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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Television Audience Report

Key market summaries

South Africa

Coverage (hh:mm): 1630:57

Audience reach1: 27.9m

Average live match audience: 4.1m

Peak match audience: 11.6m

France





Germany


Audience reach1: 65.0m2



Italy





Spain





1 Based on viewers watching a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes 2 Estimated due to audited reach analysis being unavailable in Germany at time of publishing

As a result of hosting and participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM, audiences increased sharply; audience reach increased 18% and the average live match gained 152% higher audiences compared to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany TM.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup reached nearly 45 million viewers in-home. However, this is a drop of 10% versus the 2006 edition, primarily due to the national team’s performance at the previous FIFA World Cup where they progressed to the final.

Despite the record audience achieved in Germany during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, audience reach was relatively consistent with that produced in 2006.

Many of the key measures declined in Italy during this edition due to the success achieved by the national team in 2006. Audience reach saw a 3% decline.

In contrast to France and Italy, audiences climbed significantly in Spain during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Audience reach increased 19%, while the average live match audience climbed 62%.

UK





USA





Mexico





Argentina





Brazil





1Based on viewers watching a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes

Audiences were largely consistent in the UK versus the 2006 edition, with audience reach increasing 1%. However the peak match audience increased 19% thanks to a higher live audience for England’s peak game but also from the repeats of the match.

Audience reach increased 19% in the USA against that achieved in 2006. This is the highest rise of any measured market analysed and owed much to the increased interest in the tournament and football in general. The peak match audience was also up nearly 50% versus that achieved

during 2006.

Audiences in Mexico enjoyed an increase versus the 2006 edition, with audience reach increasing 6%. This was achieved mainly due to the nationally available broadcasters in the market showing more prime-time programming.

Audiences largely stayed at a similar level to 2006, with audience reach showing a slight (+0.1%) increase.

Audiences in Brazil declined slightly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup versus the 2006 edition; audience reach falling 4%.

China





India





Japan





Korea Republic





Australia





1 Based on viewers watching a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes

Audience reach in China increased 17% versus the 2006 edition, equivalent to 48.5 million extra viewers. This was due to the addition of regional broadcasters as well as a higher level of non-live prime-time coverage.

Audience reach in India was 53% down on 2006, largely due to the main national broadcaster Doordarshan not airing any support programming (such as magazines and highlights) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM.

Viewers in Japan had access to nearly double the level of coverage during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM versus 2006, including coverage on 3D channels. This helped audience reach to increase 7%.

Despite the tournament being aired by just one broadcaster in 2010 (versus three in 2006), the reach of the event was nearly matched at a total of 39.4 million.

Due to the national team not advancing through the knockout phase, audience reach saw a 19% decline from that achieved during the 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyTM.

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