Mass media in the United Kingdom

There are several different types of <a href="/facts/Mass_media/M1UE4TTp">mass media</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>: <a href="/facts/List_of_television_channels_in_the_United_Kingdom/BLEfnwmo">television</a>, <a href="/facts/Radio_in_the_United_Kingdom/gP3gSJHn">radio</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom/KoYGXKR3">newspapers</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_magazines_in_the_United_Kingdom/ESvBbmN9">magazines</a> and <a href="/facts/Internet_in_the_United_Kingdom/hlhmAAea">websites</a>. The United Kingdom is known for its large <a href="/facts/Music_of_the_United_Kingdom/gKydvvNS">music</a> industry, along with its new and upcoming artists. The country also has a large <a href="/facts/Broadcasting_in_the_United_Kingdom/lLw8A5Xj">broadcasting</a>, <a href="/facts/UK_film_industry/86G5BcEM">film</a>, <a href="/facts/Video_game_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom/yV9WVTCu">video games</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_largest_book_publishers_of_the_United_Kingdom/sRdUmrCx">book publishing</a> industries.
The United Kingdom has a diverse range of providers, the most prominent being the publicly owned and funded British Broadcasting Corporation (<a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>). 
The main BBC <a href="/facts/Public_service_broadcasting_in_the_United_Kingdom/lLw8A5Xj">public service broadcasting</a> channels accounted for an estimated 28.4% of all television viewing; the three main independent channels accounted for 29.5% and the increasingly important other satellite and digital channels for the remaining 42.1%. Sales of newspapers have fallen since the 1970s and in 2009 42% of people reported reading a daily national newspaper. In 2010, 82.5% of the United Kingdom population were Internet users, the highest proportion amongst the 20 countries with the largest total number of users in that year.
The BBC's largest competitors are <a href="/facts/ITV_plc/McgXE53f">ITV plc</a>, which operates 13 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the <a href="/facts/ITV_(TV_network)/pIlD3oza">ITV Network</a>, the <a href="/facts/Sky_Group/LkIK6Tj0">Sky Group</a> and the publicly owned and commercially funded <a href="/facts/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation/ApCGNcg7">Channel Four Television Corporation</a>.
Regional media is covered by local radio, television and print newspapers. <a href="/facts/Reach_plc/p3hnA5Sz">Reach plc</a> (formerly Trinity Mirror) operates 240 local and regional newspapers. The <a href="/facts/Secretary_of_State_for_Digital%2c_Culture%2c_Media_and_Sport/SdeWLwHj">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a> has overall responsibility over media ownership and broadcasting.

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Mass media in the United Kingdom