This statistic shows the answers to a survey question on the primary reason for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017. The leading reason was the price, with 42 percent of the respondents naming this particular reason. By comparison, two percent of the respondents indicated it was unlikely to get caught.
Video-on-demand, or VOD, is increasing in the Netherlands. Netflix is the biggest provider of video streaming in the Netherlands with approximately 2.4 households having subscribed to the service. The Netherlands also has several domestic VOD providers. Videoland , owned by RTL Nederland, reaches roughly 400,000 households.
Leading reasons for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017
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University of Amsterdam. (July 31, 2018). Leading reasons for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888605/leading-reasons-for-illegal-films-and-series-downloads-in-the-netherlands/
University of Amsterdam. "Leading reasons for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017." Chart. July 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888605/leading-reasons-for-illegal-films-and-series-downloads-in-the-netherlands/
University of Amsterdam. (2018). Leading reasons for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888605/leading-reasons-for-illegal-films-and-series-downloads-in-the-netherlands/
University of Amsterdam. "Leading Reasons for Downloading Films and Series from Illegal Sources in The Netherlands in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888605/leading-reasons-for-illegal-films-and-series-downloads-in-the-netherlands/
University of Amsterdam, Leading reasons for downloading films and series from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888605/leading-reasons-for-illegal-films-and-series-downloads-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited June 01, 2020)
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