UK adults spending 4 ½ hours online daily; 94% use YouTube

UK adults spending 4 ½ hours online daily; 94% use YouTube

Britons watched YouTube on average for 51 minutes a day in 2025 on smartphones, tablets and PCs, regulator Ofcom said, noting that services from its owner Alphabet and from Meta account for more than half of all time spent online.

According to a Reuters report from London yesterday, ...


‘Freedom at Midnight’ returns on SonyLIV Jan. 9 with S2

‘Freedom at Midnight’ returns on SonyLIV Jan. 9 with S2

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani has announced that the upcoming season of ‘Freedom at Midnight’ will take viewers further into one of the most defining and turbulent periods in the subcontinent’s history. The second season, he said, seeks to expand the canvas of the story, offering a more immersive and emotionally ...


Ofcom okays satellite calls, texts, data to help mobile blackspots

Ofcom okays satellite calls, texts, data to help mobile blackspots

With the British communications regulator Ofcom yesterday announcing its final decision about how the technology can be rolled out, the scramble has begun for commercial tie-ups between satellite companies and terrestrial mobile operators to make standard smartphones receive signals from space.