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Smart TV sales continue to rise in Germany in 2020

January 25, 2021 10.19 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

With around 6.6 million TV sets, 20% more smart TVs were sold in Germany last year than in 2019 (5.5 million), reports industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform with reference to GfK figures.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Carine Chardon, Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, Smart TV Edited: January 25, 2021 10:21

German TV study: 52% would pay for UHD content

November 23, 2020 08.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Ultra HD (UHD) is gaining popularity among German TV viewers. Seven out of ten households planning to buy a new TV set would opt for a UHD model.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Research, Satellite, Standards, Ultra HD Tagged With: Astra, GfK, HD+, HD+ UHD Monitor 2020, Ultra HD Edited: November 24, 2020 11:20

German TV set market grows, 90% with HbbTV

June 22, 2020 07.46 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Despite the Corona crisis, 2.7 million TV sets were sold in Germany between January and May 2020, slightly more than in the first five months of the previous year (2.65 million), according to GfK Retail & Technology.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, Newsline, Standards, Technology Tagged With: Andre Prahl, Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, Smart TV, TV sets Edited: June 22, 2020 07:51

Germans ready to pay up to €23/month for video streaming

December 6, 2019 13.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In the highly competitive streaming market, there seems to be a financial limit for German customers.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Research, Streaming Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, GfK, Netflix, streaming, subscriptions Edited: December 10, 2019 09:38

Global consumer electronics market continues to grow

January 7, 2019 11.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The global market for consumer electronics ended the year 2018 with a 6% increase in sales while total sales of around €138 billion were recorded.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research, Technology Tagged With: consumer electronics, GfK, TV sets Edited: January 7, 2019 11:13

Half of German TV viewers would pay extra for Ultra HD channels

November 20, 2018 15.51 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

52% of TV viewers in Germany would be willing to spend money on TV channels in Ultra HD quality.

Filed Under: Channels, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Ultra HD Tagged With: GfK, HD+, S&L Research, Timo Schneckenburger, Ultra HD Edited: November 22, 2018 07:21

High-end TV sets drive global market

August 29, 2018 15.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The sales of TV sets amounted to €45 billion in the first half of 2018 in the global market, around 1% more than in the same period last year, spurred by this year’s FIFA World Cup, according to German market research institute GfK.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Technology, Top Story Tagged With: 4K, 8K, FIFA World Cup, GfK, HDR, Markus Kick, OLED, sales, TV sets, Ultra HD Edited: September 10, 2018 09:17

Smart TV on the rise in Germany

April 25, 2018 13.58 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

A total of 1.6 million TV sets were sold in Germany in Q1 2018. Of these, 1.2 million (75%) are equipped with smart functions, reports German industry association Deutsche TV-Plattform with reference to figures from GfK Retail & Technology.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Andre Prahl, Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, TV sets Edited: April 26, 2018 18:37

GfK: Modest piracy decrease in Spain

April 9, 2018 08.40 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The value of illegal accesses to illegal content in Spain amounted to €21.899 billion in 2017. This represented a decrease of 6% compared to 2016 and an accumulated decrease of 9% compared to 2015.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: Carlota Navarrete, Emilio Fernandez, GfK, La Liga, Piracy, Spain Edited: April 9, 2018 16:18

Smart TV devices achieve record sales in Germany

February 28, 2018 20.25 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

More smart devices for media use at home were sold in Germany last year than ever before.

Filed Under: Connected TV, HbbTV, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Set-Top Boxes, Technology Tagged With: Deutsche TV-Plattform, GfK, Smart TV, TV sets Edited: March 2, 2018 08:35

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