Home Wi-Fi, smartphones, allow more Canadians to use TV and Internet together: MTM

OTTAWA – With mobile technology allowing Internet access in different ways, Canadians are increasingly using TV and the Internet simultaneously, says a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).Multitasking – TV and the Internet examines how Anglophone Canadians use the Internet while they are watching television. It found that three-quarters of Anglophones multitask online while they watch TV, more than three times the rate from a decade ago.Highlights from the report include:- Close to two-fifths of Anglophones are considered heavy multitaskers who report using the Internet “always” or “often” while watching TV;- Heavy multitaskers tend to be young, students, and have kids...