TV viewing holds its own amongst proliferation of Internet options: CRTC report

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Despite a spike in mobile and Internet TV viewing, the time that Canadians spent viewing traditional television in 2014 held steady, says the third and final installment of the CRTC’s 2015 Communications Monitoring Report.The report, released Thursday, provides an overview of the Canadian broadcasting industry for the year ended August 31, 2014. The Commission previously released reports on the communication system and the telecom sector.While the time spent watching conventional television declined slightly across all age groups in 2014, the overall average remained stable at 27.4 hours each week compared to 27.9 hours in 2013, according to the...