FACTOID # 1: Andorra has no unemployment, which is just as well because they have no broadcast TV channels either. What would everyone watch?
 
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Europe > Belgium > Media

BELGIAN MEDIA STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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75th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title The Son (film)
76th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title Sea of Silence
Advertising revenue > Share of television 40% [2nd of 14]
Ally McBeal > Broadcasters > TV network Kanaal Twee
Anastacia: Live at Last > Chart performance > Peak 2 [7th of 10]
Average cost of local call 0.13 [21st of 151]
Bring Me to Life > Charts > Peak 7 [3rd of 23]
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Première June 15, 2006
Brothers & Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2007
Cable TV subscribers 373 [2nd of 18]
Can't Hold Us Down > Charts > Peak > Position 7 [11th of 15]
Cinema attendance 21,869,000 [21st of 78]
    Cinema attendance (per capita) 2,110.09 per 1,000 people [17th of 78]
Cinemas 463 Time series [16th of 61]
    Cinemas (per capita) 45.277 per million people Time series [16th of 60]
Cinemas > Annual attendance 21,900,000 Time series [13th of 65]
    Cinemas > Annual attendance (per capita) 2.142 per capita Time series [14th of 64]
Cold Case > International > Name Cold Case
Cold Case > International > Station Kanaal 2 RTL TVI
Commercial share of broadcasting revenue 30% [7th of 16]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports 47.79 % Time series [20th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 38.29 % Time series [34th of 155]
Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people 152.97 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 89]
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date May 4, 2002
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > System used DVB-T
DVD region 2 [121st of 171]
E-Government rating 45.3 [53rd of 182]
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 > Results > Points 5 [8th of 10]
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 > Results > Points 9 [6th of 11]
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Artist Fud Leclerc
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 > Results > Points 9 [6th of 12]
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 > Results > Points 4 [10th of 11]
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 14 [5th of 16]
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 10 [7th of 15]
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 68 [15th of 18]
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 58 [17th of 17]
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 10 [9th of 17]
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 17 [15th of 19]
Eurovision Song Contest winners > Statistics > Second 2 [7th of 13]
Eurovision Song Contest winners > Statistics > Total 3 [16th of 23]
Eurovision Song Contest winners > Statistics > Wins 1 [19th of 23]
Fax machines 16 per 1,000 people [26th of 103]
Films produced 23 [29th of 50]
    Films produced (per capita) 2.219 per 1 million people [15th of 50]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people 1,336.97 per 1,000 people Time series [24th of 193]
Força > Charts > Peak > position 17 [3rd of 13]
Freak Like Me > Charts > Peak > Position 10 [13th of 15]
Ghost Whisperer > International broadcasting > Time Saturdays at 8:00 PM
Going Under > Charts > Peak > position 28 [1st of 22]
HAM radio prefixes ONA - OTZ
Households with television > % 98 % Time series [4th of 160]
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners
Season 1, 2003 : Peter Evrard
Season 2, 2004 : Joeri Fransen
Season 3, 2007 : In progress
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ 23,225,600,000 $ Time series [21st of 74]
    Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.058 $ per $1 of GDP Time series [39th of 74]
    Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per capita) 2,060.924 $ per capita Time series [16th of 74]
Inspector Rex > Syndication > Type subtitled
dubbed
International dialling code 32
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes 3,243,106,000 min. Time series [15th of 164]
    International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita) 316.339 min. per capita Time series [23rd of 185]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > participants > Artist NK
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > participants > Points 83 [6th of 16]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > participants > Song De Vriendschapsband
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > participants > Translation The Bond Of Friendship
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Artist
Free Spirits
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points 37 [10th of 18]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Song Accroche-Toi
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation Hold On
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist
Lindsay
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points 63 [10th of 16]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song Mes Rêves
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Translation My Dreams
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > participants > Artist
Thor!
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > participants > Points 71 [7th of 15]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > participants > Song Een Tocht Door Het Donker
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > participants > Translation
A Journey Through The Dark
Mobile phone subscribers 9,460,000 Time series [39th of 198]
    Mobile phone subscribers (per capita) 902.788 per 1 million people Time series [32nd of 201]
Mobile phones 78.63 per 100 people [18th of 43]
Music recording sales certification > international sales certification thresholds > Certifier IFPI
My Happy Ending > Charts > Peak > position 30 [1st of 16]
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Alternate title/Translation My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Weekly Schedule
Sunday 8:05pm CET
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1,568,000 Time series [24th of 90]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita) 152.946 per 1,000 people Time series [24th of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 29 Time series [36th of 106]
    Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita) 2.829 per million people Time series [30th of 104]
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired September, 2006
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > Television network RTL-TVI
Number of PCs 3,627 [30th of 169]
    Number of PCs (per $ GDP) 0.115 per $10 million of GDP [66th of 144]
    Number of PCs (per capita) 3.5 per 10,000 people [27th of 169]
Pay TV subscribers 118% [1st of 18]
Personal computers 3,627,000 Time series [30th of 164]
    Personal computers (per capita) 348.043 per 1 million people Time series [26th of 171]
Phone subscribers 1,243.79 [15th of 178]
Population covered by mobile telephony > % 99 % Time series [11th of 108]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.88 $/month Time series [27th of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 33.12 $/month Time series [6th of 151]
Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita $31.00 [11th of 16]
    Public funding of broadcasters revenue per capita (per capita) $0.00 per person [8th of 16]
Public share of broadcasting revenue 65% [10th of 17]
Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 Time series
Radio receivers 8,075,000 Time series [39th of 188]
    Radio receivers (per capita) 0.793 per capita Time series [24th of 182]
