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Woestijnvis wins football production rights

09:50 30/06/2014

Independent TV production house Woestijnvis has been awarded the right to produce live Belgian first-class football for the coming three years, the Jupiler Pro League has announced. Woestijnvis will now handle the televised images for the three broadcast rights holders: Belgacom, Voo and Telenet.

Woestijnvis, based in Vilvoorde, was founded in 1997 and achieved fame with its offbeat brand of TV productions, including the nightly magazine Man bijt hond, the quiz De slimste mens ter wereld and drama productions like Van vlees en bloed. Parent company De Vijver Media also owns TV channels VIER and VIJF; it is now 50% owned by Telenet.

The rights to the weekly highlights round-up go to VTM, which currently broadcasts the package under the name Stadion.

The Monday evening football magazine, meanwhile, goes to the public broadcaster VRT; its Extra Time, presented by Filip Joos and Frank Raes (pictured), has been running on Canvas for the past three years. Highlights of all matches will also be shown online on the VRT’s sports website, Sporza.

“These are the same broadcasters as the last three years, which makes it easier for supporters, and that’s important,” said Pro League CEO Ludwig Sneyers. “We have made deals with broadcasters of experience and who we can trust to continue to develop our co-operation.” 

Written by Alan Hope