This statistic shows the results of a survey comparing the number of television channels and the number of television catch-up services used on a regular basis by TV viewers in Germany in 2016. The survey found that 20 percent of respondents stated to use between six and ten different TV channels regularly.
How many different television channels and catch-up TV services do you use on a regular basis?
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The original German survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wie viele unterschiedliche Fernsehsender, Mediatheken der Fernsehsender bzw. Video-on-Demand-Plattformen (z.B. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Watchever) sehen Sie regelmäßig?" Figures shown in this statistic exclude video on demand platforms.
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ZVEI. (January 18, 2017). How many different television channels and catch-up TV services do you use on a regular basis? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673503/linear-tv-vs-catch-up-services-usage-in-germany/
ZVEI. "How many different television channels and catch-up TV services do you use on a regular basis?." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673503/linear-tv-vs-catch-up-services-usage-in-germany/
ZVEI. (2017). How many different television channels and catch-up TV services do you use on a regular basis?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673503/linear-tv-vs-catch-up-services-usage-in-germany/
ZVEI. "How Many Different Television Channels and Catch-up Tv Services Do You Use on a Regular Basis?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673503/linear-tv-vs-catch-up-services-usage-in-germany/
ZVEI, How many different television channels and catch-up TV services do you use on a regular basis? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673503/linear-tv-vs-catch-up-services-usage-in-germany/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
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