Canvas is a Belgian television channel, which forms part of the Flemish public broadcasting organization Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT). Specialising in both original and adaptations from western Europe and North America, the channel offers in-depth news and current affairs, non-mainstream entertainment, documentaries, arthouse films and another cultural programming.The channel, launched in December 1997, is part of VRT's second network (VRT 2), which also carries occasional sports programming under the Sporza branding. The current network controller of VRT 2 is Bart De Poot. Until 2012, Canvas used to share with the children's channel Ketnet between 7 am and 8 pm; Ketnet has thus moved to its own channel and Canvas became a standalone channel.Prior to the launch of OP12, Canvas broadcast from 8pm until around midnight to 1 am each evening. Now Canvas begins its broadcasts between 6 pm and 7 pm and ends between 11:45 pm or 12:30 am, seven days a week.