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Close To 7 Million Viewers Tune In To Watch Dortmund-Anderlecht CL Game On ZDF

German public broadcaster ZDF "attracted close to 7 million viewers to its broadcast of the Champions League matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Anderlecht," according to Manuel Weis of QUOTENMETER. An average of 6.75 million viewers tuned in to watch the game starting at 8:45pm. The number translated into a market share of 24.2%. In the target demographic 14-49, Dortmund's 3-0 win was watched by 2 million viewers and obtained a 19.3% share. Ahead of the game broadcast, ZDF aired the "Champions League Magazin" starting at 7:20pm. The show obtained a 4.4% share in the target demo. Overall, the magazine attracted 2.16 million viewers and had a 9.6% market share. German pay-TV channel Sky Deutschland obtained a 2.5% market share for its CL games simulcast as 690,000 viewers tuned in. In the target demographic, Sky obtained a market share of 2.8% (QUOTENMETER, 10/2).

RATINGS GREED: FOCUS ONLINE reported Bayer Leverkusen Managing Dir Michael Schade "accused the ZDF of 'ratings greed' after the broadcaster decided to show the Dortmund-Anderlecht game instead of Leverkusen's game against Benfica." Schade: "I don't think it's fair. On paper, the game between Leverkusen and Lisbon is more attractive. I think that the public broadcaster has other duties." A ZDF spokesperson said, "We can only show one game and we decided ahead of time to show the Dortmund match" (FOCUS ONLINE, 10/2).

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