BBC iPlayer enjoyed a record week between Christmas and new year as viewers turned away from traditional television channels in favour of on-demand and streaming services. Viewers streamed more programmes and spent more time on iPlayer between Monday 25 December and Sunday 31 December than any other week. There were 69.2m requests to watch programmes on iPlayer during the week and viewers spent 25.6m hours on the service. Charlotte Moore, the BBC director of content, said: “It’s hugely exciting to see such unprecedented numbers come to BBC iPlayer this Christmas. The top Christmas Day programme was Call the Midwife, which attracted 9.6 million viewers, while Mrs Brown’s Boys was watched by 9 million, and Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders were watched by more than 8 million viewers.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 06:56 UTC