Digital TV News: Goldmedia

German study shows high losses from TV piracy
Jan 25, 2023 – According to a study commissioned by VAUNET, a total of 5.9 million people in Germany regularly watched illegal live TV streams in 2022, with live TV piracy largely replacing the use of legal TV services.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Content Protection, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research

Disney+ has the potential to make a strong entrance in the UK
Feb 5, 2020 – According to Goldmedia, up to 7.6 million VoD fans in the UK are indicating that they want to use Disney+ when it launches at the end of March. UK VoD users subscribe to an average of only two streaming services and want to spend no more than around £17 a month on them.
News categories: Goldmedia, VoD-Ratings, Dr. Florian Kerkau, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

German VOD revenues growing faster than ever
Jun 11, 2018 – At the end of 2017, 18% of all German households were subscribing to at least one paid-for VOD service. The market appears to be on an unabated growth trajectory and the boom is seeing revenues soar through the roof.
News categories: Goldmedia, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming

Amazon leads Germany's VOD market
Feb 24, 2015 – According to research undertaken by Goldmedia, Amazon Prime Instant Video is the most widely used video-on-demand (VOD) offering in Germany with a share of 33.2 percent. iTunes and Maxdome are in equal second place with 11.3% market share. Netflix is only in fifth place with 8%.
News categories: Goldmedia, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming

Currently 1,424 online-TV services in Germany
Dec 11, 2012 – According to a study on Internet TV by Goldmedia, there are currently 1,424 online-TV services in Germany. The number of people accessing videos has increased by about 17% compared to the previous year. Every fifth video hit occurs via mobile devices.
News categories: Goldmedia, BLM, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming

Half of German households to have internet-connected TVs in 2016
Nov 8, 2011 – According to Goldmedia, at the end of 2010 some 4 million TV households had televisions that were connected to the internet, either directly or via an external box. They expect that number to reach 5.6 million this year and 20 million in 2016.
News categories: Goldmedia, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Connected TVs reach 20% of sales in Germany
Jun 30, 2010 – According to Goldmedia, a fifth of all TV sets sold in Germany in 2010 will have an internet connection. By 2015 the number is forecast to reach 23 million or 61% of TV households.
News categories: Goldmedia, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Germany - Digitalisation Breakthrough in TV Households
Sep 4, 2007 – The digitalisation of TV-households is gathering momentum in Germany: 77 per cent of TV-households will be digitalised at primary reception by the end of 2012. This is the forecast of Goldmedia published in its latest study "The Future of TV-transmission", which analyses the development of broadcasting infrastructures in Germany.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services

German Mobile TV Audience To Reach 8.7. Million By 2012
Mar 14, 2007 – Mobile TV based on the DVB-H standard may have got off to a slow start in Germany, but a mainstream audience for the services will gather momentum beginning next year, according to a new study by Goldmedia. More …
News categories: Goldmedia, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Mobile