Cable
Over 90% of the households in the Netherlands receive their television signal by cable, making it one of the highest cable penetrated countries. Most cable viewers still watch analogue because no set-top box is necessary. But with the uptake of LCD and plasma televisions customers are looking for better picture quality in digital cable. In addition digital cable offers hundreds of channels compared to the about thirty channels analogue cable offers.
All the major cable companies in the Netherlands offer a digital television service. They all use the DVB-C standard for their digital signal but use different encryption techniques, most use Irdeto 2 only UPC uses Nagravision. The two largest cable company, Ziggo and UPC Netherlands, support the CI+ standard making it possible for their costumers to use televisions with an integrated digital tuner without the need for an additional set-top-box. All cable companies offer a number of high-definition channels.
The four largest cable companies in the Netherlands are:
- Ziggo
- UPC Netherlands
- CAIWAY
- Delta Kabel
Read more about this topic: Digital Television In The Netherlands
Famous quotes containing the word cable:
“To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars.”
—Douglass Cross (b. 1920)