Children’s Television Ofcom 1 st November 2011
Watch TV 18 Watch TV Watch TV internet mobile Watch TV Listen to the radio Use a mobile phone Read Comics/Newspapers /Magazines Use the internet Via PC/Laptop Play console/ Video games Listen to portable MP3 device Watch Videos/ DVD’s 5 TV is dominant for younger age groups, but mobile and internet more important for older children Which media children say they would most miss
Watch TVUse internet Play games Watch videos/DVDs 2 Nine in ten children watch TV each day Use mobile phone Listen to radio
TV in bedroomDigital TV in bedroom Internet in bedroomGames console in bedroom 3 Most children have a TV in their bedroom
4 Average hours of weekly viewing, by age (hrs, mins) Source: BARB Children spend 17 hours 34 minutes watching TV each week, an increase of 2 hours since 2005
5 Source: BARB Note: Minor variations due to rounding.‘Commercial adult airtime’ includes all non-BBC channels Av. weekly hours of TV viewing Children spend one third of their time watching children’s programming
6 PSB channels - children’s programmes spend (network) Source: Ofcom/broadcasters. Note: figures are expressed in 2010 prices. ITV1 includes GMTV1. BBC channels do not include BBC HD. CITV is excluded. £m
7 PSB channels – children’s output hours (network) Source: Ofcom/broadcasters Note: Spend is given in 2010 prices. Output and spend on the CITV channel is excluded. 7 Spend £124m£112m£110m£112m£102m