World Cup biggest show for SBS
From: AAP
November 17, 2005
Up to 3.4 million Australians tuned into SBS to watch Australia beat Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying match last night, according to figures released by OzTAM.
Viewing figures for the match averaged out at 2.5 million.
But the peak viewing figure easily eclipse the three million who watched this year's AFL grand final and the 2.6 million who tuned into the 2005 Melbourne Cup.
"Last night millions of fans our biggest audience ever witnessed a moment of sporting history on SBS," SBS managing director Shaun Brown said.
"We are delighted to be the official broadcast partner of the Socceroos who have now finally broken their 32-year drought."
Mr Brown said the figures did not include the millions of Australians who watched the match in pubs, clubs and big screens at live venues around the country.
And a further 15,000 people watched the live video webcast of the event.
The result was the highest for SBS, following on from the success of the broadcaster's coverage of the recent Ashes cricket tests.
SBS will replay the Socceroos match tomorrow night at 7.30pm (AEDT).
Australia's defeat of Uruguay qualifies the team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany soccer's greatest prize which will also air on SBS.
The victory ended more than three decades of frustration for the Socceroos, who had not qualified for the World Cup finals since 1974. SBS will also air all Socceroos matches in the lead-up to next year's World Cup
From: AAP
November 17, 2005
Up to 3.4 million Australians tuned into SBS to watch Australia beat Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying match last night, according to figures released by OzTAM.
Viewing figures for the match averaged out at 2.5 million.
But the peak viewing figure easily eclipse the three million who watched this year's AFL grand final and the 2.6 million who tuned into the 2005 Melbourne Cup.
"Last night millions of fans our biggest audience ever witnessed a moment of sporting history on SBS," SBS managing director Shaun Brown said.
"We are delighted to be the official broadcast partner of the Socceroos who have now finally broken their 32-year drought."
Mr Brown said the figures did not include the millions of Australians who watched the match in pubs, clubs and big screens at live venues around the country.
And a further 15,000 people watched the live video webcast of the event.
The result was the highest for SBS, following on from the success of the broadcaster's coverage of the recent Ashes cricket tests.
SBS will replay the Socceroos match tomorrow night at 7.30pm (AEDT).
Australia's defeat of Uruguay qualifies the team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany soccer's greatest prize which will also air on SBS.
The victory ended more than three decades of frustration for the Socceroos, who had not qualified for the World Cup finals since 1974. SBS will also air all Socceroos matches in the lead-up to next year's World Cup