Radios 8,075,000 [40th of 221]
    Radios (per capita) 779.139 per 1,000 people [30th of 212]
Resident Evil: Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 24 2007
Royalties and fees $76.40 [10th of 85]
Sick and Tired > Charts > Peak > position 10 [2nd of 13]
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Channel
Kanaal Twee (Dutch)
RTL-TVI (French)
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Local name Star Academy
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Winner
* Katerine Agvoustakis (Dutch) * Mélanie Martin's (French)
Stuck > Worldwide chart positions > Peak > position 9 [5th of 22]
Stupid Girls > Charts > Peak > position 16 [1st of 10]
Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director Stijn Coninx
t.A.T.u. > All the Things She Said > Certification Platinum
Telecommunications employment 0.72% [8th of 18]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.99 % Time series [22nd of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU 1418000000 Time series
Telecommunications revenue 2.93 % of GDP [12th of 18]
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.05 % GDP Time series [117th of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU 5911000000 Time series
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.75 $ Time series [91st of 142]
    Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP) 2.097 $ per $1 trillion of GD Time series [95th of 174]
    Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita) 71.969 $ per 1 million people Time series [76th of 178]
Telephone employees, total 23,775 Time series [19th of 194]
    Telephone employees, total (per capita) 2.281 per 1,000 people Time series [26th of 202]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines 5.94 per 100 mainlines Time series [38th of 134]
Telephone mainlines 4,801,000 Time series [31st of 202]
    Telephone mainlines (per capita) 460.699 per 1,000 people Time series [29th of 203]
Telephone subscribers 13,932,710 Time series [35th of 199]
    Telephone subscribers (per capita) 1.346 per 1,000 people Time series [27th of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee 586.02 Time series [29th of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic
nationwide cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network
Telephone system > General assessment
highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities
Telephone system > International
country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3)
Telephone system > Regulation 1993
Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996
Telephones > Main lines in use 4,668,000 Time series [27th of 174]
    Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita) 449.182 per 1,000 people Time series [18th of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular 10,230,000 Time series [45th of 186]
    Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita) 984.39 per 1,000 people Time series [41st of 185]
Television broadcast stations 25 Time series [20th of 89]
    Television broadcast stations (per capita) 2.456 per million people Time series [41st of 67]
Television receivers 4,720,000 Time series [31st of 185]
    Television receivers (per capita) 463.609 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 179]
Television reception by terrestrial means 0% [18th of 18]
Television reception through cable 96% [1st of 16]
Television reception through satellite 4% [18th of 18]
Television revenue from subscriptions 12% [13th of 15]
Television standard > UHF PAL H
Television standard > VHF PAL B
Television viewing 19 hours per person per wee [10th of 13]
Televisions 4,720,000 [32nd of 215]
    Televisions (per capita) 455.423 per 1,000 people [30th of 209]
Too Lost in You > Charts > Peak > Position 28 [4th of 12]
Total broadcasters revenue per capita $47.00 [12th of 16]
    Total broadcasters revenue per capita (per capita) $0.00 per person [9th of 16]
Website defacements 97 [19th of 129]
    Website defacements (per capita) 9.35932 per 1 million people [18th of 124]
World Idol > Results > Original artist
Nirvana
World Idol > Results > Performer Peter Evrard
World Idol > Results > Points 83 [3rd of 10]
World Idol > Results > Song
"Lithium"
World music market > Album Sales Share 0.7-0.8%
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2%
World music market > Singles > Physical Sales Share 0.8-1.8%
World music market > Value share 0.8-1.2%
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Certifications Platinum
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Peak 1 [24th of 42]
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Sales ~70,000 tbc
World sales and certifications for Madonna > The Immaculate Collection > Certifications 3x Platinum
World sales and certifications for Madonna > True Blue > Certifications 2x Platinum
You Give Me Something > Charts > Peak > position 7 [5th of 11]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film ; Wikipedia: Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film ; OECD Communications Outlook 2001; Wikipedia: Ally McBeal ; Wikipedia: Anastacia: Live at Last ; ; Wikipedia: Bring Me to Life ; Wikipedia: Broadcasters of Medium ; Wikipedia: Brothers & Sisters ; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; Wikipedia: Can't Hold Us Down ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Wikipedia: Cold Case ; OECD Communications Outlook 2001. See also Glenn Withers, 'Funding Public Service broadcasters', Southern Review 35(1) 2002, pp. 107-19; McKinsey & Company, Public Service Broadcasters Around the World (1999); World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: DB Boulevard ; Wikipedia: Digital terrestrial television ; Amazon.com; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1957 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1959 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1960 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1963 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1966 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1969 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1971 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1973 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest 1975 ; Wikipedia: Eurovision Song Contest winners ; The Information for Development Program; Internet Movie Database 2003; Wikipedia: Força ; Wikipedia: Freak Like Me ; Wikipedia: Ghost Whisperer ; Wikipedia: Going Under ; hamcity.com; Wikipedia: Idol series ; Wikipedia: Inspector Rex ; Wikipedia: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 ; Wikipedia: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 ; Wikipedia: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 ; Wikipedia: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 ; International Telecommunication Union; Wikipedia: Music recording sales certification ; Wikipedia: My Happy Ending ; Wikipedia: My Name Is Earl ; Wikipedia: NUMB3RS ; ITU; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: Resident Evil: Extinction ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank; Wikipedia: Sick and Tired ; Wikipedia: Star Academy ; Wikipedia: Stuck ; Wikipedia: Stupid Girls ; Wikipedia: All the Things She Said; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 8.3; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.2; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database; OECD Communications Outlook 2002; OECD Communications Outlook 2003; OECD Communications Outlook 2004; Tenlab May 2002; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Wikipedia: Too Lost in You ; attrition.org; Wikipedia: World Idol ; Wikipedia: World music market ; Wikipedia: World sales and certifications for Madonna ; Wikipedia: You Give Me Something

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