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Engineering Brief

Survey of Media Device Ownership, Media Service Usage, and Group Media Consumption in UK Households

Authors: Cieciura, Craig; Mason, Russell; Coleman, Philip; Paradis, Matthew

AES Convention 145 · Paper 456 · October 2018

Abstract

Homes contain a plethora of devices for audio-visual content consumption, which intelligent reproduction systems can exploit to give the best possible experience. To investigate media device ownership in the home, media service-types usage and solitary versus group audio/audio-visual media consumption, a survey of UK households with 1102 respondents was undertaken. The results suggest that there is already significant ownership of wireless and smart loudspeakers, as well as other interconnected devices containing loudspeakers such as smartphones and tablets. Questions on group media consumption suggest that the majority of listeners spend more time consuming media with others than alone, demonstrating an opportunity for systems that can adapt to varying audience requirements within the same environment.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 145
AES Convention
145
Paper number
456
Publication date
October 6, 2018
Session subject
Posters: Spatial Audio
Affiliation
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK; BBC Research and Development, Salford, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief