German pulic broadcaster ARD "recorded strong ratings for the broadcast of Saturday's super middleweight fight between Arthur Abraham and Robert Stieglitz," according to David Grzeschik of QUOTEN METER. A total of 4.2 million viewers tuned in at 11:30pm German time. The number translated into a very strong 21.7% market share. In the target demographic 14-49, Stieglitz's TKO victory after only three rounds was watched by 830,000 viewers, which equaled a 10.9% share (QUOTEN METER, 3/24).
MALAYSIAN MORNINGS: QUOTEN METER's Grzeschik also reported German free-to-air TV channel RTL received top ratings for its broadcast of the F1 qualifying session from Sepang, Malaysia. The session attracted 1.3 million viewers at 8:30am German time. The fight for the pole position, which was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, recorded a 22.2% market share (QUOTEN METER, 3/24).
FOOTBALL RATINGS: TELELOCURA reported Spain free-to-air channel Telecinco's broadcast of the World Cup qualifying clash between Spain and Finland "surpassed 6 million viewers" and had a 36.7% market share. The game finished in a 1-1 draw (TELELOCURA, 3/23). LE PARISIEN reported free-to-air channel TF1's broadcast of the World Cup qualifying game between France and Georgia pulled in 7.1 million viewers and a 29% market share. France won the match 3-1 (LE PARISIEN, 3/23).
