TV Vlaanderen on Astra1/Astra3

[JTA]

TV Vlaanderen is the official satellite package distributor for the dutch speaking people in Belgium. It is a subsidiary of the dutch Canaal Digitaal and shares some channels and transponders. Programmes are distributed using 2 satellites : Astra 1 (19,2 E) and Astra 3 (23,5 E).

The basic channel lineup consists of 10 TV stations and 7 radio station, coming from the following broadcasting sources :
- VRT (Vlaamse Radio en Televisie) : public broadcaster, govenment funded
- VMMa (Vlaamse Media Maatschappij) : flemish commercial broadcaster, owned mainly by the newspaper publishers
- SBS Broadcasting : international commercial broadcaster
- Media Ad Infinitum : flemish narrowcaster, specializing in lifestyle programming
- Roularta : flemish newspaper publisher, specializing in financial and regional programming
most programmes are broadcast in their original language, carrying dutch subtitles.

these basic channels are then supplemented by a variety of International channels, most of them subtitled in dutch.

These channels are grouped into 3 main packages :
- Basis
- Plus pakket
- Thema pakket
The complete package lineup can be retrieved from the official TVV website : http://www.tv-vlaanderen.be/pid_onszenderaanbod.asp

cost is as follows :
- TV Vlaanderen smartcard = 79 euro
- activation cost = 30 euro
- subscription packages (monthly) :
basic = 9,90 euro
plus = 19,90 euro (this includes the basic package)
theme package = 5,00 euro (additional)
HD package = 5,00 euro (additional)

it is possible to get a "2nd card" subscription for 2,00 euro per month - this will open up the 10 basic flemish tv stations only.

to obtain a subscription, you must provide a Belgian adress and use a Belgian account number for monthly payments.

detailled channel lineup - TV
Astra 1 19.2 E
12721 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- één (VRT)
- Ketnet/Canvas/Sporza (VRT)
- VTM (VMMa)
- 2BE (VMMa)
- VT4 (SBS)
- VijfTV (SBS)
- Vitaya (Media Ad Infinitum)
- JimTV (VMMa)
- Kanaal Z (Roularta)

10920 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- Boomerang (Turner)
- bébé TV
- Playboy TV (playboy)

11817 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- MEZZO tv (canal+)

11973 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- MTV Holland (Viacom)
- MTV Hits (Viacom)
- MTV Music (Viacom)
- MTV Dance (Viacom)
- MTV TWO (Viacom)
- VH1 (Viacom)
- VH1 Classic (Viacom)

12012 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- TRACE tv (canal+)
- Motors TV (UPC)
- France 2 (France Télévisions)
- France 3 (France Télévisions)

12168 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- France 4 (France Télévisions)

12207 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- France 5 (France Télévisions)

12304 H 27500 FEC 3/4
- zone reality (zone channels)
- JimJam
- Hustler TV (hustler communications)
- extreme sports (UPC)

12324 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- the Sailing channel (UPC)

12343 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- Discovery Channel (Discovery Communications)
- Animal Planet (Discovery Communications)
- TCM (Turner)
- Cartoon Network (Turner)
- TV Oranje (TV oranje)
- Dorcel TV (canal+)
- Eurosport (eurosport)

12382 H 27500 FEC 3/4
- XXX extreme
- Eurosport 2 (eurosport)

12515 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- Nederland 1 (PO, Holland)
- Nederland 2 (PO, Holland)
- Nederland 3 (PO, Holland)
- National Geographic Channel (NG Channels)
- Nickelodeon (Viacom)
- Man-X

12574 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- Body in Balance
- the Hallmark Channel (Hallmark)
- Action Now! (canal+)
- Jetix (FOX)

Astra 3 23.5 E
this is the home for the new lineup op HD channels, complemented with some additional theme stations :
11739 V 27500 FEC 3/4
- Vitaliteit (Media Ad Infinitum)
- Discovery Travel & Living (Discovery Communications)
- Discovery Science (Discovery Communications)
- Nat Geo WILD (NG Channels)
- Etalagekanaal (Canaal Digitaal)
- MGM Movie Channel (MGM)

11778 V 27500 FEC 9/10
- Discovery HD (Discovery Communications)
- National Geographic Channel HD (NG Channels)
- BRAVA HDTV
- VOOM HD
- Nederland 1 HD (PO Holland)

11914 H 27500 FEC 3/4
- e! (entertainment news)

12032 H 27500 FEC 9/10
- één HD (VRT)


detailled channel lineup - Radio
only a small selection of flemish radio stations is available on Astra 1 :
12721 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- radio 1 (VRT)
- radio 2 (VRT)
- radio donna (VRT)
- studio Brussel (VRT)
- Klara (VRT)
- Q music (VMMa)
- 4fm (VMMa)

12515 H 22000 FEC 5/6
- Classic FM (Sky Radio)

official TV Vlaanderen homepage = http://www.tv-vlaanderen.be

 

[Bart]

Hi,
Are any of these channels available free to air.
I am living in portugal without a belgian address.
Is it worth me buying a FTA box and re-aligning my dish.
Cheers for any info.

Bart

 

[Jan Luc Piccard]

Sorry, not one.
The only FTA is BVN (Dutch/Belgian combination).

 

[GreenmanBelg]

What encryption are they using? If I had a legal card what cam would I need?

 

[Jan Luc Piccard]

Seca 2 but they will also change to Seca 3 I assume.
An original cam or aston cam and some others.

 

[Tijger]

The matrix cam's are working also. ( reload,revolution,reborn)
Just put UCAS 3.0 (reload) or UCAS 3.1 (revolution,reborn) in the cam.

Enjoi :-argh