VRT and Tourism Flanders joined forces for a new app that introduces a unique and narrative way of walking in Flanders: VRT PodWalks.

VRT is dedicated to making its programmes accessible to as many Flemish people as possible. One of the initiatives taken is Flemish Sign Language (VGT). For instance, the VRT NWS Journaal and the Karrewiet youth news are interpreted in VGT every day. But VRT's initiatives go beyond that. From accessible events like The Warmest Week to even guided tours on VRT using Flemish Sign Language.

After the format of 99 to Beat has already been thriving in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Norway and Vietnam, the UK has now also succumbed to it. The game show originally started as a daily column in ‘Iedereen Beroemd’. Meanwhile, it became a standalone programme on VRT 1; after which it was also adopted as such abroad. In the game show, 100 people compete against each other in a variety of assignments. Those tasks test everyday skills, and range from running with a tray to unrolling a toilet roll as fast as possible to literally searching for a needle in a haystack. After each round, the candidate who performed worst needed leave the programme. Those that never finish last win and get to crown themselves 99 to Beat for a year.

As the June elections approach and the campaigning is about to begin, political statements and promises are flying around our ears. But is the data used by candidates and parties accurate? And can we always believe a campaign or are we sometimes misled by images and photos? In the coming weeks, VRT NWS will step up a gear to fact-check political statements together with other news editors from Flanders, French-speaking Belgium and the Netherlands.