OPTA reveals latest Dutch TV numbers

Cable TV subscribers in the Netherlands numbered 5.291 million at the end of the first quarter, down from 5.334 million in December, according to the latest survey by regulator OPTA. Analogue subscribers numbered 2.252 million, down from 2.436 million.

Satellite, IPTV, fibre and digital-terrestrial TV consumers numbered 2.239 million, up from 2.165 million.
Ziggo remained the largest distributor, with UPC losing some market share.

On the broadband front, Dutch cable operators had 2.545 million broadband customers at the end of March, up from 2.492 million in December, while DSL operators had 3.52 million subscribers, down from 2.56 million.