# VRT 1

VRT 1 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 (English: "one") 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.
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 Programmes, in early 2009.

## Logo history

* VRT 1's third logo (1977–1982)
* VRT 1's fourth logo (1982–1988)
* VRT 1's fifth logo (1988–1990)
* Sixth logo (1991–1995)
* Seventh logo (1995–1997)
* Eighth logo (1997–2001). A variation of this one continued to be used until 20 January 2005
* Eén's red logo used during winter (2007-2009)
* Eén's green logo used during spring (2007-2008)
* Eén's blue logo used during summer (2007-2008)
* February 2009 to August 2015
* August 2015 to September 2019
* September 2019 to April 2023

## 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.