Europa League: Wolfsburg - Napoli match draws 7.6 million viewers on average in Italy and Germany

The VfL Wolfsburg - SSC Napoli (1-4) first leg quarter-final of the 2014-15 Europa League drew 7.6 million total viewers on average in Italy and Germany during the match (kick-off at 21:05 CET), on Thursday 16/04/2015.

In Italy, the game was broadcast by the Mediaset group on both free and pay-TV channels. On the free-TV channel Canale 5, the game garnered 4.4 million viewers on average during the match. This score represents a 16.05% audience share, and allowed Canale 5 to achieve the second best performance in the Italian television market for prime time on Thursday, 16/04/2015. On the pay-TV channel Premium Calcio, the match garnered 363,000 viewers on average, for a national audience share of 1.32%.

In Germany, the game was broadcast by the private free-TV channel kabel eins, which drew 2.85 million viewers on average during the match. This score represents a 10.45% audience share, and allowed kabel eins to achieve the second best performance in the German television market for prime time on Thursday, 16/04/2015. The game was also broadcast on pay-TV in Germany by the Sky…