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Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first regular television service in the world,^[1] named Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow.

In 2000, the German television market had approximately 36.5 million television households, making it the largest television market in Europe.^[2] Nowadays, 95% of German households have at least one television receiver.^[3] All the main German TV channels are free-to-air.