NPO, the umbrella organisation of the Dutch public broadcasters, will reduce the number of thematic digital channels from 12 to eight during 2012.
Strong gains for connected TV in Netherlands
13.57 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
More than 50% of all TV sets in Dutch homes will be connected to the web within two years, according to GfK research.
SBS to launch HbbTV in the Netherlands
12.36 Europe/London, February 7, 2012 By
Dutch private broadcaster SBS has announced it will start to offer HbbTV services from Q2 2012. Public broadcaster NPO and RTL will follow suit.
UPC adds catch-up from VRT and BBC
09.57 Europe/London, February 3, 2012 By
UPC Nederland is adding catch-up TV services from Belgian Dutch language public broadcaster VRT and from BBC Entertainment.
TeleSat expands Belgian HD offer
09.21 Europe/London, February 1, 2012 By
The Belgian satellite DTH Platform TéléSat will launch HD versions of Belgian pubcaster RTBF’s La Une and commercial broadcaster RTL TVi.
Film1 and Sport1 accelerate subscriber growth +7%
10.43 Europe/London, January 31, 2012 By
Chellomedia’s Dutch premium channels Film1 and Sport1 have announced a 7% growth in subscriber numbers bringing the total to 490,000 for the year ended December 2011.
Dutch digital TV penetration reaches 72.9%
09.44 Europe/London, January 31, 2012 By
Digital television now reaches 72.9% of all Dutch homes, according to the latest Media Standard Survey from TNS NIPO. A total of 35% own a hard disk recorder.
Big triple play gains for Ziggo
09.23 Europe/London, January 27, 2012 By
56.3% of Ziggo’s customer base is now buying broadband access from the operator, while 44.9% take telephony and 43.2% are All-in-1 bundle subscribers.
UPC, KPN asked to block The Pirate Bay
20.54 Europe/London, January 25, 2012 By
Stichting Brein, the Dutch organisation fighting piracy of music and videos, has told UPC and KPN to block access to The Pirate Bay. The move follows a Dutch court ruling that ISPs Ziggo and Xs4all have to block the site.
Strong TV gains for KPN
10.23 Europe/London, January 24, 2012 By
Dutch incumbent telecom provider KPN has said it added 84,000 new customers to its IPTV service during Q4 last year.
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Connected TV Forecasts NEW REPORT. The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 551 million by 2016 for the 40 countries covered in this report from Digital TV Research, up from 124 million at end-2010. The report states that this translates to 20% of global TV sets by 2016, up from only 6% at end-2010. Published in November 2011, this 83-page PDF report is the most geographically comprehensive to ever be published.