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If you're a Belgian national and leave the country for business or vacation, you'll find that your usual domestic TV streaming services – VRT, RTL, RTBF, etc – don't work like they do when at home. The good news is, you can watch Belgium TV streams from anywhere with a this VPN app (full guide below).
Sports fans can catch some of the world's biggest live events, such as the Giro d'Italia, from free when they travel abroad. Indeed, Belgian spectators are some of the luckiest in the world, top-level soccer, cycling and F1 free to watch.
How to watch Belgian TV from anywhere in the world
Belgians away from home will be frustrated when trying to watch their domestic streaming services — whether they're to stream or a subscription service — when out of the country. The platforms simply won't function like they do back in Belgium.
You can still stream their content, however, by using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software can make your devices appear to be back in your home country regardless of where you are, making it ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN — we explain why in our NordVPN review.
What Belgian streaming services can I watch with a VPN?
Belgium's biggest public TV channels can all be watched at home with ease thanks to their online platforms and apps.
So that includes public stations like the Flemish VRT through VRT Max, French-speaking RTBF channels through RTBF Auvio, and German-language BRF (also on RTBF Auvio).
That's as well as the ability to stream commercial television networks online via VTM Go and RTL Play.
Effectively, if there's an online streaming service or app that you're used to watching for free or through your subscription in Belgium, having one of the best streaming VPNs should allow you to carry on watching them when overseas.
What other streaming services work with a VPN?
VPNs can also serve a very useful purpose if you subscribe to a global streaming platform such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max or sports streaming specialist DAZN.
Yes, these streaming giants are available in regions across the planet, but their content libraries can change from country to country due to rights reasons.
So the shows and films you have saved on your Netflix 'To watch' list in Belgium may not necessarily be available when you cross the border to Germany or France, or disembark your flight in the U.S., Canada or Australia.
A VPN is again your key to streaming the content you're used to watching at home. Set it to a Belgium-based server and your catalogs should be exactly the same as they look back at home.
The one key exception to this is Apple TV, where pretty much its entire library is the same in all countries.
What sports can I watch with a VPN?
Unlike, say, residents in the likes of the U.S. and U.K. who generally need cable or have to pay a subscription fee to watch top-level live sports, Belgians are used to a healthy diet of coverage on free-to-air television.
Cycling is a great example. Practically a national obsession, the Sporza channel (available online via VRT Max) broadcasts all of the biggest events with Flemish commentary, with RTBF Auvio covering French. That includes pretty much every UCI event, not to mention the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
Motorheads get to watch the F1 Belgian Grand Prix for free on VRT, with the rest of the season requiring a paid subscription to the Play Sports platform. MotoGP fans are luckier, with every single race of he season being shown for free on RTBF Auvio.
When it comes to soccer, DAZN is showing Belgian Pro League coverage until the end of the 2026-27 season. There's free Champions League action every matchday, with at least three games going out per week on VTM (the rest can be accessed with a Pickx subscription). The upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 will be shown for free across VRT and RTBF.
There was also extensive free coverage in Belgium of both of the most recent Olympic games — the 2024 summer games in Paris and the 2026 winter version in Milano Cortina — with hundreds of hours going out courtesy of RTBF and VRT.
Outside of Belgium when the event you want to watch is on? As described above, that's where using a VPN comes in.
What Belgian TV shows can I watch with a VPN?
You can probably guess from what you've read so far that you can stream anything you'd normally be able to watch in Belgium when abroad thanks to a VPN. So if it appears on VRT Max, RTBF Auvio, VTM Go, RTL Play or anything else, you can merrily watch it no matter what country your in.
So that includes the nation's favorite soap operas "Thuis" (VRT) and "Familie" (VTM), together with 4Play's much-loved game show "De Mol" on the GoPlay app.
And when it comes to localized reality shows, you can take "The Voice Belgique" (RTBF) and "The Masked Singer" (VTM) wherever you please.
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