Channel 4 has announced it has partnered with Tesco Mobile on new branded entertainment series, The Great British Phone Switch. This pioneering lifestyle experiment is designed to bring families closer as they navigate the transition from teens into adulthood. According to a 2025 Ofcom report, by the age of 11, 91% of children own their own mobile phone[1], but how much do we understand about their digital lives? This branded entertainment series, sees parents/guardians and their children swap digital lives for 48 hours. Presented by Anna Williamson and under the…
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Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters Launch Nationwide ‘Online Safety Champion’ Competition to Empower Children Through Creativity
As nearly 80% of parents express concern over their child’s online safety ahead of the transition to secondary school, Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters have joined forces with award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph to launch a powerful new initiative: the ‘Online Safety Champion’. This nationwide campaign is designed to help children become confident, informed digital citizens through creativity and imagination. New research commissioned by Tesco Mobile and Internet Matters reveals that 79% of parents with children in Year 6 are worried about online risks such as bullying, peer…
Read MoreTesco Mobile partners with Crisis to bring ‘lifeline’ of connectivity to people experiencing homelessness in Great Britain
Tesco Mobile and Crisis have announced the start of an ambitious two-year partnership aiming to help thousands of people experiencing homelessness across Britain to reconnect with society. The importance of connectivity Our new partnership aims to combat growing issues around digital exclusion and, in the first year, will include an initial donation of £700,000 worth of phones, devices and connectivity (connectivity relating to data, minutes and texts). Mobile connection can provide a lifeline; It can bring us closer together, closer to society and can help to provide access to essential…
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