What do you think of when you read the numbers 20:15? Anyone who is my age knows that by this time you’ve got your workday behind you, you’ve endured the bad news on the news and you’re looking forward to the relaxing part of the evening. It’s called Movies, Shows, Entertainment.
If you ask my children (or probably everyone under 30) for the number combination 20:15, then at best they still think of a time in the early evening or quickly calculate 1.3333.
The TV we grew up with only exists in the minds of us TV dinosaurs. One This week’s survey showed: For the first time, most Germans no longer receive their TV signal via cable or satellite, but via the Internet. Television arrives in 40 percent of households via the Internet, satellite (39%) and cable (38%) are a hair’s breadth behind and not too many bother with a terrestrial antenna (9%).
Those who paid attention in math noticed: In the study, more than just one reception technology could be named. Many are currently receiving on two tracks, rehearsing for the time after cable and satellite. Another study found that around nine million households want to terminate their traditional TV connection in the coming years or (in the case of satellite and DVB-T reception) simply unscrew the roof.
The main question that concerns me is: Why? So why does it take so long and why is it not nearly 100 percent who receive their TV signal via the Internet?
The network provides better quality, more variety and, above all, more convenience. The Eisenlauer household has been streaming for years. So everyone gets their own program and we only know commercials from YouTube
Only two weeks every two years do we notice the only disadvantage of digital TV reception: When the neighbors are already celebrating goals in front of us at the European Football Championship or World Cup.
The rest of the time we enjoy being able to watch great content exactly when we want it and not when a program director has set it for the whole of Germany. It’s always 20:15 with us.