TV Viewing, Binge Watching, and Streaming Surges During Britain’s Lockdown

TV Viewing, Binge Watching, and Streaming Surges During Britain’s Lockdown
In this file photo, Isaac (4) watches Queen Elizabeth II during a televised address to the nation in London, Britain, on April 5, 2020. Reuters/Simon Dawson/File Photo
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Britons spent 40 percent of their waking day watching TV and online videos at the height of the CCP virus lockdown in April, including spending twice as long watching streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video, regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday.

Adults, who were advised by the government in late March to stay at home, spent on average six hours and 25 minutes a day watching news and entertainment, Ofcom said, a rise of almost a third on the same month a year ago.