Winter Olympics: Record numbers of TV broadcasts worldwide
The International Olympic Committee expects 3 billion viewers worldwide each day—more than ever before at the Winter Games.
The International Olympic Committee is expecting 3 billion viewers worldwide every day, more than ever before at the Winter Games. In comparison with the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, the total broadcast has increased by more than 30 percent to 13,520 hours, as Persoenlich.com reports. These are new record figures in terms of television coverage. In addition to the good viewing figures announced by Swiss television on Monday, the public broadcasters of the neighboring German-speaking countries ARd and ORF also announced record figures in terms of viewing figures. The flood of medals for the German
athletes at the Winter Olympics in Turin was presented to ARD on
Saturday brought the record. 10.16 million viewers
watched Andre Lange's fourth run to four-man bobsleigh gold. On
Friday, 10.12 million viewers were interested in the
5000-meter speed skating race, where the five-time
Olympic champion Claudia Pechstein took silver. The biathlon race
women on Saturday afternoon, where Kati Wilhelm and Uschi Disl took second place.
and third place, attracted 6.95 million ARD viewers in front of the
Screens. Austria is also very satisfied with the market shares. According to ORF, the highest daily market share of 59.8 percent was achieved on February 20. As in Switzerland, gold in the viewer ranking went to the men's downhill with an average of 1.843 million viewers (market share 81 percent). The men's slalom on February 25 and the ski jumping on February 20 took second and third place in Austria.
athletes at the Winter Olympics in Turin was presented to ARD on
Saturday brought the record. 10.16 million viewers
watched Andre Lange's fourth run to four-man bobsleigh gold. On
Friday, 10.12 million viewers were interested in the
5000-meter speed skating race, where the five-time
Olympic champion Claudia Pechstein took silver. The biathlon race
women on Saturday afternoon, where Kati Wilhelm and Uschi Disl took second place.
and third place, attracted 6.95 million ARD viewers in front of the
Screens. Austria is also very satisfied with the market shares. According to ORF, the highest daily market share of 59.8 percent was achieved on February 20. As in Switzerland, gold in the viewer ranking went to the men's downhill with an average of 1.843 million viewers (market share 81 percent). The men's slalom on February 25 and the ski jumping on February 20 took second and third place in Austria.
