Football takes over on and off a representation during India 2017

• India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup opener captivated an assembly of 1.8m, according to Sony India
• A towering 71,601,000 viewers watched during slightest one notation of India 2017 coverage
• India matches averaged a live compare assembly of 1,661,000 viewers

‘Football Takes Over’ was one of a slogans of a FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, and a contest positively prisoner a imagination of a nation’s fans.

A sum of 1,347,133 spectators flocked to a stadiums, with an normal of 25,906 spectators per match, creation this a best attended FIFA U-17 World Cup in a tournament’s 33-year history.

The hum and fad surrounding India 2017 was not singular to a 6 stadiums, however.

According to Sony India, a horde nation’s FIFA U-17 World Cup opener with USA captivated an assembly of 1.8m viewers, while a top singular programme assembly for live coverage was 1.1m on SONY Ten 2 when India faced Colombia.

“The fact that it became as large as it did astounded even us,” said Joy Bhattacharjya, Project Director for a Local Organising Committee (LOC), speaking before a final matchday of India 2017.

“If we demeanour during a newspapers, cricket was third news on a sports pages after a semi-finals. The Brazil-England compare led it, afterwards after that, it was a Spain-Mali encounter. You can't trust what a change that is in India. Also, to see 50,000 people in New Delhi and indeed entertaining for a group after they’ve lost, that kind of sporting suggestion has not been seen in India before.”

Sony India aired 879 hours of dedicated coverage opposite 3 channels: Sony ESPN, Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3. This consisted of 241 hours of live coverage, 334 hours of repeat coverage and 304 hours of highlights.

A towering 71,601,000 viewers watched during slightest one notation of India 2017 coverage, while a 3 matches that featured a Indian inhabitant group averaged a live compare assembly of 1,661,000 viewers.

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