Strong IPTV growth pushes KPN to number two

KPN now claims to be the second largest Dutch TV distributor with a 24% market share.

The telco reported 116,000 IPTV additions during the quarter to the end of March, up from 79,000 additions for the quarter last year, taking its IPTV total base to 1.128 million.

KPN now has an overall TV base of 1.8 million, including its Digitenne digital terrestrial offering. The operator’s Digitenne and analogue TV base declined to 717,000 at the end of March, down from 754,000 at the end of December.