BBC iPlayer could slow down the Internet

The popularity of the BBC iPlayer has led to renewed concerns that the internet could grind to a halt due to growing demand for online TV services, reports The Telegraph.

... Experts have warned that the increasing popularity of digital catch-up TV services could lead to problems in the long run as increasing amounts of video footage could bring the internet to a halt.

Andrew Ferguson, editor of Thinkbroadband.com said: "People are watching iPlayer to supplement their viewing. But there is a very real concern that the internet could grind to a halt as we have done from time to time."

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