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Streaming Shows Nearly Doubles In The UK, Traditional TV Still King
- The Guardian, Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:44 AM
The popularity of services such as Netflix and Amazon surged last year with the typical British TV fan almost doubling the amount of time spent watching programmes. The typical British TV viewer watched about 77 minutes a week of shows on subscription video-on-demand services, according to a report by TV industry marketing body Thinkbox. While the growth rate in the popularity of the TV industry upstarts was impressive, the figures show traditional TV is still king.
