Telenet will seek partnerships with Voo

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: North Belgian cable operator Telenet will seek partnerships with southern peer Voo, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview, which would open a market beyond the group's traditional base.

"In the future, one of the important areas on which we want to work would be to find areas of agreement and partnership with Voo," Chief Executive Duco Sickinghe said in an interview with Le Soir newspaper published on Saturday.

The Belgian cable market is fragmented, with Telenet controlling the northern region of Flanders, Numericable being active in Brussels, and unlisted Voo operating in the southern region of Wallonia.

Earlier this month, Telenet said it would consider a bid for the Brussels-based unit of France's private equity-backed Numericable.