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Belgium
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Proximus to launch new SwipeBox service, posts strong TV growth
Proximus Group – the former Belgacom – is to launch a new TV and OTT…
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Liberty Global names Telenet’s Smidts as marketing chief
Liberty Global has named Inge Smidts as chief marketing officer. Smidts was previously SVP of…
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Telenet sees triple-play base grow
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet saw its triple-play base grow by 8% in the…
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Telenet audit committee chief resigns from board
Stefan Descheemaeker has resigned his role as independent director of Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator…
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Telenet issues fresh debt
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has issued €530 million of fresh debt that will…
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Francophone ‘Afro-American Netflix’ set to launch in September
France-based startup Afrostream is to launch what it describes as “the Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Proximus adds Eleven Sports Network channels to enhance football offering
Belgacom’s Proximus TV has signed a deal with Eleven Sports Network to extend its offering…
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Bouygues top in France in latest Netflix ISP Speed Index
Bouygues Telecom overtook Numericable in June to become the fastest internet service provider in France,…
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Voo taps SeaChange for évasion catch-up and restart services
Belgian cable operator Voo has tapped SeaChange International to enable personalisation features as part of…
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Belgacom completes Proximus rebrand
Belgacom has completed its rebrand to Proximus, having first grouped all its products and services…
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Belgacom to become Proximus this month
Belgacom will legally change its name to Proximus later this month, having grouped all products…
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BBC First to launch in Belgium next month
BBC Worldwide’s new premium drama channel BBC First is set to launch in its second…
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RTL-owned Videoland goes 4K with 24i
RTL-owned video-on-demand service Videoland has partnered with TV application developer 24i Media to launch a…
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Telenet blames OTT competition on ‘above average’ video churn
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported that subscribers to its total basic and enhanced video services…
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Telenet buys Belgium’s BASE Company for €1.3 billion
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to buy domestic mobile operator BASE Company…
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KPN confirms interest as cable ops eye Belgian mobile unit
Dutch telco KPN has confirmed that it “several parties” have made approaches about a possible…
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Belgacom reports TV gains
Belgacom ended the fourth quarter with 1.593 million subscribers to its Proximus TV service, an…
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Denmark ‘most digital country’ according to EU stats
Denmark is ‘the most digital country’ in Europe, according to new stats released yesterday by…
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EC gives green light to Telenet TV group acquisition
The European Commission has granted approval for Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet to acquires…
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Richard: Orange will be convergent player in all markets
Orange chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard has reiterated that he plans to establish the company…
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Telenet meets objectives despite tougher market
Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet has met its full-year objectives for 2014 despite what…
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KPN names Sickinghe as chairman
Dutch telco KPN has named former Telenet CEO Duco Sickinghe as its new chairman. Sickinghe…
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Netflix hits December streaming peak
December 28 was the largest streaming day of the year in 2014, topping what is…
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Interactive digital TV found in 61.5% of Belgian homes
Some 61.5% of Belgian households now have interactive digital TV according to a new study…
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Cable investor Drahi in talks to buy L’Express
Cable and telecom networks investor Patrick Drahi is in exclusive talks to acquire French weekly…
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Belgacom adds Netflix to Proximus TV
Belgacom has started to roll out Netflix on its Proximus TV offering yesterday, as part…
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Voo taps Nagra for cloud-based multiscreen TV offering
Belgian cable operator Voo is using Nagra’s MediaLive multiscreen TV platform to deliver its cloud-based…
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Telenet combines catch-up and multiscreen with Play
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has launched a new basic digital multiscreen offering, Play,…
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Belgacom hires SFR’s Dufour as CFO
Belgacom has named SFR’s EVP, finance and strategy, Sandrine Dufour as its new chief financial…
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Multi-screening now mainstream, says ad sales bodies’ research
Using multiple screens at the same time and engaging with social media while watching TV…