Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)

Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)

Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep, also known as VRT, is a privately owned entity headquartered in Belgium. Founded in 1930, the organization operates with approximately 2,610 employees and reported $528.5M in revenue as of 2024. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in broadcast television and radio, serving as one of the national public service broadcasters for the Flemish Community of Belgium. Its operations are a counterpart to the French-language RTBF (Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française) in the French Community and BRF (Belgischer Rundfunk) in the German-speaking Community.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1930

Headcount

3,013

Headquarters

Belgium

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 14, 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a binding decision instructing Belgium's data protection authority to reconsider its dismissal of a cookie-banner complaint against public broadcaster VRT. The EDPB rejected the Belgian regulator's finding that the complaint, lodged by noyb, amounted to an abuse of the right to lodge a grievance under the GDPR. Previously, on July 8, VRT concluded a negotiated procurement for radio, television, communication, and telecommunication equipment, which included decoders, encoders, gateways, ingest servers, and glue material. Earlier, on June 9, VRT announced it is exploring AI-driven conversational news formats, aiming to leverage artificial intelligence to make news more accessible and personal while maintaining journalistic integrity, addressing evolving user behavior.

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Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT) offers 11 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)'s product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio, media and TV services and search, social, and retail media.
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Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)'s revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)'s revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep (VRT) currently holds 61 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including athletics, soccer | association football, winter sports, ice skating, cycling, basketball, futsal, cyclo-cross, handball, motorsports, beach soccer, tennis and multi-sport.

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