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Google, Facebook… BBC iPlayer. The new online video service was available from 13 December last year and formally launched with TV trails on Christmas Day - and you must've been waiting for it, because it was an instant hit. Within a week it had joined Google and the rest as one of the top 100 websites viewed in the UK.
Official figures now out say that in excess of 3.5 million programmes were watched over the BBC iPlayer in the fortnight since Christmas Day and that, on average, a quarter of a million programmes have been seen per day.
"Attracting a million visitors, who've accessed over three-and-a-half million programmes, within just two weeks is a wonderful start," said Ashley Highfield, Director of BBC Future Media and Technology. "It is also encouraging to see that nearly half of all programmes are placed outside the top 50 [of normal TV ratings], demonstrating how on-demand services can bring niche programming to a wider audience."
Doctor Who's Christmas special was the most frequently watched show, followed by Extras, Top Gear, The Catherine Tate Show and the Christmas Day EastEnders.
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