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Teenagers And Tweens Watching TV Half As Much As Adults, Ofcom Finds

The Guardian, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:33 AM

Tweens and teens watch just half the amount of live TV as adults each day, and choose to “top-up” viewing by watching clips on services such as YouTube, Vimeo and Vine, according to new research by the UK media regulator. Ofcom says children ages 11 to 15 watch about 1 hr and 32 min of live TV per day, compared with the average adult’s 2hr 58min of viewing. Instead, older children are supplementing TV viewing by turning to sites such as YouTube, Vimeo and Vine, as well as watching clips on Facebook or Twitter.

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John Grono from GAP Research, November 26, 2014 at 3:59 p.m.
So, not a lot has changed ...?
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