Belgium

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Altice launches new multi-platform cooking channel with added Jamie Oliver

Altice is launching a new cooking brand with a TV channel, print magazine and digital…

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Spain gains ground in latest Netflix ISP Speed Index

Spain jumped 13 spots to 16th place in Netflix’s most recent global ISP Speed Index,…

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Proximus grows TV base by 5% in 2016

Proximus grew its TV base by 5.3% last year, after adding 17,000 unique TV customers…

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Telenet strikes MVNO deal with Lycamobile, sells Ortel

Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has struck a deal with international mobile virtual network…

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EBU appoints first head of digital

The EBU has appointed the head of the digital innovation at Flemish public broadcaster VRT,…

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Viceland lines up March launch for Netherlands

Vice’s linear TV channel, Viceland, is due to launch in the Netherlands on March 1…

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Proximus TV to add huge radio catalogue to offering

Belgian service provider Proximus has struck a deal with radio station aggregator Radioline, to make…

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Altice extends sports offering with exclusive boxing deal

Cable and telecom group Altice has acquired the exclusive TV rights for the next four…

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Moody’s: Liberty Global profitability goals ‘ambitious’

While its European unit’s profitability is likely to improve this year, Liberty Global’s target of…

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Viceland hires ex-Talpa exec to lead Benelux

Vice Media has appointed a former Talpa Media and Twitter executive to helm the upcoming…

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Telenet moves into French-speaking Belgium with Altice acquisition

Liberty Global’s Belgian unit Telenet is to acquire cable operator Coditel Brabant from international cable…

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Eurochannel secures berth on SFR Belgium

Movie channel Eurochannel, the worldwide leading award-winning European cinema TV channel has secured carriage on…

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Proximus 5G trial delivers movie download ‘in seconds’

Belgian service provider Proximus has inaugurated trials of 5G mobile technology in partnership with Chinese…

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Liberty Global goes into red, strong progress for advanced TV

Liberty Global fell into the red in the third quarter thanks to trading losses on…

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Proximus boosted by TV growth

Belgian service provider Proximus added 18,000 TV customers in the third quarter to take its…

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Second-screen TV app Spott launches in Belgium

Spott, a Belgian second-screen app that lets users buy items they see on TV, has…

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Proximus to air football matches free-to-air with RTBF

Belgian service provider Proximus has struck a deal with local broadcaster RTBF to air one…

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New satellite and OTT TV service launches for Asian expats in Europe

Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…

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SFR Sport secures Portuguese top-tier football

SFR Sport has secured the exclusive rights to top-tier Portuguese football, adding to a portfolio…

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Switzerland tops Netflix’s July ISP Speed Index

Switzerland’s ImproWare was the fastest internet service provider in Europe in July with average monthly…

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Liberty Global to make ‘smart’ investments in content

Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…

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Telenet ‘on track’ to deliver earnings growth

Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet reported strong revenue-generating unit growth and said it was…

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Proximus TV subscriptions up 7.3%

Belgian operator Proximus said that it increased TV subscriptions by 7.3% in the second quarter…

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Orange to bundle Canal+ bouquet with fibre

Orange has struck an agreement with Canal+ to bundle the Canalsat Panorama bouquet of channels…

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Orange Belgium names new CEO

Orange has named company executive Michaël Trabbia as CEO of Orange Belgium, after previous boss…

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CSI Sports buys Belgium’s Sport 10

CSI Sports, the owner of TV channel Fight Sports, has acquired Sport 10 in Belgium….

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M7 taps Media Broadcast Satellite for uplink services

Luxembourg-based international pay TV operator M7 Group has tapped German media services provider Media Broadcast…

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Altice looking at sale of Belgian unit

Telecom and cable group Altice is exploring options to sell its Belgian unit, according to…

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Proximus to air more football

Belgian telco Proximus’s TV platform is to double the number of football matches it broadcasts…

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Proximus TV adds music channel

Belgian service provider Proximus TV – formerly Belgacom – is to local music channel Ment…