Cable remains the most popular way of receiving pay-TV services in Hungary, according to a new report on electronic communications published by the regulator NMHH.
This shows that 85% of Hungarian households receive some form of pay-TV service. Of this, as of 2013, 28% did so via digital cable/IPTV, compared to 24% a year earlier.
A much higher percentage – 44%, compared to 48% in 2012 – accessed services via analogue cable, and 25% (26%) via DTH.
Despite the growth of the pay-DTT service MinDig TV Extra, it was received in only 3% of pay-TV homes in 2013.
Other findings of the report include that tablets are now found in 5% of Hungarian homes, though this figure could double by 2014.
Mobile internet services are also becoming increasingly popular in Hungary alongside a sharp rise in the number of smartphone users, which as of 2013 amounted to 2.5 million.
