BBC’s Catch-Up TV Service Achieves 100 Million Views Target
In a recent announcement the BBC has confirmed that its online TV service iPlayer has achieved the 100 million requests target for its online content. This target was recorded in the last month of 2009. This translates into ten requests made to the iPlayer service for every broadband user in the
According to BCC reports, the concluding 2 weeks of December 2009 brought in unexpected traffic into the online TV service. The increased demand has been attributed to people wanting to catch up with the shows they missed on TV. In addition, various Christmas specials of shows like Dr. Who, Gavin and Stacey etc were also viewed repeatedly by many viewers. The iPlayer was also flooded with requests for the Radio 2 breakfast show in which Terry Wogan made his last appearance.
Erik Huggers, the director of future media and technology with the broadcaster, expressed happiness at the achievement of this huge target. He said that crossing 100 million mark was a wonderful way to ring in the New Year. He also said that the high demand only goes to show that the BBC iPlayer has met its goals by making itself accessible to many users. The service is so popular because of the ease with which people can now catch up on preferred TV programmes at a time of their choosing, he added.
Huggers also hinted of new additions and improvements which will be made to the service in the coming year. He said that the BBC is aiming at making the iPlayer even easier to access so that more customers can be brought into the fold.
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