This research brief desctribes the movements of the Dutch cable market during the past months, with the acquisition by Warburg Pincus and Cinven of Casema and Essent Kabelcom as focus.

These acquisitions create the largest cable network operator in the Netherlands, eclipsing UPC. Including in the report are the number of customers of the six largest cable network operators for analogue TV, digital TV, broadband internet and telephony, plus an overview of all cable network operators that are active on the Dutch market.