Glastonbury streams on iPlayer more than double

Published date29 June 2022
The broadcaster said it saw an increase from 15.8 million to 34.1 million streams from when the festival last took place before the pandemic

There were also around three times as many plays for BBC Sounds - rising from 765,000 to 2.3 million.

The data from the BBC included viewing and listening from June 10 to June 27 and was compared to the same days in 2019.

On TV, Sir Paul McCartney's Saturday night headline slot on the Pyramid Stage, which was broadcast on BBC One, earned an average audience of 2.7 million and a peak of 3.9 million.

Meanwhile, Diana Ross' Sunday afternoon tea time legends set, also on BBC One, claimed an average audience of 3.1 million and a peak of 3.8 million.

Lorna Clarke, BBC director of music, said: "The BBC provided the ultimate armchair experience of the world's best-loved festival this weekend with a dedicated Glastonbury channel on BBC iPlayer, 6 Music's...

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