German public broadcaster ZDF "recorded top ratings for its broadcast of the Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain on Sunday night," according to Sidney Schering of QUOTENMETER. A total of 1.91 million viewers tuned in to watch the game, which started at midnight German time. Brazil's 3-0 victory obtained a 26.2% market share. Ahead of the final, German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 attracted 840,000 viewers to its live broadcast of the Confederations Cup third-place game between Italy and Uruguay. In the target demographic 14-49, Italy's 3-2 victory after penalty kicks was watched by 260,000 viewers. The game obtained an overall market share of 3.5% and a 2.9% share in the target demographic (QUOTENMETER, 1/7).
RECORD SET IN SPAIN: In Spain, the Brazil-Spain match broadcast on Telecinco, which started at midnight local time, drew 10.7 million viewers and a late-night record 70.3% market share. The game's "golden minute" occurred at 12:41am local time, when 13.4 million viewers were tuned in for a market share of 78.7% (EFE, 7/1). AS reported Spanish channel Mediaset was the primetime leader of the Brazil-Spain broadcast with a 18.4% market share (AS, 7/1). MARCA reported the Italy-Uruguay match drew 1.7 million viewers in Spain for a market share of 15.3% (MARCA, 7/1).
TOUR DE FRANCE: DWDL's Alexander Krei reported pan-European broadcaster Eurosport attracted an average of 330,000 viewers to its live coverage of the first stage of the 2013 Tour de France on Saturday. The number translated into a market share of 3%. In the target demographic, the broadcast recorded a 1.6% share. On Sunday, Eurosport's broadcast of the second stage attracted 380,000 viewers and had a 1.7% share in the target demographic (DWDL, 7/1).
