IFA 2012 – BERLIN. At the end of 2011, 25% of all German households owned a DVB-T receiver, according to Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis), the state agency for statistics.
The figures were presented just before the IFA consumer Electronics show, which is due to open in Berlin this Friday, August 31.
According to the agency, the figures constitute more than a doubling of the number watching digital terrestrial at the end of 2007 (12%).
Cable is still the dominant means of TV reception with 46% of all German homes connected. However, during the same period the number of cabled homes came down from 50%.
Satellite DTH is growing, from 39% at the end of 2007 to 42%.
The survey also showed that at the end of 20111, 5% of all homes have a pay-TV decoder.
