100 Million Viewers for iPlayer in December
February 6th, 2010
BBC’s iPlayer has crossed the hundred million mark this December in customer requests, according to an announcement from the broadcasting company. The statistics of hundred million requests for online content work out to ten requests per every broadband user in
According to BBC this spurt in the demand was observed in the last two weeks of December as viewers increasingly preferred to watch the missed programmes online during the holidays. As a part of the festive season Christmas specials for Gavin and Stacey and Dr. Who were aired by TV channels and these were found to be the most watched programmes through iPlayer. Apart from these there were many requests for Terry Wogan’s final appearance in the Radio2 Show.
The Director of Future Media and Technology at BBC Mr. Erik Huggers was enthusiastic in his reaction to crossing the one million barrier and considered it a great way to start the New Year. Further he remarked that this achievement is proof of the fact that this idea of offering programmes through access to BBC iPlayer is viewer friendly and many viewers are now watching their favourite programmes at their convenience. He also expressed hope that with some innovative additions to iPlayer coming up by the end of this year many more viewers will avail of this facility.
The report also revealed that of the 20 devices which can integrate with iPlayer’s service, Nintendo Wii or a Sony PS3 consoles were most popularly used by viewers. About 1 of every 8 requests were made through either of these gaming consoles.
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