Woestijnvis (literally: ''Desert Fish'') is an independent
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
television production company based in
Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde (, french: Vilvorde ; historically known as ''Filford'' in English) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo ...
.
History
The name of the company refers to a famous mistake of a quiz-candidate in the Flemish version of
Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune or ''Rota Fortunae'' has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Art
* ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-Jo ...
: 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
Wouter Vandenhaute (born 16 February 1962) is a Belgian Entrepreneur, Television producer and former sports-journalist. He is currently managing director of the Belgian media holding De Vijver, which includes the TV production company Woestijnvis ...
and
Erik Watté in close collaboration with
Mark Uytterhoeven
Mark Uytterhoeven (born 6 March 1957) is a Belgian television presenter, TV scriptwriter, actor, comedian and former sports journalist.
Uytterhoeven started his career at the Flemish public TV channel BRT (nowadays VRT), where he was a sports jo ...
. 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 which owns the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...
TV-stations
VIER
Play4 is a Belgian-Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of SBS Belgium and production company Woestijnvis.
As of 2010, the channel has a market share of more than 7%.
The channel was formerly known as VIER from 17 September 2012 t ...
and
VIJF
Play5 started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VIER (formerly VT4).
History
On 1 October 2004, the first broadcast was that of a soccer game, even though women are the channel's target audience. By doin ...
.
Woenstijnvis was also the producer of the session whereby the Holocaust was mocked using Cent Wafers whereafter the Belgian public TV, VRT had to present their excuses.
Programmes
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Man bijt hond
''Man bijt hond'' (Dutch: ''Man bites dog'') is a long-running Flemish TV programme. The show aired in Flanders and the Netherlands, with separate versions for each country. The Flemish version aired from 1997 to 2013, whilst the Netherlands versi ...
(1997 - 2013)
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De Commissie Wyndaele (1997 - 1998)
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Alles Kan Beter
''Alles Kan Beter (Everything Can Be Better)'' was a Belgian comedy TV series produced by Flemish production house Woestijnvis between the end of 1997 and 1999. It was broadcast on the public TV channel Canvas, directed by Jan Eelen and starred ...
(1997 - 1999)
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De XII werken van Vanoudenhoven (1998 - 1999)
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De Mol (1998 - ongoing)
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Wijlen De Week (1999)
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De laatste show (1999 - 2012)
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In de gloria
''In de Gloria'' ("In the Glory") was a 2000–01 Flemish TV sketch comedy show, directed by Jan Eelen and produced by the company ''Woestijnvis''. It was a mockumentary series which satirized reality television and human interest shows, especial ...
(2000 - 2001)
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Euro 2000
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.
The finals tournament wa ...
(2000)
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De quizmaster (2000)
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Napels Zien (2000)
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Mannen op de Rand van een Zenuwinzinking
Mannen (lit. "The Man") is a mountain in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tall mountain is located just west of Horgheim, along the river Rauma in the Romsdalen valley. Mannen has a distinctive needle peak. The mountai ...
(2001)
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Alles komt terug
Alles may refer to:
Places
* Alles, Asturias, Spain — a parish in the municipality of Peñamellera Alta
People with the surname
* Fred Lind Alles (1851–1945), U.S. businessman and politician
* R. I. T. Alles (1932–2013), Sri Lankan educ ...
(2001)
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De Blijde Boodschap (2002)
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Bal Mondial
Bal may refer to:
* Bal (surname), a Dutch, Indian, and Turkish surname
* Bal, Iran (disambiguation)
* Bal, Zira, a village in Punjab, India
* ''Bal'' (film), a 2010 Turkish film
* Bäl, a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland
* 8678 Bäl ...
(2002 - 2002)
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Via Vanoudenhoven (2002)
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De fiets van Pavlov (2002)
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De Pappenheimers (2003 - ongoing)
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De Slimste Mens ter Wereld (2003 - ongoing)
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Het Rob-Rapport (2004)
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Het Eiland
Het or HET may refer to:
Science and technology
* Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster used for spacecraft propulsion
* Heavy Equipment Transporter, a vehicle in the US Army's Heavy Equipment Transport System
* Hobby–Eberly Telescope, a ...
(2004 - 2005)
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Het Geslacht De Pauw (2004 - 2005)
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Vive le Tour
''Vive le Tour'' is a 1962 French documentary by filmmaker Louis Malle. It chronicles the 1962 Tour de France and focuses on issues such as providing food for the racers, dealing with injuries and doping. The New York Times describes the film as ...
(2005)
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Neveneffecten
''Neveneffecten'' is a TV-program on Flemish public television, written and performed by the cabaret quartet of the same name. It is a comedy show that contains a lot of absurd humor, based on the National Geographic documentaries. Famous directo ...
(2005)
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De Believers (2006)
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De Parelvissers (2006)
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De moeder van mijn dochter (2006)
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Alles Uit De Kast (2006)
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Willy's en Marjetten (2006)
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Nooitgedacht (2006 - 2009)
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0032 (2007)
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Terug naar Siberië (2006 - 2007)
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Belga Sport (2007 - 2013)
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Het programma van Wim Helsen (2008)
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Ladies First (2008)
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Van Vlees en Bloed
Van Vlees en Bloed (English: "From Flesh and Blood") is an international award-winning Belgian tragicomedy and miniseries written by Tom Van Dyck and Michiel Devlieger. The series was produced by Woestijnvis and first aired in 2009 on the Belgia ...
(2009)
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Voor eens & voor altijd (2009)
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De jaren stillekes (2009 - 2010)
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Een simpel plan (2009)
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Meneer Doktoor (2009)
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Leuven Hulp (2009)
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De school van Lukaku (2010)
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God en klein Pierke (2010 - 2012)
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In Godsnaam (2010 - 2012)
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Basta (2011)
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De Ronde
The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
(2011)
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De Rechtbank (2011 - ongoing)
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Scheire en de schepping (2012 - 2014)
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De Kruitfabriek (2012 - 2013)
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Goe Gebakken (2012 - 2013)
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De Bende Haemers (2012)
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Dr. Livingstone (2012)
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Met man en macht (2013)
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De Bleekweide (2013)
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De Slimste Gemeente (2013 - 2014)
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Rasters (2013)
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Spelen met uw Leven1 (2013)
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De moestuin volgens Wim (2013)
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Geubels en de Belgen (2013)
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De Ideale Wereld (2013 - ongoing)
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Kristel gaat vreemd (2013)
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Los Easy Riders (2013 - 2014)
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Heylen en de Herkomst (2014 - 2015)
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Topdokters (2014 - ongoing)
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Het beste moet nog komen (2014)
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De Recherche (2014 - ongoing)
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Bloot en Speren (2014 - 2015)
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Achter de rug (2015 - ongoing)
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Geubels en de Idioten (2015 - ongoing)
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De Blauwe Gids (2015)
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't Is gebeurd (2016 - ingoing)
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De Bril van Martin (2016)
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Glammertime (2016)
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Callboys
''Callboys'' is a 2016 Belgian TV series produced by Woestijnvis for the Flemish channel VIER. The series stars Matteo Simoni, Rik Verheye, Stef Aerts and Bart Hollanders. It was directed by Jan Eelen. The series revolves around the misadventur ...
(2016)
References
External links
Official website
Mass media companies of Belgium
Mass media companies established in 1997
Companies based in Flemish Brabant
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