Proximus launches new Scarlet sports offering
Belgian telco Proximus is boosting the TV offering of its low-cost Scarlet brand with a new sports package, International Sports. As of August 1, the new package will offer a range of sports including...
View ArticleOrange sees strong TV growth in Spain
Orange had 8.7 million TV customers as of the end of June, up 7% year-on-year, boosted by strong growth in Spain. The group’s Spanish pay TV numbers leapt by 42.2% year-on-year to 541,000. Orange’s...
View ArticleTelenet hails success of quad-play offering
Liberty Global-owned Flemish region cable operator Telenet managed to add to its new all-in-one converged Wigo bundle base in the second quarter, but its fixed cable subscriber base was hit by what it...
View ArticleEleven secures five-year deal with English Football League
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured a new live exclusive rights agreement with the English Football League for the next five years covering Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland. The deal will give...
View ArticleEleven secures UFC rights for Belgium and Luxembourg
Sports network Eleven Sports has secured the rights to show all UFC combat sports events live in Belgium and Luxembourg. In addition to 40 live events per year, Eleven Sports will also deliver more...
View ArticleFries: Liberty Global ‘cannot afford to stand still’ on convergence
Liberty Global remains committed to developing convergent offerings despite an ongoing industry-wide decline in mobile revenues, according to president and CEO Mike Fries. Liberty Global CEO, Mike...
View ArticleEleven Sports strikes Drone deal
Pay TV sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a deal with the Drone Champions League (DCL) that will see it carry live drone racing exclusively on its channels in Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Taiwan...
View ArticleEleven secures exclusive rights to Mayweather-McGregor bout
Pay TV sports network Eleven Sports has secured exclusive live rights for Belgium to forthcoming boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. Eleven will provide access to the fight via a...
View ArticleMedialaan taps YoSpace for new online TV service
Belgian broadcaster Medialaan has selected advertising technology outfit YoSpace to provide its dynamic ad insertion system to help it make money from live channels on its new TV everywhere service,...
View ArticleProximus becomes shareholder in Belgian start-up community
Dominique Leroy Belgian service provider Proximus has come onboard as a new shareholder in Belgian startup community Co.Station. Proximus has been collaborating with Co.Station since September 216 and...
View ArticleTelenet protests plan to regulate cable broadband access
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has filed an objection to a plan to impose new regulations on the country’s fixed internet access market. Telenet said that the plan by the Belgian...
View ArticleViceland extends Belgian reach
Youth-oriented media group Viceland has secured carriage of its Viceland channel with Belgian cable operator Voo and IPTV provider Orange, extending the channel’s reach in both Flanders and Wallonia....
View ArticleOrange’s TV base climbs to 8.92m customers
Orange Group reported TV gains in its latest quarter with its overall customer base climbing to 8.92 million from 8.20 million a year earlier. Announcing its third quarter results, Orange reported...
View ArticleProximus sees off Telenet with exclusive Studio 100 deal
Belgian telecom operator Proximus has acquired the exclusive nationwide broadcasting rights to kids channel Studio 100 TV from the beginning of next year, leaving Liberty Global-backed Flemish rival...
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