The India-Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup match on Saturday set a new viewership record, with a peak of approximately 3.5 crore viewers, as reported by Disney+Hotstar.
The opening week of this season of IPL saw 269 million viewers million.
Interestingly, female viewers made up for 47 percent of the total tournament viewership
Social networking sites have created an eco-system for content producers and consumers. Content, viewership and number of followers are now turning out to be tangible assets.
A study by media measurement company Nielsen revealed that a frenzy of Twitter chatter about a broadcast program meant that more viewers were watching the programme.
India's win over Pakistan in the World Cup semi finals seems to have brought more cheer to the ICC. The cabinet today announced tax exemption on the revenues from the World Cup, reports CNBC-TV18's Tanvi Shukla.