This statistic shows the results of a 2014 survey of UK respondents regarding their TV and online video on-demand use and online video purchasing (via electronic sell through), by genre. Of respondents who had ever used TV VOD, 53 percent reported having ever accessed UK TV dramas via TV VOD.
Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre
n (TV VOD) = 1,122; n (online VOD) = 2,148; n (EST service) = 914
Age group
16 years and older
Special properties
TV VOD consumers, Online VOD consumers, EST services consumers**
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* TV VOD: Includes any VOD content accessed from a TV set top box. Includes all catch-up, on demand and pay-per-view content accessed from a TV set top box.
Online VOD: Includes any VOD content accessed from any device but a TV set top box. Devices included are: desktop/laptop PC, smartphone, tablet, games console, Smart TV or Blu-Ray Player and Apple TV. This only includes content which is either accessed for free or rented but not permanently kept (as opposed to EST).
Electronic Sell Through (EST): Includes any EST content accessed from any device but not a TV set top box. Devices included are: desktop/laptop PC, smartphone, tablet, games console, Smart TV or Blu-Ray Player and Apple TV. This only includes content which is purchased and a copy is permanently kept (either locally or digitally stored) but not accessed for free or rented.
** Consumers who ever accessed content via any of these platforms.
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Ofcom. (August 7, 2014). Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/
Ofcom. "Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre." Chart. August 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/
Ofcom. (2014). Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/
Ofcom. "Claimed Use of Tv and Online Vod, and Videos Purchased Online (Est) in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/
Ofcom, Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Claimed use of TV and online VOD, and videos purchased online (EST) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by genre [Graph], Ofcom, August 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274947/vod-use-and-online-video-purchases-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-genre/