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The table below includes the Top 10 Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Players in Europe.
Services offered include both television channels and content on-demand (video-on-demand / VoD; Subscription video-on-demand / SVoD and pay-per-view / PPV) delivered to users' television sets. Most Telcos in the list rely on DSL as the means of delivery although a few operators use fibre-to-the home (FTTH) technology.
Top 10 European IPTV Players (2009)
| RANK | OPERATOR | COUNTRY | TOTAL TV SUBS
(Dec - 08 -thousands) 1
| GROWTH
RATE IN 2008 |
| 1 | France Télécom | FR | 1,864 | 50.0% |
| 2 | Free 2 | FR | 1,100 | 37.5% |
| 3 | Neuf Telecom 3 | FR | 1,000 | 33.3% |
| 4 | Telefònica | ES | 727 | 42.3% |
| 5 | Belgacom | BE | 506 | 65.7% |
| 6 | Telia Sonera | SE - FI | 477 | 26.2% |
| 7 | British Telecom | UK | 376 | 213.3% |
| 8 | Deutsche Telekom | DE | 353 | 253.0% |
| 9 | Telecom Italia
+ Hansenet 3
| IT / DE
| 349 | 259.8% |
| 10 | Swisscom
+ Fastweb 3 | CH / IT | 318 | 38.9% |
Source: e-Media Institute 2009 / © e-Media Research Ltd.
Note: (1) Data refers to IPTV subscribers in domestic and other European markets, where applicable. (2) Estimates - customers using IPTV regularly; (3) Estimates.
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