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Children’s Television Ofcom. 1 st November 2011. TV is dominant for younger age groups, but mobile and internet more important for older children. Which media children say they would most miss. 5-7. 12-15. 8-11. 28 mobile. 48 Watch TV. 39 Watch TV. 12. 6. 5. 25 internet. 6.
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Children’s TelevisionOfcom 1st November 2011
TV is dominant for younger age groups, but mobile and internet more important for older children Which media children say they would most miss 5-7 12-15 8-11 28 mobile 48 Watch TV 39 Watch TV 12 6 5 25 internet 6 18 Watch TV 13 7 25 25 18 Use a mobile phone Listen to the radio Watch TV Use the internet Via PC/Laptop Read Comics/Newspapers /Magazines Play console/ Video games Listen to portable MP3 device Watch Videos/ DVD’s
Nine in ten children watch TV each day Listen to radio Watch TV Use internet Watch videos/DVDs Use mobile phone Play games 8-11 12-15 5-7 8-11 5-7 8-11 12-15 12-15 12-15 5-7 5-7 5-7 12-15 8-11 8-11 5-7 12-15 8-11
Most children have a TV in their bedroom TV in bedroom Digital TV in bedroom Internet in bedroom Games console in bedroom 12-15 5-7 8-11 5-7 8-11 12-15 5-7 8-11 12-15 5-7 8-11 12-15
Children spend 17 hours 34 minutes watching TV each week, an increase of 2 hours since 2005 Average hours of weekly viewing, by age (hrs, mins) Source: BARB
Children spend one third of their time watching children’s programming 17.2 16.8 15.8 15.4 15.6 16.2 16.0 17.6 Av. weekly hours of TV viewing Source: BARB Note: Minor variations due to rounding.‘Commercial adult airtime’ includes all non-BBC channels
PSB channels - children’s programmes spend (network) £m Source: Ofcom/broadcasters. Note: figures are expressed in 2010 prices. ITV1 includes GMTV1. BBC channels do not include BBC HD. CITV is excluded. 6
PSB channels – children’s output hours (network) Spend £124m £112m £110m £112m £102m Source: Ofcom/broadcasters Note: Spend is given in 2010 prices. Output and spend on the CITV channel is excluded. 7 7