Leading locations for out of home primetime TV viewing in the U.S. 2015
Home video is a promising market in the U.S., as Americans prefer watching primetime TV, if not at their own home, at a friend's home or a relative's home. Watching movies at home, for instance, is the preferred way of consuming them in the U.S.
This statistic has been taken from the GfK report 'How People Use Primetime TV 2015'. The graph shows the leading locations for watching primetime TV programming outside of own home in the United States as of May 2015. During a GfK survey, 49 percent of respondents stated they watched primetime TV programming at a friend's home, while 12 percent said they did the same at work. The 'How People Use Primetime TV 2015' report from The Home Technology Monitor™—GfK’s respected media technology research service – documents the audience’s use of television during primetime. It shows changes in primetime TV usage since 2004. The study looks at how people perceive their typical television behavior by detailing their primetime TV use yesterday. The report also explores attitudes towards primetime advertising.
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