VTM Kids


VTM Kids is a Belgian commercial television channel for youth. The broadcasts of the channel began on 1 October 2009. VTM Kids targets childrens. The children's channel is owned by DPG Media.
The channel is available in analog and digital basic offer of Telenet and in the digital basic offer of Proximus TV and TV Vlaanderen.

History

Since 15 February 2015, children's programmes have been broadcast on VTM in the morning again. Initially only on weekends, but since 3 July 2017 every day. Since 2 October 2017, the morning block is called VTM Kids. The block broadcasts repeats of vtmKzoom and Kadet.
On 22 December 2018 vtmKzoom and Kadet were replaced by the channels VTM Kids and VTM Kids Jr. Most of the programmes of vtmKzoom and Kadet were moved to VTM Kids. The toddler and pre-school programmes from vtmKzoom were moved to VTM Kids Jr.
On 22 January 2020, DPG Media announced that VTM Kids Jr. will be merged with VTM Kids into a single channel. On 2 March 2020. VTM Kids Jr. was replaced by CAZ 2.

Programming

Most programs that are broadcast on VTM Kids are from the Flemish production companies Studio 100, Seamonster and Sultan Sushi. This list is incomplete.

Current Flemish children shows

VTMKzoom+ was a digital addition to VTMKzoom which broadcast 24/24. The channel was accessible via the red button on the remote control of the digital TV.
The pay channel was available from 1 October 2009 via Telenet Digital TV, 24h/24. From 23 September 2013 the channel was no longer included in the new paying packages of Telenet. Only customers who were still subscribed to the old "kids package" can watch it.
The channel closed down on 1 June 2016.