Private company

Woestijnvis

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Belgian production company

Woestijnvis (literally: Desert Fish) is an independent Flemish television production company based in Vilvoorde, Belgium.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industrytelevision1
  • HeadquartersVilvoorde1
  • Legal formPublic limited company (Belgium)1
  • LEI213800DPRZVIWPVSA4073
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressHARENSESTEENWEG 228, 1800 Vilvoorde, Belgium3
  • Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 0460.337.7493

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Photo: Wormke-Grutman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Woestijnvis (literally: Desert Fish) is an independent Flemish television production company based in Vilvoorde, Belgium.2

Corporate structure

Woestijnvis is part of a group headed by LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD.. 48 entities, 14 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD. Hamilton, Bermuda
    • Liberty Global London, United Kingdom
    • Telenet group Mechelen, Belgium
      • Wyre Mechelen, Belgium
      • BASE Subsidiary · Brussels metropolitan area
      • Eltrona Subsidiary · Luxembourg
      • Numericable Belux Subsidiary
      • Play Media Subsidiary · Vilvoorde, Belgium
        • Play Subsidiary · Belgium
      • DE VIJVER MEDIA Subsidiary · Vilvoorde, Belgium
      • TELENET FINANCING USD LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Virgin Media Ireland Dublin, Ireland
      • Virgin Media One Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Woestijnvis Vilvoorde, Belgium
    • LIBERTY BLUME SPECIALTY FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL BELGIUM HOLDING B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL CORPORATE B.V. Subsidiary · Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL EUROPE 2 LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL VENTURES GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL VENTURES HOLDING B.V. Subsidiary · Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands
    • LIBERTY GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • TELENET FINANCE LUXEMBOURG NOTES S.À R.L. Subsidiary · Windhof, Luxembourg
    • TELENET GROUP Subsidiary · Mechelen, Belgium
    • TELENET INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A R.L. (TELENET INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.À R.L.) Subsidiary · Windhof, Luxembourg
    • ZIGGO GROUP B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The name of the company refers to a famous mistake of a quiz-candidate in the Flemish version of Wheel of Fortune: the remaining letters were W.. ST.. NV. S and the participant answered "WOESTIJNVIS" (Desert Fish), the correct answer was "WOESTIJNVOS" (Desert Fox). The company was founded in 1997 by Jan Huyse, Wouter Vandenhaute and Erik Watté in close collaboration with Mark Uytterhoeven. The company rose to fame with its series The Mole, variants of which were recorded and broadcast in various countries.

Woestijnvis is now part of the holding De Vijver Media which owns the Belgian TV-stations VIER and VIJF.

From Wikipedia’s article on Woestijnvis, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Dec 1, 2022Parent Directly consolidated by LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD.3
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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