{"id":537,"date":"2024-03-01T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=537"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:47:26","slug":"wouter-vandenhaute-en-erik-watte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/nl\/wouter-vandenhaute-et-erik-watte\/","title":{"rendered":"Wouter Vandenhaute en Erik Watte: De mediawending van een magnaat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wouter Vandenhaute en Erik Watte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wouter Vandenhaute, bekend om zijn betrokkenheid bij televisieproducties, richtte het gerenommeerde bedrijf Woestijnvis op, gevestigd in Leuven. <strong>Zijn fortuin wordt geschat op meer dan 11 miljoen euro<\/strong>Hij behoort nu tot de top 680 rijkste mensen van Belgi\u00eb. Hij komt uit een lijn van journalisten, waarbij zijn grootvader Louis Kiebooms aan het hoofd stond van de redactie van<a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/jan-baert-mediahuis-fortune\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3839\"> de Gazet van Antwerpen<\/a> Vandenhaute is al meer dan tien jaar actief als trainer en behaalde een diploma lichamelijke opvoeding aan de Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7c9497fa4b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7c9497fa4b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/female-journalist-telling-news-outside-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Journalist doet live verslag van Wouter Vandenhaute&#039;s begin in de sportjournalistiek.\" class=\"wp-image-1147\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/female-journalist-telling-news-outside-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/female-journalist-telling-news-outside-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/female-journalist-telling-news-outside-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/female-journalist-telling-news-outside-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zijn journalistieke carri\u00e8re begon bij Humo, daarna De Morgen en uiteindelijk BRT, waar hij samenwerkte met invloedrijke figuren uit de sportjournalistiek. Hij werd bekend als copresentator van een amusementsprogramma met Marc Uytterhoeven. In 1997 richtte Vandenhaute samen met Jan Huyse en Erik Watt\u00e9 <strong>Woestijnvis<\/strong> dat een belangrijke speler werd in de productie van televisieprogramma's in Vlaanderen, zoals 'Man bijt hond', 'De Mol' en 'Alles Kan Beter'. Woestijnvis kreeg voor 'De Mol' de prestigieuze prijs Rose d'or de Montreux voor uitmuntendheid.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7c9497fcfb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7c9497fcfb\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"925\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/van-vaatchirurg-tot-lerares-flamenco-dit-zijn-de-10-deelnemers-van-nieuw-seizoen-de-mol.jpeg\" alt=\" Portretten van het Woestijnvis-team, die de geest van media-innovatie weerspiegelen die Wouter Vandenhaute zo dierbaar is.\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/van-vaatchirurg-tot-lerares-flamenco-dit-zijn-de-10-deelnemers-van-nieuw-seizoen-de-mol.jpeg 1240w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/van-vaatchirurg-tot-lerares-flamenco-dit-zijn-de-10-deelnemers-van-nieuw-seizoen-de-mol-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/van-vaatchirurg-tot-lerares-flamenco-dit-zijn-de-10-deelnemers-van-nieuw-seizoen-de-mol-1024x764.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/van-vaatchirurg-tot-lerares-flamenco-dit-zijn-de-10-deelnemers-van-nieuw-seizoen-de-mol-768x573.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Het bedrijf maakte verschillende fases door, zoals de samenwerking met de Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij en de publicatie van het kortstondige Bonanza magazine. Na het einde van <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/famille-van-thillo-media\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"517\">exclusiviteit met <strong>VRT<\/strong><\/a>Vandenhaute herori\u00ebnteerde zijn activiteiten en verwierf aandelen in tijdschriften en televisiezenders, waaronder Vier en Vijf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anderlecht\">Als fervent wielrenner heeft Vandenhaute belangrijke Vlaamse wielerevenementen overgenomen en ze samengebracht onder Flanders Classics. Hij heeft ook ge\u00efnvesteerd in de <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/football\/\">voetbal<\/a> door voorzitter te worden van de <strong>club <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/marouane-fellaini-fortune\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4253\">Anderlecht<\/a><\/strong>met Vincent Kompany die de club helpt financieren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7c9497ff46&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7c9497ff46\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1451\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg_gegen_RSC_Anderlecht-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Het voetbalteam van Anderlecht, symbool voor de invloed van Wouter Vandenhaute op het Belgische voetbal.\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg_gegen_RSC_Anderlecht-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg_gegen_RSC_Anderlecht-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg_gegen_RSC_Anderlecht-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/03\/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg_gegen_RSC_Anderlecht-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018 trokken Vandenhaute en Watt\u00e9 zich terug uit hun eigendomspositie in De Vijver Media en verkochten ze hun aandelen aan Telenet, waardoor hun belang in De Vijver Media aanzienlijk verminderde. <strong>rijkdom<\/strong> en invloed in de mediasector met <strong>meer dan 10 miljoen euro aan activa<\/strong>. Ondanks de uitdagingen blijft Vandenhaute een actief voorzitter van de Belgische sport- en mediasc\u00e8ne.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontdek de fascinerende carri\u00e8re van Wouter Vandenhaute, van zijn begindagen in de journalistiek tot de oprichting van Woestijnvis, een pijler van de Vlaamse televisie. Ondanks een geschat fortuin van \u20ac8 miljoen en een wisselende positie op de rijkenlijst heeft Vandenhaute een onuitwisbare stempel gedrukt op de mediawereld. 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