Wednesday 24 Sep 2014
New figures released today show that ±«Óãtv iPlayer reached a new landmark, as the on-demand service broke 100 million requests for programmes in a month for the first time.
The service, which is now available on more than 20 devices, allows people to catch up with their favourite ±«Óãtv programmes using their TV, mobile phone or computer. The final two weeks of December 2009 saw a huge increase for people accessing ±«Óãtv programmes through their games console. One in eight of all TV requests are now coming from either a Nintendo Wii or Sony PS3 console, which is an increase of 74% since November 2009.
The final Wake Up To Wogan and the race for 2009's Christmas number one saw the week commencing 14 December become the record week for radio requests in ±«Óãtv iPlayer history, while the week of 28 December saw 17.3 million requests come in for TV alone, setting a new record for TV programme requests in a week.
The figures also reveal the Top 20 programmes on the service over Christmas, with Top Gear's Bolivia Special being the most popular TV programme, and day two of the England v South Africa Test Match being the most popular radio programme.
EastEnders, Gavin & Stacey and Doctor Who all performed strongly, while two of the family blockbuster films shown on the ±«Óãtv also featured in the Top 20, proving that people are really happy to watch both short and feature length programmes on-demand.
Erik Huggers, Director of Future Media and Technology, said: "Breaking the 100 million barrier is a great way to kick off 2010 and these figures show that by offering simple and varied access to ±«Óãtv iPlayer people are really finding it easy to catch up with their favourite programmes at a time that suits them.
"I expect more people to start using the service as we continue to make it more widely available and I'm looking forward to some of the new innovations we have coming to the service later on in the year."
Since its launch on Christmas Day 2007, ±«Óãtv iPlayer has grown to a service receiving over 100 million requests per month for ±«Óãtv TV and Radio programmes.
The on-demand service from the ±«Óãtv allows UK audiences to catch up with their favourite ±«Óãtv content, broadcast over the last seven days, at a time that is suitable for them.
Audiences have a choice of streaming or downloading their chosen programme and, with series catch-up, selected programmes are made available for the entire season.
First launched on the computer, ±«Óãtv iPlayer is now available on more than 20 devices, including TV services, games consoles and mobile phones, providing UK audiences with greater access to the wealth of content available from the ±«Óãtv.
Programme availability differs across the different platforms.
Source: ±«Óãtv iStats – Requests are combined for both simulcast and on-demand requests per title. Numbers rounded to the nearest 100 due to sampling methodology. Note, this data is collected via a ±«Óãtv internal data warehouse (±«Óãtv iStats). The methodology adheres to industry standard guidelines as defined by JICWEBs and ABCe, with the exception that the ±«Óãtv data is based on a 25% sample of users and not 100%. The ±«Óãtv is working towards 100% sample over the coming months.
Total numbers for November and December 2009 include figures for ±«Óãtv iPlayer on Virgin Media.
±«Óãtv iPlayer titles – TV programmes – 21 December 2009 to 3 January 2010
Ìý | Programme | Episode | Channel | Total streams |
1 | Top Gear: series 14 | Ep. 6 | ±«Óãtv Two | 1,088,700 |
2 | Doctor Who: The End Of Time | Ep. 1 & 2 | ±«Óãtv One | 1,359,500 |
3 | Top Gear: series 14 | Ep. 5 | ±«Óãtv Two | 688,300 |
4 | Gavin & Stacey: series 3 | Ep. 5 | ±«Óãtv One | 538,200 |
5 | EastEnders | 25.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 455,100 |
6 | EastEnders | 26.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 441,000 |
7 | EastEnders | 29.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 436,400 |
8 | Pirates Of The Caribbean | 26.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 422,600 |
9 | Gavin & Stacey: series 3 | Ep. 6 | ±«Óãtv One | 410,000 |
10 | Mock The Week: series 7 | Ep. 13 | ±«Óãtv Two | 407,800 |
11 | EastEnders | 31.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 407,200 |
12 | EastEnders | 28.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 390,200 |
13 | EastEnders | 1.1.10 | ±«Óãtv One | 372,400 |
14 | Outnumbered | 27.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 366,500 |
15 | Waterloo Road: series 5 | Ep. 9 | ±«Óãtv One | 330,000 |
16 | The Incredibles | 25.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 323,400 |
17 | EastEnders | 1.1.10 | ±«Óãtv One | 318,100 |
18 | EastEnders | 22.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 312,000 |
19 | EastEnders | 24.12.09 | ±«Óãtv One | 305,700 |
20 | Waterloo Road: series 5 | Ep. 10 | ±«Óãtv One | 303,700 |
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±«Óãtv iPlayer titles – radio programmes – 21 December 2009 to 3 January 2010
Ìý | Programme | Episode | Channel | Total streams |
1 | Test Match Special | 29.12.09 | 5 Live Sports Extra | 224,800 |
2 | Desert Island Discs (David Tennant) | 27.12.09 | Radio 4 | 77,100 |
3 | The Unbelievable Truth | 28.12.09 | Radio 4 | 65,800 |
4 | Test Match Special | 28.12.09 | 5 Live Sports Extra | 64,500 |
5 | I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue | Ep. 6 | Radio 4 | 63,600 |
6 | Test Match Special | 3.1.10 | 5 Live Sports Extra | 62,400 |
7 | Fearne Cotton | 21.12.09 | Radio 1 | 51,900 |
8 | 5 Live Premier League | 30.12.09 | 5 Live | 48,600 |
9 | 5 Live Premier League | 28.12.09 | 5 Live | 44,300 |
10 | Fearne Cotton | 23.12.09 | Radio 1 | 43,900 |
11 | Test Match Special | 27.12.09 | 5 Live Sports Extra | 42,700 |
12 | Ken Bruce | 21.12.09 | Radio 2 | 42,100 |
13 | 5 Live Premier League | 29.12.09 | 5 Live | 42,100 |
14 | Greg James | 21.12.09 | Radio 1 | 41,800 |
15 | Fearne Cotton | 22.12.09 | Radio 1 | 41,500 |
16 | Greg James | 22.12.09 | Radio 1 | 40,000 |
17 | 5 Live Premier League | 27.12.09 | 5 Live | 39,300 |
18 | Greg James | 23.12.09 | Radio 1 | 37,200 |
19 | Ken Bruce | 22.12.09 | Radio 2 | 37,000 |
20 | Fearne Cotton | 24.12.09 | Radio 1 | 35,600 |
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Total monthly ±«Óãtv iPlayer requests across all platforms
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