UPC Nederland will start distributing HBO Nederland on its network from Tuesday, December 11 in both SD and HD quality.
UPC completes switch over to QAM256
Dutch cable operator UPC is now distributing all digital channels using QAM256, according to Digitalekabeltelevisie.nl.
UPC goes social with TV Buzz
UPC Netherlands has launched its first social TV application: TV Buzz. The web application has been built for PC and tablets, but can also be used on any smartphone.
UPC Nederland expands HD bouquet to 32
UPC Nederland is adding the HD channels 24kitchen HD, ESPN America HD, MTV HD, Comedy Central/Kindernet HD and Shorts HD to its offer on April 23, bringing the total number in the format to 32.
UPC adds catch-up from VRT and BBC
UPC Nederland is adding catch-up TV services from Belgian Dutch language public broadcaster VRT and from BBC Entertainment.
1 million digital TV homes for UPC Nederland
UPC Nederland reached the milestone of 1 million digital TV customers at the end of 2011.
UPC Nederland adds Slam!TV, BravaNL and TV 538
UPC Nederland will add the new Dutch music channels Slam!TV, BravaNL and TV 538 to its extended digital tier on Monday, July 4. Also set to launch on that day is TLC, with more channels being added in September
New VOD portal for UPC
UPC Nederland will introduce a new version of its VOD portal featuring more graphic elements including cover art.
Panasonic, Samsung announce UPC CI Plus certification
Both Panasonic and Samsung have announced a list of their models that have received CI Plus certification from the Dutch cabler UPC. The operator launches its stand-alone CI Plus module for The Netherlands on April 26.
UPC starts CI Plus on April 26
UPC Nederland has confirmed the launch of CI Plus in the country and set April 26 as the launch date. The news from the operator follows a premature announcement from Sony that UPC certified their 2010 and 2011 Bravia TV sets.