Online video 'eroding TV viewing': report from the BBC

by Actual News Geezer | November 27, 2006 at 11:46 am

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The "Beeb" just spent a whack of dough polling 2,070 Brits to find out just how much its bleeding its broadcast audience to online video sites like YouTube.

Not a happy result, if you happen to be a broadcaster:

Some 43% of Britons who watch video from the internet or on a mobile device at least once a week said they watched less normal TV as a result.

And online and mobile viewing is rising - three quarters of users said they now watched more than they did a year ago.

But online video viewers are still in the minority, with just 9% of the population saying they do it regularly.

Another 13% said they watched occasionally, while a further 10% said they expected to start in the coming year.