The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 174,300 net additions during the third quarter to 5.26 million on 30 September of this year, according to Telecompaper's quarterly update about the Dutch TV market. At the same time, digital TV increased its share of the entire TV market to 65.7 percent, as the total number of Dutch TV connections increased to 8.01 million on 30 September. Most consumers receive digital TV via cable networks. Cable accounted for 54.8 percent of digital TV connections, followed by satellite with 18.2 percent (down 0.9%), terrestrial with 17.1 percent (down 0.5%) and IPTV with 8.4 percent winning 0.7 percent during the third quarter. FTTH has a market share of 1.4 percent on the digital TV market. Telecompaper expects the digital TV market to grow to between 5.5 and 5.6 million by the end of this year. Cable operator Ziggo is still the largest provider on the digital TV market with a share of 32.9 percent, followed by KPN with almost 22 percent, cable operator UPC with 16.3 percent and satellite TV provider Canal Digitaal with 15.7 percent.
