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| AFC Asian Cup tops Indonesian TV |
KUALA LUMPUR – Indonesia’s AFC Asian Cup matches against Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia were the first and second most watched TV broadcasts of 2007 according to a leading media analysis company.
Figures published by AGB Nielsen Media Research revealed that the game against the Koreans, which ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists, commanded 37.5% of the TV share while the 2-1 defeat to the eventual finalists registered 28.6%
And although Indonesia failed to make it to the knockout stage, armchair football fans continued to tune in to the competition with Iraq’s thrilling victory over Saudi Arabia in the final pulling in 23.9% of the TV share, making it the 18th most watched broadcast of 2007.
Meanwhile, football topped the telly charts in Singapore, with the second leg of the Lions’ ASEAN Football Championship final against Thailand being 2007’s most watched programme in the island republic, beating both the 2007 National Day parade and the 2008 New Year countdown.
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