New future TV “ABEMA”, weekly viewership exceeds 30 million
ABEMA Press release: September 30, 2024 New future TV “ABEMA” weekly viewership exceeds 30 million Driven by an abundance of “autumn sports content” such as “MLB,” “Sumo LIVE September Place,” and “FIFA World Cup 26 Asian Final Qualifiers,” the number of viewers on TV devices increased last year. 112% growth compared to the same week
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(hereinafter referred to as MLB) 2024 regular season. The Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs was held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. Japan time, with Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga starting, along with Shohei Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki. A direct confrontation between Japanese players and players has been realized. This match, which attracted a lot of attention, was broadcast live for free. Furthermore, “ABEMA” broadcasted all the activities of the September Sumo Tournament held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo live for free. On September 15th (Sunday) on Chunichi, in addition to the 66th Yokozuna Wakanohana, Torakami Hanada, who will be the main commentator, Takashi Kusaka, the Japanese national wrestling representative, will appear as a guest commentator. With a lineup that can only be seen on “ABEMA,” we continue to take on the challenge of unique initiatives, aiming for a sumo match that is different from previous sumo broadcasts and that “everyone, young and old, men and women, can enjoy freely.” In addition, “Bahrain vs. Japan” from the “FIFA World Cup 26 Asian Final Qualifiers” broadcast on “ABEMA de DAZN” the week of September 9th, and “UEFA Nations League 2024-25” and, on weekends, European leagues such as the “Meiji Yasuda J League” and “Bundesliga 2024-25,” a lot of topical content that symbolizes the “autumn of sports” was broadcast. In addition, the news program “ABEMA Entertainment”, which delivers carefully selected entertainment information on the “ABEMA NEWS Channel”, broadcasts many original interview projects with celebrities who are attracting a lot of attention. On Saturday, September 14, 2024, there will be a lot of attention-grabbing content, such as the release of an original interview in which model and entertainer Yuuchami talks candidly about drinking parties in the entertainment industry and dating reports. The number of weekly viewers (WAU: Weekly Active Users) for the period from September 9th (Monday) to September 15th, 2024 (Sunday) has exceeded 30 million. ■The number of viewers on TV devices also grew by 112% compared to the same week last year In addition, “ABEMA” aims to provide a service experience that is not tied to time or location, and is striving to improve accessibility not only to smartphone devices but also to TV content, such as establishing an organization specializing in connected TV in the latter half of 2019. The number of viewers on TV devices also recorded a 112% growth compared to the same week last year. Many users enjoyed watching sports on a large screen in the space of their choice. The new future TV “ABEMA” will continue to provide attractive content to as many people as possible, and will create more convenient services by leveraging its technological capabilities that enable stable, high-quality video distribution. We will strive to *When using images, please credit [(C) AbemaTV, Inc.].