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Europe leads the way in broadband speed growth

Global average internet speeds increased by about 5.2% in the second quarter of this year, with Europe leading the way with impressive year-on-year gains, according to CDN giant Akamai’s latest State...

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Telenet slows TV losses

Belgian cable operator Telenet said that it reduced its loss rate of basic cable TV subscribers to 4,100 in the third quarter, its lowest level since early 2007. As of the end of September, Telenet...

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Belgacom adds 19,000 TV subscribers

Belgian telco Belgacom added 19,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter, increasing its total TV customer base to 1.447 million.  The figure marks a year-on-year increase 8%, up from 1.340 million for...

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Belgacom looks for new CEO after government fires Bellens

Didier Bellens Belgian telco Belgacom has said it is searching for a new permanent CEO after the Belgian government, which is the majority owner of the firm, ousted current boss Didier Bellens at the...

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Belgacom and SFR launch subscriber cloud services

Belgian telco Belgacom and French service provider SFR are separately launching cloud services that enable users to upload and view content from multiple devices, including, in Belgacom’s case, the TV....

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Netflix looking at possible French launch

Streaming service Netflix reportedly has France in its sights as a possible new launch territory. According to Reuters, citing an unnamed source, Netflix representatives met with staff from French...

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Telenet to harmonise offers in the New Year

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet plans to harmonise its subscription fee across its entire footprint in January. The company said it will increase its prices for certain fixed...

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Belgacom appoints new CEO

Dominique Leroy The Belgian government has appointed the executive vice-president of Belgacom’s consumer business unit, Dominique Leroy, as the telco’s new CEO.  The move comes after the government,...

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Comedy Central block launches on Belgium’s TMF

Viacom’s Comedy Central has launched a two-hour programming block on the TMF channel in Belgium.  The Comedy Channel block will air on Viacom-owned TMF, which broadcasts to the Flemish region of...

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Telenet to launch football channel JV with Pro League

Belgian cable operator Telenet has confirmed it is to enter a joint venture with the country’s Pro League for live coverage of top-tier Belgian football on a dedicated Jupiler Pro league channel once...

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Telenet sees triple-play and SVoD boost

Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet saw its triple-play base edge closer to half its total subscriber count at the end of last year, and also recorded strong growth for its recently...

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Belgacom rolls out TV Replay in Flanders and Brussels

Belgian telco Belgacom has launched its TV Replay service in Flanders and Brussels, allowing viewers to watch shows up to 36 hours after they’ve aired on different devices.  The service, which Belgacom...

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ARD and ZDF return to Belgacom

Belgian operator Belgacom has re-added German channels ARD (Das Erste) and ZDF to its TV platform after reaching a new agreement with the public broadcasters. Belgacom controversially dropped the...

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KPN names former Telenet CEO to board

Duco Sickinghe Dutch telco KPN has appointed former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe to its supervisory board. In addition to Sickinghe, KPN has named Claudia Zuiderwijk, president of the Dutch Chamber of...

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Belgacom sees TV growth accelerate in fourth quarter

Growth in Belgacom’s TV subscriber base accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2013, with an additional 20,000 TV households taking the company’s TV base to 1.479 million, up 6.7% year-on-year. Of these,...

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Mobistar chooses Viaccess-Orca for new Belgian cable TV service

Belgian telco Mobistar has chosen Viaccess-Orca to provide content security for its new pay TV service. Mobstar will Viaccess-Orca’s Prime Sentinel smart card-based conditional access system....

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Belgium’s VRT preps OTT solution

Belgian broadcaster VRT is due to launch an OTT solution in partnership with video services firm Piksel. The national public broadcaster said it will use the project to satisfy the growing need for...

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Belgacom extends TV everywhere to Windows Phone

Belgian telco Belgacom has made its TV Partout/TV Overal TV everywhere service available on the Windows Phone platform. Belgacom TV customers with a Windows Phone can now watch TV at home and on the go...

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Belgacom lines up two new directors

Belgian telco Belgacom is set to appoint two female independent directors at its annual general meeting next month. The board has proposed that Belgacom appoint former Vivendi Publishing chairman and...

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Telenet adds Medialaan channels to Yelo TV

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet and Flemish commercial broadcaster Medalaan have signed a new deal that will see content from the VTM, 2BE, Vitaya, VTMKZOOM and JIM channels made...

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