Second-screen TV app Spott launches in Belgium
Spott, a Belgian second-screen app that lets users buy items they see on TV, has officially launched. The service will be available from today to VTM and RTL channel viewers, with the release following...
View ArticleProximus boosted by TV growth
Proximus’s TV offering Belgian service provider Proximus added 18,000 TV customers in the third quarter to take its TV total to 1.834 million, up 6.9% year-on-year. The additions gave the operator a...
View ArticleLiberty Global goes into red, strong progress for advanced TV
Mike Fries Liberty Global fell into the red in the third quarter thanks to trading losses on derivatives. The company recorded a loss of US$249.5 million (€224.8 million), driven by its US$436 million...
View ArticleProximus 5G trial delivers movie download ‘in seconds’
Geert Standaert Belgian service provider Proximus has inaugurated trials of 5G mobile technology in partnership with Chinese technology giant Huawei – the first operator in Belgium to test the...
View ArticleEurochannel secures berth on SFR Belgium
Movie channel Eurochannel, the worldwide leading award-winning European cinema TV channel has secured carriage on Altice-owned SFR Belgium’s TV platform. SFR will be the first operator to offer...
View ArticleTelenet moves into French-speaking Belgium with Altice acquisition
Liberty Global’s Belgian unit Telenet is to acquire cable operator Coditel Brabant from international cable and telecom group Altice for €400 million in a move that will extend its presence from...
View ArticleViceland hires ex-Talpa exec to lead Benelux
Stefan Tieleman Vice Media has appointed a former Talpa Media and Twitter executive to helm the upcoming launch of linear channel Viceland in the Benelux region. Stefan Tieleman (pictured) has been...
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