Champions League: record audience for beIN Sports France for PSG-Man City (1.5 million subscribers)

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Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City (2-2), the first leg quarter-final of the 2015-16 Champions League, broadcast live and exclusively in France by beIN Sports 1, drew 1.509 million subscribers on average on pay-TV, on Wednesday 06/04/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

This is a new audience record for beIN Sports France, which has over 2.5 million subscribers as of 07/04/2016. The previous record was on 09/03/2016, when 1.415 million subscribers on average followed beIN Sports 1 for the broadcast of the 2015-16 Champions League Round of 16 second leg match Chelsea FC - Paris SG (1-2, PSG advanced 4-2 on aggregate).

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City recorded a peak audience of 1.651 million subscribers on beIN Sports 1. The second leg match is scheduled on Tuesday 12/04/2016, and will air exclusively in France on beIN Sports.

  • In the UK, Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City was broadcast exclusively on the pay-TV channel BT Sport Europe Sector: pay-TV group dedicated to sport and sports broadcasting Launched: 18/07/2023 (replacing BT Sport following the joint-venture between
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