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August 19, 2010
Consumers are spending almost half (45 per cent) of their waking hours watching TV, using their mobiles and other communications devices, new Ofcom research revealed today.
August 19, 2010
Northern Ireland is embracing the online world according to new research from Ofcom. Seventy per cent of homes in Northern Ireland now have broadband, an increase of 6 per cent from last year, putting Northern Ireland on a par with the UK as a whole. The increase in broadband has led to a rise in online activities such as social networking, watching catch-up TV and making calls over the internet.
August 19, 2010
The level of expenditure on television content produced in Scotland increased again in 2009, Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report has revealed. Scotland now accounts for 3.6 per cent of all networked programme spend by the four public service broadcasters across the UK, up from 2.5 per cent in 2008.
August 19, 2010
The digital divide between Wales and the rest of the UK as a whole is continuing to narrow as Welsh consumers embrace communications services and become increasingly tech-savvy, new research from Ofcom reveals.
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