Over 1.7 million Kiwis tune in to Sky’s Olympics coverage
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The Olympic Games Paris 2024 has enthralled New Zealanders across the country with 1,721,500 people tuning in to watch the games on Sky’s Olympic channels, including the Gold Channel on free-to-air, between Thursday, July 24 – Sunday, July 28.[1]
 
Audiences have also flocked to Sky’s digital platforms, Sky Sport Now and Sky Go, with 3,359,346 total streams during the same period. This is made up of 234,767 total unique viewers across the two streaming platforms.[2]
 
The most popular sports of the Games so far include Rowing, Swimming and Equestrian.  
 
For the Opening Ceremony, 911,600 Kiwis tuned in to see the event on Sky’s Olympic channels1, with a further 90,501 people streaming the ceremony on Sky Sport Now and Sky Go.  
 
Jonny Errington, Sky’s Chief Content and Commercial Officer says: “We have seen incredible engagement as Kiwis across Aotearoa embrace the Olympic Games, and this is just the start.   There’s plenty more to come, including with some exciting New Zealand athletes in action over the coming days.” 
 
A handy viewing guide with competition details and New Zealand athletes in action is available here.

Sourcing:

[1] Nielsen eTAM AP5+ reach, Paris 2024 Olympics

[2] Sky Internal Streaming Data

7/31/24