Telfort fibre launches companion TV app

Telfort TV app

Dutch interactive TV and app developer Stoneroos has released the Telfort companion TV app.

Weepee TV looking at Dutch OTT market

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The Belgian OTT streaming live TV provider Weepee TV is looking to enter the Dutch television market.

KPN increases Digitenne DTT subscription fee

Digitenne

Dutch telecoms incumbent KPN is increasing the monthly subscription fee to its DTT platform Digitenne to €12.50.

EC requires independence of Dutch regulator

The European Commission is taking action to ensure the Dutch telecoms regulator, ACM, retains full independence in the application of EU telecoms rules to television broadcasting transmission.

Dutch tablet VOD viewing triples

Family TV on iPad

Viewing on-demand programming on tablets has tripled over the past year according to research by Ipsos Synovate.

In Brief: Maxdome, Ziggo, 1-2-3.tv

ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s VOD portal Maxdome has clinched a deal with the Tele München Gruppe (TMG) to bring 300 movie titles to the service.

NOS selects GlobeCast and Eutelsat for SNG

GlobeCast and Eutelsat Communications have announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement with NOS, the Dutch public broadcaster, for dedicated capacity on the Eutelsat 12 West A satellite to meet NOS’s growing requirements for satellite news gathering (SNG).

Liberty Global acquires 12.65% stake in Ziggo

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Liberty Global has acquired 25.3 million shares in Holland’s largest cable operator, Ziggo from Barclays Capital Securities Limited at €25.00 per share.

Dutch broadband market worth €459m

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The Dutch consumer broadband market grew by 0.8% or 52,800 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2012, to reach 6.59 million connections on 31 December, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly report.

Georgette Schlick steps down as SBS CEO

Georgette Schlick

Georgette Schlick has resigned as CEO of SBS Broadcasting in the Netherlands with immediate effect.