Size of the UK 'creative industries' sector

The Creative Industries account for more than eight per cent GDP; more than four per cent of our export income and provide jobs for two million people.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Falling TV audiences among young people

From the BBC: Building Public Value paper...

"Recent BBC research shows that in 2004, children aged 10–14 are consuming over 20% less television
per week than children of the same age a decade earlier44. One reason is that many children now have a wider range of media devices in their bedrooms than their parents have in the living room"

Graph of growth in blogging

Pew data on broadband penetration in the US

"Surveys fielded in 2006 show that internet penetration among adults in the U.S. has hit an all-time high. While the percentage of Americans who say they use the internet has continued to fluctuate slightly, our latest survey, fielded February 15 – April 6, 2006 shows that fully 73% of respondents (about 147 million adults) are internet users, up from 66% (about 133 million adults) in our January 2005 survey. And the share of Americans who have broadband connections at home has now reached 42% (about 84 million), up from 29% (about 59 million) in January 2005."

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