This statistic displays motivations for paying to consume digital media content in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018. Among respondents, 39 percent reported paying for digital content because it was quicker than consuming free content.
What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?*
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Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 4, 2018). What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/
Ofcom, und Kantar. "What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?*." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/
Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/
Ofcom, and Kantar. "What Were Your Personal Reasons for Paying to Consume Digital Media Rather than Using Services Where You Could Have Got Them for Free?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/
Ofcom & Kantar, What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
What were your personal reasons for paying to consume digital media rather than using services where you could have got them for free?* [Graph], Ofcom, & Kantar, July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291695/motivations-for-paying-to-consume-digital-content-uk/