New law for television reception 2024: Tenants are no longer tied to a TV connection. As of: February 19, 2024, 6:04 a.m By: Bjarne Kommnick, Maximilian Hertel CommentsPressSplit For a long time, tenants were tied to their landlord's TV connection, but a new law now allows people to freely choose their television reception.

The change resulting from the change in the law affects around 12 million households throughout Germany. Only five percent of the 1,004 households surveyed were informed about the additional cost privilege.