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The media in Belgium is characterized by its diversity due to the linguistic divide in the country.
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Radio and television regulation are regional competencies.
In 1998, Belgium had 79 FM radio stations, 7 AM stations and 1 SW station, serving 8.075 million radios owned in the country.
Transmission is primary by terrestrial broadcast antenna. Analoque transmissions are provided by Norkring Belgium, Broadcast Partners, D'Hont Noël and TVVV Sound. Digital transmissions are provided by Norkring Belgium. Digital cable operators and internet providers also provide radio signals. Satellite transmission is provided by TV Vlaanderen.
Public radio in Belgium is controlled by the VRT for the Dutch speaking region (Flanders and Brussels) the RTBF for the French speaking region (Wallonia and Brussels) and the BRF for the German community in Belgium.
Numerous private operators exist. The main competitor in the Flanders and Brussels regions is VMMa. The main competitor in the Wallonia and Brussels regions is RTL Group.
Next to these regional channels, local channels exists. E.g. Radio 2 Limburg and GO FM.
In 2009 radio market share in the Dutch speaking region was 63.08% for the VRT channels (Radio 1, Radio 2, MNM, Studio Brussel and Klara, 23.13% for the VMMa channels (Q-Music and Joe FM) and 2.65% for the Corelio/Concentra joint venture channel (Radio Nostalgie).
Radio advertising is managed in house in most cases. Two radio advertising agencies operate, Vlaamse Audiovisuele Regie and IP Plurimedia.
Intellectual property rights in Belgium are managed by SABAM.
Transmission is primary by fiberoptic or coax cable network (DVB-C) or copper telephone line (xDSL). Terrestrial transmission (DVB-T) also exists. In terms of television, there were 25 broadcast stations in 1997, and a further 10 repeaters. This digital terrestrial network is owned by Norking Belgium. Small operators of analog networks exist. Satellite transmission (DVB-S) in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia is operated by Airfield Belgium or Digidream. MNO's Proximus and Mobistar offer digital television over mobile phone (DVB-H).
In 1997, 4.72 million televisions were owned nationwide.
Public television in Belgium is controlled by the VRT for the Dutch speaking region (Flanders and Brussels) the RTBF for the French speaking region (Wallonia and Brussels) and the BRF for the German community in Belgium.
Numerous private operators exist. The main competitors in the Flanders and Brussels regions are VMMa, SBS Belgium and Media ad Infinitum. VMMa is a joint venture of De Persgroep and Roularta Media Group. The main competitors in the Wallonia and Brussels regions are RTL Group and AB Groupe.
Next to these regional channels, local channels exists. E.g. TV Oost and ROB TV.
In Flanders, VRT channels Een, Ketnet/Canvas) had a combined market share of 40.0% in 2008, VMMa channels (VTM, 2BE and JIM) 27.27%, SBS Belgium channels (VT4 and Vijf TV) 10.91% and Media ad Infinitum (Vitaya and Vitaliteit) 3,64%.
There are numerous public and private media companies that specialise as producer or distributor of channels, content and video services. E.g. Studio 100 and Woestijnvis.
There are numerous public and private media companies that specialise as producer or distributor of television production facilities. E.g. Alfacam and Videohouse.
Radio advertising is managed in house in most cases. Four radio advertising agencies operate, Vlaamse Audiovisuele Regie, RMB, RTVM and ORR.
Intellectual property rights in Belgium are managed by SABAM.
Major newspapers and magazines in Belgium are printed monolingual either in Dutch or in French. Bilingual publications are very minor.
Belgium's major news agency is Belga (news agency). Minor news agencies exist. Belgium's major photo agencies are Isopix and Photo News.
Important distributors in Belgium are AMP, Deltamedia, Belgian Post Group, Belgische Distributiedienst and Press Shop.
Press advertising is managed in house in most cases. Private advertising agencies operate, e.g. Scripta, IP Plurimedia or Mediashake.
Major Dutch-language daily newspapers in 2008 are Het Laatste Nieuws (De Persgroep) (30.96%), Het Nieuwsblad (Corelio) (27.04%), Gazet van Antwerpen (Concentra) (11.27%), Het Belang van Limburg (Concentra) (10.71%), De Standaard (Corelio) (9.95%), De Morgen (De Persgroep) (5.99%) and De Tijd (Mediafin) (4.08%). Mediafin is a joint venture of De Persgroep and Groupe Rossel.
Major French-language daily newspapers in 2008 are La Dernière Heure (IPM) (16.1%), Le Soir (Groupe Rossel) (16.0%), Vers l'Avenir (Corelio) (15.8%), La Libre Belgique (IPM) (8.3%), L'Echo (Mediafin) (3.7%) and La Meuse (newspaper) (Groupe Rossel), La Capitale (Groupe Rossel), La Nouvelle Gazette (Groupe Rossel), La Province (Groupe Rossel) and Nord Eclair (Groupe Rossel) (22.0%).
The only major German-language daily newspaper in 2008 is Grenz Echo (Groupe Rossel).
Metro (Belgian newspaper) (Concentra) is a major daily free newspaper in a Dutch and French edition.
Major Dutch-language weekly magazines in 2008 are Kerk en Leven (Drukkerij en Uitgeverij Halewijn) (409,817), Dag Allemaal (402,097), HUMO (227,614), Libelle (magazine) (Sanoma Belgium) (216,506), TV-Blad (158,283), Story (Belgian magazine) (Sanoma Belgium) (159,833), Plus Magazine (Belgium) (134,242), TV-Familie/Blik (129,328), Flair (magazine) (Sanoma Belgium) (126,831), Knack (magazine) (Roularta Media Group) (126,646), Trends (magazine) (Roularta Media Group), 't Pallieterke, ... .
Major French-language weekly magazines in 2008 are Trends/Tendance (Roularta Media Group), Le Vif/L'Express (Roularta Media Group), Télé Moustique (Sanoma Belgium), Femmes d'Aujourd'hui (Sanoma Belgium), ... .
Numerous by-weekly and monthly magazines exist. E.g. Eos Magazine, P-Magazine, and ZozoLala.
In 2009 Belgium has 20 major media companies active in numerous telecommunications media subsectors.[1] These are:
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Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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