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CEO Peter Bossaert (24 Jan 2012–) Subsidiaries VTM, Q2, Vitaya, Studio's Amusement N.V., Media ad Infinitum, Vlacom NV Parent organizations De Persgroep, Roularta Media Group Profiles | ||
Medialaan is a Flemish company in Belgium, best known as parent company of the first Flemish commercial television station: VTM. Medialaan was founded in 1987 as Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij by nine Flemish newspaper and magazine publishers, each with an 11.1% share, Perexma, Roularta, TVV, IUM, Almaspar, De Vlijt, Hoste, Concentra, and Drukkerij Het Volk. Several TV and radio sister stations, generally targeting a more specific segment of the Flemish audience (such as youth), have been added. Since 1998, De Persgroep and the Roularta Media Group each have a 50% share of the company. On 31 May 1999 the name was changed to Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) (English: Flemish Media Company), and in February 2014 the name was again changed to Medialaan (meaning 'media avenue'), reflecting the street in Vilvoorde on which it is located.
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- Medialaan news studio production with robotic camera systems case study by ross video
- Television channels
- Radio stations
- References
It's the main competitor of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT; their rivalry even has a nickname 'Mediaoorlog', and it supposed suspension Pax media. Woestijnvis, which incorporated the former Flemish SBS-stations, is a more distant third, other stations are minor.