11-04-2024, 08:51 AM
(10-04-2024, 10:49 PM)RhysJR Wrote: Take note UEFA.
Those numbers put it quite starkly the difference between the reach of FTA and Pay TV, with a run-of-the-mill international qualifier (added interest with a derby but not much tension whether it will not be a England win) outrating two highly entertaining quarter-finals with English involvement.
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I'd actually say those figures are more of an argument for fixtures not clashing. Had there only been one English team in the Champions League it would have been a closer battle and had the women not been playing one or both matches may have topped what ITV got.
Of course though the UEFA Champions League going behind a pay wall has done it no favours at all. Kind of hope this upcoming revamped version is such a disaster they have to restore a FTA element the next time around to get it back on track.
Looks like Ireland is one of the few countries now with regular FTA coverage - a quick look on wiki suggests its mainly behind a paywall though the final is FTA in France and Germany - I assume its a protected event.