KPN adds 55,000 IPTV subscribers in 3Q 2015

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
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+33k net adds in broadband and +55k in IPTV

DEN HAAG — KPN has published its third quarter 2015 results.

Consumer Residential

In the third quarter, KPN continued its positive commercial performance. KPN is well positioned as the leading converged operator in the Dutch market, with a growing fixed-mobile base. In the third quarter, KPN integrated a large number of Over-The-Top (“OTT”) apps within its IPTV platform. Furthermore, KPN announced that Netflix will be made accessible to its customers via IPTV. By embracing OTT, KPN aims to further improve customer experience.

KPN’s broadband (+33k) and IPTV (+55k) net adds showed continued good growth in Q3 2015. Broadband market share grew to 41% (Q3 2014: 40%) and TV market share increased to 28% (Q3 2014: 26%).

KPN The Netherlands: Consumer Residential – TV Subscribers (‘000s)

                                                             y-on-y
            Q3'15  Q2'15  Q1'15  Q4'14  Q3'14  Q2'14  Q1'14    Q3 %
            -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  ------
Total       2,199  2,166  2,130  2,079  2,024  2,000  1,980    8.6%
- IPTV*     1,795  1,740  1,676  1,599  1,516  1,467  1,424     18%
- Other**     404    426    454    480    508    533    556    -20%

Net adds       33     36     51     55     24     20     27
- IPTV*        55     64     77     83     49     43     62
- Other**     -22    -28    -26    -28    -25    -23    -35

* Copper and FTTH
** Other includes Digitenne used as primary TV connection and analog TV customers