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Britons drive sales of radios, cassettes and CDs to cut screen time: Report
A report says households are buying more retro audio gear as 52% of Gen Z create dedicated listening spaces and 60% of older adults prefer screen-free radio.
- British households are driving an "analogue revival" with increased demand for radios, vinyl, cassettes, and CDs as consumers seek to reduce screen time, according to a new report.
- The digital radio market grew by 5.5% last year, according to figures from GfK, boosted by Government advice to households to maintain battery-powered options for emergencies.
- Radio Joint Audience Research reported 51.1 million adults—87% of the population—tune in weekly, while 52% of Gen Z have created dedicated listening spaces at home.
- Electronics brands Pure and TEAC responded to consumer demand for music "without constant notifications and endless scrolling" by launching systems including the Classic Active and Evoke Home.
- Pure Chief Marketing Officer Hubert Eiter said, "Radio has never really left the home," noting that listeners value the medium for providing an atmosphere without distraction.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 17%
R 16%
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