Box Set Britain: 8 in 10 admit to binge-viewing

August 4, 2017 | David Farnor

It’s official: Britain has become a nation of telly addicts, as research from Ofcom shows just how normal binge-viewing has become.

40 million of us now watch episodes back-to-back, according to Ofcom, prompting it to dub the country “Box Set … Read More

“Binge-watch”: How Netflix changed the way we speak

August 20, 2014 | David Farnor

Language is a fascinating thing, not just used to communicate but to define the world around us. New words are created in response to new ideas or technologies – which means that the impact of video on-demand upon our lifestyles … Read More

Netflix users watched an average of 5 House of Cards episodes in first weekend

February 22, 2014 | David Farnor

“That’s how you devour a whale – one bite at a time,” said Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) in House of Cards Season 1. He could easily have been talking about Season 2, as binge-viewing fans of the show watched an … Read More

Addicted? One in five Brits prefer box sets to sex

February 6, 2014 | David Farnor

Bad news this morning: Brits are obsessed with box sets. Yes, you, him, her, potentially everyone in the country, we all could be closet box set addicts, according to research from blinkbox.

41 per cent of Brits surveyed by Tesco’s … Read More