The BBC has revealed England’s loss to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup semi-final has broken the previous UHD streaming record reached earlier in the tournament.
According to the broadcaster, there were more than 2.8 million UHD streams of the match on iPlayer, and a record-breaking 1.8 million concurrent UHD streams.
The previous record was over 600k concurrent streams during the France v Senegal match last month.
The BBC added that its second-screen 3D experience was used 192,000 times during England v Argentina and 4.6 million times across the tournament so far.
Speaking about the impact of the World Cup, BBC director of sport Alex Kay-Jelski said: “Audiences came together on the BBC to witness a World Cup semi-final that captured the emotion, drama and pride that football can deliver.
“Throughout this tournament, audiences have turned to the BBC not just for the live matches, but to share in the stories, the analysis and the moments that bring the nation together. The extraordinary reach of our coverage across TV, iPlayer, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website, app and socials, reflects the enduring power of major sporting events to create shared experiences on a remarkable scale.”
Meanwhile, the England v Argentina match wasn’t just record-breaking in the UK. Vodafone Deutschland said its mobile network transported around 1,006 terabytes of data during the game, marking a new record and the first time the company’s network has exceeded the 1,000 terabyte mark at peak usage.
