European countries provided in total nearly 5,900 television channels as of the end of 2020. The top genres for TV stations in Europe include generalist, sport, entertainment, as well as film and TV fiction content.
Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre
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European Audiovisual Observatory. (June 28, 2021). Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/
European Audiovisual Observatory. (2021). Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Distribution of Television Channels in Europe as of December 2020, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/
European Audiovisual Observatory, Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Distribution of television channels in Europe as of December 2020, by genre [Graph], European Audiovisual Observatory, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428506/genre-of-tv-channels-available-in-europe/