'Britain enjoying 'digital boom'' BBC News, 23 August 2007
The net, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionising how Britons spend their time, says Ofcom's annual report... "As a whole people are using communications services more than they were five years ago," said James Thickett, Ofcom's research director... Declining among younger people was listening to the radio and playing video and computer games [though according to Radio Centre research in some cases podcasts were substituting for radio, or it was being listened to in tandem with other activities]... the UK now has about 450,000 subscribers to high-definition services... many prefer to watch programmes saved on their DVR rather than a DVD... although Britons are using more media and technology than ever they are spending less on it [partly facilitated by bundling of services].
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Tags: report, networked home, consumer electronics, it inudstry, social trends, uk, mobile devices, broadcast
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Nico | 'Britain enjoying 'digital boom'' BBC News, 23 August 2007 |
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August 24, 2007 |
The net, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionising how Britons spend their time, says Ofcom's annual report... "As a whole people are using communications services more than they were five years ago," said James Thickett, ... |
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eberlin | BBC NEWS | Technology | Britain enjoying 'digital boom' |
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August 23, 2007 |
Data supplied by Ofcom about technology usage in the UK. There are some interesting trends developing. |
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