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Las Transmisiones de Univision Chicago de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol Continúan Marcando Récords de Teleaudiencia Sobre la Transmisión de 1998
Both Univision Chicago and TeleFutura Chicago Achieve Highest World Cup Ratings To Date With the Mexico vs. Eucador Match
Chicago, IL -- Univision Chicago/WGBO 2002 FIFA World Cup coverage of the first 29 matches have reached an average of 42,029 TV households according to Nielsen Station Index, which is a whopping 63% higher than the same number of matches achieved in 1998 (25,700). What makes this increase even more incredible is that the 2002 FIFA World Cup matches are airing from 1:15am to 8:30am, compared to 1998 when the matches aired from 11:15am to 5pm. Univision Chicago’s live coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup also continues to outperform ESPN and ESPN2 coverage combined. Both ESPN and ESPN2 matches averaged 19,000 TV households each.
The second match for Mexico delivered the highest NHSI ratings to date for both Univision Chicago and TeleFutura Chicago’s coverage of 2002 FIFA World Cup. The Mexico vs. Ecuador match on Univision Chicago achieved an incredible 25.1 Hispanic household rating from 1:15am to 3:30am, reaching 103,806 TV households according the Nielsen’s Hispanic Station Index and the encore presentation for the same match on TeleFutura Chicago was just as spectacular, delivering a 15.4 NHSI household rating.
As a matter of fact, TeleFutura Chicago/WXFT’s Saturday (6/8) and Sunday (6/9) rebroadcasts of the 2002 FIFA World Cup matches from 9am-4:30pm averaged a 9.2 NHSI household rating and outperformed WSNS/Telemundo’s Primetime programming (6-10pm) for the same 2 days.
Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include: Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 72% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 28 television stations; Galavision, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group, which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market reaching 80% of the nation’s Spanish-speaking online audience at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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Juanita Davis
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