VRT 1

VRT 1 (VRT een) is a public Dutch-language TV station in Belgium, owned by the VRT, which also owns Ketnet, VRT Canvas and several radio stations. Although the channel is commercial-free, short sponsorship messages are broadcast in between some programmes.

VRT 1 focuses on drama, entertainment, news and current affairs in a similar vein to BBC One in the United Kingdom. The station was formerly known as TV1 until 21 January 2005, when the Eén () branding was launched as part of a major station revamp, with a look created by BBC Broadcast. The channel got its current branding in 2023, which was done by Gédéon Communications

VRT 1 is the equivalent of its French-language counterpart, La Une, the first channel of the Belgian Francophone broadcaster, RTBF.

On-screen presentation

Continuity

With its sister channel Ketnet, Eén was one of 21 stations in Europe to utilise in-vision continuity presentation. Four regular staff announcers (as of January 2014) were presenting in-vision and out-of-vision links from lunchtime until around midnight or in the early hours (if necessary) each day.

The last team of announcers was composed of:

Andrea Croonenberghs (senior announcer)
Geena Lisa Peeters
Eva Daeleman
Saartje Vandendriessche

The in-vision presentation was ditched on 26 July 2015. Since that day, it is replaced by out-of-vision continuity.

Seasonal identity

As of its 2007 rebrand as één, the channel uses different idents, logos, blips and a different colour scheme every season. This seasonality concept was abolished when Eén got a new look, created by Gédéon Communications, in early 2009.

Logo history

File:BRT TV1 logo (1977-1982).png|TV 1's third logo (1977–1982)

File:BRT TV1 logo 1982.svg|TV 1's fourth logo (1982–1988)

File:BRT TV1 1988.svg|TV 1's fifth logo (1988–1990)

File:BRT TV1 1991.svg|TV 1's sixth logo (1991–1995)

File:BRTN TV1 1995.svg|TV 1's seventh logo (1995–1997)

File:VRT TV1 logo (1997-2001).png|TV 1's eighth logo (1997–2001). A variation of this one continued to be used until 20 January 2005.

File:VRT één TV channel - Winter logo.png|Eén's red logo used during winter (2007-2009)

File:VRT één television logo.png|Eén's green logo used during spring (2007-2008)

File:Logo of Één.png|Eén's blue logo used during summer (2007-2008)

File:VRT Eén logo (2009-2015).svg|Eén's simplified white logo (February 2009-August 2015)

File:VRT Eén logo.svg|Eén's light blue written-style logo (August 2015-September 2019)

File:Eén logo 2019.svg|Eén's last logo before rebrand (September 2019-April 2023)

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Programming

Foreign language programmes and segments of local TV programmes with foreign language dialogue (e.g. interviews with people speaking in other languages) are shown with Dutch subtitles.

Belgian

1000 Zonnen
Blokken
Dans Mondial
Debby and Nancy's Happy Hour
De bedenkers
De Laaste Show
De Pappenheimers
De Rode Loper
De Slimste Mens ter Wereld
De Zevende Dag
Eurosong
Fata Morgana
F.C. De Kampioenen
Gentse Waterzooi
Juliet
Koppen
Knokke Off
Man Bijt Hond
Peter Live
Professor T.
Salamander
Sorry voor alles
Sportweekend
Studio 1
Thuis
Tomtesterom
Tour
Villa Politica
Vlaanderen Vakantieland
Volt
VRT NWS Journaal
Witse

International

Allo 'Allo!
3rd Rock from the Sun
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Are You Being Served?
Bergerac
The Bill
The Border
Desperate Housewives
Doc Martin
Doctor Who
Downton Abbey
How to Get Away with Murder
The Last Ship
Married... with Children
MasterChef
MasterChef Australia
Merseybeat
Midsomer Murders
Miranda
The Missing
Monarch of the Glen
The Musketeers
The Nanny
Neighbours
The Player
Primeval
Psi Factor
The Saint
Scott & Bailey
Sea Patrol
S1NGLE
Sold
Van der Valk
Versailles
Victoria

Teletext

VRT started its teletext service on 8 May 1980 and stopped it on 1 June 2016. The page 888 is still available for subtitles. The service was used by 576,094 persons per day in 2010. The number dropped down to 123,709 in 2014.