Number of pay TV subscribers in Germany 2006-2016

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Evgenia Koptyug,
Jan 13, 2025
This statistic shows the number of pay TV and IPTV subscribers in Germany from 2006 to 2016. In 2016, Sky Deutschland had the highest number of subscribers that year with roughly 4.86 million.

Number of pay TV and IPTV subscribers in Germany from 2006 to 2016, by provider (in 1,000)

CharacteristicSky*Vodafone/Kabel Deutschland**Unitymedia KabelBW***TelekomHD+Tele Columbus
2016 4,860 1,825 1,582 2,879 2,111 426
2015 4,494 1,648 1,499 2,683 1,832 397
2014 4,123 1,417 2,278 2,442 1,654 -
2013 3,667 1,453 2,235 2,200 1,413 -
2012 3,363 1,267 2,186 1,966 945 -
2011 3,012 1,082 1,753 1,553 404 -
2010 2,653 1,222 1,533 1,156 37 -
2009 2,470 1,039 491 806 - -
2008 2,411 846 568 480 - -
2007 3,651 763 456 150 - -
2006 3,410 660 385 - - -
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of subscribers in thousandsSky*Vodafone/Kabel Deutschland**Unitymedia KabelBW***TelekomHD+Tele Columbus20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
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Release date

July 2017

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2006 to 2016

Supplementary notes

* Incl. Premiere/Sky Austria, excl. indirect Premiere/Sky customers, new calculation basis from 2008 onwards.
** Figure for 2016 was taken from the annual report 2015/16 since fiscal year of Vodafone ended after the release of this years report.
*** Up until 2011: Unitymedia only. Since 2010, Unitymedia only states the total number of digital TV subscribers without differentiating between the premium pay TV package and the digital free TV/basic package.

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