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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 7 January 1970; 55 years ago (1970-01-07) |
| Defunct | 2008 (2008) |
| Fate | Merged withZiggo |
| Headquarters | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Products | Cable television Internet connectivity Fixed line telephony |
Number of employees | c. 800 |
| Website | www |
Casema (Centrale Antenne Systemen Exploitatie Maatschappij) was a major Dutch provider of cable television, internet and telephone services until themerger with Multikabel and@Home toZiggo on 16 May 2008. The company was mainly active in and around the cities ofThe Hague,Amersfoort,Utrecht,Amstelveen, andBreda.
Casema was founded on 7 January 1970 and was at that time mainly concerned with cable television. Until 1998, it was owned byKPN (75%) andNetherlands Public Broadcasting (25%). The company was then sold toFrance Télécom, who in turn sold Casema to theCarlyle Group, GMT Communications andProvidence Equity Partners in 2003.
In July 2006,Cinven andWarburg Pincus purchased the company for €2.1 billion.[1] The new owners also bought Multikabel and@Home, two other cable companies. From 16 May 2008, the three companies were merged to formZiggo.
At the time of the merger, Casema had approximately 1.4 million customers. The merged company has approximately 3.3 million customers.
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