6.1 million Pay TV subscribers in Germany in 2012

Germany’s Association of Private Broadcasting and Telemedia (Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telemedien – VPRT) has released a report on the pay TV market in Germany.

According to the study, there were 6.1 million pay TV subscribers in Germany at the end of 2012 with over 9 million daily viewers. Industry revenues (subscriptions and VOD sales) were over €1.8 billion for the year.

Pay TV subscribers 2008-2012 (millions):

2008  2009  2010  2011  2012
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 4.3   4.3   4.8   5.4   6.1

Source: VPRT (2012) / Die Medienanstalten (2008-2011)