According to a survey run in waves between 2015 and 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK), 14 percent of internet users reported consuming digital TV shows illegally in 2020. This was the lowest figure reported within the six-year survey period, while the highest figure was reported in 2018 - here, 23 percent of respondents admitted to illegal consumption of TV programs.
Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?
Base varied by content type. Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 10) was not published by the source. Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 4,728; n (W3) = 4,708; n (W4) = 4,673; n(W5) = 4,552; n(W6) = 4,670; n(W7) = 4,573; n(W8) = 4,032; n(W9) = 1,922. Online and face-to-face surveys were used prior to 2019. In 2019 and 2020 online surveys were used.
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GOV.UK. (March 30, 2021). Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2021). Have you consumed digital television programs illegally in the past three months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Have You Consumed Digital Television Programs Illegally in The past Three Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
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