TMF was a
Belgian pay television
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channel whose programming was centred towards
pop music videoclips. TMF was operated by
Viacom International Media Networks
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.
Originally an abbreviation of "The Music Factory", the channel was launched as TMF Vlaanderen in 1998, mainly due to the success of the eponymous Dutch music television channel. The station began broadcasting on 3 October 1998.
The recordings of TMF Flanders occurred mainly in the
Eurocam Media Center in
Lint, there was until mid-2013 also established the parent company.
History
TMF Flanders was launched on 3 October 1998. On 5 October 2015 Viacom announced that TMF would stop broadcasting om 1 November 2015. Thereby two Flemish youth channels (TMF and competitor JIM) disappeared in a short time. From 1 November 2015 Comedy Central took over the whole channel. Thereby the last TMF stopped and the brand completely disappeared.
In 14 October 2023, to celebrate the 25th birthday of the channel,
Pickx revived TMF under the name "TMF For A Day".
See also
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The Music Factory
References
External links
TMF VlaanderenOfficial Facebook pageOfficial Twitter pageOfficial Netlog pageOfficial Vimeo page
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Defunct music video networks
Music television channels
Television channels in Flanders
Defunct television channels in Belgium
Television channels and stations established in 1998
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015
Music organisations based in the Netherlands