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IPTV@IBC08 > Overview Cable & Satellite Europe
IPTV at the crossroads
IPTV operators are now a significant presence, but they have still to find ways to make
additional revenue from TV.
IPTV
in Europe in 2008 stands at the crossroads. by the end of March, while Telefónica reported strong
A number of operators have expanded their growth both in Spain and the Czech Republic, with over
subscriber bases significantly, with France Telecom 550,000 in Spain and 87,000 in the Czech Republic at
reporting 1.4m subscribers across its various networks at the end of the first quarter. Free and Neuf Cegetel contin-
the end of March, up from 770,000 a year earlier. In the ue to build their subscriber bases in France, while a range
Nordic region, TeliaSonera reached the 400,000 mark at of other operators, including Swisscom (and Italian unit
IPTV services such as the end of March (for IPTV), while Belgacom continues FastWeb), Deutsche Telekom, Portugal Telecom and
BT Vision have seen to forge ahead in heavily cabled Belgium, reporting Telecom Italia are beginning to make progress.
dramatic growth in the 350,000 at the end of the first quarter. BT managed to “Internationally, outside the US, we are selling more
past year. attract 214,000 customers to its hybrid BT Vision service IPTV set-tops than cable,” says Nick Fielibert, CTO,
searchable archive at www.informamedia.com
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