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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brazil and England have something unwanted in common this week: both nations mourn a frustrating exit from the FIFA World Cup at the Quarter-Final stage. Similar fates on the pitch, but the two countries couldn’t be more different when it comes to World Cup advertising. Brazil accounted for 8 out of the Top 10 World […]
Pay-TV providers are experiencing unprecedented traffic demand on their video networks, driven by strong consumer interest in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 according to content delivery software and service provider Velocix. Velocix has tracked the video traffic peaks in countries around the world as fans watch the football tournament in Qatar. The company’s managed […]
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has confirmed the seizure of 55 separate websites for allegedly live streaming the World Cup games, an infringement of FIFA copyrights. Individuals visiting the sites will now see a message that the site has been seized by the federal government and be redirected to another site […]
Sports media company, Sunset+Vine, has announced that Raj Mannick will join the company as Head of Digital. Mannick will start the role in January 2023 with a remit to accelerate the growth of the digital side of the business. He will be responsible for building on the company’s track record in providing a range of […]
Globo, the Brazilian mediatech company, is pushing the boundaries of audio distribution for over-the-air broadcasting in Brazil as the country moves toward TV 3.0, the country’s next-generation Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system. Ateme’s KYRION encoder platform is playing a key role in this push by providing low-latency immersive audio codecs. Furthermore, Ateme is also providing […]
England’s World Cup Quarter Final match on December 10th was watched by a peak audience of 23 million across ITV and ITVX as the Three Lions were defeated by France.The game drew the biggest audience of the tournament and the highest peak on any channel this year (biggest since the final of last year’s European […]
Redge Media CDN data collected during the World Cup show that video streaming complements linear television, with streaming becoming the media of choice for Polish audiences on-the-go. During the Poland vs Argentina game on November 30th, Redge Media CDN scored 22 per cent higher traffic than during the Poland vs France game (1/8 Finals). The […]