Netherlands

Liberty Global says 3Q launch for Horizon, posts strongest quarterly subs growth

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Reporting what it described as its best-ever quarterly subscriber growth, Liberty Global now says it will begin rolling out its long-awaited Horizon next-generation TV product… Read more

Netherlands to block Pirate Bay

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A Dutch court has ruled that internet service providers KPN, T-Mobile, Tele2 and cable operator UPC must bock access to The Pirate Bay website, which… Read more

Ziggo launches music channel

Dutch cable operator Ziggo is adding a new music channel, Ziggo Xite, to its digital line-up. Ziggo has teamed up with local music portal Xite… Read more

Netherlands sees digital growth, KPN gains ground

The number of TV subscribers across all networks in the Dutch market was 7.7 million, with 77% taking digital TV, according to regulator OPTA’s latest… Read more

Analysts bullish on Ziggo

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Investment bank Morgan Stanley has issued a report on Ziggo that states the Dutch cabler is well positioned for strong growth. “Ziggo has three structural… Read more

KPN adds IPTV subs but Digitenne continues to decline

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Dutch telco KPN added 79,000 IPTV subscribers in the first quarter, taking the total for its Interactieve TV service to 652,000. However, KPN’s digital-terrestrial TV… Read more

KPN adding HBO channels


Dutch telco and IPTV service operator KPN is expected to add three local HBO channels to its programming line-up shortly. HBO launched a three-channel bouquet… Read more

Ziggo posts growth in digital TV and bundled offerings

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Three-quarters of Dutch cable operator Ziggo subscriber base now take digital TV and 44.2% take its All-in-1 bundled offering, according to the company’s first-quarter results.… Read more

KPN launches Penthouse HD

KPN is launching adult channel Penthouse HD1 on its pay TV platform. The Dutch telco began broadcasting the Penthouse Channel in SD last month as… Read more

Horse & Country to canter into the Netherlands

Equestrian channel Horse & Country TV will launch in the Netherlands later this year. A Benelux version of the channel that is dedicated to equestrian… Read more