Ofcom releases 2011 Communications Market report

Thursday, August 4th, 2011
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The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has released its 2011 Communications Market report.

Nearly 10 million TV sets were sold in 2010, almost all of which were HD ready.

Viewers currently watch just over 4 hours a day, up by approximately 18 minutes over ten years.

There were nearly 1 million internet-enabled TV sales during 2010, and 125,000 sales of TVs with 3D capabilities.

Almost half (46 per cent) of households now have a digital video recorder (DVR).

The UK TV industry collectively generated revenue of £11.8 billion in 2010, a 6.6 per cent increase on 2009, driven by both a recovery in advertising revenue and continued increases in subscription revenues. 

                      2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010
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Digital TV take-up   61.9%  69.7%  86.3%  87.1%  91.4%  92.5%

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