Television in Germany

Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first regular television service in the world,[1] named Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow.

In 2000, the German television market had approximately 36.5 million television households, making it the largest television market in Europe.[2] Nowadays, 95% of German households have at least one television receiver.[3] All the main German TV channels are free-to-air.

  1. ^ "22.3.1935: Erstes Fernsehprogramm der Welt". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Digital Single Market" (PDF). Digital Single Market. European Commission.
  3. ^ "Staat & Gesellschaft - Ausstattung mit Gebrauchsgütern - Ausstattung privater Haushalte mit Unterhaltungselektronik - Deutschland - Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)". www.destatis.de. Retrieved 2016-11-18.