Belgium Digital TV News

IPTV in Wonderland
Sep 24, 2008 – The latest report from Screen Digest examines the challenges faced by telcos and their IPTV services in 26 countries across Europe. 'IPTV Business Models: Profit and Loss in the Telco TV Space' discusses the likely success of their strategies.
News categories: Screen Digest, Belgium, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

Half a million Telenet customers go digital
Aug 19, 2008 – Over 500,000 viewers have now opted for Telenet (Brussels: TNET) Digital TV. The success of the digital service is in part thanks to the low digibox rental fee, the free Flexview PVR offer and the extensive variety of video-on-demand on offer.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Commission starts selection procedure for operators of pan-European mobile satellite services
Aug 7, 2008 – A competition for providers of communication services via satellite across Europe has been launched by the European Commission. Satellite operators will be able to offer services, such as mobile TV, under a single European selection procedure.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Liberty Global Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 5, 2008 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for Q2. At June 30, 2008, Liberty Global's 14.7 million video subscriber base consisted of 9.5 million analog cable and MMDS and 5.2 million digital cable and DTH subscribers.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Western Europe smashes through 100 million digital homes barrier
Aug 5, 2008 – Research published by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV penetration of Western European households broke the 50% barrier in 2007. Informa forecasts that digital homes in the region will reach 104 million by the end of 2008.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK

Telenet announces First Half 2008 results
Aug 5, 2008 – Telenet (Brussels: TNET) has announced its consolidated results for the six months ended June 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2008, Telenet had 479,000 subscribers to its digital TV service, a net increase of 88,000 subscribers for the first half of 2008.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

More than 10 million requests for Telenet Digital TV in 2008
Jul 31, 2008 – During its half-yearly press update about digital television, Telenet (Euronext Brussels: TNET) announced that between 1 January 2008 and 31 July 2008 no less than 10 million video-on-demand (VOD) requests were received.
News categories: Telenet, INDI, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, Subscribers

Ruckus Wireless Delivers First Carrier-Purposed 802.11n System, Enabling Picture-Perfect High Definition IPTV Without Cabling
Jul 28, 2008 – Ruckus Wireless has announced that Belgacom has selected its new MediaFlex™ 7000 series, an 802.11n system developed to distribute IPTV content throughout a subscriber's home without costly and time-consuming cable installation.
News categories: Ruckus Wireless, Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Router, Smart Home

Belgacom releases 2008 half year report
Jul 25, 2008 – Year-over-year, the Belgacom Group (Brussels: BELG) revenue decreased by 2.5% to EUR 2,962 million. Belgacom added 86,141 TV customers in the first half of 2008. By end of June, Belgacom had a TV customer base of 391,460.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers