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Proximus Skynet

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Belgian interactive digital media company based in Brussels1

Proximus Skynet (earlier Belgacom Skynet) was a Belgian interactive digital media company. It was founded in 1995, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Belgacom in 1998. It began by focusing on the consumer market, gradually expanding its customer base to include SMEs and corporate customers.2 It is part of Proximus Group.1 It ceased to exist in 2019.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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Proximus Skynet (earlier Belgacom Skynet) was a Belgian interactive digital media company. It was founded in 1995, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Belgacom in 1998. It began by focusing on the consumer market, gradually expanding its customer base to include SMEs and corporate customers. In 2000, Skynet.be became one of the first Belgian portals. The Skynet brand was decommissioned in favour of Proximus Pickx in 2019.2

Corporate structure

Proximus Skynet is part of a group headed by Proximus Group. 17 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Proximus Group Brussels, Belgium
    • BICS Brussels, Belgium
    • PROXIMUS GLOBAL Schaarbeek, Belgium
      • Route Mobile Mumbai, India
        • ROUTE MOBILE (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Proximus Skynet Brussels
    • Proximus Subsidiary · Brussels
    • Scarlet Belgium Subsidiary · Evere
    • Tango Subsidiary · Bertrange
    • BELGACOM INTERNATIONAL CARRIER SERVICES ASIA PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • BELGACOM INTERNATIONAL CARRIER SERVICES SPAIN SL Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • PROXIMUS GROUP SERVICES Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • PROXIMUS LUXEMBOURG S.A. Subsidiary · Bertrange, Luxembourg
    • PXS Re Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • TELESIGN CORPORATION Subsidiary · Marina Del Rey, California, United States
    • TELINDUS-ISIT B.V. Subsidiary · Utrecht, Netherlands
    • Proximus Towers Owned · Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

1995: Skynet is founded. Its name is a reference to the evil mainframe computer from Terminator Franchise.

1998: Acquisition of Skynet by Belgacom NV/SA.

2002: Acquisition of The Push and Eduline (Kidcity).

2003: Acquisition of Justforyou.

2004: Birth of ADSL.be and Arena51. ADSL.be provides interactive content and services to ADSL customers, while Arena51 aims to become the number one games and entertainment portal in Belgium.

2005: Belgacom Skynet creates a wholly owned subsidiary, Skynet iMotion Activities, to ensure the audiovisual production and diffusion of Belgacom TV. Skynet also acquires all rights for the Jupiler League (the Belgian premium league).

2006: Skynet acquires Extenseo, a Belgian professional referencing company.

2019: Skynet was decommissioned in favour of Proximus Pickx.

From Wikipedia’s article on Proximus Skynet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Media intended for the consumer market

Skynet offered solutions via a cross-platform digital offer (Web, Direct Media, IDTV). This offer consisted of:

via the Web

Skynet.be: the main Skynet portal

KidCity.be: the children's portal

Arena51.be: the games and entertainment portal

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11online.be: the football portal

ADSL.be: the portal reserved for Belgacom ADSL customers

via Direct Media

JustForYou

BusinessForYou

CarsForYou

via IDTV

11: the Belgian football channel on Belgacom TV.

Marketing, media and advertising solutions

These solutions were designed to meet the interactive marketing needs of companies on all platforms (Web, Direct Media, IDTV). They mainly consisted of direct and loyalty marketing, search engine marketing, media productions, and mobile solutions.

From Wikipedia’s article on Proximus Skynet, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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