Netherlands sees digital growth, KPN gains ground

The number of TV subscribers across all networks in the Dutch market was 7.7 million, with 77% taking digital TV, according to regulator OPTA’s latest survey.

Some 66% of cable homes now take digital TV, leaving about 1.7 million analogue homes. Cable homes fell quarter-on-quarter from 5.23 million to 5.18 million, while satellite, IPTV, digital-terrestrial and other TV homes rose from 2.4 million to 2.5 million, with cable leaders Ziggo and UPC losing some market share to KPN.