Belgium - Digital Media Market Insights, Statistics and Analysis

Synopsis

Belgium’s market for bundled services has grown on the back of upgraded cable and DSL infrastructure. The broadcasting sector is characterised by language variations to accommodate the French and Walloon regions. Analogue broadcasts have been switched off in the northern part of the country, to be followed by the southern part in late 2011. In this report we present a review of triple-play developments in 2011, as well as a comprehensive overview of the country’s broadcasting market. It provides statistics on the major service providers, and also notes the status of digital, cable and satellite TV.

Key developments:

Movistar adds VoD to quintuple-play bundle; regulator proposes opening cable networks to competitors; Belgacom launches TV Everywhere service; Numéricable sells Belgian unit; regulator’s 2010 market data; operator data to June 2011.

Companies covered in this report include:

Belgacom, Telenet, UPC Belgium, Movistar.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Digital Media
  • 2.1 Key general trends
  • 2.2 Business models
    • 2.2.1 Bundled services
  • 2.3 Regulatory issues
• 3. Digital TV (DTV)
  • 3.1 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    • 3.1.1 Belgacom
  • 3.2 VoIP
  • 3.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
  • 3.4 Cable TV
    • 3.4.1 Telenet
    • 3.4.2 UPC Belgium
  • 3.5 Satellite TV
    • 3.5.1 Digital satellite TV
  • 3.6 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
    • 3.6.1 DTT licence issued
    • 3.6.2 Digital switch-over
  • 3.7 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
  • 3.8 Interactive TV (iDTV)
  • 3.9 Personal Video Recorders (PVRs)
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – Bundled service customers by bundle type – 2007 - 2010
• Table 2 – Bundled services by type – 2007 - 2010
• Table 3 – Telenet triple-play subscribers – 2002 - 2011
• Table 4 – Belgacom TV subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 5 – Belgacom annualised IPTV ARPU, revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Table 6 – VoIP connections – 2006 - 2012
• Table 7 – Cable TV subscriber statistics and penetration rate – 1995 – 2011; 2015
• Table 8 – Telenet subscribers by sector – 2005 - 2011
• Table 9 – Telenet subscriber annualised monthly ARPU – 2005 - 2010
• Table 10 – UPC Belgium statistics per market segment (historic) – 2005 - 2006
• Table 11 – Satellite TV subscribers – 1995 - 2011; 2015

• Chart 1 – Bundled service customers by type – 2007 – 2010
• Chart 2 – Bundled services by type – 2007 – 2010
• Chart 3 – Belgacom annualised ARPU, revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Chart 4 – Cable TV subscriber statistics and penetration rate – 2000 - 2011; 2015
• Chart 5 – Telenet subscribers by sector – 2007 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of digital media