Cultuur 7 | |
Launch Date: | 1 October 2006 |
Closed Date: | 1 December 2015 |
Owner: | Stingray Digital (from October 2015 until closure) |
Country: | Belgium |
Language: | Dutch |
Area: | Flanders and Brussels |
Former Names: | EXQI Culture (until October 2013) |
Replaced By: | Brava Dutch taking the channel slot |
Website: | cultuur7.be (defunct) |
Availability Note: | at the time of closure |
Cultuur 7 (formerly EXQI Culture) was a Belgian Dutch language speciality television channel broadcast in Flanders and Brussels. The channel broadcast filmed classical music performances, operas, and other cultural programmes in four-hour blocks, especially featuring Flemish productions.
The channel was originally launched on 1 October 2006 by as EXQI Culture. In October 2013, it was renamed as Cultuur 7.
In October 2015, Stingray Digital in Canada acquired Cultuur 7.[1] [2] On 1 December 2015, Cultuur 7 was closed down, and was replaced by the Dutch version of Brava (Stingray acquired the broadcaster in the Netherlands earlier in July 2015[3]); Cultuur 7's programmes were integrated into the new Brava's schedule.[4]