08-04-2024 19:14 via theverge.com

It’s true: people like leaving their TVs on in the background

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The rise of free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) seems to have little to do with what’s playing — and more like how it’s playing. Metrics compiled by Bloomberg suggest that people really do just like to leave their TVs running in the background while working around the house or scrolling through social media.
As shown in the below chart from Bloomberg, viewers are spending more time watching Tubi, the FAST servi
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