{"id":6975,"date":"2026-06-12T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:56:19","slug":"stv-scores-biggest-audience-with-world-cup-opener-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=6975","title":{"rendered":"STV scores biggest audience with World Cup opener \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196345 lazyload\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196345 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US.png 906w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/World-Cup-trophy-US-600x397.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The action will move to the US on Saturday<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The opening match at the World Cup drew a\u00a0peak\u00a0audience of\u00a0794,000\u00a0on STV and STV Player, the channel\u2019s highest audience this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The clash between tournament co-hosts Mexico and South Africa at the historic Estadio Azteca also earned STV its\u00a0highest peak audience since November 2024, when an episode of\u00a0<em>I\u2019m a Celebrity<\/em>\u00a0peaked at 840,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The audience for the match was up 12% on the opener at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, when hosts Qatar took on Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Williams, managing director of audience at STV, said:\u201dWhat a brilliant start to the World Cup, delivering our highest audience of the year so far \u2013 with so much more to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re hugely excited about the rest of\u00a0the competition, which underscores the unique power that shared experiences like this have to bring audiences together in a truly special way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">STV will screen 29 live group stage matches this month, including\u00a0Scotland v Morocco on Friday 19 June, which STV will broadcast live from Boston\u2019s Gillette Stadium from 10pm.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.5) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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