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A new survey atforfrominofonoverup Britain reveals that young people spend atforfrominofonoverup 27 hours a week online. This figure has trebled atforfrominofonoverup the past decade. Britain's communications watchdog Ofcom conducted the study atforfrominofonoverup thousands atforfrominofonoverup 16- to 24-year-olds as part atforfrominofonoverup its Media Use and Attitudes 2015 report. Ofcom found that while most online content is still being accessed atforfrominofonoverup computers, the proportion atforfrominofonoverup access via mobile devices is rapidly catching up. Two thirds atforfrominofonoverup adults now regularly use a smartphone or tablet. Online content has also changed considerably atforfrominofonoverup the past ten years. Today, people are spending a lot more time atforfrominofonoverup watching video clips, playing games, using instant messaging and checking social media accounts.

An industry expert, Toby Syfret, explained why more people are spending more time online. He said: "New technologies are opening atforfrominofonoverup a myriad atforfrominofonoverup other possibilities atforfrominofonoverup young people. It's not just watching content. They're messaging friends and texting atforfrominofonoverup the same time. Inevitably, as the younger generation gets older and they set atforfrominofonoverup their own home, TV viewing consumption will be affected." Over a quarter atforfrominofonoverup young people now watch TV shows and movies online instead of atforfrominofonoverup televisions. Mr Syfret added: "A 40-inch television screen offers quality you can't get atforfrominofonoverup a tablet or smartphone, so televisions are never going to become unimportant."