TMF Flanders
TMF was a Belgian pay television channel whose programming was centred towards popmusic videoclips. TMF was operated by Viacom International Media Networks.
| TMF | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 3 October 1998 |
| Closed | 1 November 2015 |
| Network | VIMN Belgium |
| Owned by | Viacom International Media Networks Northern Europe |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Totally Yours! |
| Country | Belgium |
| Broadcast area | Flanders |
| Headquarters | Antwerp |
| Replaced by | Comedy Central going 24 Hours |
| Sister channel(s) | Comedy Central Spike MTV Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nicktoons Nick Hits |
| Website | www |
Availability (channel space shared with Comedy Central) | |
| Cable | |
| Telenet Digital TV | Channel 36 (Flanders) Channel 126 (Brussels) |
| Numericable | Channel 270 |
| Voo (Brussels) | Channel TBA |
| IPTV | |
| Belgacom TV | Channel 160 (Flanders) Channel 187 (Brussels & Wallonia) |
| SNOW | Channel TBA |
| Scarlet | Channel 160 (Flanders) Channel 187 (Brussels & Wallonia) |
| Streaming media | |
| Yelo TV | Watch Live |
| TV Overal | Watch Live |
Originally an abbreviation of "The Music Factory", the channel was launched as TMF Vlaanderen in 1998, mainly due to the success of the eponymous Dutch music television channel. The station began broadcasting on October 3, 1998.
The recordings of TMF Flanders occurred mainly in the Eurocam Media Center in Lint, there was until mid-2013 also established the parent company.
History
TMF Flanders was launched on October 3, 1998. On October 5, 2015, Viacom announced that TMF will stop broadcasting om November 1, 2015. Thereby two Flemish youth channels (TMF and competitor JIM) disappeared in a short time. From November 1, 2015 Comedy Central took over the whole channel. Thereby the last TMF stopped and the brand completely disappeared.[1][2]
See also
References
- "TMF verdwijnt en wordt vervangen door Comedy Central 24/7". Deredactie.be (in Dutch). October 5, 2015.
- Totaal TV - TMF definitief ten grave gedragen