As at March 31, 2020, the average time spent per viewer watching television was 7 hours and 8 minutes, compared to 5 hours 36 minutes at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia. There was a marked increase in TV viewership in Malaysia since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) on March 18. The MCO essentially restricts the movement of Malaysians out of the home to only essential activities such as grocery shopping or medical emergencies. The MCO has been extended for the third time to May 12.
Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020
(in hours.minutes)
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Nielsen. (April 17, 2020). Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/
Nielsen. "Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in hours.minutes)." Chart. April 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/
Nielsen. (2020). Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in hours.minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/
Nielsen. "Average Time Spent Watching Tv per Person during The Covid-19 Pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in Hours.Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/
Nielsen, Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in hours.minutes) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average time spent watching TV per person during the COVID-19 pandemic Malaysia 2020 as at March 2020 (in hours.minutes) [Graph], Nielsen, April 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1112649/malaysia-average-time-watching-tv-per-person-during-covid-19/
