iPlayer registers 190 mln requests a month from Jan-April
The BBC iPlayer service registered a total of around 190 million requests per month between January and April. This includes over 140 million TV and around 46 million radio programme requests. Mobile and tablet devices showed a significant increase in requests – up 94 percent on April 2011 – with 15 percent of total programme requests coming from mobiles and tablets in April. Demand from internet connected devices such as Smart TVs and games consoles continues to grow, accounting for 11 percent of all requests in April, up 57 percent from April 2011.