Synopsis The Dutch TV market benefits from a comprehensive cable network reaching almost all TV homes, together with upgraded DSL networks providing IPTV services to most households. The country was the first to complete the move to DTTV broadcasting, in December 2006. The country’s excellent broadband infrastructure also forms the bedrock of popular triple play services offered by KPN and the cable duopoly of Ziggo and UPC Nederland. This report provides an overview of media convergence in The Netherlands in 2009, profiling the major players and covering developments in digital, cable and interactive TV as well as services such as VoD, VoIP and IPTV.
