: The launch of VTM (Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij) in 1989 fundamentally challenged the traditional "voorlichting" mission of public broadcasters like the BRT (now VRT ). Content Rivalry
The BRT’s director-general, Frans van der Meulen, was charged under Article 383 of the Belgian Penal Code (public offense to decency). He faced up to one year in prison. Crucially, the defense argued that because the segment was educational ( voorlichting ) and not intended to arouse ( ontucht ), it was constitutionally protected free speech. : The launch of VTM (Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij)