Telenet combines catch-up and multiscreen with Play
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched a new basic digital multiscreen offering, Play, combining its Yelo multiscreen service with its Terugkijk TV seven-day catch-up and...
View ArticleVoo taps Nagra for cloud-based multiscreen TV offering
Belgian cable operator Voo is using Nagra’s MediaLive multiscreen TV platform to deliver its cloud-based multiscreen offering, Be TV Go. Voo customers can sign up online to access the Be TV Go OTT...
View ArticleBelgacom adds Netflix to Proximus TV
Belgacom has started to roll out Netflix on its Proximus TV offering yesterday, as part of a gradual deployment that will take place over the next few months. Belgacom said it is the first operator in...
View ArticleCable investor Drahi in talks to buy L’Express
Cable and telecom networks investor Patrick Drahi is in exclusive talks to acquire French weekly news magazine L’Express and other titles owned by Belgian publisher Roularta, with a deal possible in...
View ArticleInteractive digital TV found in 61.5% of Belgian homes
Some 61.5% of Belgian households now have interactive digital TV according to a new study on Belgian Telecom sector, commissioned by the country’s five major operators. The study, carried out by...
View ArticleNetflix hits December streaming peak
December 28 was the largest streaming day of the year in 2014, topping what is historically the heaviest month for viewing, according to Netflix’s latest ISP Speed Index. Breaking down the performance...
View ArticleKPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Duco Sickinghe Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe will succeed Jos Streppel on April 15 at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders,...
View ArticleTelenet meets objectives despite tougher market
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has met its full-year objectives for 2014 despite what executives describe as a tough competitive environment. On the operational side, Telenet...
View ArticleRichard: Orange will be convergent player in all markets
Stéphane Richard Orange chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that he plans to establish the company as a convergent player in all the markets in which it operates, which may involve mergers...
View ArticleEC gives green light to Telenet TV group acquisition
The European Commission has granted approval for Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet to acquires a 50% stake in local programmer De Vijver Media. Telenet announced its deal to take...
View ArticleDenmark ‘most digital country’ according to EU stats
Denmark is ‘the most digital country’ in Europe, according to new stats released yesterday by the European Commission, which has made moving to a “fully-fledged digital single market” one of its top...
View ArticleBelgacom reports TV gains
Belgacom ended the fourth quarter with 1.593 million subscribers to its Proximus TV service, an 8.7% year-on-year increase. Announcing its fourth quarter and full-year results, the firm said that its...
View ArticleKPN confirms interest as cable ops eye Belgian mobile unit
Dutch telco KPN has confirmed that it “several parties” have made approaches about a possible acquisition of its Belgian mobile subsidiary BASE following a Belgian press report that local cable...
View ArticleTelenet buys Belgium’s BASE Company for €1.3 billion
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to buy domestic mobile operator BASE Company for €1.325 billion from Dutch telco KPN. Telenet said that the definitive agreement will...
View ArticleTelenet blames OTT competition on ‘above average’ video churn
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported that subscribers to its total basic and enhanced video services decreased by 11,900 quarter-over-quarter to 2.07 million – an “above the average churn” compared...
View ArticleRTL-owned Videoland goes 4K with 24i
RTL-owned video-on-demand service Videoland has partnered with TV application developer 24i Media to launch a new 4K, Ultra High Definition (UHD) smart TV app. Videoland, which serves the Dutch and...
View ArticleBBC First to launch in Belgium next month
BBC Worldwide’s new premium drama channel BBC First is set to launch in its second European market of Belgium on June 4. The channel, which positions itself as home to “the very best of British...
View ArticleBelgacom to become Proximus this month
Belgacom will legally change its name to Proximus later this month, having grouped all products and services under the commercial brand in September. Belgacom said that it is speeding up its Proximus...
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