Research by telecoms firm Arris found that 67 per cent of people in the UK admit to binge-watching a TV show – ie, watching several episodes in one sitting, whether on DVD or via an online or catch-up service – with the average viewer doing so for more than three hours a week.
More than three-fifths (61 per cent) choose to do it alone, taking advantage of the increasingly personal nature of many online streaming and catch-up services.
Data from the Sky TV Store suggested that its subscribers will spend six days watching fantasy drama Game Of Thrones this winter.