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Telenet names new chairman
Bert De Graeve is to succeed Frank Donck as independent chairman of Belgian cable operator Telenet. Liberty Global-backed Telenet has named De Graeve and Stéfan Descheemaeker as new independent...
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Belgacom sells Telindus France to Vivendi for €95 million
Belgian telco Belgacom has agreed to divest 100% of the shares in IT services company Telindus France in a deal with Vivendi worth €95 million. Belgacom is shedding the asset for €95 million on a cash...
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Telenet names new strategy chief
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has named Dieter Nieuwdorp as senior vice-president, strategy and corporate development. Nieuwdorp, who will take up his new post on May 1, will...
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Telenet spurred by triple-play gains
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported “solid net triple-play growth” in the first quarter and recorded 57,100 net subscriber additions to its digital TV, broadband internet and fixed telephony...
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Belgacom launches mini set-top box
Belgian telco Belgacom is launching a new low-price set-top box, called the V5 Mini, that is says is designed to act as a second or third decoder for the home. The box, which will become available to...
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Belgacom adds 30,000 TV subs
Belgian telco Belgacom added 30,000 TV subscriptions in the first quarter, increasing its TV customer base to 1.495 million and improving its share slightly in all regions. Thanks to this larger TV...
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VoD service Planet Knowledge comes to five more European countries
Multiscreen VoD service Planet Knowledge has launched in Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on Samsung smart TVs, tablets and smartphones. The new rollouts follows Planet Knowledge’s launch...
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Belgacom adds seven channels to TV Replay
Belgian telco Belgacom is adding seven more channels to its catch-up service TV Replay. The addition of Vijf, VTM, 2BE, Vitaya, JIM, anne and vtmKzoom take the service’s total channel count to 13, with...
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Telenet to invest €1 million in digital innovation
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has pledged €1 million in investment in entrepreneurial talent over two years in a bid to stimulate digital innovation. Telenet said it will “invest...
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Belgacom backs ‘football for everyone’
Belgacom has submitted a bid to Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League that will allow fans to have access to all top-flight Belgian football matches, regardless of their TV operator. The firm said it is backing...
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Netflix plans major European expansion for late 2014
Netflix is planning a “significant expansion” in Europe later this year, with launches lined up for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Confirming its growth plans, Netflix...
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Google brings Chromecast to six more countries
Google has launched its Chromecast HDMI streaming device in six more international markets – including Belgium, Portugal and Switzerland. Outside of Europe Chromecast is also now available in Japan,...
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Belgian Council of State rules against Telenet Interkabel deal
The Belgian Council of State has struck down a 2008 agreement whereby Liberty Global-backed cable operator Telenet acquired the homes served by the Interkabel cable networks owned by Flemish...
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YouTube launches for international gay channel Here TV
US-based gay cable net Here TV has launched paid-for YouTube channels in 16 international markets. Here launched on YouTube in ten markets last year including the Australia, France, Japan, Spain and...
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Football for all as Belgium’s Pro League unveils non-exclusive deal
Belgium’s Pro League has decided to allocate rights to the country’s top tier of football – the Jupiler Pro League – on a non-exclusive basis, ending a situation that saw the rights move between the...
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Telenet and Voo abandon plans to operate mobile network
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Voo have renounced their rights to use frequencies that would have enabled them to launch their own shared mobile network, according to local reports. According to...
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Scripps lifestyle networks spread in Europe
A pair of Scripps Networks International channels have launched on a number of satellite platforms from Europe’s M7 Group. Food Network and Fine Living have debuted on M7’s Canal Digitaal in the...
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Belgacom unveils €10 Belgian football offer
Belgacom has unveiled pricing for its football offering, after securing the non-exclusive rights to broadcast all the matches of the Jupiler Pro League – Belgium’s top football division – for the next...
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Belgacom expands TV Replay with RTL channels
Belgian telco Belgacom is expanding its TV Replay catch-up service by adding six channels from RTL and the public broadcasting organisation for the French-speaking part of the country, RTBF. Available...
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European broadcasters celebrate record-breaking World Cup
This summer’s World Cup set new TV records around the world, according to figures released by the Platform for European Promotion of TV (PEPPTV) – a group of broadcaster trade bodies and sales houses...
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