http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/area/combo/content_newsitem/360%2C345/feed Areas combo dynamic http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166964/eurosport-draws-49-million-viewers-for-french-open-tennis 49 million different viewers watched Eurosport's coverage of the French Open tennis from May 25 and June 8. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Tennis Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:43:55 +0100 msherlock 166964 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166853/champions-league-provides-ratings-boost-for-itv Live coverage of the Champions League final penalty shoot-out was the most watched TV moment of the year in the UK so far, according to commercial broadcaster, ITV. Media United Kingdom Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Fri, 23 May 2008 10:10:58 +0100 msherlock 166853 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166673/ipl-opener-exceeds-tv-expectations The opening match of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament attracted twice as many Indian television viewers as expected. Media India Audience Data Cricket Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:18 +0100 mglendinning 166673 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166653/rally-ireland-achieves-record-audience Rally Ireland attracted the biggest television audience for a World Rally Championship event in 2007, with 62 million viewers in over 180 countries. Media Ireland Audience Data Motorcycling Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:40:59 +0100 mglendinning 166653 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166613/eurosport-2-reaches-30-million-mark Pan-European broadcaster, Eurosport 2, passed the 30 million home mark, three years after its launch. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:13:49 +0100 msherlock 166613 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164220/eurosport-group-expands-in-central-eastern-europe The Eurosport Group agreed a deal with RCS & RDS, a telecoms service provider in Central & Eastern Europe, to extend distribution of Eurosport 2 within the CEE territory. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:16:39 +0000 msherlock 164220 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164143/super-bowl-breaks-us-tv-sport-record The US Super Bowl attracted over 97.5 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most watched television programme in American broadcasting history. Media United States American Football Audience Data Broadcast Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:15:15 +0000 msherlock 164143 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163942/rugby-and-handball-knock-football-off-euro-viewing-perch Football was knocked off the top of the sports viewing charts in the majority of television markets across Europe in 2007, according to the annual survey by TV Sports Markets. Media Europe Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Handball Rugby Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:53:18 +0000 msherlock 163942 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163370/super-bowl-the-world-s-most-watched-live-tv-sports-event-in-2007 The 2007 Super Bowl was ranked the world’s most watched live TV sports event last year according to Initiative Sports Futures’ ViewerTrack global trends report for 2007. Media American Football Audience Data Broadcast Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:13:25 +0000 msherlock 163370 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163182/beijing-2008-could-bring-in-first-live-one-billion-audience The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing this year could become the first sporting event to attract a record total live audience of one billion, according to a report by global media communications agency Initiative Sports Futures. Media China Audience Data Broadcast Events Summer Olympics Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:08:28 +0000 msherlock 163182 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162744/record-audience-for-england-rugby-semi-final More than 12 million viewers in Britain – 51 per cent of the television audience - tuned in to watch England beat France in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on ITV1. Media United Kingdom Audience Data Rugby Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:25:15 +0100 mglendinning 162744 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162660/broadcasters-strike-gold-with-women-s-world-cup-final TV broadcasters in Germany and Brazil, the two countries that took part in the 2007 Women’s World Cup final, set new records, despite the unfavourable time differences. Media Brazil Germany Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:47:56 +0100 msherlock 162660 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162489/eurosport-tops-sports-internet-list Eurosport has topped a list of European internet sport content sites as measured by unique viewers according to new figures from ComScore. Media France Audience Data Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:54:46 +0100 cbritcher 162489 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162374/setanta-s-premier-league-kicks-off-with-a-bang Irish-based pay-television broadcaster Setanta’s coverage of the English Premier League got off to an impressive start last weekend with its first live match, Aston Villa against Liverpool, attracting 377,000 viewers (3.7 per cent audience), according to exclusive analysis by TV Sports Markets. Media United Kingdom Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:52:08 +0100 msherlock 162374 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162064/comperio-research-to-monitor-copa-america Comperio Research, an IMG company, was appointed to monitor and analyse the worldwide television coverage of Copa América 2007 in an exclusive deal with Traffic Sports Marketing, who own all commercial rights to the tournament. Media Agencies Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:10:02 +0100 msherlock 162064 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161520/tv-audience-boom-for-wrc Commercial rights holder of the FIA World Rally Championship, ISC, says the latest TV audience statistics show the global audience for the sport has rocketed by 46 percent over the past five years. Media France Audience Data Motor Racing Wed, 7 Mar 2007 06:23:33 +0000 cbritcher 161520 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161355/super-bowl-tv-figures-second-biggest-in-its-history The Indianapolis Colts' victory over the Chicago Bears pulled in the second biggest ever audience for the NFL showpiece – and became the third most-watched US show of all-time. Media United States American Football Audience Data Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:44:15 +0000 cbritcher 161355 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161253/brain-imaging-for-super-bowl-ads A technology company in the US is to use brain imaging equipment to show viewers' responses to advertisements shown around this weekend’s Super Bowl. Media United States American Football Audience Data Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:18:36 +0000 cbritcher 161253 at http://www.sportbusiness.com