In 2011, "De Vijver" purchased with "Corelio" and "Sanoma Media" TV channels VT4 and VIJFtv for an amount estimated between 100 and 150 million. After the acquisition VT4 was renamed VIER and VIJFtv to VIJF [Five. In 2012 with purchase complete, Woestijnvis on air talent and programs were transferred to "VIER". In 2014, Sanoma share in "De Vijver" was sold to Telenet, which became one of the three shareholders of the holding company. As a term of the deal, the weekly magazine Humo again became wholly owned by Sanoma. In 2015, Vandenhaute was made chairman of the board of directors of "De Vijver" and therefore quit as CEO of the holding company.