The viewing audience for the broadcast of the Olympic meeting in Moscow ten days ago was an increase of 47 percentage points on the average Friday night television ratings.
Beijing beat off bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul and Osaka to win the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ninety percent of the population of Beijing tuned into the broadcast of the Olympic vote on the host city for the 2008 Games which saw the Chinese capital emerge victorious.
