Medialaan is a
Flemish company in
Belgium, best known as
parent company of the first
Flemish commercial television station:
VTM. Medialaan was founded in 1987 as
Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij by nine publishers, each with an 11.1% share. Several TV and radio sister stations, generally targeting a more specific segment of the Flemish audience (such as youth), have been added. Since 1998,
De Persgroep and the
Roularta Media Group each have a 50% share of the company. On 31 May 1999 the name was changed to
Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa) , and in February 2014 the name was again changed to
Medialaan (meaning 'media lane'), reflecting the street in
Vilvoorde on which it is located.