• Journeyman
• Judge Judy
• Kyle XY
• Law & Order: Los Angeles
• Leverage
• Lie to Me
• Life in Pieces
• Mad Men
• Malcolm in the Middle
• Max Steel
• Merlin
• Modern Family
• Mr. Robot
• Muhteşem Yüzyıl
• My Wife and Kids
• New Girl
• Nip/Tuck
• North Shore
• One Tree Hill
• Operation Repo
• Pawn Stars
• Point Pleasant
• Police Interceptors
• Prison Break
• Quantico
• Raising Hope
• Richard Hammond's Crash Course
• Rosewood
• Royal Pains
• Sexcetera
• Siren
• Six Feet Under
• Sleepy Hollow
• Smallville
• So You Think You Can Dance (U.S.)
• Sons of Anarchy
• Spartacus
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Stargate Atlantis
• Stargate SG-1
• Still Standing
• Strike Back
• S.W.A.T.
• Terra Nova
• That '70s Show
• The 4400
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
• The Big Bang Theory
• The Brave
• The Cape
• The Closer
• The Crossing
• The Event
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• The Gifted
• The Good Guys
• The Graham Norton Show
• The Middle
• The Muppets
• The Nanny
• The O.C.
• The Orville
• The Passage
• The Practice
• The Simpsons
• The Sopranos
• The Unusuals
• The Voice (U.S.)
• The Voice UK
• The Walking Dead
• The West Wing
• Top Gear
• Touch
• Traffic Cops
• Transporter: The Series
• Tru Calling
• Trauma
• Two and a Half Men
• Two Guys and a Girl
• Veronica Mars
• Vikings
• What I Like About You
• Wilfred
• Will & Grace
• Without a Trace
• Women's Murder Club
• World's Most Amazing Videos
• Xena: Warrior Princess
• Yes, Dear

See also

• List of television stations in Belgium

References

1. Bartholomees, Bram (January 14, 2008). "New look VTM and 2BE announced on February 12". TV Visie. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
2. "2BE is Q2, TV station of Qmusic". VTM News. June 10, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016..
3. "VTM2, VTM3 en VTM4 vervangen Q2, Vitaya en CAZ". De Tijd (in Dutch). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
4. "Quatre chaînes porteront désormais le nom VTM". 7sur7.be. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

External links

• VTM