Telenet group

Overview

Telenet Holding nv was founded on 23 September 1996 to convert the television cable network in Flanders into a telecom infrastructure. Telephony products followed in 1998, alongside internet access under the Pandora brand, and television was added in 2002 after cable network acquisitions. Digital television launched on 3 September 2005 and the company listed on Euronext Brussels in October of that year, entering the BEL20 index in March 2009. In 2014 it started De Grote Netwerf, a EUR 500 million upgrade of the cable network in Flanders. John Porter became CEO in 2013, succeeding Duco Sickinghe, and carries the title CEO Telenet holding. Telenet acquired BASE from KPN for EUR 1.325 billion, gaining its own mobile network, and later bought SFR BeLux, extending its footprint into Wallonia and Brussels. De Vijver Media followed in March 2018 and Eltrona Interdiffusion in Luxembourg in January 2023. The group runs the brands Telenet, Telenet Business, BASE, TADAAM, Blossom, Play Media, Play Sports, Connectify, Wyre and Eltrona. Wyre, formed with Fluvius in 2023, signed fibre cooperation agreements with Proximus and Fiberklaar in 2026. The registered office is at Liersesteenweg 4 in Mechelen, and the company reports more than 3,000 employees.

Funding history

• 2005 IPO: Listed on Euronext Brussels on 11 October 2005 under ticker TNET
• 2016 acquisition of BASE: BASE acquired from KPN for EUR 1.325 billion, giving Telenet its own mobile network
• 2018 acquisition of De Vijver Media: Full control of the television and production group taken in March 2018
• 2023 acquisition of Eltrona: Eltrona Interdiffusion in Luxembourg acquired in January 2023
• 2023 Liberty Global squeeze-out: Liberty Global took 100 percent at EUR 21.00 per share on 16 October 2023, with delisting from Euronext Brussels on 13 October 2023

Stated facts & numbers

• Founded: 23 September 1996
• Headquarters: Liersesteenweg 4, 2800 Mechelen
• Company number: BE 0473.416.418, RPR Antwerp division Mechelen
• CEO: John Porter, CEO Telenet holding, since 2013
• CFO: Silvia Brady
• Owner: Liberty Global, 100 percent since October 2023
• Employees: More than 3,000
• Revenue: EUR 2,839.6 million (2025)
• Homes passed: 4.2 million (2025)
• Mobile customers: 2.8 million (2025)
• Fixed-line customers: 1.9 million (2025)
• Brands: Telenet, Telenet Business, BASE, TADAAM, Blossom, Play Media, Play Sports, Connectify, Wyre, Eltrona
• Listing: Euronext Brussels 2005 to 2023, ticker TNET