Commenting on Ofcom’s terrestrial TV viewing figures Nick Baker, TV expert at Uswitch.com, says: “Viewers are flocking back to conventional TV channels during lockdown, with Uswitch research showing that households are watching a fifth more TV and films than prior to the Covid-19 crisis.
“It is perhaps unsurprising that at times of national crisis, millions still turn to national broadcasters like the BBC and ITV for information and their daily news update.
“Broadcasters should rightly be proud of this surge in their viewing figures, however the question remains whether they can sustain the highs as Britain begins to come out of lockdown.
“The likely truth is this will be nothing more than a temporary blip as the runaway popularity of streaming services means they have continued to see a growth in subscriber numbers over the last two months.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Rory Stoves
Phone: 020 3872 5613
Email: rory.stoves@uswitch.com
Twitter: @UswitchPR
About us
It’s all about “U”!
Thank you for indulging us over the last 20 years by using a small ‘u’ and a big ‘S’ when writing about our brand in your articles.
We are delighted to let you know that you are now off the hook - it’s big U’s all the way (and small s’s) as we undertake our biggest ever rebrand - so let your autocorrect go wild!
About Uswitch
Uswitch is the UK’s top comparison website for home services switching. Launched in September 2000, we help consumers save money on their gas, electricity, broadband, mobile, TV, and financial services products and get more of what matters to them. Last year we saved consumers over £373 million on their energy bills alone.
Uswitch is part of RVU, a new business that also owns Money.co.uk and Bankrate.
If you would no longer like to receive our press releases please email prteam@uswitch.com with 'unsubscribe'.
