BRUZZ
Brussels-Capital Region | |
| Products |
|
|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,276,887 Euro (2015)  |
| 10,565,677 Euro (2015) | |
| Total assets | 3,824,854 Euro (2015) |
| Website | bruzz |
Vlaams-Brusselse Media (Flemish-Brussels Media), shortened to VBM and operating under the brand BRUZZ is a
History
1970–2014: Early Years and Pre-Merger Developments
BRUZZ's origins can be traced to the monthly
On September 15, 1993, the television channel TV-Brussel was inaugurated from the Royal Flemish Theatre.
In 1998, Deze Week in Brussel underwent another name change, becoming Brussel Deze Week, with Dirk Volckaerts assuming the role of editor-in-chief.
In 2002 a trilingual cultural supplement, initially named AGENDA and later Agenda Magazine, was introduced to Brussel Deze Week.
On 26 February 2000, FM BSSL was launched as a student radio affiliated with RITCS. On December 19, 2003, the station received a 9-year license and, in May 2004, rebranded as FM Brussel.
In 2004, Brussel Deze Week expanded its reach by establishing the
2014–present: Post-Merger Period
On March 10, 2014, the entities governing brusselnieuws.be, tvbrussel, FM Brussel, Agenda Magazine and BDW merged to create Vlaams-Brusselse Media, headquartered in the historic Radio House in Ixelles. The new organization focused on producing web, radio and television content.[2][3] Subsequently, on October 13, 2015, the Board of Directors of Vlaams-Brusselse Media announced a reorganization, prompted by a turbulent period after the previous CEO's announcement of resignations and the closure of FM Brussels.[4]
On 20 April 2016, brusselnieuws.be, Tvbrussel, FM Brussels, Agenda Magazine and BDW ceased to exist as separate entities, giving way to the emergence of the cross-media brand BRUZZ with a unified editorial team.[5][6][7]
In 2018 Vlaams-Brusselse Media collaborated with Onderwijscentrum Brussel (OCB) to launch BRUZZ Ket, a digital platform for children and youth. It targets Dutch-speaking and multilingual young people aged 9 to 13 in Brussels.
On April 19, 2022, Vlaams-Brusselse Media introduced BRUZZ ICE a digital radio station.[8]
Editor-in-Chief
| Time span | Editor-in-Chief |
|---|---|
| 2015 - 2016 | Jeroen Roppe |
| 2016 - 2017 | Klaus Van Isacker[9] |
| 2017–2023 | Kristof Pitteurs[10][11] |
References
- ^ "BDW Opinie: Brussel Deze Week wordt BDW". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- Flanders Today.
- ^ "Vlaams-Brusselse Media vervellen tot 'Bruzz': "Eén grote, centrale en digitale redactie"". Het Laatste Nieuws. Belga. 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Vlaams-Brusselse media heten binnenkort Bruzz". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- Flanders Today.
- ^ NWS, VRT (2015-10-12). "Vlaams-Brusselse Media worden "Bruzz"". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Bruzz krijgt één grote, centrale en digitale redactie". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Hier is BRUZZ ICE: een digitaal radiostation en label voor jong Brussel". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ NWS, VRT (2016-07-14). "Klaus Van Isacker versterkt tijdelijk hoofdredactie Bruzz". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Redactie (2017-06-30). "Kristof Pitteurs wordt nieuwe hoofdredacteur Bruzz". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Kristof Pitteurs verlaat de BRUZZ-redactie". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-01-08.