Britons spend more on paid-for TV than friends or family
As a nation we spend more on paid-for TV services such as Sky and Virgin than we do on friends and family, according to the latest research from Standard Life.
Britons spend an average of £39 per month for TV viewing, adding up to £468 a year.
Men aged 45-54 spend the most of any age group, spending on average £43 per month or £516 a year.
To put that into perspective, those of us paying TV subscriptions admit we spend more on that each month than we do on our parents (£11), partners (£37) and friends (£10).
Almost half of us (47%) pay a subscription for our TV services, rising to almost three in five men (59%) aged 35-44.
One in eight of us (13%) have paid for TV services for more than 15 years. And 40% believe they will continue paying for subscription TV for more than 20 years.
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Per person.
is that per household, or per person who has a paid-for subscription.
this was the first thing we cut when the recession hit and we saved a fortune, and suprisingly we did'nt miss it one bit!
Ummmmm....
"Britons spend an average of £39 per month for TV viewing, adding up to £468 a year."
I don't think so. What about children? Do they all spend £39 per month on pay TV? What about 2 adults living in a house- they both spend 39 quid a month?
Probably this should read: "Of the TV subscriptions in the UK the average is £39"
How depressing.