TV, radio and on-demand

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Audience attitudes to the broadcast media

Exploring UK adults’ access to and use of connected devices, their attitudes towards TV and radio broadcasting, and related areas such as advertising and regulation.

Small-scale DAB trials: final report 2016

A report on the outcomes of Ofcom's trial of a new approach to DAB radio broadcasting which we are calling small scale DAB.

Linear vs. non-linear viewing 2016

A qualitative investigation exploring viewers’ behaviour and attitudes towards using different TV platforms and services providers.

News consumption in the UK

Investigating news consumption across the UK, and within each UK nation, to examine people’s consumption of, and attitudes towards, different types of content on different platforms.

Beyond Broadcast consumer research 2015

Ofcom carried out consumer research called ‘Beyond Broadcast’ through GfK NOP’s omnibus survey. This research measured claimed changes in audio-visual activities in the last year.

Digital radio reports

Reports on the progress of digital radio in the UK, intended to provide an update on the availability, take-up, listening patterns, and attitudes towards digital radio, as requested by Government in 2010 as part of the Digital Radio Action Plan.

Public service broadcasting

This report provides information about how the television public service broadcasters are performing in terms of delivering public service programmes. The public service broadcasters are those providing Channel 3 services, Channel 4, Channel 5, and S4C. They also include the BBC in relation to a number of its channels.

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