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 bundled services developments, 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; CSA consults on Open Cable regulation for resale of analogue TV services, access to digital TV and the resale of broadband access; Norkring België to launch DTT using DVB-T2 standard in early 2013; Numéricable sells Belgian unit; regulator’s November 2011 market data update; telco financial and operating data to Q1 2012; market developments into 2012.

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
  • 3.5 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)
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – Bundled services by type – 2007 - 2012
• Table 2 – Telenet triple-play subscribers – 2002 - 2012
• Table 3 – Belgacom TV subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 4 – Belgacom annualised IPTV ARPU, revenue – 2006 - 2012
• Table 5 – VoIP connections – 2006 - 2012
• Table 6 – Cable TV subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 – 2011; 2015
• Table 7 – Telenet cable TV subscribers by sector – 2005 - 2012
• Table 8 – Telenet subscriber annualised monthly ARPU – 2005 - 2012
• Table 9 – Satellite TV subscribers – 1995 - 2011; 2015

• Chart 1 – Bundled services by type – 2007 – 2012
• Chart 2 – Belgacom annualised ARPU, revenue – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 3 – Cable TV subscriber statistics and penetration rate – 2000 - 2011; 2015
• Chart 4 – Telenet cable TV subscribers by sector – 2007 - 2012

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of digital media