During the second quarter of the year, the total number of Dutch digital television homes surpassed 5 million, according to research from Telecompaper.
UPC picks up Open Cable pieces
UPC Nederland is to work with Tele2 to avoid customer confusion in the wake of the Open Cable ruling by the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal.
Call to revive Dutch Open Cable ruling
A number of political parties, as well as the Dutch consumers organisation Consumentebond, have issued calls to revive the Dutch Open Cable ruling, which was thwarted by a ruling of […]
Tribunal overturns OPTA’s Open Cable ruling
The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven – CBb) has overturned the market analysis that telecoms regulator OPTA published in March 2009. The verdict […]
Fries: TiVo would have been “quarter step”
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has told how the operator evaluated the TiVo content discovery system before opting for the multimedia home gateway that will run on technology designed to […]
Dutch cablers take Eredivisie Live HD
Dutch cable operators Ziggo, Caiway and UPC, as well as the FTTH provider Glashart Media, have started carrying the live football channel Eredivisie Live HD on their networks. Negotiations are […]
UPC, Ziggo take Tele 2 to court
Today, Friday August 6, Dutch cablers UPC and Ziggo are taking Tele 2 to court for unfair advertising practices. In two separate cases, the cable operators argue that Tele 2 […]
Tele 2 sets Open Cable pricing
Dutch telecoms operator Tele 2 will this Tuesday start marketing its Open Cable product, with prices starting at €5 a month. This will represent a savings of up to 70%.
Dutch ISP Online to offer analogue cable
Dutch ISP Online has become the second party to offer an analogue cable TV product under the new Open Cable provision.
UPC adds Discovery preview VOD
UPC Nederland is adding previews to its Discovery Channel VOD portal. Viewers can watch programmes before actual broadcast for a fee of between €0.99 and €1.49.