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Internet-savvy Britons lead digital league

By Tim Bradshaw, Digital Media Correspondent

Published: November 20 2008 02:00 | Last updated: November 20 2008 02:00

Britons emerge as a nation of gadget-savvy internet junkies - spending more time than the rest of Europe browsing the internet, social networking and playing video games - in new research by the communications regulator.

The UK also leads a comparison of 12 industrialised nations in digital television take-up and use of digital video recorders.

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