BBC iPlayer still breaking records

The iPlayer catch up service from the BBC continues to break records and exceed the expectations of everyone involved in the project, despite only being around for just over a year now.

The service has seen a huge growth in traffic, which reached an all time high of forty one million requests during the month of December.

BBC iPlayer Top 10 programmes: December 24 to December 31, 2008

1 Wallace and Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death
2 Doctor Who Series 4: The Next Doctor
3 Top Gear Series 12: Episode 8 (Vietnam)
4 Gavin and Stacey: Christmas Special
5 The Royle Family: The New Sofa
6 EastEnders 26/12/08
7 Outnumbered Series 2: Episode 7
8 EastEnders 25/12/2008 21:00
9 EastEnders 29/12/08
10 EastEnders 25/12/2008 20:00

The service offered by the BBC iPlayer is entirely different to the service originally released a year ago, as Mac, Linux users are able to use it now, and a specially produced children’s version of the iPlayer has been brought out.