Ziggo adds 387k digital TV subscribers Y-o-Y to end 2Q09
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Ziggo, a national Dutch provider of entertainment, information and communication through television, broadband internet and telephony services, has released its half year statement for the period ended June 30, 2009.
The total number of subscribed services purchased by our customers increased to 6.9 million. This is a 7.8% growth compared to the first half of 2008.
- Standard television: with 3,215,000 subscribers, the number of subscribers decreased by 48,000, which was in line with our expectation.
- Digital television: in the first half of 2009, the market for digital television grew rapidly. This resulted in an increase of 387,000 customers to a total base of 1,382,000.
Subscribers (x 1,000):
First half First half 2009 2008 ---------- ---------- Homes Passed 4,038 3,999 Standard Television 3,215 3,263 Digital Television 1,382 995
New products and services
We have introduced several new products and services to meet our customers’ demands. In April we introduced Video On Demand (VOD) and signed agreements with Sony and Warner Brothers amongst others, to enhance our VOD offering. Recently, with the implementation of EuroDOCSIS 3.0, we increased internet speeds and we will increase internet speeds even further in autumn.
More: Half year statement
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