Versatel gamble on TV, Internet and telephony
AMSTERDAM - Versatel hope this be able seduce at least
100,000 households year to the reception of
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television network work. The telecomonderneming, which it does
not get but for each other to make profit, made this objective
confessed Wednesday at the presentation of annual returns.
Versatel, set up in 1995, must in the future have of the triple
play'-strategie. The company gambles on television, Internet and
telephony by means of a cable television network. The venture
thinks being able this finance strategy entirely without loans.
The versatel versatel-licentie for transmitting live football
the company 500,000 runs customers have brought in up to august 2008.
by that time hopes. "we want better will do it than Canal +",
versatel versatel-topman said Raj Raithatha concerning the ambitions
of its venture. Canal +, the current licentiehouder of the
liverechten, have abonnees in the Netherlands 220,000. Improve
do means in the vision of Raithatha personal television to bring.
As a result, the kijker can choose which club he wants examine
and with which camera. Also games look back at each itself
chosen moment must to the possibilities belong. The most ideal
form of tv-kijken would be according to Raithatha if consumers on can
choose their TV or computer from a library of tv-programma's, like now
already with music are possible by means of the iTunes software of
Apple for the iPod. For this reason its venture zoekt to a
larger offer of programmes. Versatel do not want announce what
it counts for the new services. top man Raithatha does about
that communications if the product lies really in the shop.
Previous year booked Versatel a nettoverlies of 24 millions
euro, against 33 millions loss a year rather. The turnover of
the venture came from on 601 millions euro, an increase with 30 per
cent with respect to 2003. purchase of the football rights has been
financed by the issue of a convertible obligation. Versatel
remain of opinion that the business plan has been financed entirely.
Nevertheless the venture keeps the door open in the future
capital to attract "for financiële flexibilities to preserve".
Source "Versatel gambles on TV, Internet and telephony": telegraph
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