In total, the iPlayer received 117m requests for shows across all platforms and devices including Virgin Media, a drop of 13m from May.

The number of requests for the iPlayer via computers fell 9m from May to 86m, as a result of seasonal fluctuations.

During June, the iPlayer notched up an average of 3.3m requests each day, which divided into 2.3m for TV programmes and 1m for radio.

On average, the catch-up service attracted 1.3m users each day, with each user streaming an average of approximately three hours of radio content (178 minutes), and just over an hour of TV content (71 minutes).

The most popular live show was the England vs Slovenia World Cup match, which attracted 317,000 requests per episode.

The broadcaster reported a rise of 7m requests for the iPlayer via computers in May, taking the total for that month to 95m (nma.co.uk 17 June 2010).