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ITV, Akamai simulate virtual viewers ahead of World Cup

Akamai Technologies has announced that it was ITV’s partner to test the complex infrastructure necessary to live stream this year’s World Cup. ITV used Akamai’s CloudTest service to stress-test its streaming capabilities ahead of the World Cup and the launch of its new streaming platform ITVX. ITV used CloudTest to identify issues and mitigate risks […]

December 22, 2022

Data: US World Cup linear TV ad reach up 29% on 2018

iSpot.tv, the TV measurement company, has reported preliminary linear TV ad impressions in the US for the 2022 World Cup. The footballing action, which included 64 original game airings plus additional replays across FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, Telemundo and Universo, collectively delivered more than 14.7k ads and close to 6.2k minutes of commercial time to […]

December 21, 2022

Clear-Com System deployed by AVCOM

AVCOM, a systems integrator, and Clear-Com Partner in Israel, has always had the approach of quality and dedication to the project at hand. And for this year’s premier football championship event, it was no different. Making good use of the robust IP connectivity between Dohar, Qatar, and Jerusalem, Israel’s free-to-air public television station KAN Channel […]

December 21, 2022

ITV: World Cup draws record streaming figures

ITV’s coverage of the World Cup  was streamed 146 million times across the tournament on ITVX and ITV Hub – more than 100 million more than the previous tournament in 2018. The World Cup drew huge audiences to ITV on television and across all devices over the past four weeks. ITV showed the biggest audience […]

December 20, 2022

Data: Spiked CDN traffic 116% for Ateme during World Cup

Streaming service providers experienced an exceptional traffic demand on their video networks during the World Cup as millions of viewers gathered to follow their team across the tournament. On average, Ateme’s CDN (content delivery network) customers witnessed peak traffic increase by 116 per cent compared to the usual video consumption, confirming the viewership shift to […]

December 20, 2022

WSC Sports World Cup highlights pull 60m views

WSC Sports has reported more than 60 million views of its AI-driven real-time FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 highlights on Google Search throughout the duration of the tournament. WSC Sports supplied more than 20 national broadcasters – including SuperSport, NOS and TV2 – with its automated, machine-learning video solutions for Qatar 2022, relaying highlights of […]

December 20, 2022

24i enables KAN to deliver big screen World Cup app

24i, the video streaming expert, has enabled Israeli Public Broadcaster, KAN, to deploy new streaming applications on Smart TVs for viewers to enjoy an exceptional big screen experience in time for the FIFA World Cup. The KAN BOX streaming service is already installed on more than 600,000 devices in total, but with an anticipated spike […]

December 20, 2022

BBC: World Cup sets streaming records

The World Cup Final match on December 18th brought in a peak TV audience of 14.9 million on BBC One, with a TV audience share of 58 per cent. Argentina’s dramatic victory over France was also streamed 7.1 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. Audiences flocked to the BBC throughout the World […]

December 19, 2022

France: Record TV audience for World Cup Final

An average audience of 24.08 million in France watched the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final match as their country was beaten by Argentina. This equates to an 81 per cent audience share and a record-breaking viewership for French television. The penalty shootout peaked at 29.4 million viewers.  The previous record was also held by a […]

December 19, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

BBC: 10m watch France vs Morocco

The France vs Morocco World Cup semi-final match pulled in a peak TV audience of 10 million on BBC One on December 14th. The match was also streamed 3.8 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online, making it one of the BBC’s five most-streamed games so far this tournament. France won the game […]

December 15, 2022By Nik Roseveare