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In the U.S. and used the Internet more than television

Internet is already beginning to go well beyond the traditional media like newspapers or television, at least in the U.S.. This is a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reveals that Americans visit and see more news more content over the Internet than in other media.

According to the report, Americans aged 18 and 60 spend an average of 7.3 hours weekly watching TV by the Red and only 6.1 hours a week doing the same in front of the TV. These data are significant even in the youngest age group: the population between 18 and 34 consume about 8 hours of TV weekly online vs 5.6 hours of traditional TV.

Differences between Internet and traditional media are even more marked in the books and films. Americans spend 4.4 hours a week to read publications online More than double the time reserved for reading print, only 1.9 hours. For the seventh art, its manifestation online reaches 5.1 hours a week watching movies compared to 1.5 hours that Americans spend on average in the rooms.

The sector traditional video games is the only one still remains, though very slightly, its superiority over the internet: the use of the consoles is 2.4 hours per week compared to the 2.2 hours that dedicated to playing online, either via computer, mobile phone or other device.

The total sum shows that the digital consumer information and entertainment is 19.3 hours a week while consumption of traditional media is in a 15.8 hours.